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No. 4 Long Beach State Faces Top-Ranked Hawai’i on the Road
3/16/2023 6:02:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
The Beach prep for another pair of top 5 match ups for No. 4 Long Beach State as they face No. 1 Hawaii on the road on Friday and Saturday
#4 LONG BEACH STATE (11-2, 2-0) @ #1 HAWAI'I (17-1, 0-0)
Date: Friday, March 17
Time: 7:00 p.m. (HST) / 10:00 p.m. (PST)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Venue: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+ / Spectrum Sports
TV Talent: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
Twitter: @LBSUMVB
#4 LONG BEACH STATE (11-2, 2-0) @ #1 HAWAI'I (17-1, 0-0)
Date: Saturday, March 18
Time: 7:00 p.m. (HST) / 10:00 p.m. (PST)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Venue: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+ / Spectrum Sports
TV Talent: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
Twitter: @LBSUMVB
COMPLETE LBSU MATCH NOTES (PDF)
No. 4 Long Beach State Faces Top-Ranked Hawai'i on the Road
The No. 4 Long Beach State Men's Volleyball team takes its five-match winning streak to the islands. The Beach will go up against No. 1 Hawaii in a pair of matches at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. LBSU and Hawaii will face off on Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m. (HST)/10 p.m. (PST), before going head-to-head with the Rainbow Warriors again on Saturday, March 18 at 7 p.m. (HST)/10 p.m. (PST).
Catch All The Action
Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and on Spectrum Sports on the islands. Fans can sign up for ESPN+ for $5.99 per month ($59.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNPlus.com, or on the ESPN App. It is also available as part of the Disney Bundle that gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu for $13.99 per month (Hulu with ads) or $19.99 per month (Hulu without ads). Fans can also follow stats updates for both matches via StatBroadcast.com.
Staying Social
Follow Long Beach State Men's Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @LBSUMVB. You can also stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics on Twitter. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @LBSU. And don't forget our hashtag #GoBeach.
In the Rankings
• Long Beach State sits in fourth in the NVA/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll after extending their winning streak to five with a pair of wins over UC Santa Barbara last week.
• Hawaii, the 2022 defending National Champions, come into the week ranked No. 1 in the NVA/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll. The Rainbow Warriors went on a 15-match winning streak to start the year, before dropping a four-set contest to Penn State last week.
• This year, Long Beach State will face eight nationally ranked opponents in Hawaii (No. 1), Penn State (No. 2), UCLA (No. 3), UC Irvine (No. 6), Loyola Chicago (No. 9), USC (No. 11), Ball State (Tied No. 12), and CSUN (Tied No. 12).
• The Big West is one of the most competitive Division I Men's Volleyball conferences as four of the six Big West schools are nationally ranked in the Top 15.
• This season, LBSU has posted a 3-2 record over ranked opponents with wins over then-No. 4 Penn State (3-1), then-No. 12 Loyola Chicago (3-2), and then-No. 12 Ball State (3-1). The Beach's two losses came against then-No. 4 UCLA (3-0 and 3-1).
About The Beach
• No. 4 Long Beach State comes into the week with an 11-2 overall record.
• The Beach are currently riding a five-match winning streak after having collected a pair of wins over UC Santa Barbara last week to open Big West action with a 2-0 record.
• A defensively strong team, LBSU leads the nation in blocks per set with 2.96. Contributing to that output are the duo of Simon Torwie and Clarke Godbold who rank first and third in the country, respectively. Torwie leads the way with an impressive 1.70 blocks per set, while Godbold adds 1.23.
• LBSU ranks in the Top 10 in the country in hitting percentage (6th - .353), and kills (8th - 12.30).
• Offensively, sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis is the Beach's leading scorer with 3.15 kills per set which is good for seventh in The Big West. Siapanis also leads Long Beach State in service aces with 28 to average 0.60 per set, a mark that ranks him sixth in the nation.
• Setting the tone of the Long Beach State offense is redshirt junior Aidan Knipe who has dished out 9.53 assists per set on the year to pilot the Beach to a .353 attack percentage. Knipe's output is good for third in the conference and 13th in the country, while LBSU's hitting percentage is second in the league and sixth in the nation.
