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The UCLA and Long Beach State series has featured everything from big individual performance to championship moments.
Check out this quick-hit match-by-match recap of every match in the UCLA and Long Beach State series that dates back to 1970.
Feb. 10, 2024 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 29-27, 27-29, 25-19, 25-20
Match note: Grant Sloane coming off the bench had a match-high 16 kills on a .583 attack percentage against Long Beach State.
Feb. 9, 2024 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 22-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-19
Match note: Sotiris Siapanis led all players with 18 kills on a .308 attack percentage in home victory.
March 4, 2023 in Fairfax, Virginia (NCAA Tournament semifinals)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 25-16, 25-14, 25-19
Match note: Andrew Rowan guided the offense to a .458 attack percentage as UCLA swept Long Beach State to advance to the NCAA Tournament finals.
Feb. 10, 2023 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-23
Match note: Merrick McHenry had 10 kills on a .467 attack percentage and a team-high five blocks against Long Beach State
Feb. 9, 2023 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 25-19, 25-21, 25-20
Match note: Ido David led all players with 17 kills on a .696 attack percentage in the sweep.
May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles (NCAA Tournament semifinals)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 18-25, 18-25, 25-15, 25-10, 16-14
Match note: Alex Nikolov had a match-high 20 kills as Long Beach State rallied from a two-game deficit to beat UCLA and advance to the NCAA Tournament finals.
Feb. 19, 2022 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 15-12
Match note: Guy Genis had 11 kills on a .667 attack percentage and added five kills against Long Beach State.
Feb. 11, 2022 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-22, 25-23, 25-13
Match note: Clarke Godbold had a match-high 17 kills on a .571 attack percentage in the sweep.
Feb. 29, 2020 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-21, 16-25, 26-17, 23-25, 15-13
Match note: Daenan Gyimah finished 13 kills on a .571 attack percentage in the victory.
Feb. 1, 2020 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23
Match note: Mads Kyed Jensen guided the UCLA offense to a .330 attack percentage and had eight kills and no errors while hitting .889.
Feb. 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-20, 25-17, 25-19
Match note: Long Beach State finished with 12 aces highlighted with TJ DeFalco having a match-high five aces.
Jan. 19, 2019 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 29-27, 25-22, 25-17
Match note: TJ DeFalco in the sweep had a match-high 13 kills on a .500 attack percentage.
May 5, 2018 in Los Angeles (NCAA Tournament finals)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-12
Match note: Kyle Ensing had a team-high four aces and 20 kills on a .326 attack percentage as Long Beach State overcame a one-game deficit to win its first NCAA championship in 17 years.
Feb. 21, 2018 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21
Match note: TJ DeFalco in the victory had a match-high 23 kills on a .500 attack percentage
Feb. 17, 2018 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 23-25, 25-15, 25-19. 25-21
Match note: TJ DeFalco finished with both a match-high 17 kills on a .419 attack percentage and 12 digs in the win.
Feb. 18, 2017 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-20, 25-23, 25-22
Match note: Setter Josh Tuaniga guided the offense to a .404 attack percentage against UCLA.
April 21, 2016 in Provo, Utah (MPSF Tournament semifinals)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 25-20, 25-23, 25-22
Match note: JT Hatch had a match-high 14 kills on a .429 attack percentage to help the Bruins advance to the MPSF Tournament finals.
March 26, 2016 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 25-22, 25-22, 25-22
Match note: UCLA running a 6-2 offense with Hagen Smith and Micah Ma’a hit .323 in the sweep.
Jan. 27, 2016 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-13
Match note: Jake Arnitz in the victory had a team-high 17 kills and hit .429.
March 6, 2015 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 20-25, 25-23, 27-25, 23-25, 15-11
Match note: Christian Hessenauer had a match-high 20 kills in the victory.
Feb. 4, 2015 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 17-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23
Match note: Long Beach State won despite being limited to a .184 attack percentage.
April 5, 2014 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 23-25, 26-24, 26-24, 18-25, 15-13
Match note: Steve O’Dell had 67 assists and guided the offense to a .316 attack percentage in the five-game victory.
Feb. 12, 2014 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23
Match note: Taylor Crabb finished with both a match-high 29 kills on a .500 attack percentage and 16 digs.
March 13, 2013 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 21-25, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-10
Match note: Dane Worley had a match-high 26 kills on a .404 attack percentage against Long Beach State.
Jan. 15, 2013 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 25-17
Match note: Taylor Crab had both team-high 17 kill in the four-game win.
Feb. 29, 2012 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 25-18, 25-20, 25-21
Match notes: UCLA limited Long Beach State to a .141 attack percentage.
Feb. 14, 2012 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 25-27, 15-9
Match note: John La Rusch in the victory had a match-high 21 kills on a .325 attack percentage.
March 4, 2011 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 18-25, 25-16, 25-19, 23-25, 15-13
Match notes: Gonzalo Quiroga had both a team-high 16 kills on a .343 attack percentage and 17 digs in the victory.
Jan. 21, 2011 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 19-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-13
Match note: Antwain Aguillard in the victory had a match-high nine blocks and added nine kills on a .429 attack percentage.
