The end to the women’s volleyball season is coming to a close, as the 49ers will take their last three road matches within the next two weeks, with two this weekend against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton. During their last meeting against the Highlanders (1-22, 0-11 Big West Conference),[Read More…]
Women’s Volleyball
49ers come close but can’t finish in upset bid
Homecoming weekend ended in disappointment for Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball team, as it let a close win slip away in a five-set match against Big West Conference’s first-place Cal State Northridge, ending with scores of 23-25, 25-15, 25-22, 24-26 and 12-15. The 49ers (13-11, 6-5 Big West) were behind[Read More…]
LBSU survives in win over UC Davis
Emotions from last week’s loss at Hawaii seemed to have carried into the match against UC Davis and almost cost Long Beach State a win. But the 49ers managed to halt the Aggies’ three-game winning streak in a four-set match, ending with scores of 27-25, 25-23, 19-25 and 25-23. The[Read More…]
Long Beach State comes up short in upset bid of No. 15 Hawaii
One month ago, after the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team lost to Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid, libero Tyler Jackson said something that summed up the night for the 49ers: “The most disappointing thing tonight is losing but knowing that we could’ve won.” A similar fate unraveled inside Hawaii’s[Read More…]
49ers extend winning streak with sweep of UC Irvine
The weekend before Halloween ended with cheers instead of fears for Long Beach State. The LBSU women’s volleyball team snagged its fourth consecutive win in a sweep of UC Irvine in the Black and Blue rivalry series, ending with scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-15. Delainey Aigner-Swesey led the 49ers[Read More…]
LBSU to host UC Irvine for Black & Blue rivalry game
Long Beach State’s challenges with injury didn’t stop them from taking three consecutive wins to carry the momentum into this week’s game against UC Irvine. The 49ers will take on the Anteaters, who took their only two conference victories against Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside. The Anteaters (11-10, Big[Read More…]
49ers cruise to defeat Highlanders in three games
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team took some time to find its momentum against UC Riverside, but the 49ers still were able to complete a sweep with scores of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-8. Chisom Okpala hit a .389 with nine kills and had a team-leading six blocks for the[Read More…]
49ers take down Cal State Fullerton in five
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball ignited the Walter Pyramid as it defeated Cal State Fullerton in a five-game thriller Friday night. Starting the night with two tough losses to the Titans, the 49ers came out of the locker room dominating the third game and remained in control to end[Read More…]
Long Beach State still bothered by injury, set to host Titans, Highlanders
After splitting two games on the road last week, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will come back to the Walter Pyramid this weekend to host Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside. Head coach Brian Gimmillaro said he is trying to focus his attention on improving his team instead[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball: 49ers end losing skid at UC Davis
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team hit the road in need of wins, and it finally got one. The 49ers (9-9, 2-3 Big West Conference) defeated UC Davis (10-8, 2-3 Big West) in four sets on Saturday after losing to first-place Cal State Northridge on Thursday. The road trip[Read More…]