Long Beach sweeps UC San Diego in back-to-back nights to remain undefeated in conference play.
Tag: volleyball
Long Beach finds its mojo against UC Irvine
IRVINE— Long Beach was reverting back to its old ways, letting UC Irvine hang around like a bad cold by gifting it plenty of points through both hitting and service errors. The 49ers (20-1, 5-0 Big West) defeated the Anteaters (14-8, 2-3 Big West) in four sets, 25-22, 18-25, 25-18,[Read More…]
49ers get pummeled by the Trojans
LOS ANGELES –– The gym was small and humid, and the crowd was noisy, rowdy and too much to handle for Long Beach men’s volleyball as it suffered its first loss of the season to No. 11 USC. For the first time since the 2017 NCAA Semifinals, No. 1 Long[Read More…]
Long Beach falters, but outlasts Santa Barbara
The 49ers suited up for another match in the Walter Pyramid Thursday night, but found themselves in unfamiliar territory hours later. With their backs against the wall, down 2-1 for the first time all season, Long Beach State men’s volleyball had to regroup and rally together to defeat No. 3[Read More…]
The 49ers are thriving and only getting better
It’s been a smooth ride for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team so far this season. On the court, the most adversity the team has faced is a set dropped to USC in what seems like an eternity ago during Long Beach’s home opener. Long Beach is back in[Read More…]
Long Beach dominates Northridge on senior night
The post-conference silence in the media room in the Water pyramid cast a fitting, somber tone over the 49ers’ (16-13, 8-8 Big West) three set win over CSUN (8-19, 4-12 Big West) Saturday night. The (25-19, 25-14, 25-13) win ends the second consecutive failed season under head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer,[Read More…]
Long Beach faces tough match in the midst of losing streak
Long Beach faces tough match in the midst of losing streak Long Beach will return home to a tough match after losing two games in a row last weekend. The team will take on Hawai’i, second place in the Big West standings, Saturday in the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach (13-12,[Read More…]
Long Beach comes back in thrilling five set upset
Before the match had even begun, all eyes were on Hailey Harward. She opened up the night by singing the National Anthem in front of the crowd of 901, which was met with thunderous applause. The spotlight would stay on her throughout Long Beach’s thrilling five set comeback over Santa[Read More…]
Long Beach regroups against Fullerton
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is back in the mainland and looking to get back in the win column Tuesday 7 p.m. against Cal State Fullerton. The 49ers are coming off a loss against Hawaii, but have had some success at home this season boasting a 6-2 record[Read More…]
Retired couple serves up enthusiasm for women’s volleyball
If you walked into the back of Rascals, a teriyaki grill on Bellflower, you’d see a wall lined with Long Beach State sports memorabilia and posters, mostly representing women’s sports. The items in the black and yellow shrine were not donated by the university, but by retired Long Beach residents[Read More…]