Women’s Volleyball Streak Hits Ten Again With Sweep Over CBU

Saturday, November 14

Long Beach, Calif.

6 p.m.

Long Beach State University

22-4,14-2Big West

California Baptist

7-20,3-12Big West

Team	1	2	3	Final F
California Baptist	19	17	15	0
Long Beach St.	25	25	25	3

11/14/2026 9:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Sidney Hamaker and Madi Maxwell reach double-digit kills to lead the offense in LBSU’s 10th consecutive win.

By: Joe Reinsch; Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State continued building momentum toward the postseason, clinching a top-two finish in the Big West with a 25-19, 25-17, 25-15 sweep over California Baptist. The victory was the 10^th in a row for the Beach, who remain one game off the Big West lead and three games ahead of third place with two matchups left in the regular season.

Sophomore Sidney Hamaker led all hitters with 11 kills, and she added a team-high 3 aces to follow her 6-ace performance in Friday's sweep over UC Riverside. Junior setter Madi Maxwell was two digs away from a triple-double, recording 10 kills, 13 assists, and 8 digs, while sophomore Pola Bujnarowska led LBSU's blocking effort with a match-high 7 blocks. Long Beach State (22-4, 14-2 Big West) registered 14 total blocks in the three-set sweep, which contributed to limiting California Baptist (7-20, 4-12 Big West) to .038 hitting on the day.

The current 10-match win streak is the second time Long Beach State has won 10 in a row this season. It ties the program's longest win streak since 2014, and it's the first time LBSU has posted multiple 10-match win streaks in the same season since 2002.

After spotting CBU an early 4-0 lead in the opening set, the Beach responded with 4 straight points and tied the set on Izzy Mahaffey's first service ace of the match. The Lancers scored the next 3, taking a 7-4 lead, but LBSU answered with an 11-3 run to take the lead for good. Kyler Birkelbach recorded consecutive kills to start the run, and the Beach used aces from Hamaker and Birkelbach during the run, which pushed the lead to 15-10 heading into the first-set media timeout.

CBU scored three straight, trimming the lead to 15-13, but Madi Maxwell had three more kills in the next seven LBSU points as the Beach pulled away to a 22-17 margin. Pola Bujnarowska had a hand in back-to-back blocks to close out the 25-19 first-set win.

In the second set, CBU took a quick lead although neither team led by more than two points in the early going. The Lancers held a 10-8 edge before Long Beach State scored four straight, part of a 9-1 run which started with a Sidney Hamaker kill and also included a pair of aces from Hamaker. The run delivered a 17-11 lead, and CBU never got closer than five points the rest of the set, as Hamaker recorded three more kills in the final five points and sealed the 25-17 victory with her sixth kill of the set.

LBSU never trailed in the final set, breaking an early 4-4 tie with a Hamaker kill to spark a 14-5 blitz through the middle of the set. The Beach notched 4 blocks during the run, the last from Kyler Birkelbach and Chloe Johnson to push the lead to 18-9. California Baptist responded with 4 straight points, cutting the lead to 18-13, but Long Beach State finished the set with a 7-2 run to close out the sweep. Pola Bujnarowska and Emma Gardner teamed up for back-to-back blocks during the run, with Johnson joining for a triple block that made it 23-14, and Madi Maxwell got her 10th kill of the night with the match-clinching kill.

Long Beach State wraps up the regular season with their final two matches of Big West regular season play next week, hosting UC San Diego (Nov. 20) and UC Irvine (Nov. 21). Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.