Plenty of Memories and Records Set in 2004
LBSU 28-7 in '04
May 13, 2004 PDF VERSION of this RELEASE 28-7, 18-4 MPSF
Home: 15-2 • Away: 9-3 • Neutral: 4-2
AVCA Rank: #2 / VB Mag Rank: #2
2004 NCAA Finalist Quickly:
Long Beach State Finished its season with a 3-2 loss to BYU in the NCAA championship match on May 8 in Honolulu. LBSU finished the season with a 28-7 record and a No. 2 final national ranking. Long Beach State held the No. 2 position for nine straight weeks, and held a Top-5 ranking for 14 straight weeks.
NCAA Highlights:
Scott Touzinsky tied an NCAA single match record with five service aces vs. BYU in the championship match...his five aces were also a school single NCAA match record...Duncan Budinger combined to hit .632 in the two matches in Honolulu (26-2-38)...Budinger became the fifth player in school history to record six block assists in a single NCAA Tournament match...Long Beach State established a new school NCAA Tournament match record with 10 aces vs. BYU in the championship match...LBSU combined for 16 aces in the Final Four...Jeff Wootton netted three aces vs. Penn State in the semifinals, third most in a single NCAA Tournament match in program history...Budinger also established the highest attack percentage for a single NCAA Tournament match in program history when he hit .667 vs. BYU...The 21 block assists were t-4th most in a school single NCAA Tournament match vs. Penn State.
Senior 1K Salute:
The senior class of Scott Touzinsky, Jeff Wootton, and David Lee all compiled 1,000 or more career kills in their four-year tenure at Long Beach State. Scott Touzinsky ranks No. 4 all-time with 1,642 career kills, Jeff Wootton ranks No. 9 with 1,202 career kills, and David Lee became the 14th player in program history to record 1,000 career kills (1,004).
Senior Salute II:
Last season, Scott Touzinsky became just the 12th player in school history to record 1,000 career kills. Touzinsky ended his career No. 4 all-time at the Beach with 1,642 career kills. He passed Dave McKienzie - 1,641 career kills vs. BYU on May 8. Touzinsky this season passed Matt Prosser (1,147 kills), Geoff Cryst (1,167 kills), Zack Small (1,169 kills), Tom Hoff (1,230), Gaby Amar (1,308 kills), and Jim Polster (1,360 kills). For his accomplishments, he was named as a 1st Team AVCA All-American. In 2004 Touzinsky recorded 20 or more kills 11 times, including a new career-high and 2004 MPSF season-high, 40 kills established versus BYU on Jan. 30. In fact Touzinsky posted his first double-double of the season in that 40 kill match, adding a season-high 15 digs versus the Cougars (1/31). Touzinsky collected 71 kills at the UCSB E-Bar Tournament (Jan. 9-10), including 29 versus Stanford (1/9) and 30 versus CS Northridge (1/10). He was named as the MPSF Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 10 when he notched 25 kills in a 3-1 road win a Pepperdine on Feb. 4. The win helped snap LBSU's six-match losing streak to the Waves. Touzinsky connected for his second double-double of the season with 12 kills and 11 digs at UCLA on Feb. 11. He posted a team-best 18 kills, with six digs and five blocks in a 3-0 win a CS Northridge on Feb. 25. He turned in a team-high 21 kills in a 3-2 win over Pepperdine on Mar. 5. He netted a match-high 28 kills at UCI (3/10), and a match-high 19 kills vs. UCLA on Mar. 12. He recorded a two-match per game kill average of 6.71. He reached double-digits in kills for the 17th time this season with 16 versus IPFW on 3/20. In that same match vs. IPFW, Touzinsky recorded a match and single-season team-high, five aces. Touzinsky was the hero in the come-from-behind rally at Hawaii (4/3) with 22 kills, nine digs, five blocks, and one ace. It was his lone ace that ended the match. He reached double-digits in kills for the 21st time this season when he poured in a match-high 23 in a 3-1 win vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/10). On senior night, Scott poured in a match-high 17 kills in a 3-0 victory over UC San Diego on Apr. 17. He poured in 21 kills and seven digs in the MPSF 1st Round playoff win over UCSB (Apr. 24). He posted back-to-back 14 kill performances in the MPSF semifinal and finals in Provo (Apr. 29-May1). Touzinsky averaged 3.75 kills per game in the Final Four (May 6-8) and recorded a ridiculous six service aces. He tied an NCAA record with five aces vs. BYU in the championship match on May 8. The 1st Team All-MPSF selection recorded a team-best 552 kills for the season for a 4.49 per game average. He was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.
