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Brendan Yu | Off the Block special contributor
In the wake of its unceremonious VolleyFour exits the past two years, the maturity of the Long Beach State had been called into question.
But as they amassed a near flawless 24-1 record during the regular season, the 49ers left little doubt that this year was a much more experienced and – more importantly – disciplined team. Continue reading “Maturity key reason for Long Beach State winning national championship”
Long Beach State and UCLA playing in the NCAA Tournament finals lived up to the all the hype and set several records in the process.
Check out historical notes and stats to know from Long Beach State’s five-game victory against UCLA on Saturday to win the NCAA championship. Continue reading “Historical stats, notes from Long Beach State beating UCLA in NCAA finals”
Long Beach State ended its 27-year championship drought as it defeated UCLA in five games in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday.
Check out how the championship match unfolded as told through Twitter. Continue reading “The Buzz: Long Beach State beats UCLA in NCAA finals as told through Twitter”
Check out the Long Beach State postmatch news conference following its five-game victory against UCLA to win the NCAA championship on Saturday. Continue reading “Video: Long Beach State postmatch NCAA Tournament finals news conference”
It was just that type of special season for setter Josh Tuaniga.
With the fourth game tied at 24-24 and Long Beach State two points away from elimination, the 2018 National Player of the Year had a setter dump kill to set up a game-point opportunity. Seconds later ,Tuaniga was behind the service line and ripped off an ace to force a decisive fifth game in the NCAA Tournament finals. Continue reading “Take a pickaxe to the drought: 49ers win first NCAA championship in 27 years”
Four months of volleyball has come down to one more match to decide the national champion as UCLA will play host to Long Beach State in the NCAA Tournament finals. Check out what to know about this championship match to follow tonight and how to follow it live. Continue reading “Long Beach State vs. UCLA: NCAA finals to follow tonight”
Listen to George Mason coach Jay Hosack, volleyball announcer Rob Espero and Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes breakdown Long Beach State vs. UCLA in the NCAA Tournament finals. Continue reading “Audio: NCAA Tournament finals prematch show”
NCAA volleyball historian Michael Sondheimer provided Off the Block with his stats to know about the upcoming NCAA Tournament finals between Long Beach State and UCLA. To find out more history and trends about the NCAA Tournament, order Sondheimer’s book NCAA Volleyball History. Continue reading “Historical stats, trends to know about Long Beach State vs. UCLA in NCAA finals”
Listen to Off the Block’s interview with Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco as the All-American discusses playing in the NCAA finals and dealing with criticism online from fans. In addition, DeFalco in this wide-ranging interview talks about lighter topics such as why he bites his jersey after an error and the 49ers’ love for the video game Fortnite. Continue reading “Audio: Long Beach State outside DeFalco previews upcoming NCAA finals”
In honor of NCAA Tournament finals, Off the Block scoured its archives and then the internet for video highlights and old school matches of Long Beach State and UCLA.
Check out the videos below that include everything from recent matches between the two programs to a young John Speraw as a player helping UCLA win the 1995 NCAA championship. Continue reading “The Video Vault: A look back at UCLA and Long Beach State”
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