LBSU To Host National Champions Stanford To Kick Off 2017 Season

  0 volleymob | July 12th, 2017 | College - Women's Indoor, Division I Mid-Major, News, Press Releases

The Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer era of Long Beach State volleyball will open with a bang as the Beach will host defending national champion Stanford to kick off the 2017 season. Long Beach State will host another challenging crop of opponents at Walter Pyramid this year, including matches against UCLA (Sep. 15) and Hawai’i (Oct. 13).

Long Beach State opens the 2017 season on Friday, Aug. 25 at Walter Pyramid, playing a Noon match at against the Cardinal. The Beach will also take on Wright State later that evening at 7 p.m., part of a season-opening tournament at the Pyramid. LBSU concludes opening weekend on Aug. 26 with a 7 p.m. match against Iowa.

After a seven-match road trip with stops in Utah, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Malibu, the Beach returns home for three matches in two days Sep. 15-16 to conclude the non-conference slate. Long Beach faces UCLA at 7 p.m. on Friday the 15th, then plays San Francisco (11 a.m.) and Montana State (7 p.m.) on Saturday.

The Big West home opener will be against Cal Poly on Friday, Sep. 29 at 7 p.m., followed by a match the next night against UC Santa Barbara. Long Beach State will host defending Big West champions Hawai’i on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.

The Beach will play five of its final six matches at home, including a three-match homestand to finish the regular season. LBSU will face CSUN on Saturday, Nov. 18 in the final regular season match of the year.

Deposits are currently being accepted online for new 2017 women’s volleyball season tickets, and current season ticket holders should have already received their renewal information. For any questions regarding tickets for the upcoming season, contact the Long Beach State ticket office at (562) 985-4949.

Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result Media
LBSU Invitational
08/25/17 Iowa vs. Wright State Long Beach, Calif. 10:00 AM PT
vs.Stanford Stanford Long Beach, Calif. 12:00 PM PT MORE
vs.Wright State Wright State Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
08/26/17 Stanford vs. Iowa Long Beach, Calif. 10:00 AM PT
Stanford vs. Wright State Long Beach, Calif. 4:00 PM PT
vs.Iowa Iowa Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
Wolverine Invitational
08/31/17 vs.Montana Montana Orem, Utah 4:00 PM PT MORE
09/01/17 vs.Kansas Kansas Orem, Utah 1:00 PM PT MORE
09/02/17 atUtah Valley Utah Valley Orem, Utah 11:00 AM PT MORE
09/07/17 atLoyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
Aztec Challenge
09/08/17 vs.Pacific Pacific San Diego, Calif. 4:00 PM PT MORE
09/09/17 atSan Diego State San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 11:00 AM PT MORE
09/12/17 atPepperdine Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
LBSU/UCI Invitational
09/15/17 vs.UCLA UCLA Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
09/16/17 vs.San Francisco San Francisco Long Beach, Calif. 11:00 AM PT MORE
vs.Montana State Montana State Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
09/19/17 atUC Riverside UC Riverside * Riverside, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
09/23/17 atCal State Northridge Cal State Northridge * Northridge, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
09/29/17 vs.Cal Poly Cal Poly * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
09/30/17 vs.UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/05/17 atUC Irvine UC Irvine * Irvine, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/07/17 atUC Davis UC Davis * Davis, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/13/17 vs.Hawai'i Hawai’i * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/17/17 atCal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton * Fullerton, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/20/17 atUC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara * Santa Barbara, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/21/17 atCal Poly Cal Poly * San Luis Obispo, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/27/17 vs.UC Davis UC Davis * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
10/28/17 vs.UC Irvine UC Irvine * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
11/04/17 atHawai'i Hawai’i * Honolulu, Hawai’i 10:00 PM PT MORE
11/10/17 vs.UC Riverside UC Riverside * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
11/11/17 vs.Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE
11/18/17 vs.Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge * Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 PM PT MORE

Press Release courtesy of Long Beach State Athletics

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