Video: Crabb, Knipe react to No. 3 Long Beach State win vs. No. 2 BYU

Outside attacker Taylor Crabb had a team-high 21 kills as No. 3 Long Beach State defeated No. 2 BYU 25-21, 25-16, 25-27, 26-24 on Friday in Long Beach, Calif.

Long Beach State with this win is now on a conference-best five-match winning streak. The team also remains in sole possession of second place and moves within two matches of first-place BYU for the lead in the MPSF.

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U.S. Men’s National Team coach Knipe selected to Long Beach State Hall of Fame

The face of Long Beach State men’s volleyball for the last 10 years will receive one of the top honors from the 49ers athletics department.

The Long Beach State athletics department announced Thursday that former All-American and 49ers coach Alan Knipe will be inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame as part of the 2011 class.

Knipe was a two-time All-American during his three-year college career and helped lead the 49ers to the 1991 NCAA championship — the only national championship in program history. He was also one of 10 players inducted into the inaugural class of the 49ers Men’s Volleyball Wall of Fame in 2006.
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Penn State, USA Volleyball partner up for NCAA Tournament

Nittany Lions coach Mark Pavlik does not just want this year’s Final Four at Penn State to be two-day event, he wants it to week-long celebration of men’s volleyball.

Pavlik and U.S. men’s national volleyball coach Alan Knipe announced Wednesday that the teams will have a partnership for the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament in May to provide events beyond the collegiate matches.
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Penn State, USA Volleyball news conference

Penn State coach Mark Pavlik and U.S. men’s national volleyball coach Alan Knipe held a joint news conference Wednesday to announce their new partnership for the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament.

The NCAA Tournament will be May 5-7 at Penn State. Check out the transcript of the news conference with reporters for The Daily Collegian and Off the Block asking questions.
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