As the final point sizzled into the hardwood Saturday night in Irvine, Brian Gimmillaro made no attempt to harbor his excitement. The LBSU head coach raised his fist in the air, jumped up and down and yelled out a relieved “yes” as his team completed a 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 win[Read More…]
Women’s Volleyball
Injuries are the story once again for LBSU
The most troubling setback suffered by the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team last weekend was not the end of its 59-match winning streak against Cal State Fullerton. It was the potential loss of yet another two starters to injury. Junior setter Tara Roenicke sprained her ankle during the first[Read More…]
Riverside and rivals on weekend schedule for LBSU women’s volleyball
After winning two games at home over the weekend, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will try to win another two this weekend on the road. Thanks to wins over Pacific (15-3, 3-2 Big West Conference) and UC Davis (9-9, 3-2 Big West), LBSU jumped 13 spots in the[Read More…]
49ers dig up pair of wins despite setbacks
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team overcame injuries and some poor play early to defeat a pair of Big West Conference opponents over the weekend. Looking for a comeback performance after a disappointing road trip, the 49ers invited UC Davis and Pacific to the Walter Pyramid, where they promptly[Read More…]
Long Beach State in need of comeback performance after difficult weekend
After suffering consecutive setbacks, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will look to rebound in back-to-back Big West Conference contests this weekend. The Beach (7-8, 2-2 Big West) will host UC Davis (8-8, 2-1 Big West) on Friday and Pacific (14-2, 2-1 Big West) on Saturday. After falling to[Read More…]
49ers fall sans Serna
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team suffered its first Big West Conference loss of the season Friday night at the Matadome. After taking the first set, LBSU (7-7, 2-1 Big West) could not hold off Cal State Northridge (12-4, 3-1 Big West) the rest of the night, as it[Read More…]
Weekend forecast of sun and rainbows for Long Beach State
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team faces its biggest road tests of the season this weekend. The Beach (7-6, 2-0 Big West Conference) will play against Cal State Northridge (11-4, 2-1 Big West) on Thursday and the eighth-ranked Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (10-2, 3-0 Big West) on Saturday. LBSU head[Read More…]
Serna’s career match leads ‘Niners over UC Santa Barbara
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is growing stronger and more confident match by match. This is due, in part, to the healthy return of sophomore middle blocker Alma Serna, who led The Beach to its second Big West Conference victory in as many days Saturday night. LBSU (7-6,[Read More…]
Long Beach State opens Big West play with win over Cal Poly
Sophomore middle blocker Alma Serna celebrated her birthday by leading the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to victory Friday night. The Beach (6-6, 1-0 Big West Conference) defeated Cal Poly (1-11, 0-1 Big West) in four sets (25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14) in the Big West Conference opener. Serna recorded[Read More…]
49ers will have to battle for back-to-back Big West titles
With the addition of Hawaii and the continued improvement of teams such as Pacific and Cal State Northridge, the Big West Conference looks to be highly competitive in 2012. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team begins its Big West title defense Friday when it hosts Cal Poly.