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'Niners sweep second consecutive match

Senior opposite Jim Baughman finished with eight kills on .636 hitting.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team won their second consecutive match in a three-set sweep of Princeton.

LBSU sweeps Cal Baptist in home opener

Senior opposite Jim Baughman paced the 49ers with 12 kills on .647 hitting and 2 service aces.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team were able to get back in the win column with a three-set sweep of Cal Baptist on Wednesday night.

LBSU downed in first two MSPF matches

The ‘Niners drop consecutive matches to USC and Pepperdine.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team dropped their first two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches.

No. 6 ‘Niners open season with strong effort

Senior Jim Baughman led the 49ers to a third place finish at the UCSB/Asics College Invitational.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team placed third in the UCSB/Asics College Invitational. 

Read signs three high school recruits

Eric Ensing, Chet Radish and Andrew Whitt will join LBSU men’s volleyball team next season.

Long Beach State men's volleyball head coach Andy Read signed three high school players to national letters of intent Tuesday.

UCSB ends The Beach’s postseason run

Men’s volleyball team falls one win shy of MPSF tournament title game.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team saw its season end in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation semifinals to UC Santa Barbara in a three-sets-to-one loss at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Thursday. 

Senior garners All-America honors

AVCA names LBSU volleyball player Antwain Aguillard to its All-America second team.

Senior Antwain Aguillard of the Long Beach State men's volleyball team was named to the AVCA Division I-II Men's All-America Second Team on Thursday.

LBSU advances to second round of MPSF tournament

Senior Josh Riley records 21 kills and 13 digs in five-set victory over Stanford.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team advanced to the second round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament on Saturday following a five-set victory over Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif.

Three ‘Niners selected to All-MPSF volleyball team

Antwain Aguillard highlights postseason honors with all-conference first-team selection.

Three Long Beach State men's volleyball players were honored by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation on Thursday.

‘Niners clinch No. 6 seed with straight-set win

Kyle Friend posts eight kills and 11 block assists in victory over CSUN.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team swept Cal State Northridge on Senior Night Saturday at the Walter Pyramid.

Beach volleyball snaps three-game skid

Freshman Taylor Crabb guides LBSU to four-set win over UCSD with 13 kills and 12 digs.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team defeated UC San Diego, 3-1, on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid.

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Anteaters spoil LBSU’s hopes to host MPSF tournament game

LBSU drops third in a row, despite career-high 20 kills from Taylor Crabb.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost to UC Irvine on Wednesday, 3-1, at the Walter Pyramid.

No. 4 49ers lose in straight sets to No. 2 BYU

LBSU records a dismal .158 hitting percentage in loss.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team fell in straight sets to BYU on Friday at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.

‘Niner Notes: March 28

Long Beach State men's volleyball player Antwain Aguillard was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's Player of the Week, while 49ers softball hurler Erin Jones-Wesley was honored with the Big West Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week.

Beach rallies in upset of second-ranked Cardinal

Antwain Aguillard registers career-high in kills for second straight night.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team rallied to defeat No. 2-ranked Stanford on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Beach volleyball snaps two-game skid

Taylor Crabb and Antwain Aguillard register career-highs.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team snapped its two-game losing streak and defeated Pacific on Friday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.

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LBSU volleyball falls to Hawai'i . . . again

49ers drop second straight in as many days at home.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost in straight sets to Hawai'i on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid.

No. 5 49ers fall in four sets to Hawai'i

LBSU loses at home for third time in last four matches

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost in four sets to Hawai'i on Friday at the Walter Pyramid.

Men's volleyball ends slide

LBSU defense comes up with 18 1/2 blocks in four-set victory.

Fifth-ranked Long Beach State defeated No. 10 Penn State in four sets on Saturday night.

Senior libero Kory Matsukado

The Beach stunned by No. 14 Lewis

49ers fall in five sets, lose for third time in last four matches.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team dropped just its second home match of the season Friday.

Bruins outlasts 'Niners in battle of top-10 foes

Teams go five sets for third time this season.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost in five sets on the road at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night.

Start time changed for Sunday's baseball game

Long Beach State will now play Oregon at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Jim Baughman Long Beach State

Top-ranked USC outlasts No. 6 'Niners

Jim Baughman's match-high 21 kills, and career-best efforts in aces, digs not enough.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost to the Men of Troy — 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 — at the Walter Pyramid.