• A large contributing factor Long Beach State's high attack percentage is redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier who leads the squad with a .398 clip (128-28-251) which puts him in the Top 15 in the nation and tops in The Big West.
• Defensively, Long Beach State is led by junior libero Mason Briggs whose 2.66 digs per set lead the conference and rank him fourth in the country. Briggs has accumulated 595 digs in his career which ranks him 14th all-time at Long Beach State.
• Long Beach State has received solid play off the bench from several players this season including Ryan Peluso who came into the match against King and served up a match-winning ace. Additionally, Connor Bloom has also provided several strong serving runs for the Beach, while Nathan Harlan has also been a key component to LBSU's success this season with his stout efforts on the court.
• Harlan was a key component to the Beach's five-set win over No. 12 Loyola Chicago as he came off the bench and posted nine kills, seven digs, and two blocks, while hitting .286.
• Head Coach Alan Knipe is in his 20th year at the helm of the Beach. In that time, he has earned 383 wins and boasts a .703 winning percentage.
• In the preseason Big West Coaches Poll, LBSU was chosen to finish second. Long Beach State garnered 19 votes, coming in behind Hawaii which tallied 25 points and five first-place votes. UC Irvine placed third with 17 points and one first-place vote, while UC Santa Barbara (13 points), CSUN (10 points), and UC San Diego (6 points) rounded out the bottom half of the poll.
• Junior libero Mason Briggs was chosen to Big West Preseason Team. Briggs returns to the Beach after leading the Big West and ranking fifth in the country with 2.51 digs per set. The 2022 AVCA First Team All-American took home a slew of honors following his sophomore campaign including the LBSU Student-Athlete Pyramid Leadership Award, Big West All-First Team accolades, the Off the Block Erik Shoji Award, and the Off the Block Steve Shondell Award.
Scouting Hawai'i
• Hawaii comes into the week with a 17-1 overall record.
• The Rainbow Warriors opened the 2023 season on a 15-match winning streak. Despite dropping a 3-1 contest to then-No. 3 Penn State last week, the Bows are still ranked No. 1 in the NVA/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll.
• The matches against No. 4 Long Beach State will be the first in Big West action for the Bows this season.
• Hawaii is leading The Big West in hitting percentage (.366), opponent hitting percentage (.218), assists per set (12.75), and kills per set (13.40).
• The Bows are led by current Big West Player of the Week, Dimitrios Mouchlias who is averaging 3.94 kills per set on a .396 attack percentage. Mouchlias also leads the squad with 22 aces on the year, while adding 0.75 blocks per set, and 1.04 digs per set.
• Setter Jakob Thelle has piloted the Bows to a .366 attack percentage this season, while dishing out 10.71 assists per set. He also adds 1.63 digs per set.
• In the backrow, Brett Sheward paces the Bows with 2.34 digs per set to go along with 4.10 assists per set.
• At the net, Hawaii is led by Guilherme Voss and Cole Hogland who are averaging 1.04 and 1.02 blocks per set, respectively.
• Voss also contributes 1.74 kills per set on a .560 clip, while Hogland adds 1.27 kills per set on a .505 attack percentage.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Rainbow Warriors
Long Beach State and Hawaii will meet for the 96th and 97th time program history. In the all-time series, the Beach lead the way 49-46. However, the Bows have won the last two meetings against Long Beach State, including a 3-0 sweep in the 2022 National Title match. When playing each other on the island, Hawaii leads the series 26-17. The last time the Beach defeated Hawaii on the road was in 2018 when LBSU earned a five-set victory over the Bows in the Stan Sheriff Center on April 13.
