A unique season for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team came to an end in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament in Hawaii on Friday night. The third-seeded Beach won the first set against No. 2 UCSB handily, but couldn’t maintain their momentum in a four-set defeat, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15. “It really […]
Move over cardboard cutouts…real fans are back inside the Walter Pyramid. Saturday night marked the first time Long Beach State hosted fans in the Pyramid since last March. Men’s volleyball welcomed their fans back as they hosted the Cal State Northridge Matadors in their last regular season conference matchup. The Beach closed the regular season […]
A consistent big block helped No. 8 UCLA upset No. 4 Long Beach State at Walter Pyramid last Saturday night 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23 to snap a record-setting home winning streak for the Beach. VIDEO The Bruins outblocked the Beach 14-3 and held LBSU to a .226 team hitting percentage. “We struggled with consistency and […]
We’ve got an exclusive sit-down with the national champions, as we’re talking with head coach Alan Knipe and stud players TJ DeFalco, Josh Tuaniga, Nick Amado, and Jordan Molina. Hear behind the scenes stories from the coach and players about a special and historic season. Episode 34 – Back To Back Champs! A National Title […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team dug deep and came out with an exciting four-set win in the NCAA Final Four over Pepperdine, pulling away emphatically in a 25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15 decision. Long Beach State (27-2) advances to the NCAA championship match for the second year in a row and will face Hawaii […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team isn’t perfect anymore, but they’re still invincible at home. The team ran its program-record win streak in the Walter Pyramid to 38 with an impressive sweep of No. 7 UC Irvine on Saturday night, following a four-set win on the road against the Anteaters the night before. Long […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s road match at USC on Saturday night had the feel of a high-drama movie. Unfortunately for Long Beach, that movie didn’t have the ending they wanted. The match was held in USC’s tiny North Gym, which has just 500 fixed seats. With the Trojan band blaring in the […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history on Saturday night, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record–the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach was […]
Last week’s home opener for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was about how far the program has come, and how much farther it still wants to go. There was a look back. Before the team took the floor for their match against USC, a short highlight video from last year’s NCAA championship campaign […]
The Walter Pyramid will play host to a special celebration tonight, as the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team hoists its 2018 NCAA championship banner in a brief ceremony before their home opener against USC at 7 p.m. Don’t ask the team’s coaches or players to get too worked up about the festivities, however. “Yeah […]