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Long Beach State Set for Big West Tournament as No. 2 Seed

4/29/2021 10:41:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball

The Beach will open up the Big West Tournament against Sacramento State.

Live Stats | Bracket (PDF)

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State (16-12) is set for the 2021 Big West Tournament this weekend receiving a number two seed in the bracket.

LBSU's first dual of the weekend will be Friday at 10:00 a.m. against Sacramento State.

The Hornets enters the weekend 0-7 after a late start to their season and are the only team in the conference that the Beach did not play in the regular season.

Long Beach State has never lost a match to Sacramento State with a perfect 5-0 record. In those five matches, the Beach has only ever surrendered one point.

The Beach is 10-8 in the Big West Tournament over the last four years with a 2-2 showing in the last tournament back in 2019.

Mari Molina and Tyler Spriggs will lead the Beach in the first flight once again. The duo finished the regular season with a 17-7 record, the most wins by a Long Beach State pair this season. In total they have 24 career wins in the first flight, the second most in program history.

The Beach is coming off a pair of victories against CSU Bakersfield and CSUN last weekend as they ride a five-match win streak into the tournament.

Big West Conference Seeding (2021 Record)
1.    Cal Poly (19-8)
2.   
Long Beach State (16-12)
3.    Hawaii (12-8)
4.    UC Davis (8-13)
5.    CSU Bakersfield (4-8)
6.    CSUN (11-13)
7.    Sacramento State (0-7)

Big West Tournament Bracket (PDF)

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