Movin' On Up
On January 20, against Long Island, Mason Briggs logged 12 digs on his way to recording his 500th career dig. Since then he has moved into 14th place in Long Beach State's All-Time Career Record book with 595 passing LBSU alum, pro volleyball player, and Olympian, David McKienzie, who finished his collegiate career with 588. Briggs is now 30 digs away from tying current LBSU Women's Volleyball Head Coach Tyler Hildebrand with 625. On the season, Briggs is averaging 2.66 digs per set and is well on his way to join other Long Beach Legends such as Andrew Sato (979), Taylor Crabb (802), Dustin Watten (799), and TJ DeFalco (773), Brent Hilliard (737), and Brett Winslow (708) in the Top 10 at Long Beach State.
Block Party
Long Beach State has been hot on blocking defense as the Beach leads the nation with 2.96 blocks per set. A large contributing factor to the stout Long Beach defense has come from junior middle blocker Simon Torwie and junior opposite Clarke Godbold. Torwie and Godbold pack a 1-2 punch in The Big West as the top two blockers in the conference averaging 1.70 and 1.23 blocks per set, respectively. In addition to leading the league, Torwie's 1.70 blocks per set average also leads the country, while Godbold's 1.23 average is good for third in the NCAA.
Killin' It
Sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis has done a solid job offensively for the Beach. The Limassol, Cyprus native has led LBSU in scoring on eight separate occasions, and has recorded eight double-digit kill performances, including a double-double (10 kills, 12 digs) against then-No. 12 Ball State. He leads the team in kills with 3.15 per set to rank seventh in the conference. Hot on Siapanis' heels is redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier who is averaging 2.91 kills per set to come in ninth in The Big West. Olivier is coming off of a season-high performance of 16 kills to lead a quintet of LBSU players in double-figures over then-No. 12 Ball State.
Aces Wild
In addition to leading the team in kills, Sotiris Siapanis also sets the standard in service aces. He was incredible from the service line against Long Island on January 20 as he served up a career-high eight aces in a single-match. That mark is good for second all-time in the LBSU Single-Match Record book coming in just one shy of the program record (9) which was set in 2001 by Scott Touzinsky against Mercyhurst. On the season, Siapanis has recorded a team-leading 26 aces to average 0.60 per set, which ranks sixth in the country and second in The Big West. As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 1.55 service aces per set, which is good for third in The Big West and ranks them 20th in the nation.
Hot Hitting
The Beach have been hot offensively as they own a .353 attack percentage, which is good for second in the conference and sixth in the nation. Junior setter Aidan Knipe has been on-point this season dishing out 9.53 assists per set to pace the Beach's offensive attack. He's done a solid job distributing the ball as his assists per set average comes in third in the league and 19th in the country. Against then-No. 12 Ball State, Knipe was phenomenal as he distributed the ball around and finished the match with five players in double-figures as LBSU hit .395. The Beach have hit over .300 in nine matches this season. Leading LBSU in attack percentage this season is redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier who is hitting .398 (128-28-251) on the year to rank 11th in the country.
Defensively Strong
While the offense has been hot, the Long Beach State defense has been equally solid. The Beach defense has held their opponents to a .219 hitting percentage on the year, which ranks second in The Big West and 11th in the NCAA. The LBSU defense has been led by junior libero Mason Briggs in the back court, as well as junior middle blocker Simon Torwie at the net. The duo have kept LBSU opponents guessing thus far as they have forced opponents into 227 attack errors in comparison to their 495 kills on 1,225 swings. As a team, Long Beach State has outhit its opponents 10 times this season.
If You Build It, They Will Come
Since the Long Beach State Men's Volleyball program's inception in 1970, there has been a winning culture building over the years that has seen the program advance to 12 NCAA Final Fours and capture three NCAA National Championships (1991, 2018, 2019). In five of the last six years, the Beach have made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. With the success the program has had over the years, most notably since winning back-to-back NCAA National Titles in 2018 and 2019, LB Nation has shown its support packing the Walter Pyramid. On February 10 against UCLA, Long Beach State's fans came out in full force for an incredible sellout crowd of 4,138 to mark the third-largest Men's Volleyball Walter Pyramid match in program history. The contest comes in behind the program record of 4,674 fans who came out to watch LBSU vs. Hawaii on April 13, 2019, and the second-highest attended match of 4,560 on February 17, 2018 when the Beach hosted UCLA.
Coming Up...