A season for the record books

The 1991 Long Beach State men's volleyball team that won a national championship will be honored Friday night.

Brad Hemmerling Long Beach State men's volleyball

Junior’s career night leads to LBSU sweep

Outside hitter records 16 kills, .625 hitting percentage in victory.

No. 6-ranked Long Beach State defeated No. 9 Pepperdine at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday night.

LBSU ends skid, defeats UCSD in 4 sets

No. 3-ranked Long Beach State defeated No. 12 UC San Diego on the road Friday.

Volleyball falls in 4 sets at UCI

No. 3-ranked Long Beach State lost to UC Irvine at the Bren Events Center on Wednesday night.

No. 2 LBSU squanders 2-0 lead, falls in 5

Four-match win streak ends as Matadors pull out final set, 16-14.

The No. 2-ranked Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost to host Cal State Northridge on Friday night.

Brandon Nevens Long Beach State

MCDANNALD: When 4 points is more than 4 points

A look at the comeback trail of men's basketball player Brandon Nevens, as well as the rise of the men's volleyball team.

Antwain Aguillard Long Beach State Stanford

Red-hot LBSU sweeps No. 2 Stanford

49ers limit Cardinal attack to .021 hitting percentage.

The No. 5-ranked Long Beach State men's volleyball team knocked off No. 2 Stanford in stunning fashion on Saturday.

No. 5 'Niners keep momentum going

49ers win third straight, will face No. 2 Stanford on Saturday.

The No. 5 Long Beach State men's volleyball team took care of the unranked University of the Pacific on Friday.

Long Beach State men's volleyball Antwain Aguillard

Under-the-radar 49ers set sights high

The top half of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation will promise a tough road.

A look at the quick start to the Long Beach State men's volleyball season.

No. 8 LBSU rallies, upsets No. 3 UCLA

49ers overcome two-set deficit, hit at blistering rate in final three sets.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team defeated No. 3 UCLA in five sets Friday night.

No. 8 49ers make quick work of No. 5 Gauchos

LBSU hits .422, dominates serve in sweep over UCSB.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team swept UC Santa Barbara at the Walter Pyramid on Tuesday night.

Top-ranked Trojans stifle 49ers

USC hits .444, limits LBSU to .091 mark in sweep.

The 11th-ranked Long Beach State men's volleyball team was swept Friday in three sets by host USC.

No. 11 49ers knock off No. 3 Waves in 5 sets

LBSU rallies from 2-1 deficit for victory in conference opener.

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team opened Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play with a victory at Pepperdine on Wednesday.

49ers fall in five sets

LBSU places fourth at Gaucho Collegiate Invitational.

The 11th-ranked Long Beach State men's volleyball team lost to No. 9 UCLA on Saturday.

No. 11 LBSU splits opener with top-5 foes

Men's volleyball defeats No. 2 UC Irvine in 4 sets, swept by No. 5 BYU.

49ers go 1-1 in season-opening matches at Gaucho Invitational on Friday.

Jim Baughman Antwain Aguillard Long Beach State

Men's volleyball sweeps exhibition finale

Long Beach State will open regular season on the road Friday at 2-day UC Santa Barbara Invitational.

The 49ers posted a 3-0 victory over the University of Alberta on Monday night at the Walter Pyramid.

Men’s volleyball selected 9th by MPSF coaches

USC and UCI each pick up 100 points to earn a tie for 1st place.

Long Beach State will open the season on Jan. 3 with an exhibition against Alberta.

'Niner Notes: April 29

Dean Bittner racks up an All-American award, while All-Big West honors were handed out in women's golf and water polo.

'Niner Notes: April 24

The 49ers' track and field teams completed competitions in San Diego and Iowa.

Dean Bittner

Senior hitter gives up-and-down team consistent presence

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 sweet sendoff for 49er seniors at Walter Pyramid

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.

Postseason hopes dashed in 5-set defeat

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.

Fifth straight loss puts 49ers' postseason hopes in jeopardy

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.

'Niner Notes: April 7

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.

Devin Lohman

'Niner Notes: April 2

Shortstop Devin Lohman went 5-for-5 with three RBIs as the Dirtbags blasted Pacific for a 13-4 rout at Blair Field.

Dean Bittner

The Beach unable to swing away at Cardinal

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.

Baughman leads with 14 kills, LBSU returns to win column

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.

