The field is set for the college men’s beach volleyball national event.
USA Volleyball announced Wednesday that pairs from UCLA, Penn State, Florida State, Hawai’i, Pepperdine, UC Irvine, Concordia-Irvine and Quincy will compete in the second annual Collegiate Beach Championships. (more…)
Three current college men’s volleyball All-Americans will be on the U.S. preliminary roster for the biggest international tournament of the year.
USA Volleyball announced Monday that Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State opposite Kyle Ensing and Pepperdine outside attacker David Wieczorek were selected to the 26-player U.S. roster for the upcoming FIVB Volleyball Nations League. (more…)
Brendan Yu | Off the Block special contributor
In the wake of its unceremonious VolleyFour exits the past two years, the maturity of the Long Beach State had been called into question.
But as they amassed a near flawless 24-1 record during the regular season, the 49ers left little doubt that this year was a much more experienced and – more importantly – disciplined team. (more…)
Long Beach State and UCLA playing in the NCAA Tournament finals lived up to the all the hype and set several records in the process.
Check out historical notes and stats to know from Long Beach State’s five-game victory against UCLA on Saturday to win the NCAA championship. (more…)
Long Beach State ended its 27-year championship drought as it defeated UCLA in five games in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday.
Check out how the championship match unfolded as told through Twitter. (more…)
Check out the Long Beach State postmatch news conference following its five-game victory against UCLA to win the NCAA championship on Saturday. (more…)
It was just that type of special season for setter Josh Tuaniga.
With the fourth game tied at 24-24 and Long Beach State two points away from elimination, the 2018 National Player of the Year had a setter dump kill to set up a game-point opportunity. Seconds later ,Tuaniga was behind the service line and ripped off an ace to force a decisive fifth game in the NCAA Tournament finals. (more…)
Four months of volleyball has come down to one more match to decide the national champion as UCLA will play host to Long Beach State in the NCAA Tournament finals. Check out what to know about this championship match to follow tonight and how to follow it live. (more…)
Listen to George Mason coach Jay Hosack, volleyball announcer Rob Espero and Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes breakdown Long Beach State vs. UCLA in the NCAA Tournament finals. (more…)
NCAA volleyball historian Michael Sondheimer provided Off the Block with his stats to know about the upcoming NCAA Tournament finals between Long Beach State and UCLA. To find out more history and trends about the NCAA Tournament, order Sondheimer’s book NCAA Volleyball History. (more…)