It was an historic night in the Pyramid as the top-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team swept UC San Diego to claim the first-ever Big West conference championship. The win improved the 49ers to 23-0, setting a new program record for consecutive wins and giving head coach Alan Knipe his 301st win, just one […]
History has its eyes on the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, and the 49ers are staring right back, unblinking. Last weekend they overcame a big hurdle with a pair of wins over No. 4 UC Irvine, bringing the No. 1 Long Beach squad to a program-record 21-0. By contrast, every other team in the […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team announced a coaching promotion yesterday while the beach volleyball team swept another match on campus. Beach Volleyball No. 5 Long Beach State picked up two more sweeps, beating Oregon and Saint Mary’s 5-0 on Wednesday to move their winning streak to 12 matches heading into this weekend’s Big […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has appeared near-invincible for most of the 2018 season. The 49ers are 18-0 and the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, having dropped only three sets all season. But Long Beach struggled for a stretch during the second set against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday evening, and […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is still undefeated, still the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in America, and still a hell of a lot of fun. The 49ers put on a show for the 1,000 fans who picked volleyball over the Oscars on Sunday night, with stars TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing holding a […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Photo Courtesy LBSU SID Long Beach State freshman golfer Jasmine Leovao set a program record last week while winning the Big West Conference individual title at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas. Leovao’s 6-under par opening round of 66 […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah knew each other well before they became best friends and teammates with Long Beach State beach volleyball. “We were like enemies,” Gementera recalled. “In (junior beach volleyball tournaments) we would always meet in […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Long Beach State men’s volleyball celebrated Senior Night for Shane Holdaway, Grant Marocchi, Spencer Olivier, and Calvin Sanborn with a 25-18, 25-19, 25-22 sweep of UC Irvine on Friday night at Walter Pyramid. It’s the seventh consecutive win […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The best party in Long Beach is in the Walter Pyramid on nights the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is playing. The No. 4-ranked Beach once again played hosts to nearly 3,000 guests on Friday night, although the fans […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. The best party in Long Beach is in the Walter Pyramid on nights the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is playing. The No. 4-ranked Beach once again played hosts to nearly 3,000 guests on Friday night, […]