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Long Beach State University
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Photo by: Diego Devia @Devia.Img
No. 4 Long Beach State Extends Winning Streak to Six with Sweep of No. 15 CSUN
4/8/2023 10:02:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
The Beach hit .366 and put up 11.0 total team blocks in the convincing victory
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – No. 4 Long Beach State earned a dominant sweep over No. 15 CSUN as the Beach won in straight sets by scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-16 on Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid.
With the victory, LBSU (18-3, 7-1 Big West) extending its winning streak to six, while the Matadors (12-13, 1-7 Big West) dropped their eighth-straight contest.
The Beach never allowed the Matadors to score more than 19 points in a single set as the hosts hit .366 and held CSUN to a .173 attack percentage. LBSU also put up 11.0 total team blocks to CSUN's 2.5, while holding the edge in kills (38-31), assists (34-28), and aces (8-1).
Junior setter Aidan Knipe paced the Long Beach State offense as he distributed 28 assists to five different hitters. Sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis and junior opposite Clarke Godbold led the way with nine kills each, while middle blocker Simon Torwie posted eight kills. Senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier and senior middle blocker Shane Holdaway rounded out the offensive attack with seven and five kills, respectively.
Torwie led the Beach with a .583 (8-1-12) attack percentage, while also posting a team-best nine blocks and three aces as he did a good job contributing on both sides of the ball.
Junior libero Mason Briggs led a balanced defense as he logged seven digs, while Siapanis and Olivier chipped in six each. Knipe and Godbold added three digs each, while Holdaway registered two. Olivier and Godbold also posted four and three blocks, respectively, to help keep the Matadors off balance.
The Beach opened the match with a quick 3-1 lead and extended it to 10-4 after a kill from Siapanis forced a CSUN timeout. The break in action did not stop Long Beach as they went on a 5-0 run highlighted by an ace from Knipe to give the Beach an 18-10 advantage. CSUN managed to make it a four-point game (23-19), but the Beach got an ace from Holdaway to win the first set, 25-19.
Long Beach State took an early 3-0 lead to start the second set. CSUN evened the score at 5-5, which kicked off a back-and-forth set that saw 10 ties and four lead changes over the next several points. With the game tied at 16-all, Godbold knocked down a kill to spark a 5-0 Beach run that put LBSU up 21-16. From there, the Beach rolled to a 25-18 victory to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set was all Long Beach State as the Beach hit .609 in the frame knocking down 15 kills on 23 attacks with just one error. An 87% sideout percentage helped the Beach stay in control throughout the set as they cruised to a 25-16 win to complete the sweep.
CSUN's Kyle Hobus led all scorers with 11 kills and just missed a double-double as he finished with nine digs.
Long Beach State will close out the regular season next week when they play No. 5 UC Irvine on Friday, April 14 at the Walter Pyramid at 7 p.m. Following the match, the Beach will honor their four seniors Shane Holdaway, Grant Marocchi, Calvin Sanborn, and Spencer Olivier. The next day, Saturday, April 15, the Beach will play at UC Irvine in the regular season finale at 5 p.m. at the Bren Center. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – No. 4 Long Beach State earned a dominant sweep over No. 15 CSUN as the Beach won in straight sets by scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-16 on Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid.
With the victory, LBSU (18-3, 7-1 Big West) extending its winning streak to six, while the Matadors (12-13, 1-7 Big West) dropped their eighth-straight contest.
The Beach never allowed the Matadors to score more than 19 points in a single set as the hosts hit .366 and held CSUN to a .173 attack percentage. LBSU also put up 11.0 total team blocks to CSUN's 2.5, while holding the edge in kills (38-31), assists (34-28), and aces (8-1).
Junior setter Aidan Knipe paced the Long Beach State offense as he distributed 28 assists to five different hitters. Sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis and junior opposite Clarke Godbold led the way with nine kills each, while middle blocker Simon Torwie posted eight kills. Senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier and senior middle blocker Shane Holdaway rounded out the offensive attack with seven and five kills, respectively.
Torwie led the Beach with a .583 (8-1-12) attack percentage, while also posting a team-best nine blocks and three aces as he did a good job contributing on both sides of the ball.
STUFF BLOCK! Beach lead 4-1! pic.twitter.com/Yt5EXsWMNu
— Long Beach State Men's VB (@LBSUMVB) April 9, 2023
Junior libero Mason Briggs led a balanced defense as he logged seven digs, while Siapanis and Olivier chipped in six each. Knipe and Godbold added three digs each, while Holdaway registered two. Olivier and Godbold also posted four and three blocks, respectively, to help keep the Matadors off balance.
The Beach opened the match with a quick 3-1 lead and extended it to 10-4 after a kill from Siapanis forced a CSUN timeout. The break in action did not stop Long Beach as they went on a 5-0 run highlighted by an ace from Knipe to give the Beach an 18-10 advantage. CSUN managed to make it a four-point game (23-19), but the Beach got an ace from Holdaway to win the first set, 25-19.
Shane Holdaway wins the first set with an ?? #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/rFaV2klwrR
— Long Beach State Men's VB (@LBSUMVB) April 9, 2023
Long Beach State took an early 3-0 lead to start the second set. CSUN evened the score at 5-5, which kicked off a back-and-forth set that saw 10 ties and four lead changes over the next several points. With the game tied at 16-all, Godbold knocked down a kill to spark a 5-0 Beach run that put LBSU up 21-16. From there, the Beach rolled to a 25-18 victory to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set was all Long Beach State as the Beach hit .609 in the frame knocking down 15 kills on 23 attacks with just one error. An 87% sideout percentage helped the Beach stay in control throughout the set as they cruised to a 25-16 win to complete the sweep.
CSUN's Kyle Hobus led all scorers with 11 kills and just missed a double-double as he finished with nine digs.
Long Beach State will close out the regular season next week when they play No. 5 UC Irvine on Friday, April 14 at the Walter Pyramid at 7 p.m. Following the match, the Beach will honor their four seniors Shane Holdaway, Grant Marocchi, Calvin Sanborn, and Spencer Olivier. The next day, Saturday, April 15, the Beach will play at UC Irvine in the regular season finale at 5 p.m. at the Bren Center. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Team Stats
CSUN
LBSU
Kills
31
38
Errors
17
8
Attempts
81
82
Hitting %
.173
.366
Points
34.5
57
Assists
28
34
Aces
1
8
Blocks
2.5
11
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
3
Blocks
9
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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