Long Beach State, UCLA cruise into NCAA men’s volleyball semifinals

Long Beach State, UCLA cruise into NCAA men’s volleyball semifinals

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Long Beach State and UCLA men’s volleyball teams moved one step closer to a potential national championship rematch with quarterfinal sweeps at the NCAA tournament on Thursday, while Pepperdine extended its late-season magic. Top-seeded Long Beach (28-3) defeated No. 8 seed Fort Valley State, 25-21, 25-16, 25-16, while third-seeded UCLA (21-6) dismissed sixth-seeded Belmont Abbey, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19. LBSU will face fifth-se…

Needham rallies to post impressive win over Newton North

NEWTON — Every time Newton North had an advantage, Needham had an answer. Needham played a tenacious style of volleyball, overpowering defending state champion Newton North (20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19) for an impressive road victory. Newton North defeated Needham to capture the state title last season, a year after Needham defeated Newton North to cap off its three-peat of state championships. Earlier this season, Newton North upended Needham, b…

Long Beach State Men's Volleyball Beats Fort Valley State, Advances To Final Four

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is heading to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament after a dominant sweep over Fort Valley State in the quarterfinals. The No. 1 seeded Beach defeated the No. 8 Wildcats in the […] Source

LBSU powers to semifinals with sweep of Fort Valley

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No.1 seed Long Beach State men’s volleyball proved to be too physical in its sweep of the No. 8 seed Fort Valley State Wildcats on Thursday, May 8, at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. Despite synchronized jumping jacks and dances from the FVSU bench, LBSU jumped out to a 3-0 lead, and freshman setter Moni Nikolov‘s fingerprints were all over the first three points. Source