Long Beach State takes a break from Big West competition as the Beach will face No. 11 USC in a pair of matches next week. LBSU and USC will face off on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the Walter Pyramid, before going head-to-head on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Galen Center.
Date: Friday, March 17
Time: 7:00 p.m. (HST) / 10:00 p.m. (PST)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Venue: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+ / Spectrum Sports
TV Talent: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
Twitter: @LBSUMVB
#4 LONG BEACH STATE (11-2, 2-0) @ #1 HAWAI'I (17-1, 0-0)
Date: Saturday, March 18
Time: 7:00 p.m. (HST) / 10:00 p.m. (PST)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Venue: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+ / Spectrum Sports
TV Talent: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
Twitter: @LBSUMVB
COMPLETE LBSU MATCH NOTES (PDF)
No. 4 Long Beach State Faces Top-Ranked Hawai'i on the Road
The No. 4 Long Beach State Men's Volleyball team takes its five-match winning streak to the islands. The Beach will go up against No. 1 Hawaii in a pair of matches at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. LBSU and Hawaii will face off on Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m. (HST)/10 p.m. (PST), before going head-to-head with the Rainbow Warriors again on Saturday, March 18 at 7 p.m. (HST)/10 p.m. (PST).
Catch All The Action
Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and on Spectrum Sports on the islands. Fans can sign up for ESPN+ for $5.99 per month ($59.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNPlus.com, or on the ESPN App. It is also available as part of the Disney Bundle that gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu for $13.99 per month (Hulu with ads) or $19.99 per month (Hulu without ads). Fans can also follow stats updates for both matches via StatBroadcast.com.
Staying Social
Follow Long Beach State Men's Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram at @LBSUMVB. You can also stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics on Twitter. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @LBSU. And don't forget our hashtag #GoBeach.
In the Rankings
• Long Beach State sits in fourth in the NVA/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll after extending their winning streak to five with a pair of wins over UC Santa Barbara last week.
• Hawaii, the 2022 defending National Champions, come into the week ranked No. 1 in the NVA/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll. The Rainbow Warriors went on a 15-match winning streak to start the year, before dropping a four-set contest to Penn State last week.
• This year, Long Beach State will face eight nationally ranked opponents in Hawaii (No. 1), Penn State (No. 2), UCLA (No. 3), UC Irvine (No. 6), Loyola Chicago (No. 9), USC (No. 11), Ball State (Tied No. 12), and CSUN (Tied No. 12).
• The Big West is one of the most competitive Division I Men's Volleyball conferences as four of the six Big West schools are nationally ranked in the Top 15.
• This season, LBSU has posted a 3-2 record over ranked opponents with wins over then-No. 4 Penn State (3-1), then-No. 12 Loyola Chicago (3-2), and then-No. 12 Ball State (3-1). The Beach's two losses came against then-No. 4 UCLA (3-0 and 3-1).
About The Beach
• No. 4 Long Beach State comes into the week with an 11-2 overall record.
• The Beach are currently riding a five-match winning streak after having collected a pair of wins over UC Santa Barbara last week to open Big West action with a 2-0 record.
• A defensively strong team, LBSU leads the nation in blocks per set with 2.96. Contributing to that output are the duo of Simon Torwie and Clarke Godbold who rank first and third in the country, respectively. Torwie leads the way with an impressive 1.70 blocks per set, while Godbold adds 1.23.
• LBSU ranks in the Top 10 in the country in hitting percentage (6th - .353), and kills (8th - 12.30).
• Offensively, sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis is the Beach's leading scorer with 3.15 kills per set which is good for seventh in The Big West. Siapanis also leads Long Beach State in service aces with 28 to average 0.60 per set, a mark that ranks him sixth in the nation.
• Setting the tone of the Long Beach State offense is redshirt junior Aidan Knipe who has dished out 9.53 assists per set on the year to pilot the Beach to a .353 attack percentage. Knipe's output is good for third in the conference and 13th in the country, while LBSU's hitting percentage is second in the league and sixth in the nation.