Nice Ace:
Touzinsky, broke the school record for career aces with his 133rd versus Stanford (1/23). Touzinsky broke the 11 year mark held by Brent Hilliard who had 132 career aces from 1990-93. Touzinsky completely shattered the ace record at LBSU with 158 career aces. Touzinsky compiled 42 aces in 2004. Scott owns the single-season ace record of 43 set in both 2001 and 2002.
This Bud's For You:
Sophomore middle blocker, Duncan Budinger compiled a .512 attack percentage for the 2004 season, registering 232 kills (39 errors) on 377 total attempts. Budinger not only crushed the sophomore single season hitting percentage record, he also broke the school singe season attack percentage record as well. Budinger holds the freshman single season hitting percentage record at. 469. His .490 attack percentage is No. 1 all-time at The Beach (min. 400 attempts). Budinger recorded his 400th career kill vs. UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 10. He connected for a combined .647 attack percentage (23 kills, 3 errors, 34 swings) in the MPSF semifinal and Finals (Apr. 29-May 1). Budinger recorded 11 kills for a .667 clip vs. UCLA (Apr. 29) and poured in 14 kills vs. BYU in the MPSF finals (May 1). He was named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team. In the NCAA Final Four, Budinger combined for a .632 attack percentage (26-2-38). His .667 clip vs. Penn State in the national semifinal (May 6) was the highest NCAA Tournament attack percentage in program history. He was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament team. He averaged 3.25 kills and 1.38 blocks per game in the Final Four (May 6-8). He poured in a career-tying high 15 kills in the NCAA Championship match (May 8).
Super Soph:
Last year's AVCA Newcomer of the Year and MPSF Freshman of the Year, Tyler Hildebrand was named as a 1st Team AVCA All-American and MPSF 1st Team All-Conference selection this year. Hildebrand netted 1,774 assists in 2004 (14.17/gm) and 3,367 for his career. His 3,367 assists are third all-time at Long Beach State since 1988. Hildebrand broke the 49er sophomore single-season record for assists (1,508), after her recorded a match-high 64 vs. UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 10. He broke the freshman single season assist total last season as well. Tyler was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team after directing the 49er offense to a .317 attack percentage. Hildebrand averaged 13.25 assists, .62 digs, .62 blocks per game in the Final Four. Hildebrand was named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.57 assists and 2.00 digs per game in the MPSF semifinal and finals in Provo (Apr. 29 - May 1). Tyler netted 49 assists and four kills, and directed the 49er offense to a .464 attack percentage in a 3-0 MPSF semifinal win over UCLA on Apr. 29. He was awarded the AVCA National Player of the Week for the second time this season after registering his third double-double of the season with a match-high 51 assists (17.00/gm) and a career-high 11 digs in the 3-0 1st Rd. Playoff win over UCSB on Apr. 24. His 51 assists also vaulted him to No. 3 all-time at LBSU with 3,152 career assists. Tyler connected for 64 assists, three blocks, and a career-high four kills vs. the Gauchos (4/10). He notched 43 assists and three kills in a 3-0 sweep over CSUN on Apr. 8. For the week (Apr. 8-10), Hildebrand compiled a 15.29 assists per game average and a .636 hitting percentage. At Hawaii (Apr. 2-3), Hildebrand totaled 126 assists, 13 digs, five kills, and eight blocks. He registered 65 assists on 65 TA and no errors for a 1.000 assist percentage vs. UH on 4/2. He averaged 14.86 assists per game on the Pacific-Stanford swing (Mar. 26-27), and directed the offense to a .419 hitting