Women’s Volleyball Bounces Back With Sweep Of Cal State Bakersfield

Saturday, October 3

Bakersfield, Calif.

6 p.m.

Long Beach State University

11-3,3-1Big West

Cal State Bakersfield

6-10,1-3Big West

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Long Beach St.	25	25	25	3
CSU Bakersfield	18	18	19	0

Women’s Volleyball Bounces Back With Sweep Of Cal State Bakersfield

10/3/2026 9:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Sidney Hamaker had 12 kills to lead the Beach to its third win in four matches to start Big West play.

By: Joe Reinsch; Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Long Beach State earned a weekend split of Big West road matches with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-19 sweep at Cal State Bakersfield.

Less than 24 hours after CSUN limited the Beach to a season-low hitting percentage, Sidney Hamaker put away a match-high 12 kills to lead a well-balanced offense. Hamaker was one of five LBSU hitters with at least 11 attacks, and they converted at a .299 clip to post their second-best single-match attack percentage of the season.

In addition to their offensive efficiency, Long Beach State's service game generated 8 aces with five different players registering a service ace. Kinga Ziolkowska led the way with 3 aces, and Izzy Mahaffey added 2 aces from 9 attempts at the service line. Defensively, LBSU limited the Roadrunners to .101, third-lowest of the season for an opponent.

The opening set featured 4 ties in the first 12 points, the last at 6-6, when the Beach reeled off 10 straight points to take a commanding 16-6 lead. Ziolkowska served 2 of her 3 aces in the 10-0 run. Cal State Bakersfield trimmed the margin to 20-16, but the Beach scored 5 of the final 7 points with kills from 4 different players and a Hamaker ace to close out the 25-18 win.

Junior Madi Maxwell opened the second set with an ace, part of a 7-1 run from the start of the set. The Beach maintained at least a 4-point lead the rest of the way in another 25-18 win. Five different hitters registered multiple kills in the second set, led by Maxwell and Reagan Hope with 3 kills each in the set.

A Kendal Murphy ace punctuated an early 4-0 run to start the third set, but Cal State Bakersfield pulled even several times midway through the set. The third set featured 9 tie scores, the last coming at 16-16, before a Roadrunner attack error helped spark the Beach to an 8-0 burst and set up match point with a 24-16 edge. Bakersfield cut into the lead with 3 straight points, but Hamaker put away her 12^th kill of the match to close out the 25-19 win.

Pola Bujnarowska posted 4 blocks (1 solo, 3 assist) to lead LBSU's 6-block effort, and Hamaker and Murphy tied for the team lead in digs with 6 each. Maxwell produced a well-balanced 7-kill, 22-assist, 5-dig effort, adding 1 ace and 1 block.

The Beach returns home for their first Big West home contests, taking on UC Santa Barbara on October 9 and Cal Poly on October 10. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.