#1 Long Beach Outlasts #5 Ohio State In National Semifinal
#1 LBSU outlasted #6 OSU in an epic national semifinal Thursday night in four sets. The 49ers move on to the national championship Saturday to await the winner of 2-seed BYU and 3-seed UCLA.
LBSU’s Tuaniga Named AVCA Player of the Year
Long Beach State junior setter Josh Tuaniga was named the 2018 TeamSnap/AVCA Division I-II Men’s Player of the Year. Tuaniga was presented with the award at the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship Banquet in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening.
Knipe Says LBSU “Staying in the Routine of the Things We Can Control”
As the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, LBSU earned a bye to the Final Four, but head coach Alan Knipe says that the team will continue its weekly routine of attempting to reach small goals of one or two percent improvement even in the final week of the season.
Long Beach State’s Alan Knipe Named AVCA D1/II Coach of the Year
Long Beach State’s Alan Knipe leads his team into the NCAA tournament with the #1 overall seed and a 26-1 record.
Garcia Fernandez Named AVCA Newcomer of Year Among 47 All-Americans
The AVCA announced its Division I-II Men’s All-America Teams on Monday with 10 players each earning first and second team honors and 27 garnering honorable mention accolades. Loyola senior Jeff Jendryk wrapped up his fourth honor, while BYU rookie Gabi Garcia Fernandez was tabbed as Newcomer of the Year.
VolleyMob Men’s Player of the Week: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
An all-around effort against a pair of top 10 teams led Ohio State senior outside hitter Nicolas Szerszen to be tabbed Most Outstanding Player of the MIVA Tournament and now to be our final regular season VolleyMob Player of the Week.
Leave No Doubt: #1 Long Beach Avenges Only Loss To Win Big West Title
#1 Long Beach State won the inaugural Big West Conference tournament with a straight-set victory over #4 Hawai’i Saturday night.
First-Ever Big West Final Set: #1 Long Beach And #4 Hawai’i Advance
#1 Long Beach and #4 Hawai’i advanced to the first Big West Conference men’s volleyball tournament championship with wins over #11 CSUN and #5 UCI, respectively.
No. 1 Long Beach State Set for Inaugural Big West Tournament
The top-ranked Long Beach State 49ers are the No. 1 seed in the inaugural Big West Conference Tournament and have earned a bye into the semifinals.
DeFalco Named Big West’s Top Player, Schneidmiller Best Freshman
Long Beach State secured the inaugural Big West conference title and earned the league’s Player of the Year and Coach of the Year accolades for its efforts. Meanwhile, third place UC Irvine boasted the league’s first Freshman of the Year honor.
