#5 Hawaii Issues #1 LBSU First Loss; UC Irvine, CSUN Sweep
No. 1 Long Beach State’s bid to run the table on the 2018 season was cut short Saturday evening as…
GMU, LBSU Survive in 5; Princeton Claims EIVA Tourney Spot
ig West regular season champion Long Beach State survived a three-hour marathon with No. 5 Hawaii to remain undefeated at 24-0. Meanwhile, No. 16 George Mason went the distance with Harvard to sew up the EIVA regular season title and Princeton picked up a historic sweep at No. 17 Penn State to grab the league’s final playoff spot.
Knipe Earns 300th Win with LBSU; UC Irvine, Hawaii Earn Big West Wins
Everything went according to rankings in the late Friday matches, but that is not to say there were not some…
#19 USC Edges #3 UCLA in Five, Hawaii Hits .558 in Sweep
No. 19 USC overcame a deficit in every statistical category to outlast No. 3 UCLA to lead the late Saturday slate. No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 2 BYU held rank against Top 15 foes, while No. 13 Ball State picked up a sweep.
Second Verse, Same As The First; #1 LBSU Downs #4 UCI In Four
#1 LBSU earned a four-set victory over #4 UCI for their second-straight win over the Anteaters in as many nights.
Home Court Advantage Key for LBSU, Ball State, Hawaii, Northridge
Home court advantage brought No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 13 Ball State the final push they needed in five-set wins Friday night. No. 7 Hawaii cruised at home, snapping a four-match skid, while No. 11 Cal State Northridge held home court in a four-setter.
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.
#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 Downs #2 UCLA For Second Time Behind DeFalco and Ensing
TJ DeFalco (pictured) and Kyle Ensing combined for 41 kills as #1 LBSU remained unbeaten in their second straight win vs. #2 UCLA.