Women's tennis

49er teams have no time for a Beach vacation

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.

'Niner Notes: March 21

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.

'Niner Notes: March 20

Senior T.J. Mittelstaedt sets the school's career triple record as the Dirtbags take the second game of their weekend series against UNLV.

Eaton and Aguillard

Beach men edged by just a whisker

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.

Reserves lend hand in sweep of St. Francis

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team fends of the Red Flash with only two regulars in the starting rotation.

Hot-hitting 49ers ramble over perfect record

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.

'Niner Notes: March 6

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.

'Niner Notes: March 1

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.

'Niner Notes: Feb. 26

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.

Tommy Pestolesi

Pestolesi's 24 kills pushes The Beach to five-set win

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.

Kirk Francis

49ers use balanced attack to cruise past Lancers

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.

Dean Bittner

No. 6 LBSU fails to close out Gauchos

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.

'Niner Notes: Feb. 11

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.

'Niner Notes: Feb. 5

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.

Men's volleyball

Men's volleyball drops home-opener to Matadors

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

Interim coach seeks to 'bring in more banners'

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.

Jim Baughman

'Niner Notes: Jan. 13-14

The 49er women's basketball team notched a road win against defending Big West Conference champion UC Santa Barbara.

'Niner Notes: Jan. 7-8

The 49er men's volleyball team fell in the fifth-place match against UC Irvine at the Elephant Bar Restaurant Tournament in Santa Barbara.

Dean Bittner

'Niner Notes: Dec. 29 and 30

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.

'Niner Notes: Dec. 11-14

Stephan Gilling collects the first Big West Conference Player of the Week honor of his career.

'Niner Notes: Dec. 2

Beach softball and men's volleyball sign recruits for 2010-11 season.

Sports Picks: August 13

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.

Knipe coaches U.S. to 3-1 win over Italians 

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.

Andy Read

Read between the lines

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.

Men’s volleyball inks two players

New recruits bring class total to six

Long Beach City College middle blocker Antwain Aguillard  signs with 49ers for 2009-10 season.

Andy Read

Men's volleyball program selects interim head coach

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.

Dustin Watten

Sports Picks: Bittner, Watten named All-Americans

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

Jim Baughman

Men’s volleyball season ended by Pepperdine — again

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

Sports Picks: Dirtbags sweep Pacific

The April 26th edition of Sports Picks also includes volleyball, water polo, tennis, track and field and basketball news

Men’s volleyball draws familiar MPSF foe

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

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Cameron Gillett

Sports Picks: 3 track athletes reach NCAA qualifying marks

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

LBSU clinches MPSF tournament berth in upset

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

49ers notch back-to-back wins, defeat UCSB

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

LBSU outlasts Pacific, ends 5-game slide

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

49ers come up short against the Cardinal

LBSU suffers fifth consecutive loss

The Long Beach State men's volleyball team dropped its fifth consecutive match Friday night at the Walter Pyramid

Alan Knipe

Knipe to lead Team USA through 2012 Olympics

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

Junior nabs Player of the Week honor

Long Beach State's Dean Bittner was named the national Player of the Week on Monday

‘Niners tame Nittany Lions

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

49ers too much for IPFW

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

49ers can’t handle Waves

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

Mike Klipsch

‘Niners fall to Trojans in five at the Pyramid

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

Men’s volleyball to play matches in L.A., the O.C.

‘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

The Beach says Aloha to Hawaii

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

Dean Bittner

Bittner leads ‘Niners over Warriors

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

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Men's volleyball huddle

Men’s volleyball plays host to Hawaii

‘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

Bittner powers men's volleyball to sweep

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

LBSU splits pair on the road

'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

Kyle Friend

'Niners topped by Anteaters in four hotly-contested sets

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

No. 7 ‘Niners outlast No. 8 Bruins in five sets

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

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Dustin Watten

Beach men’s volleyball claims 3-0 win in league opener

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

LBSU swept in volleyball tournament finale

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

Jim Baughman

49ers open regular season with tournament split

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

Tommy Pestolesi

Men's volleyball defeats Alberta for exhibition split

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

Dean Bittner

Mistakes doom men's volleyball against top-ranked Canadian team

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

Volleyball combo named All-Region

Also, men's team selected 3rd in preseason conference poll

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Sports Picks highlighted by '98 national championship team anniversary

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.