Men’s Volleyball

LBSU splits pair on the road

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (4-4, 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) split a pair of road matches over the weekend with a win at Pacific and a loss at Stanford. The 49ers defeated Pacific, 30-21, 30-28, 27-30, 30-28, Saturday night. Sophomore outside hitter Josh Riley led LBSU with[Read More…]

Beach volleyball should become an NCAA sport

Beach volleyball as an NCAA sport? That idea is gaining momentum by the moment. At a meeting among 31 Division I representatives earlier this month, a measure that would make beach volleyball — or sand volleyball as the NCAA dubs it — a sanctioned sport fell just short of reaching[Read More…]

No. 7 ‘Niners outlast No. 8 Bruins in five sets

Long Beach State junior outside hitter Tommy Pestolesi had a career night at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday. Pestolesi recorded personal bests with 25 kills on .413 hitting to lead the No. 7 49ers over No. 8 UCLA in five sets. Pestolesi added six digs, as well. “I’m just going[Read More…]

LBSU swept in volleyball tournament finale

The No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was swept by host and No. 14 UC Santa Barbara at Robertson Gymnasium on Saturday. The 49ers (1-2) lost in three sets, 25-30, 19-30, 26-30, to the Gauchos in the finale of the 45th annual Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational. Playing[Read More…]

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