LBSU Closes Non Conference Slate In Wyoming

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR LBSU
MATCH 9
Long Beach State (4-4) at Wyoming
Thursday, Sept. 18 • 5:30 p.m. PDT
Laramie, Wyo. • UniWyo Sports Complex
Live Stats • Mountain West Network

MATCH 10
Long Beach State vs. Portland (5-3)
Friday, Sept. 19 • 1 p.m. PDT
Laramie, Wyo. • UniWyo Sports Complex
Live Stats • Mountain West Network

MATCH 11
Long Beach State vs. Idaho State (2-7)
Saturday, Sept. 20 • 9:30 a.m. PDT
Laramie, Wyo. • UniWyo Sports Complex
Live Stats • Mountain West Network

FIRST SERVE
Long Beach State wraps up the non-conference slate this week when the Beach travel to the University of Wyoming's UniWyo Invite.

The action begins Thursday night when LBSU faces the host Cowgirls at 5:30 p.m. PDT.

The Beach then meet Portland on Friday at 1 p.m. PDT before concluding the tournament Saturday morning against Idaho State at 9:30 a.m. PDT.

All matches will stream live on the Mountain West Network, with links available at LongBeachState.com.

SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS
Wyoming is 3-5 after going 1-2 at the TCU Tournament last weekend.

Paige Lauterwasser leads the team with 83 kills. Setter Sara Quigley has dished out a team-high 224 assists. Sarah Holcomb has posted a Wyoming-best 35 blocks and ranks second with 66 kills.

This is the sixth meeting between Long Beach State and Wyoming, and the first since 2002. The Beach leads the all-time series 4-1.

SCOUTING THE PILOTS
Portland was swept by Hawai'i in a two-match series last weekend in Honolulu. The Pilots went five sets in the opener against the Rainbow Wahine before dropping a four-set decision in the finale. Portland is 5-3 overall.

Elin Larsson leads with 98 kills, followed by Maui Robins with 88. Robins also has a team-best 13 service aces. Havannah Hoeft directs the offense with 269 assists, while Nevaeh Bray has a team-high 28 blocks.

This will be the first meeting between Long Beach State and Portland in women's volleyball.

SCOUTING THE BENGALS
Idaho State went 0-3 at the Boise State Invitational last weekend, falling to 2-7 overall.

Jaydin Watts (65), Marci Bell (60), and Ava Brickner (59) lead a balanced Bengals attack. Setter Nora Waddoups has recorded 192 assists this season, while Bell leads with 47 blocks.

This marks the first meeting between LBSU and Idaho State since 1990. The Beach leads the all-time series 3-0.

KING A TWO-TIME BIG WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Logan King has been named the Big West Freshman Volleyball Player of the Week for the second straight week, the conference announced Sept. 8.

She is the first LBSU player to earn the award in consecutive weeks since it was established in 2014.
King opened the week with 18 kills, seven digs, and five blocks against No. 19 UCLA on Sept. 1 in a hard-fought 3-2 loss. At the University of San Francisco's Battle at the Bay, she added 11 kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 setback to Portland State.

At Santa Clara's Mission Classic, King, and teammate Elise Agi each tallied 16 kills in a 3-1 victory over the Broncos. King hit .400 in the match while posting her first collegiate double-double with 10 digs. She closed the weekend with 11 kills and two blocks on .321 hitting in a sweep of San Francisco.

King first earned the honor on Sept. 1 after leading the Beach to a 1-1 opening week against No. 6 Stanford and Oregon State. She had 13 kills, nine digs, two aces, and two assists against Stanford before recording 17 kills on .419 hitting in a sweep of Oregon State.

Currently, King ranks fifth in the Big West in kills per set (3.59), eighth in total kills (104), seventh in points (120.5), and fifth in points per set (4.16). She is 13th in hitting percentage (.295).

Internationally, King was one of 12 players selected to the Volleyball Canada Women's U21 National Team, competing in the U21 NORCECA Pan Am Cup (July 20–28 in Costa Rica) and the FIVB U21 World Championship (Aug. 7–17 in Indonesia). She was named Best Opposite at the Pan Am Cup after helping Canada reach the bronze medal match. At the World Championship, King recorded 105 points (88 kills), ranking 20th among all players.

LBSU-CSUF SCHEDULE CHANGE
Long Beach State has announced a schedule adjustment to its Big West slate, affecting both matchups with Cal State Fullerton.

Due to facility issues at CSUF, the two programs will exchange home dates. The match originally slated for Sept. 27 in Fullerton will now be played at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, with first serve at 6 p.m.

Conversely, the Oct. 31 match scheduled for Long Beach will now be played at Titan Gym in Fullerton, also at 6 p.m.

AGI NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AT SANTA CLARA
Senior Elise Agi was named to the All-Tournament Team at Santa Clara's Mission Classic on Sept. 6. In LBSU's lone match of the event, Agi tied with King for a team-high 16 kills in the 3-1 win over the Broncos. She added nine digs and one ace.

Agi, who redshirted in 2024 due to injury, ranks second on the team with 74 kills and third with 59 digs, along with 14 blocks.

She also participated in the USA Volleyball Women's National Team Open Program in Colorado Springs (Feb. 21–23), a development initiative connecting NCAA programs with the U.S. Women's National Team pipeline.

MAXWELL DIRECTS THE OFFENSE
Sophomore setter Madi Maxwell leads the Beach offense this season. She ranks fourth in the Big West in assists (203) and assists per set (8.76).

The 6-2 sophomore is tied with Anna Jelinek for the team lead in digs (75) and is fourth in blocks (19). Maxwell is hitting .344 with 27 kills (27-6-61) and has three aces. She earned Big West All-Freshman honors in 2024.

THOMAS HOSTING THE BLOCK PARTY
Nieko Thomas anchors the Beach block this season. She ranks second in the Big West in blocks per set (1.21) and third in total blocks (35).

Rhiann Sheffie has joined her up front, posting 32 blocks (1.10 per set), fourth-most in the conference.
As a team, LBSU ranks fifth in the Big West with 71.5 total blocks.

DIGGIN' JELINEK
Freshman libero Anna Jelinek has moved into a tie for the team lead in digs with Madi Maxwell at 75. Jelinek has posted double-digit digs in five of eight matches this season, highlighted by a season-high 13 against San Diego State on Sept. 13.

A LOOK BACK
Last week, Long Beach State split two matches:
• Lost to Oregon, 3-0
• Defeated San Diego State, 3-1

Recaps:
• [LBSU vs. Oregon]
• [LBSU vs. San Diego State]

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