Dean Bittner racks up an All-American award, while All-Big West honors were handed out in women's golf and water polo.
The 49ers' track and field teams completed competitions in San Diego and Iowa.
Dean Bittner looks back on career, future stint with United States national team
Dean Bittner was a 20-kill game waiting to happen throughout his four years on the Long Beach State men's volleyball team.
No. 10 men’s volleyball team swept in regular season finale against USC
Long Beach State men's volleyball capped off its 2010 campaign with a 3-0 loss to USC at the Walter Pyramid.
No. 10 Long Beach State mathematically eliminated from MPSF tournament contention
The 49er men's volleyball team fell in five sets to No. 3 Pepperdine, squashing what little hope it had left of making the postseason.
No. 8 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team fails to close out UCLA in five-set defeat
The 49er men's volleyball team had trouble putting away No. 7 UCLA and eventually fell in five sets.
The Beach men's volleyball team could not stop the bleeding after falling in four sets at UC Irvine to drop its fourth straight match.
Shortstop Devin Lohman went 5-for-5 with three RBIs as the Dirtbags blasted Pacific for a 13-4 rout at Blair Field.
49er men’s volleyball limited to .183 hitting in three-set loss to Stanford
The 49er men's volleyball team dropped a closely-fought first set before getting swept by No. 1 Stanford at the Walter Pyramid.
Long Beach State locks down Pacific to .120 hitting percentage in sweep at Pyramid
The 49er men's volleyball team ended its three-match losing streak with a sweep of Pacific at the Walter Pyramid.
LBSU athletes keep ball rolling as campus shuts down for spring break
Long Beach State athletes will continue to be in action, while students take a one-week hiatus from classes.
Softball upsets No. 25 Massachusetts on the final day of the San Diego Classic II, while baseball fails to finish a three-game sweep of UNLV.
Senior T.J. Mittelstaedt sets the school's career triple record as the Dirtbags take the second game of their weekend series against UNLV.
No. 6 Long Beach State drops decision to Penn State in 3 close sets
The No. 6 Long Beach State men's volleyball team fell to the No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions at the Active Ankle tournament.
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team fends of the Red Flash with only two regulars in the starting rotation.
Long Beach State posts .431 attack percentage to hand Loyola-Chicago first loss of season
Jim Baughman leads the way with 23 kills as the No. 6 Long Beach State men's volleyball team defeats Loyola-Chicago in four sets.
Long Beach State women's tennis head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello collected her 200th career coaching victory in a 7-0 sweep of UC Davis.
Senior Tommy Pestolesi earned national recognition after leading the Long Beach State men's volleyball team to victories over UC Irvine and UCLA this past week.
Baseball and men's volleyball find the win column, while softball falls short of shocking No. 10 Stanford. Meanwhile, Beach track and field concludes the first day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships in Seattle.
No. 9 Long Beach State outguns UC Irvine to avenge a loss from January
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team survived for a nail-biting victory over UC Irvine at the Walter Pyramid.
Men’s volleyball hits .429 as a team in nonconference victory over Cal Baptist
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team defeated Cal Baptist in a nonconference tilt at the Walter Pyramid.
The 49ers’ string of four straight wins over UC Santa Barbara comes to an end
The 49er men's volleyball team dropped its final two sets in a loss to UC Santa Barbara.
Senior Stephan Gilling catches fire in the second half as the 49er men's basketball team came from behind to defeat Cal Poly, 78-72, at Mott Gym.
Senior Dean Bittner lifted the Long Beach State men's volleyball team to its third straight win with a four-set victory over UC San Diego.
No. 9 Long Beach State falls to No. 2 Cal State Northridge in three sets
In its home-opener, the 49er men's volleyball team could not cool down hot-hitting Cal State Northridge.
Andy Read discusses vision for men's volleyball program, outlook for season
Men's volleyball head coach Andy Read sits down to talk with Jon Aviles about the 2010 season.
The 49er women's basketball team notched a road win against defending Big West Conference champion UC Santa Barbara.
The 49er men's volleyball team fell in the fifth-place match against UC Irvine at the Elephant Bar Restaurant Tournament in Santa Barbara.
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team swept Canada's McMaster University in an exhibition contest at the Walter Pyramid on Tuesday night, but revenged was extracted the following night.
Stephan Gilling collects the first Big West Conference Player of the Week honor of his career.
Beach softball and men's volleyball sign recruits for 2010-11 season.
Women's tennis, Men's volleyball gain assistant coaches; Women's soccer to face Azusa Pacific.
Women's tennis, Men's volleyball gain assistant coaches; Women's soccer to face Azusa Pacific.
World League squad features coach, players with 49er ties
The United States men's volleyball team defeated Italy, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20, in an FIVB World League match played in Catania, Italy on Sunday. The squad is coached by 49er head coach Alan Knipe, who is taking a three-year leave of absence from Long Beach State to run the national team.