Jan. 8, 2011 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 17-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16, 15-13
Match notes: Jeremy Casebeer finished with a team-high 14 kills on a .346 attack percentage in the non-conference victory.
April 9, 2010 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-24, 22-30, 23-30, 30-28, 16-14
Match note: Nick Vogel had a match-high 11 digs and added eight kills on a .385 attack percentage in the five-game victory. This victory also was the 1,200th career win for coach Al Scates.
Feb. 26, 2010 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-23, 30-26, 30-23
Match note: Dean Bittner had both a match-high five aces and 18 kills in the sweep.
Feb. 25, 2009 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-24, 30-25, 31-29
Match note: Dean Bittner in the sweep had both a team-high 17 kills on a .333 attack percentage and nine blocks.
Jan. 21, 2009 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 24-30, 30-24, 28-30, 30-22, 15-7
Match note: Tommy Pestoesi had a match-high 25 kills and hit .413, while Dean Bittner added 22 kills and a match-high 11 blocks in the victory. Dan Alexander also had a match-high 14 blocks against UCLA.
March 29, 2008 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-26, 30-23, 17-30, 30-28
Match note: Sean O’Malley had a team-high 19 kills on a .457 attack percentage in the four-game victory.
Jan. 18, 2008 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-27, 30-18, 24-30, 30-28
Match note: Paul Lotman in the victory had a match-high 25 kills on a .321 attack percentage.
April 11, 2007 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-27, 30-23, 38-36
Match note: Steve Klosterman led all players with 20 kills and hit .378 in the sweep.
Feb. 28, 2007 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-23, 24-30, 26-30, 30-23, 16-14
Match note: Dean Bittner finished with a team-high 21 kills on a .432 attack percentage in the victory.
April 29, 2006 in Irvine, California (MPSF Tournament finals)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 24-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-24
Match note: UCLA overcame Long Beach’s Norm Hutton having a match-high 27 kills on a .375 attack percentage to win the conference championship.
March 31, 2006 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-21, 30-28, 30-28
Match note: Matt Wade in the victory guided the offense to a .424 attack percentage.
Feb. 25, 2006 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-23, 32-30, 30-21
Match note: Duncan Budlinger had a match-high 24 kills and hit .447 in the sweep.
Jan. 7, 2006 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-30, 36-34, 30-25, 30-22
Match note: Teddy Liles had a match-high 12 blocks as Long Beach State limited UCLA to a .103 attack percentage in early-season non-conference match.
April 14, 2005 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 25-30, 36-34, 30-25, 30-22
Match note: Robert Tarr led all players with 28 kills and added 10 digs against the Bruins.
Feb. 9, 2005 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-21, 30-21, 30-28
Match note: Paul Johnson in the victory finished with a team-high 12 kills and zero errors on a .667 attack percentage and added a match-high seven blocks.
Jan. 7, 2005 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-23, 30-24, 30-26
Match note: Paul Johnson had a match-high seven blocks along with 11 kills on a .643 attack percentage in the sweep.
April 29, 2004 in Provo, Utah (MPSF Tournament semifinals)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-25, 30-27, 30-28
Match note: Tyler Hildebrand guided the offense to a .464 attack percentage as Long Beach State swept UCLA to advance to the MPSF Tournament finals.
March 12, 2004 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-25, 30-28, 30-27
Match notes: Jeff Wootten had 15 kills on a .433 attack percentage in the victory.
Feb. 11, 2004 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-19, 30-28, 30-25
Match notes: David Lee had match-high eight blocks and added six kills on a .545 attack percentage in the sweep.
Feb. 28, 2003 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 33-31, 29-31, 30-24, 30-24
Match note: Four Beach players had double-digit kills and hit at least .400 in the four-game victory.
Jan. 23, 2003 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 22-30, 31-29, 26-30, 30-17, 15-13
Match note: Beau Peters had 69 assists and guided the offense to a .381 attack percentage, including a .471 attack percentage and no errors in the fifth-game victory.
Jan. 31, 2002 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-28, 25-30, 35-37, 30-21, 15-8
Match note: Matt Komer finished with a match-high 20 kills on a .366 attack percentage and added eight blocks against the Beach.
Jan. 25, 2002 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-28, 30-23, 30-22
Match note: Chris Pena had a match-high 14 kills on a .423 attack percentage in the sweep.
April 26, 2001 in Provo, Utah (MPSF Tournament semifinals)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 27-30, 30-25, 30-24, 23-30, 15-7
Match note: UCLA limited Long Beach State to a negative-.048 attack percentage in the final game to win the match and advance to the conference tournament finals.
March 17, 2001 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 30-28, 30-28, 27-30, 30-28
Match note: Cameron Mount had a match-best 19 kills and hit .643 against Long Beach State.
Jan. 26, 2001 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 30-28, 33-35, 28-30, 30-19, 15-6
Match note: David McKienzie had a match-high 40 kills to secure the win and prevent coach Al Scates that night from winning his 1,000 career win.
April 12, 2000 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 8-15, 15-3, 8-15, 15-12, 15-9
Match note: David McKienzie in the victory had both a match-high 20 kills and 17 digs.