percentage at Stanford on 3/27. Hildebrand was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2004 Beach Bash (Mar. 19-20) after directing the 49er offense to a .437 attack percentage. He also totaled 98 assists, 10 digs, and six blocks in the two-day tournament. He registered his second double-double of the season at UC Irvine on 3/10 with 56 assists and 10 digs. He was named the AVCA National Player of the Week and MPSF Player of the Week on March 8, after registering 70 assists, three kills, and four blocks in a 3-2 win over Pepperdine (3/5). It was the first AVCA National Player of the Week selection since David McKienzie earned the distinction back on April 9, 2001.Hildebrand netted a season and MPSF season-high 81 assists versus BYU on Jan. 30, while also chipping in a career-high four aces. Hildebrand collected a double-double (65 assists, 10 digs) versus CS Northridge on 1/10. He compiled 68 assists, four digs, and a career-high 2 block solos versus Stanford on Jan. 9. Hildebrand chipped in 36 assists, six digs, three blocks, and three kills at USC on 1/16. Hildebrand poured in three kills, 67 assists, eight digs and one ace versus Stanford on Jan. 23. Hildebrand recorded 48 assists in three games (16.00/gm) at UCLA on Feb. 11. Hildebrand netted 49 assists and three blocks vs. USC on 2/19. During the seven-match winning streak (Feb. 4-Feb. 25), Hildebrand averaged 14.81 assists, 1.29 digs, .76 blocks, and .48 kills per game. He finished No. 1 in the nation in total assists (1,774), and No. 1 in the nation for per game average (14.17) as of final report. Hildebrand also owned a .407 attack percentage in 2004 as well.
Wootton's Way:
Senior Jeff Wootton recorded his 1,000th career kill with a team-high 17 in a 3-1 win over IPFW on Mar. 20. Wootton was the 13th player in Long Beach State history to compile 1,000 or more kills in a career . Wootton was also named as an MPSF 3rd Team All-Conference selection. He was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2004 Beach Bash (Mar. 19-20). Wootton registered his 900th career kill at Pepperdine on February 4, after posting 20. Wootton slammed home 15 kills (.571 attack percentage) at USC on Jan. 16 in the MPSF opener. Wootton recorded a season and match-high 21 kills in a 3-1 victory over Stanford on Jan. 23. He recorded a team-high 18 kills versus BYU on Jan. 28, and recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 kills and career-high 13 digs versus BYU on Jan. 30. Wootton paved the way with a team-high 15 kills to defeat No. 1-ranked UCLA, 3-0 on Feb. 11. Wootton recorded 12 kills and seven digs versus USC on 2/19. He posted 14 kills in a 3-2 win over Pepperdine on March 5. He registered 15 kills in a 3-0 victory over UCLA (3/12). Wootton averaged 6.86 kills and 1.29 digs per game over the Pacific-Stanford weekend (Mar. 26-27), including a season-high 25 kills and a career-high 4 aces at Stanford on Mar. 27. Wootton posted his second double-double of the season with 21 kills and 12 digs at Hawaii on Apr. 2. He notched 14 kills , six digs, and three blocks the following night in the come-from-behind victory over the Warriors (4/3). He contributed with 13 kills and nine digs vs. CSUN (4/8), and 14 kills and five digs vs. UCSB on 4/10. Turned in 12 kills, seven digs, and five blocks on senior night vs. UC San Diego (4/17). Reached double-figures in kills for the 18th time this season with 16 vs. the Gauchos in the 1st Rd. of the MPSF Playoffs on Apr. 24. Paced The Beach with 17 kills in the MPSF Title match, and poured in 13 kills and five blocks in the 3-0 MPSF semifinal win over UCLA on Apr. 29. Wootton turned in his third double-double of the season in the NCAA championship match vs. BYU on May 8 when he recorded 16 kills and 10 digs.
