All-MPSF opposite Kyle Ensing had both a match-high 10 kills on a .529 attack percentage as No. 1/1 Long Beach State defeated No. 4/4 UC Irvine 25-19, 25-22, 25-19 in the MPSF Tournament semifinals on Thursday at the Pyramid. (more…)
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BYU, LBSU, Ohio State outsides named Karch Kiraly Award finalists
A nationwide voting committee selected Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco, BYU outside attacker Jake Langlois and Ohio State outside attacker Nicolas Szerszen as finalists for the annual Karch Kiraly Award.
The Karch Kiraly Award, which is named after the former UCLA All-American and U.S. Olympian, is presented to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)
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Ball State, LBSU, Loyola middles named Ryan Millar Award finalists
A nationwide voting committee selected Loyola middle attacker Jeff Jendryk, Long Beach State middle attacker Amir Lugo-Rodriguez and Ball State middle attacker Matt Walsh as finalists for the annual Ryan Millar Award.
The Ryan Millar Award, which is named after the former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian, is presented to the nation’s best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)
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LBSU, Sacred Heart, Stanford liberos named Erik Shoji Award finalists
A nationwide voting committee selected Sacred Heart libero Joshua Ayzenberg, Stanford libero Evan Enriques and Long Beach State libero Andrew Sato as finalists for the annual Erik Shoji Award.
The Erik Shoji Award, which is named after the former Stanford All-American and U.S. Olympian libero, is presented to the nation’s best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)
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LBSU, George Mason, Ohio State, UCLA win NCAA Tourney bids
The NCAA Tournament sites are set for the next five years.
The NCAA announced on Tuesday that Long Beach State, George Mason, Ohio State and UCLA were selected to play host to the upcoming Division I-II men’s volleyball championships between 2019 to 2022. (more…)
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Long Beach State leaps over Ohio State in strength of schedule rankings
Long Beach State now holds the advantage against Ohio State in one big selection criteria category.
The 49ers ahead of the Buckeyes to No. 13 in the latest strength of schedule rankings that the NCAA released on Monday. (more…)
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Long Beach outside DeFalco named 2017 MPSF Player of Year
Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco achieved a feat that had not been accomplished since a former U.S. Olympian did it 20 years ago.
DeFaclo was selected as the 2017 MPSF Player of the Year on Thursday to become the first player in back-to-back years to win the conference’s player of the year and newcomer of the year awards since BYU middle attacker Ryan Millar in 1996-97. (more…)
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Long Beach State ends regular season No. 1 in media poll
Long Beach State will enter the postseason as the top-ranked team in the nation.
The 49ers received all but three first-place votes to finish at No. 1 in the new Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Media Poll that was released Tuesday. (more…)