Tag: Long Beach State

Multiple All-Tournament Team selections at the recent USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships will continue their volleyball careers at Long Beach State.

Coach Alan Knipe announced that high school seniors Nate Dickinson, Clarke Godbold, Matthew Iamaleava, Noah Robin, Sebastian Rodriguez and Simon Torwie have all signed national letters of intent to play for Long Beach State beginning in 2021. Continue reading “Long Beach State signs top players from recent National Championships, World Championship”

Simon Andersen will go from winning a NCAA championship to trying to help his country win a European championship.

The Long Beach State middle attacker was selected to the Danish Men’s National Team roster for the upcoming CEV European Silver League. Continue reading “Long Beach middle to play for Denmark in European Silver League”

Brendan Yu | Off the Block senior correspondent

In a finals match-up where only the thinnest of margins separated the No. 1 seed Hawai’i and the No. 2 seed Long Beach State, the slightest advantage may have made all the difference.

For the 49ers, it may have been the experience of having won it the year before. Perhaps it was the comfort of playing for the championship on the home floor. Continue reading “DeFalco’s swan song at Long Beach State just pure dominance”

Check out Long Beach State receive the NCAA championship trophy following its victory against Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday. Continue reading “Video: NCAA championship trophy presented to Long Beach State”

Check out this video from Off the Block of Long Beach State’s championship celebration on the court of the Pyramid.

[Editor’s note: This video contain a few expletives.]

Check out the Long Beach State postmatch news conference following its four-game victory against Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals. Continue reading “Video: Long Beach State NCAA Tournament finals postmatch news conference”

Four years at Long Beach State and four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Long Beach State’s three senior First-Team All-Americans — outside attacker TJ DeFalco, opposite Kyle Ensing and setter Josh Tuaniga — have helped the team reach a program-record four consecutive NCAA Tournament’s. In addition, the trio will be playing in their seventh NCAA Tournament match as the defending NCAA champions face Hawai’i in the finals on Saturday. Continue reading “Stat Breakdown: Long Beach’s DeFalco, Ensing, Tuaniga in NCAA Tournament”

Check out the Long Beach State news conference as it prepares to play Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday. Continue reading “Video: Long Beach State NCAA Tournament finals prematch news conference”