Jan. 7, 2000 in Irvine, California (UC Irvine Tournament)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 11-15, 15-10, 15-12, 13-15, 15-12
March 3, 1999 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 12-15, 15-10, 7-15, 15-13, 17-15
Match note: UCLA rallied from a 13-10 deficit in the fifth-game to force overtime but then start the overtime committed a service error and attack error to lose the match.
Feb. 7, 1998 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-11, 15-11, 15-8
April 23, 1998 in Los Angeles (MPSF Tournament semifinals)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-12, 15-9, 15-10
Feb. 21, 1997 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7,15-10,15-12
April 12, 1996 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-10, 15-10, 15-13
April 8, 1995 in Los Angeles (UCLA Tournament)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 12-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-11
Feb. 17, 1995 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-12, 15-4, 15-6
March 16, 1994 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 14-16, 15-13, 15-10, 15-5
March 17, 1993 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-4, 10-15, 14-16, 15-10, 15-13
Jan. 22, 1993 in Los Angeles (Kilgour Cup)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-8, 15-5, 15-10
April 11, 1992 in Los Angeles (UCLA Tournament)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 13-15, 16-14, 11-15, 15-4, 15-13
March 10, 1992 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-13, 15-9, 12-15, 15-4
Jan. 17, 1992 in Los Angeles (Kilgour Cup)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 16-14, 14-16, 15-7, 15-10
April 27, 1991 in Irvine, California (WIVA Tournament finals)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 4-15, 16-17, 15-11, 15-0, 15-10
March 15, 1991 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-10, 15-8, 15-8
Jan. 26, 1991 in Los Angeles (Kilgour Cup)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-13, 15-7, 15-10
April 28, 1990 in Northridge, California (WIVA Tournament finals)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-10, 11-15, 3-15, 15-8, 15-9
Feb. 14, 1990 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 17-16, 15-6, 14-16, 15-12
April 12, 1989 in Los Angeles
Long Beach State def. UCLA 4-15, 15-13, 15-12, 16-14
Feb. 25, 1989 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-10, 8-15, 15-11, 15-9
April 20, 1988 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-10, 12-15, 4-15, 15-12, 15-10
Feb. 10, 1988 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-9, 15-8, 15-3
Jan. 22, 1988 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 12-15, 15-10, 15-8
March 11, 1987 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-6, 15-5, 15-7
Jan. 28, 1987 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7, 15-7, 15-11
Jan. 24, 1987 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-12, 9-15, 15-4
Feb. 19, 1986 in Long Beach, California
Long Beach State def. UCLA 3-15, 10-15, 15-8, 17-15, 15-12
Feb. 14, 1986 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-8, 15-0, 15-12
April 20, 1985 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-1, 15-13, 15-8
Feb. 6, 1985 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 16-14, 15-10, 15-11
Jan. 25, 1985 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-5, 15-3
March 28, 1984 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-8, 15-7, 16-14
Feb. 10, 1984 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-4, 15-3, 15-13
April 6, 1983 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-6, 15-13, 15-8
Feb. 23, 1983 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-9, 9-15, 4-15, 15-3, 15-0
Jan. 29, 1983 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-12, 15-12
March 18, 1982 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7, 9-15, 15-8, 15-10
Feb. 24, 1982 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-0, 15-0, 15-8
Jan. 29, 1982 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 16-14, 15-5
May 2, 1981 in Los Angeles (Western Regional Finals)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-5,16-14,13-15,15-13
March 18, 1981 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7,15-9,15-10
Feb. 4, 1981 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-2,15-0,15-11
Jan. 30, 1981 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7,13-15,15-8
April 9, 1980 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-12,9-15,15-13,15-9
March 5, 1980 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-17,15-7,15-7,15-7
Feb. 2, 1980 in Santa Barbara, California (UCSB Invitational)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-4, 15-12
March 28, 1979 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7,11-15, 14-16, 15-2, 15-10
Feb. 21, 1979 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-6,15-3,15-7
April 7, 1978 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-11,12-15,15-10,15-6
Feb. 15, 1978 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 10-15, 15-8, 16-14, 16-14
April 13, 1977 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-2, 15-6, 16-14
Feb. 25, 1977 in Long Beach, California
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-13, 18-16, 15-7
March 17, 1976 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-9,15-11,15-11
Feb. 25, 1976 in Los Angeles
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-5, 12-15, 15-13, 15-8
1974-75
Match results unavailable
1973 regular season (unknown date)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 15-13, 15-8, 9-15, 15-10
1973 regular season (unknown date)
Long Beach State def. UCLA 16-14, 15-11, 15-11
1972 regular season (unknown date)
UCLA def. Long Beach (final score unavailable)
1972 regular season (unknown date)
UCLA def. Long Beach State (final score unavailable)
1971
Match results unavailable
May 1970 in Los Angeles (NCAA Tournament finals)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-7, 15-4, 15-8
May 1970 in Los Angeles (NCAA Tournament round-robin stage)
UCLA def. Long Beach State 15-12, 13-15, 15-2