• A large contributing factor Long Beach State's high attack percentage is redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier who leads the squad with a .398 clip (128-28-251) which puts him in the Top 15 in the nation and tops in The Big West.
• Defensively, Long Beach State is led by junior libero Mason Briggs whose 2.66 digs per set lead the conference and rank him fourth in the country. Briggs has accumulated 595 digs in his career which ranks him 14th all-time at Long Beach State.
• Long Beach State has received solid play off the bench from several players this season including Ryan Peluso who came into the match against King and served up a match-winning ace. Additionally, Connor Bloom has also provided several strong serving runs for the Beach, while Nathan Harlan has also been a key component to LBSU's success this season with his stout efforts on the court.
• Harlan was a key component to the Beach's five-set win over No. 12 Loyola Chicago as he came off the bench and posted nine kills, seven digs, and two blocks, while hitting .286.
• Head Coach Alan Knipe is in his 20th year at the helm of the Beach. In that time, he has earned 383 wins and boasts a .703 winning percentage.
• In the preseason Big West Coaches Poll, LBSU was chosen to finish second. Long Beach State garnered 19 votes, coming in behind Hawaii which tallied 25 points and five first-place votes. UC Irvine placed third with 17 points and one first-place vote, while UC Santa Barbara (13 points), CSUN (10 points), and UC San Diego (6 points) rounded out the bottom half of the poll.
• Junior libero Mason Briggs was chosen to Big West Preseason Team. Briggs returns to the Beach after leading the Big West and ranking fifth in the country with 2.51 digs per set. The 2022 AVCA First Team All-American took home a slew of honors following his sophomore campaign including the LBSU Student-Athlete Pyramid Leadership Award, Big West All-First Team accolades, the Off the Block Erik Shoji Award, and the Off the Block Steve Shondell Award.
Scouting Hawai'i
• Hawaii comes into the week with a 17-1 overall record.
• The Rainbow Warriors opened the 2023 season on a 15-match winning streak. Despite dropping a 3-1 contest to then-No. 3 Penn State last week, the Bows are still ranked No. 1 in the NVA/AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll.
• The matches against No. 4 Long Beach State will be the first in Big West action for the Bows this season.
• Hawaii is leading The Big West in hitting percentage (.366), opponent hitting percentage (.218), assists per set (12.75), and kills per set (13.40).
• The Bows are led by current Big West Player of the Week, Dimitrios Mouchlias who is averaging 3.94 kills per set on a .396 attack percentage. Mouchlias also leads the squad with 22 aces on the year, while adding 0.75 blocks per set, and 1.04 digs per set.
• Setter Jakob Thelle has piloted the Bows to a .366 attack percentage this season, while dishing out 10.71 assists per set. He also adds 1.63 digs per set.
• In the backrow, Brett Sheward paces the Bows with 2.34 digs per set to go along with 4.10 assists per set.
• At the net, Hawaii is led by Guilherme Voss and Cole Hogland who are averaging 1.04 and 1.02 blocks per set, respectively.
• Voss also contributes 1.74 kills per set on a .560 clip, while Hogland adds 1.27 kills per set on a .505 attack percentage.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Rainbow Warriors
Long Beach State and Hawaii will meet for the 96th and 97th time program history. In the all-time series, the Beach lead the way 49-46. However, the Bows have won the last two meetings against Long Beach State, including a 3-0 sweep in the 2022 National Title match. When playing each other on the island, Hawaii leads the series 26-17. The last time the Beach defeated Hawaii on the road was in 2018 when LBSU earned a five-set victory over the Bows in the Stan Sheriff Center on April 13.
Movin' On Up
On January 20, against Long Island, Mason Briggs logged 12 digs on his way to recording his 500th career dig. Since then he has moved into 14th place in Long Beach State's All-Time Career Record book with 595 passing LBSU alum, pro volleyball player, and Olympian, David McKienzie, who finished his collegiate career with 588. Briggs is now 30 digs away from tying current LBSU Women's Volleyball Head Coach Tyler Hildebrand with 625. On the season, Briggs is averaging 2.66 digs per set and is well on his way to join other Long Beach Legends such as Andrew Sato (979), Taylor Crabb (802), Dustin Watten (799), and TJ DeFalco (773), Brent Hilliard (737), and Brett Winslow (708) in the Top 10 at Long Beach State.
