IRVINE— Long Beach was reverting back to its old ways, letting UC Irvine hang around like a bad cold by gifting it plenty of points through both hitting and service errors. The 49ers (20-1, 5-0 Big West) defeated the Anteaters (14-8, 2-3 Big West) in four sets, 25-22, 18-25, 25-18,[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
Long Beach resumes conference play
After losing for the first time in almost a year, No. 2 Long Beach men’s volleyball wrapped up non-conference games and will resume conference play with No. 7 UC Irvine Friday night in its sight. The 49ers (19-1, 4-0 Big West) will kick off the black and blue rivalry on[Read More…]
One step at a time
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team seemed like it would blow by every opponent, win the Big West Tournament and eventually become back-to-back national champions. The 49ers can still accomplish that, but first they’ll have to reevaluate where to go from here after suffering their first loss, a sweep[Read More…]
49ers get pummeled by the Trojans
LOS ANGELES –– The gym was small and humid, and the crowd was noisy, rowdy and too much to handle for Long Beach men’s volleyball as it suffered its first loss of the season to No. 11 USC. For the first time since the 2017 NCAA Semifinals, No. 1 Long[Read More…]
Long Beach prepares for road game against USC
After a couple of tough outings against No. 3 UC Santa Barbara that saw No. 1 Long Beach State come out victorious, the team is back on the road this weekend against No. 11 USC. The 49ers (19-0) are coming off some of their toughest wins of the season and[Read More…]
Winning isn’t always easy
It’s time to take a step back and acknowledge that the road to another championship won’t be as easy as fans thought it would be. After cruising through the season and crushing opponents in the Walter Pyramid, No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball (19-0, 4-0 Big West) was finally[Read More…]
Long Beach falters, but outlasts Santa Barbara
The 49ers suited up for another match in the Walter Pyramid Thursday night, but found themselves in unfamiliar territory hours later. With their backs against the wall, down 2-1 for the first time all season, Long Beach State men’s volleyball had to regroup and rally together to defeat No. 3[Read More…]
49ers outlast the Red Flash
It wasn’t as loud in the Walter Pyramid and the 49ers weren’t as sharp as they usually are, but the men’s volleyball team managed to regroup after a sloppy second set and sweep the Red Flash (25-12, 25-21, 25-14). No.1 Long Beach (17-0, 2-0 Big West) came out sharp in[Read More…]
Tuaniga joins elite company in win over Stanford
History was made inside the Walter Pyramid in the second set after senior setter Josh Tuaniga set up a play for a Long Beach kill. Amassing over 4,000 assists in his career, Tuaniga joined elite company, being one of only four other players to accomplish the feat at Long Beach[Read More…]
The 49ers are thriving and only getting better
It’s been a smooth ride for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team so far this season. On the court, the most adversity the team has faced is a set dropped to USC in what seems like an eternity ago during Long Beach’s home opener. Long Beach is back in[Read More…]