#15 CSUN Sweeps #3 Hawaii; LBSU, BYU, UCI, Pepperdine Win at Home
Cal State Northridge earned its first Big West win and coach Jeff Campbell his 300th win by sweeping No. 3 Hawaii. Also picking up key Big West victories were No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 5 UC Irvine, while No. 2 BYU and No. 8 Pepperdine grabbed MPSF wins.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Austin Matautia, Hawaii
An all-around effort, including a stellar performance from the service line, separated Hawaii’s Austin Matautia from a very close pack of Week 9 stars for VolleyMob Player of the Week.
High Powered Offense, Sweeps Order of the Day Late Saturday
No. 17 Fort Wayne pulled the lone upset late Saturday night, besting No. 12 Concordia Irvine, while UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge also notched sweeps with hot offensive efforts.
#1 Long Beach Stays Perfect at 16-0; #2 Hawaii Also Notches Sweep
It was a short night for the top two teams in the country with No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 2 Hawaii making quick work of their foes in sweeps. The victory moves the 49ers to 16-0, marking the program’s best start since 1992.
No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 Hawaii Roll Late Friday
The top 10 teams held rank on Friday night with No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 Hawaii, No. 5 Loyola, No. 8 Lewis, No. 9 Ohio State and No. 10 UC Santa Barbara picking up wins.
#1 LBSU Earns Tight Sweep Over #16 CSUN in Big West Opener
Kyle Ensing paced a balanced LBSU attack to a tight sweep of #16 CSUN in both teams Big West openers.
Four 5-Set Matches Lead to Ranked Carnage; Feb. 24 Late Night Recap
#18 Concordia Irvine scored an upset of #12 CSUN for a remarkable week on a night of five-set excitement; Feb. 24 Late Night Recap.
Big West Starts Out Strong, #11 Pepperdine Shocks #2 UCLA; Feb. 23 Late Night Recap
UCSB got Big West play off with plenty of fireworks while others like #11 Pepperdine scored a big upset; Feb. 23 Late Night Recap.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Brenden Sander, BYU
BYU’s Brenden Sander dropped nearly 50 points on opponents through a strong hitting effort and tough serve last week en route to week six VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.
UCLA, Northridge Sweep; BYU Tops USC in Four Late Saturday
Standout offensive efforts from UCLA’s Christian Hessenauer, Northridge’s Arvis Greene and BYU’s Brendan Sander lifted their respective squads to Top 20 victories on Saturday night.
