Long Beach State Uses Balanced, Efficient Offense in 18th Win
The 49ers hit at a .390 clip and committed just six hitting errors on the night, as four players turned in seven or more kills, in a sweep of UC Santa Barbara.
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.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: George Huhmann, Princeton
For the week, Princeton’s George Huhmann averaged 4.2 kills and 1.9 blocks per set, while hitting .541 a 3-1 win over Saint Francis and a huge five-set upset of No. 10 Penn State.
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.
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.
David Wieczorek Comes Up Big as #11 Pepperdine Slips By #10 UCSB
David Wieczorek led the charge for #11 Pepperdine as they slipped past #10 UCSB in five sets.
#6 BYU Get Revenge Over #13 UCSB, Split Weekend Series
#6 BYU got their revenge Saturday night, sweeping #13 UCSB one night after getting swept by the Gauchos.
UCSB Upsets BYU at Home
The Gauchos are just the fourth team to sweep the Cougars on their home court in the past 10 years.
#13 UC Santa Barbara Sweeps #6 BYU; Long Beach, UCI Also Dominate
#13 UC Santa Barbara def. #6 BYU 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 27-25) UCSB moves to 4-3; BYU falls to 5-4 Santa…