The Block is Hot:
Middle Blocker David Lee finished the season ranked No. 3 in the country in blocks per game at 1.43 (13 BS, 161 BA) as of final report. The senior was named as an AVCA 1st Team All-American. Lee averaged 1.49 blocks per game in the MPSF (No. 1). Entering the 2004 season David Lee compiled a career attack percentage of .415, 4th highest all-time at Long Beach State. Lee ended his senior year with 310 kills (73 errors) on 569 total attempts for a .417 attack percentage. Lee finished his career hitting percentage at .415 (5th highest in program history). He became the 14th player in school history to record 1,000 career kills (1,004), accomplishing the feat in the NCAA Final Four (May 6-8). Lee averaged Lee connected for his 700th career kill in the season opener vs. La Verne (1/6), and slammed career kill No. 800 at UCLA on Feb. 11. This season Lee has registered double-digits in kills 16 times, and posted back-to-back double digit kill performances versus Pacific (10) and Stanford (11), and versus BYU on Jan. 28 with 18 and Jan. 30 with 13. In fact Lee tallied a .645 attack percentage in two victories over Pacific an Stanford (Jan. 22-23) (21-1-31). Lee went error-free in back-to-back matches against UCLA and UC Irvine, recording 16 kills on 29 swings for a .552 attack percentage. He registered 13 kills and seven blocks in a 3-2 win over Pepperdine on March 5. He registered 10 blocks versus UCLA on Mar. 10. He posted 13 kills and six blocks vs. IPFW on Mar. 20. Lee recorded his 900th career kill at Pacific (3/26) after registering 12 kills. He had back-to-back double-digit kill totals at Hawaii (Apr. 3-4) when he recorded a season-high 19 on 4/2 and 11 on 4/3. He hit .692 at UH on Apr. 2 and connected for eight blocks on Apr. 3. Lee connected for a .750 attack percentage after posting 13 kills on 16 swings (1 error) in the MPSF semifinal match vs. UCLA on Apr. 29. His .750 clip was the highest attack percentage for a single conference playoff match in school history. Lee averaged 2.50 kills and 1.00 blocks per game in the NCAA tournament. He posted 13 kills in the NCAA Championship match vs. BYU on May 8.
Exclusive Company:
Scott Touzinsky became the third player in NCAA men's volleyball history, since rally scoring was introduced in 2001, to record 40 or more kills in a single match. In fact Touzinsky tied former LBSU great Dave McKienzie who had 40 kills against UCLA on January 26, 2001. The record for most kills (in rally scoring) is 43 by Jeff Ptak of IPFW on March 21, 2003. Touzinsky's 40 kills have been the most since Ptak set the record. Furthermore, Touzinsky became the eighth player in Long Beach State history to record 40 or more kills in a single match. Brent Hilliard registered 40 or more kills 13 times in his career.
Patrolling the Backrow:
Junior Paul Munoz has recorded a team-best 245 digs (1.99 per game average), including back-to-back 12 dig performances versus Stanford (1/9) and CS Northridge on 1/10. Munoz connected for a season-high 18 digs in a 3-1 victory over Pepperdine on Feb. 4. He reached 12 digs for the third time this season vs. UCI on Feb. 13. He notched 13 digs in a win over Pepperdine on Mar. 5. He tallied a match-high 10 digs in a 3-1 victory over UCSB (4/10). Munoz had eight double-digit dig performances this season. Munoz ranked in the top-10 in the MPSF in digs per game this season, and in the Top-20 country.
Depth Not an Issue at The Beach:
One of the luxuries head coach Alan Knipe had this season was his bench. Knipe inserted in the rotations this season, Robert Tarr (2.12 kills/gm, 18 aces, .90 digs/gm), Clint Coe (.74 kills/gm), and Nate Hagstrom (1.24 kills/gm, 1.14 digs/gm, 30 aces). Tarr and Hagstrom were both named to the All-Tournament Team in the 2004 Beach Bash. Tarr recorded 14 kills and two aces in the MPSF finals match vs. BYU on May 1. Tarr also connected for 13 kills and seven digs in the 3-0 sweep over UCSB in the MPSF 1st Rd. playoff match (Apr. 24). Tarr poured in 13 kills and five digs in a 3-1 win over UCSB (4/10). Tarr turned in 12 kills, five digs, three blocks, and one ace at Hawaii (4/3). He registered his first double-double of the season with a match-high 11 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 victory over Rutgers-Newark on Mar. 19. Tarr also celebrated his birthday earlier this season with 17 kills versus Stanford at the UCSB Tournament (1/9), and recorded a career-high four aces versus Pacific on Jan. 22. Tarr also reached