Block Party
Long Beach State has been hot on blocking defense as the Beach leads the nation with 2.96 blocks per set. A large contributing factor to the stout Long Beach defense has come from junior middle blocker Simon Torwie and junior opposite Clarke Godbold. Torwie and Godbold pack a 1-2 punch in The Big West as the top two blockers in the conference averaging 1.70 and 1.23 blocks per set, respectively. In addition to leading the league, Torwie's 1.70 blocks per set average also leads the country, while Godbold's 1.23 average is good for third in the NCAA.
Killin' It
Sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis has done a solid job offensively for the Beach. The Limassol, Cyprus native has led LBSU in scoring on eight separate occasions, and has recorded eight double-digit kill performances, including a double-double (10 kills, 12 digs) against then-No. 12 Ball State. He leads the team in kills with 3.15 per set to rank seventh in the conference. Hot on Siapanis' heels is redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier who is averaging 2.91 kills per set to come in ninth in The Big West. Olivier is coming off of a season-high performance of 16 kills to lead a quintet of LBSU players in double-figures over then-No. 12 Ball State.
Aces Wild
In addition to leading the team in kills, Sotiris Siapanis also sets the standard in service aces. He was incredible from the service line against Long Island on January 20 as he served up a career-high eight aces in a single-match. That mark is good for second all-time in the LBSU Single-Match Record book coming in just one shy of the program record (9) which was set in 2001 by Scott Touzinsky against Mercyhurst. On the season, Siapanis has recorded a team-leading 26 aces to average 0.60 per set, which ranks sixth in the country and second in The Big West. As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 1.55 service aces per set, which is good for third in The Big West and ranks them 20th in the nation.
Hot Hitting
The Beach have been hot offensively as they own a .353 attack percentage, which is good for second in the conference and sixth in the nation. Junior setter Aidan Knipe has been on-point this season dishing out 9.53 assists per set to pace the Beach's offensive attack. He's done a solid job distributing the ball as his assists per set average comes in third in the league and 19th in the country. Against then-No. 12 Ball State, Knipe was phenomenal as he distributed the ball around and finished the match with five players in double-figures as LBSU hit .395. The Beach have hit over .300 in nine matches this season. Leading LBSU in attack percentage this season is redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier who is hitting .398 (128-28-251) on the year to rank 11th in the country.
Defensively Strong
While the offense has been hot, the Long Beach State defense has been equally solid. The Beach defense has held their opponents to a .219 hitting percentage on the year, which ranks second in The Big West and 11th in the NCAA. The LBSU defense has been led by junior libero Mason Briggs in the back court, as well as junior middle blocker Simon Torwie at the net. The duo have kept LBSU opponents guessing thus far as they have forced opponents into 227 attack errors in comparison to their 495 kills on 1,225 swings. As a team, Long Beach State has outhit its opponents 10 times this season.
If You Build It, They Will Come
Since the Long Beach State Men's Volleyball program's inception in 1970, there has been a winning culture building over the years that has seen the program advance to 12 NCAA Final Fours and capture three NCAA National Championships (1991, 2018, 2019). In five of the last six years, the Beach have made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. With the success the program has had over the years, most notably since winning back-to-back NCAA National Titles in 2018 and 2019, LB Nation has shown its support packing the Walter Pyramid. On February 10 against UCLA, Long Beach State's fans came out in full force for an incredible sellout crowd of 4,138 to mark the third-largest Men's Volleyball Walter Pyramid match in program history. The contest comes in behind the program record of 4,674 fans who came out to watch LBSU vs. Hawaii on April 13, 2019, and the second-highest attended match of 4,560 on February 17, 2018 when the Beach hosted UCLA.
Coming Up...
Long Beach State takes a break from Big West competition as the Beach will face No. 11 USC in a pair of matches next week. LBSU and USC will face off on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the Walter Pyramid, before going head-to-head on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Galen Center.
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