Long Beach State University Athletics
Friday, January 4
Santa Barbara, Calif.
3:00 PM
Long Beach State University
2-0
3
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0
Concordia
0-2
1
2
3
F
Concordia-Irvine
19
22
26
0
Long Beach State
25
25
28
3
Photo by: John Fajardo
Top-Ranked Beach Earn 3-0 Victory Over No. 12 Concordia
1/4/2019 6:01:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Long Beach State is off to a 2-0 start at the UCSB Asics Invitational
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Box Score (PDF) | Play-By-Play (PDF)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Several solid performances lifted the No. 1 Long Beach State men's volleyball team to a 3-0 [25-19, 25-22, 28-26] victory over No. 12 Concordia Irvine on Friday at Rob Gym at the UCSB Asics Invitational.
With the win, the Beach improve to 2-0 on the year, while the Eagles drop to 0-2.
LBSU received a team effort as the Beach saw seniors TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing both reach double figures. DeFalco led the way with 13 kills, while Ensing added 12. Sophomore Simon Andersen turned in another strong showing as he added seven kills while hitting .500 (7-1-12).
As a team, the Beach hit .360 thanks to senior setter Josh Tuaniga. Tuaniga finished the match 36 assists, while adding six digs and four kills.
Also playing well on both sides of the ball was senior Louis Richard who notched a career-high 10 digs to go along with six kills and a .462 attack percentage (6-0-13).
Defensively, LBSU got a stout effort from senior libero Jordan Molina (8 digs) as well as redshirt senior middle blocker Nick Amado (3 blocks) and DeFalco (3 blocks).
The Beach started the match off strong and took the first set, 25-19, after out-hitting the Eagles .462 to .156.
Long Beach State's strong offensive showing in the second set led to a .458 attack percentage for the team as the Beach claimed the game, 25-22.
With the Beach leading two sets to none, Concordia bounded back and fought Long Beach State hard in the third set. The two teams battled through 12 ties and seven lead changes as the match went down to the wire. With the game knotted at 26-26, LBSU's Richard stepped up and slammed down a kill to send it to match point. Richard wasn't done as he won the set and match with an ace, 28-26.
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The Beach will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 5 against Harvard at 5:30 p.m. for the final day of the UCSB Invitational.
@lbsumvb associate head coach Nick MacRae talks about the team's 3-0 sweep over No. 12 Concordia #GoBeach #LBNation pic.twitter.com/9rwl49Uau7
— Long Beach State Men's VB (@lbsumvb) January 5, 2019
Box Score (PDF) | Play-By-Play (PDF)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Several solid performances lifted the No. 1 Long Beach State men's volleyball team to a 3-0 [25-19, 25-22, 28-26] victory over No. 12 Concordia Irvine on Friday at Rob Gym at the UCSB Asics Invitational.
With the win, the Beach improve to 2-0 on the year, while the Eagles drop to 0-2.
LBSU received a team effort as the Beach saw seniors TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing both reach double figures. DeFalco led the way with 13 kills, while Ensing added 12. Sophomore Simon Andersen turned in another strong showing as he added seven kills while hitting .500 (7-1-12).
As a team, the Beach hit .360 thanks to senior setter Josh Tuaniga. Tuaniga finished the match 36 assists, while adding six digs and four kills.
Also playing well on both sides of the ball was senior Louis Richard who notched a career-high 10 digs to go along with six kills and a .462 attack percentage (6-0-13).
Defensively, LBSU got a stout effort from senior libero Jordan Molina (8 digs) as well as redshirt senior middle blocker Nick Amado (3 blocks) and DeFalco (3 blocks).
The Beach started the match off strong and took the first set, 25-19, after out-hitting the Eagles .462 to .156.
Long Beach State's strong offensive showing in the second set led to a .458 attack percentage for the team as the Beach claimed the game, 25-22.
With the Beach leading two sets to none, Concordia bounded back and fought Long Beach State hard in the third set. The two teams battled through 12 ties and seven lead changes as the match went down to the wire. With the game knotted at 26-26, LBSU's Richard stepped up and slammed down a kill to send it to match point. Richard wasn't done as he won the set and match with an ace, 28-26.
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Louis Richard serves up an ACE ?? as @lbsumvb earns a 28-26 win over Concordia in set 3 to complete the sweep! #GoBeach #LBNation pic.twitter.com/8iq7UHkfc3
— Long Beach State Men's VB (@lbsumvb) January 5, 2019
The Beach will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 5 against Harvard at 5:30 p.m. for the final day of the UCSB Invitational.
Team Stats
CUI
LBSU
Kills
37
46
Errors
15
14
Attempts
95
89
Hitting %
.232
.360
Points
47.0
55.0
Assists
34
43
Aces
6
4
Blocks
4.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
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