Interim men’s volleyball head coach balances duties on the court, in the classroom
Interim men's volleyball head coach balances duties on the court, in the classroom.
New recruits bring class total to six
Long Beach City College middle blocker Antwain Aguillard signs with 49ers for 2009-10 season.
Assistant steps up to replace Alan Knipe
Long Beach State men's volleyball assistant Andy Read takes over head coaching duties while Alan Knipe runs the U.S. men's national team for three years.
Also, recaps of softball and track and field action from the weekend
A pair of 49er men's volleyball players were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday
Match plays out similar to last season’s final meeting between both teams
No. 7-seeded Long Beach State fell in four sets to host and No. 2-seeded Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse Saturday
The April 26th edition of Sports Picks also includes volleyball, water polo, tennis, track and field and basketball news
The Beach looks to snap five-game losing streak to Pepperdine in tournament opener
Long Beach State will travel to meet Pepperdine in the first round of the conference tournament Saturday in Malibu
Also, recaps of men's volleyball and women's water polo action
This edition of Sports Picks also includes men's volleyball and women's water polo results
Watten leads ‘Niners with 20-dig performance on Senior Night
The 49er men's volleyball team stunned No. 3 Cal State Northridge at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night
Five ‘Niners record double-digit kills
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team took care of the Gauchos in four sets Friday night at the Walter Pyramid
Riley, Bittner record 20-plus kills to lead 'Niners to victory
The 49er men's volleyball team ended a drought and kept the Tigers winless in conference play in the process Saturday night
LBSU suffers fifth consecutive loss
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team dropped its fifth consecutive match Friday night at the Walter Pyramid
LBSU men's volleyball coach granted three-year leave of absence; will return in fall 2012
Alan Knipe will leave the 49ers at the end of the season to coach the USA Men’s Volleyball program
Long Beach State's Dean Bittner was named the national Player of the Week on Monday
LBSU beats defending champs in five sets
The 49er men's volleyball team prevailed in five sets over defending national champion Penn State on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid
The Beach snaps three-game losing streak with victory
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team notched a three-set sweep Friday night at the Walter Pyramid
Men’s volleyball suffers its third consecutive loss
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost its third straight contest, a five-setter to visiting Pepperdine on Friday night
No. 6 Long Beach State can’t capitalize on 5-1 lead in final set against No. 5 Southern California
The men's volleyball team lost, 3-2, against Southern California on Wednesday night
‘Niners return to action after long lay-off
No. 6 Long Beach State to face No. 9 UCLA tonight after 12 days off between matches
LBSU completes two-game sweep of Warriors
The 49er men's volleyball team defeated the Warriors for a second consecutive night at the Walter Pyramid on Friday
Junior collects 25 kills in victory over Hawaii
Long Beach State's men's volleyball team swept the University of Hawaii in three sets Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid
‘Niners to face Warriors on back-to-back days at the Walter Pyramid
Alan Knipe's Long Beach State team will start a two-game, two-day series with the Warriors at the Walter Pyramid starting Thursday
Three 'Niners record double-digit kills in three-set victory
Long Beach State knocked off host UC Santa Barbara, 30-28, 30-20, 36-34, at The Thunderdome on Saturday
'Niners win at Pacific, drop five-setter against Stanford
The 49er men's volleyball team won at Pacific but lost to Stanford on Saturday and Sunday
Men's volleyball team handed first conference loss in latest chapter of Black and Blue Series
No. 7 Long Beach State lost, 34-32, 32-30, 28-30, 30-27, to No. 5 UC Irvine on Friday night at the Walter Pyramid
Blocking, pair of outside hitters rally LBSU to victory
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team defeated UCLA 24-30, 30-24, 28-30, 30-22, 15-7 on Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid
Junior powers LBSU with match-high 24 kills on .500 hitting percentage
Long Beach State swept UC San Diego 30-26, 30-26, 32-30 in its regular season home opener at the Walter Pyramid on Friday night
Gauchos hit .600 in set two en route to three-set win over 49ers
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team dropped to 1-2 on the early season Saturday in Santa Barbara
No. 4 LBSU sweeps No. 6 UCI, falls in four sets to No. 8 Stanford
The Long Beach State men's volleyball team will play for third place at the 45th annual Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational on Saturday
Four LBSU hitters record double-digit kills in victory
The 49ers topped Canada's defending national champions in a four-set rematch at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night
LBSU commits 25 hitting errors and 18 from serve in exhibition loss
The 49ers were swept by Alberta, 30-24, 30-24, 30-27, in an exhibition at the Gold Mine Gym on Friday afternoon
Also, men’s team selected 3rd in preseason conference poll
Men's volleyball also announces hiring of new top assistant
Men's and women's volleyball news, including the hiring of a new top assistant.
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