A whole season comes down to one night, as the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team faces two-time defending national Ohio State in the NCAA Final Four at 5 p.m. today in UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The team has piled up all manner of awards. Five 49ers were named All-Americans, Alan Knipe was named Coach of […]
Tag: Volleyball
Long Beach State’s Josh Tuaniga Named National Player Of The Year
Major news landed Wednesday morning as the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced that Long Beach State junior setter Josh Tuaniga is this year’s National Player of the Year. “It’s really an honor and I appreciate it, especially on behalf of my family,” said Tuaniga. Of the 29 previous honorees, Tuaniga becomes just the seventh setter […]
International Players Hoping For National Championship At Long Beach State
There are about 2,700 international students enrolled at Long Beach State, studying a variety of subjects. Two of them, Bjarne Huus and Simon Anderson, are trying to help the school’s men’s volleyball team win a national championship this week. Huus and Anderson are not your typical “fish out of water” stories. Both have thrived since […]
Boys’ Volleyball: Avalon Wins Express League Championship
The Lancers defeated Liberty Christian to earn a co-Express League championship. Beto Martinez led the way with 16 kills, while Jose Gomes had 13 aces and 26 digs and Jimmy Felix had 47 assists. Avalon joins Lakewood and St. Anthony as local boys’ volleyball champions. CIF-SS playoff brackets will be released Friday afternoon.
Long Beach State’s Alan Knipe, Nick MacRae Win National Awards
Tuesday was a very good day for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball coaching staff, as head coach Alan Knipe won the AVCA National Coach of the Year award and Nick MacRae won the AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year award. It was also announced by Long Beach State that Knipe had been signed […]
Long Beach City College Weekly Update
Long Beach City College beach volleyball started the SoCal Regional playoffs with wins over Bakersfield College and San Diego Mesa College on Tuesday. The Vikings (15-4, 6-0) won the South Coast Conference title last month, and are the top-ranked team in the state. LBCC defeating Bakersfield 4-1, and San Diego Mesa with a 5-0 sweep. […]
PODCAST: The LB Fee Show With Guest Alan Knipe
Every Monday we sit down with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee for The LB Fee Show to talk about everything LBSU athletics and interview a special guest. This week we got a chance to catch up with Long Beach State men’s volleyball coach Alan Knipe and talk to Fee about Jewels Of The […]
Long Beach State Weekly Update
The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had their last practice on Tuesday before the NCAA Tournament starts on Thursday. Read more below: Championship Week Is Here For No. 1 Long Beach State PODCAST: The LB Fee Show With Guest Alan Knipe Softball Sunday’s Big West Conference series finale between No. 17 LBSU […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Scrimmage Keeps 49ers Sharp
Last year the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a layoff of nearly two weeks between winning a conference championship and playing in the NCAA Final Four against BYU. The result was a shocking sweep loss to the Cougars, one the 49ers’ coaches privately felt was in part due to their team being cold. […]
St. Anthony Volleyball Clinches Share Of League Title
The Saints put up an easy sweep of Bosco Tech to clinch a share of yet another Camino Real League championship, winning 25-8, 25-15, 25-8. “The process has been fun, I really enjoy this team,” said Saints coach Alicia Lemau’u. St. Anthony (22-3, 9-0) has won 11 matches in a row and is the No. […]