Long Beach State Ends 27-Year Title Drought with 3-2 Win over UCLA
In a rematch of the first NCAA title match back in 1970, No. 1 Long Beach State reversed its fortune and earned a five-set come-from-behind victory over UCLA on Saturday night, claiming its first NCAA title since 1991.
Florida State Heads to NCAA Title Match; UCLA, Hawaii Still Alive
Florida State is on the fast track to the championship, topping No. 3 seed Hawaii 3-2 and moving on to the championship match. The Sandbows and No. 1 UCLA will battle it out Sunday for a chance to face the Seminoles.
Eight Countries to be Represented in Mersin Semis Sunday
Eight countries will be represented in the Mersin Three-Star semifinals on Sunday morning after two more rounds of men’s and women’s action Saturday. Cubans Diaz Nivaldo/Sergio Gonzalez are looking for their third FIVB medal.
WATCH LIVE: NCAA Beach Championships Day 2
After an unpredictable day on the beach Friday, four more matches are on tap for Saturday’s NCAA Beach Championships action with all airing live on ESPN2 and individual court video streaming on ESPN3.com.
Positive Mindset, Development Brought LBSU to Title Appearance
Long Beach State’s Alan Knipe says “This is what you train all year for and we’ve talked about our process to getting to this point since the very first days of the fall. We get the chance to come in and compete for a national championship, which is exactly what the goal was from the first day. Here we go.”
Title Appearance Has UCLA Feeling Special, Grateful, Excited
UCLA coach John Speraw said had high praise for Saturday’s foe, Long Beach State. “This is a great team we are going to play. That’s what we want. Shoot, you want to play the best team at the end and we are going to have an opportunity to go do that. We are excited and we are going to go play as hard as we can.”
Seven American Pairs – 2 Men, 5 Women – Among Huntington Beach Top 12s
Five American women’s pairs and American men Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena and Theo Brunner/John Hyden are among the Top 12 in their respective genders at the Huntington Beach Open heading into Saturday.
Top Seeded Aussies Artacho de Solar/Clancy Ousted at Mersin Three Star
Mersin Three-Star Mersin, Turkey May 2-6, 2018 Schedule/Results Friday brought the end of pool play and the first round of…
First Four Quarterfinalists Advance at Manila One-Star
The first four quarterfinal berths were decided after 16 pool play matches on Friday with the four pool winners advancing. The remaining eight teams will battle it out in the Round of 12 for the final four spots.
MPSF Player of the Year Wieczorek Headlines MPSF All-Academic Honorees
Player of the Year David Wieczorek from Pepperdine is among the 29 MPSF All-Academic honorees. Wieczorek and four other first-team MPSF selections: setter Micah Ma’a (UCLA), outside hitter Jack Wyett (USC), middle blocker Price Jarman (BYU) and setter Leo Durkin (BYU) also garnered All-Academic accolades.
