Thursday, April 6
Long Beach, Calif.
10 a.m.
Long Beach State University
vs
Pepperdine
No. 12 Long Beach State to Host Senior Day Tri-Dual on LBSU Sand Courts
4/5/2023 10:32:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Beach will play No. 18 Pepperdine and Cal State LA in the season’s final home matches.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State Beach Volleyball will play on their true home sand on Thursday as they host No. 18 Pepperdine and Cal State LA at the LBSU Sand Courts. The Beach will also be celebrating their seniors on their final home duals at home this season.
Thursday, April 6
LBSU Sand Courts
10 a.m. vs. No. 18 Pepperdine
2:30 p.m. vs. Cal State LA
ABOUT THE BEACH
-- Long Beach State sports a 17-11 overall record as the season comes to an end in the next few weeks. They are coming off a 2-2 split weekend at home with wins over No. 16 FIU and Vanguard to go with a pair of losses against No. 10 Stanford.
-- The Beach is ranked No. 12 for the third consecutive week in the AVCA polls extending their streak to 94 consecutive weeks of being ranked as they have been featured in the rankings every year of their existence since 2013.
PLAYER NOTES
-- Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah continue to be a dominant force for the Beach in their first collegiate season. Sporting an overall record of 23-5, they have won 15 of their last 16 duals and already rank tied for sixth most single season victories in LBSU history. The all-time record is 27 wins from Jenelle Hudson/Megan Kruidhoff back in 2017.
-- Natalie Glenn has been a revelation in her first year with the Beach. For the season, she has played with three different partners and has posted a 23-4 (.852) overall record in her matches. It ranks as the highest individual win percentage on the team this season.
-- Similarly, Megan Widener and Maggie Walters have been outstanding in their first seasons at LBSU. Widener sports a 19-7 overall record playing primarily out of the fours while Walters is 17-6 primarily out of the fives. Each has played with three different partners on the year.
PREVIEWING THE WEEK AHEAD
-- This week, the Beach will host their final matches at home and play on their true home sand at the LBSU Sand Courts. Thursday will be a tri-dual with No. 18 Pepperdine and Cal State LA coming to Long Beach as well as senior day as the team honors Emily Mattoon, Mari Molina, Sydney Stevens, and Maggie Walters in their final collegiate seasons.
-- Pepperdine owns a 13-6 overall and sits at No. 18 in the AVCA poll. They have won each of their last two matches with wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson at the North Florida Invite.
-- Cal State LA is a Division II opponent with a 2-6 record on the year with both wins coming in their last two matches. Their only match against a Division I opponent was a 4-1 loss at CSUN on March 3.
HISTORY WITH THE OPPONENTS
-- Against the Waves, Long Beach State trails the all-time series 5-25 with Pepperdine winning their dual earlier this season, 3-2.
-- Against Cal State LA, the Beach are undefeated at 4-0 and have only surrendered one point in those four matches.
Thursday, April 6
LBSU Sand Courts
10 a.m. vs. No. 18 Pepperdine
2:30 p.m. vs. Cal State LA
ABOUT THE BEACH
-- Long Beach State sports a 17-11 overall record as the season comes to an end in the next few weeks. They are coming off a 2-2 split weekend at home with wins over No. 16 FIU and Vanguard to go with a pair of losses against No. 10 Stanford.
-- The Beach is ranked No. 12 for the third consecutive week in the AVCA polls extending their streak to 94 consecutive weeks of being ranked as they have been featured in the rankings every year of their existence since 2013.
PLAYER NOTES
-- Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah continue to be a dominant force for the Beach in their first collegiate season. Sporting an overall record of 23-5, they have won 15 of their last 16 duals and already rank tied for sixth most single season victories in LBSU history. The all-time record is 27 wins from Jenelle Hudson/Megan Kruidhoff back in 2017.
-- Natalie Glenn has been a revelation in her first year with the Beach. For the season, she has played with three different partners and has posted a 23-4 (.852) overall record in her matches. It ranks as the highest individual win percentage on the team this season.
-- Similarly, Megan Widener and Maggie Walters have been outstanding in their first seasons at LBSU. Widener sports a 19-7 overall record playing primarily out of the fours while Walters is 17-6 primarily out of the fives. Each has played with three different partners on the year.
PREVIEWING THE WEEK AHEAD
-- This week, the Beach will host their final matches at home and play on their true home sand at the LBSU Sand Courts. Thursday will be a tri-dual with No. 18 Pepperdine and Cal State LA coming to Long Beach as well as senior day as the team honors Emily Mattoon, Mari Molina, Sydney Stevens, and Maggie Walters in their final collegiate seasons.
-- Pepperdine owns a 13-6 overall and sits at No. 18 in the AVCA poll. They have won each of their last two matches with wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson at the North Florida Invite.
-- Cal State LA is a Division II opponent with a 2-6 record on the year with both wins coming in their last two matches. Their only match against a Division I opponent was a 4-1 loss at CSUN on March 3.
HISTORY WITH THE OPPONENTS
-- Against the Waves, Long Beach State trails the all-time series 5-25 with Pepperdine winning their dual earlier this season, 3-2.
-- Against Cal State LA, the Beach are undefeated at 4-0 and have only surrendered one point in those four matches.
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