double-digits in kills with a team-high 15 at UCSB on Feb. 27. Hagstrom this season recorded 30 aces, including five in the NCAA Tournament. Hagstrom netted eight kills and six digs in the NCAA Championship match on May 8. During the seven-match win streak (Feb. 4-Feb. 25), Hagstrom averaged 1.48 kills and 1.43 digs per game, including a team-high 13 service aces. Hagstrom established a career-high 12 kills vs. USC on Feb. 19, and a career-high 11 digs at Pepperdine on Feb. 4. He recorded his second double-double of the season with 10 kills and career-high 12 digs vs. Pepperdine (3/5). Hagstrom tallied a career-best five block assists at UCI on Mar. 10. Hagstrom turned in two aces, six digs, and four blocks at UH on Apr. 2. Hagstrom served a match-high two aces in the 1st Rd. MPSF playoff match vs. UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 24). On senior night, Clint Coe recorded 11 kills, three digs, and a block vs. UC San Diego on Apr. 17. And Rob Kijewski enjoyed senior night vs. the Tritons, pouring in a career-high 42 assists, two aces, six digs, and four blocks. Kijewski posted a service ace in the NCAA Championship match on May 8. Other reserves saw playing time versus UC Santa Cruz on Feb. 6, including Teddy Liles (10 kills), Kevin Cape (4 kills), and Kijewski (16 assists). Knipe inserted his reserves once more versus Rutgers-Newark on Mar. 19. Liles posted five kills and two aces on 3/19. In fact Liles ended the match with his second service ace. Tyler Caldwell netted four digs vs. Rut-Newark (3/19). Cape registered his first career service ace vs. IPFW on Mar. 20. Redshirt freshman transfer Thiago Barbosa made his 49er debut at Pepperdine on Feb. 4. Barbosa got more playing time versus UC Santa Cruz on Feb. 6, recording seven kills on nine swings. He recorded his first service ace at UC San Diego on Feb. 21.
LBSU Nets High Percentage:
Long Beach State hit for a .348 attack percentage in 2004, while limiting its opponents to just a .254 clip. The 49ers compiled 2128 kills for a 15.49 per game average. In fact LBSU owned the MPSF high for kills in a match with 86 versus BYU on Jan. 30. Moreover, Long Beach State hit over .350 15 times this season which included a new school single match playoff record when LBSU hit .464 vs. UCLA in the MPSF semifinal on Apr. 29. The 49ers registered a .514 hitting percentage vs. Rutgers-Newark, a .553 attack percentage versus UC Santa Cruz on Feb. 6 (60-8-94), a .454 clip (75-16-130) vs. Stanford on Jan. 9 and a .395 clip at USC on Jan. 16 (50-16-86). The all-time best hitting percentage in program history was set by the 1992 squad (.377).
Steady at No. 2: Long Beach State (28-7 18-4) ended the 2004 season ranked No. 2. It was the 11th time that LBSU has been ranked at the No. 2 slot this season. LBSU was below No. 6 all season in the AVCA poll.
Best Win Total for Knipe:
Head coach Alan Knipe surpassed his 2000 single season win total of 18, with his 28th win of the season vs. Penn State on May 6.
49ers Land Three 1st Team AVCA All-Americans (released May 5):
Long Beach State men's volleyball players, Scott Touzinsky, Tyler Hildebrand, and David Lee were all named as AVCA 1st Team All-Americans, as announced on Wednesday, May 5 at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Press Conference. Touzinsky, a senior opposite hitter from St. Louis, MO, earned the first team nod after averaging 4.54 kills, 1.69 digs, and 0.82 blocks per game this season. Touzinsky also established a career and an MPSF season-high 40 kills versus BYU on Jan. 30. Touzinsky already owns the school record with 151 career service aces, and ranks No. 5 all-time with 1,612 career kills. Touzinsky, was also a 1st Team All-MPSF selection this season as well. Last year's AVCA Newcomer of the Year, Hildebrand, earned first team honors after averaging 14.26 assists and 1.44 digs per game, while posting a .405 attack percentage. The sophomore setter from Mesa, AZ registered an MPSF season-high 81 assists vs. BYU on Jan. 30. Hildebrand is a two-time AVCA National Player of the Week (Mar. 8 and Apr. 26). David Lee rounded out the first team selections after notching 1.46 blocks and a .414 attack percentage this season. The senior middle blocker from Alpine, CA also ranked in the top-5 in the country in blocks per game throughout the season, and will leave as one of the program's all-time best hitters with a .414 career attack percentage.
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