Long Beach State University Athletics
Long Beach State University
5-3, 4-1MPSF
Pacific
3-4, 0-3MPSF
Aguillard, Baughman lead 49ers to sweep over Pacific
1/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
Jan. 28, 2011
LONG BEACH - The No. 5 Long Beach State men's volleyball team extended its win streak to three as it swept Pacific in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action Friday evening at the Walter Pyramid. Game scores were 25-18, 25-23, 25-19.
Junior Jim Baughman and senior Antwain Aguillard finished with 12 kills apiece to pace the 49ers. Aguillard hit for a .611 clip, while Baughman posted a .348 percentage. Senior Kirk Francis compiled a season-high 17 digs, while classmate Mike Klipsch dished out 37 assists. Freshman Taylor Crabb chipped in eight kills and eight digs.
LBSU (5-3, 4-1 MPSF) hit .268 for the match, while holding Pacific to a .136 clip.
Long Beach State jumped out to a 4-1 lead on a Baughman kill. The 49ers stayed out front and went up, 8-4, forcing a Pacific timeout. The Tigers then scored back-to-back points to pull within two, but LBSU eventually went on an 8-4 run, capped by a Baughman and Ryan Meehan block, to pull ahead, 17-11.
After the Tigers cut the deficit to 19-16, Aguillard responded with three consecutive kills to propel Long Beach State to a 22-16 advantage. The 49ers cruised from there as a Crabb kill gave them the 25-18 victory.
The two teams went back-and-forth in the second stanza as neither team led by more than two. Pacific eventually went up, 23-21, late in the set following a pair of kills. After the 49ers called a timeout, Klipsch found Baughman on three consecutive plays, giving LBSU set point. Riley then put the ball away from the back row for the 25-23 win.
In the third set, Pacific (3-4, 0-3 MPSF) took an early 4-3 advantage, but Long Beach State responded with five unanswered points to go on top, 7-4. The Tigers eventually fought their way back and stayed close until the 49ers went on a 6-1 run, which ended with a Baughman kill, to hold a five-point cushion (18-13). LBSU went on to outscore Pacific, 6-2, down the stretch as a Meehan kill ended the set and match at 25-19.
Florian Gornik led the Tigers with 10 kills, while Matthew Houlihan had a team-high eight digs.
Long Beach State is right back in action on Saturday, Jan. 29, when it entertains second-ranked and defending national champion Stanford in a 1 p.m. MPSF showdown.
