The Beach returned to the court and debuted its new lineup of transfers and freshmen in an exhibition game against former Long Beach State women’s volleyball players Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. For assistant coach and class of 2005 alumnae Erika Dilliard, Saturday night was a good opportunity for[Read More…]
Women’s Volleyball
Hawai’i volleyball preseason favorite in Big West coaches’ poll
The 2014 Big West women’s volleyball defending champs, Long Beach State, has been pegged to finish second in the 2015 preseason coaches’ poll. The poll, consisting of votes from the nine head coaches from the Big West, chose the 49ers (16-0, 27-5) to finish behind Hawai’i (13-3, 22-7) as they[Read More…]
Beach volleyball joins the Big West: Head Coach Mike Campbell discusses the addition
It is official: after four years of NCAA collegiate play, the Big West Conference has added beach volleyball as a formal conference sport which will begin league play in 2016. Beach Volleyball joins the Big West: Head Coach Mike Campbell discusses the additionBeach volleyball has joined the line-up as the[Read More…]
USC defeats LBSU in final match
The No. 7 Long Beach State women’s sand volleyball team fell to undefeated USC in the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Championship Match Saturday in Gulf Shores, Alabama. In their third appearance in the 4-year-old National Championships event, the 49ers (16-7) once again advanced to the championship match. Four pairs[Read More…]
Mixed results for sand volleyball at Hermosa Beach Collegiate Challenge
Sand kicked up from the court and blew away into the breeze as Long Beach State sand volleyball senior Bre Mackie and sophomore Jenelle Hudson defeated Hawaii in two sets Saturday afternoon at the USA Volleyball Beach Collegiate Challenge. The 49ers (10-4) sent five groups of two to the tournament.[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball season ends vs UCLA
Bruins claw 49ers
The Beach came into the second round of the NCAA on Saturday with a plan, a 17-match and 22-set win streak and a sweep the night before – but it fell in just three sets to UCLA. “I haven’t seen that before,” head coach Brian Gimmillaro said. “We’ve played poorly[Read More…]
49ers roll into NCAA 2nd round
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team earned redemption in the first round of the NCAA on Friday night with a win against the University of San Diego. The Toreros faced the 49ers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011, and beat The Beach in[Read More…]
49ers look for redemption
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will be in a familiar setup this weekend when it faces the University of San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Pauley Pavilion on Friday. The 49ers (26-4, 16-0 Big West Conference) have faced USD (19-11, 12-6 West[Read More…]
THIRTY YEARS OF LEGEND
Head coach Brian Gimmillaro has been called demanding, tough and strict. But what could be intimidating for some, has been motivating for Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball team. “You can’t come here wanting the easy road,” 1998 alumna Misty May-Treanor said. “If you come to Long Beach, you can’t expect[Read More…]