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Finals rematch is on: UCLA, Long Beach State to play in 2019

The championship rematch is set.

Long Beach State after rallying to beat UCLA on its home court and win the 2018 NCAA championship will now play host to the Bruins during the upcoming season. Continue reading “Finals rematch is on: UCLA, Long Beach State to play in 2019”

The two teams that played in the 2018 NCAA Tournament finals will be coming to Lindenwood.

Lindenwood as part of recently unveiling its 2019 schedule announced it will play home non-conference against UCLA and Long Beach State. Continue reading “Lindenwood to have home matches vs. UCLA, Long Beach in 2019”

The United States determined its preliminary roster for the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2019 FIVB U21 World Championship.

USA Volleyball announced Monday the 17 college players and incoming recruits to make the U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team. Continue reading “U.S. unveils preliminary roster for upcoming NORCECA U21 Championship”

Four current college men’s volleyball players will be on the U.S. roster for exhibition matches against Argentina.

Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco and opposite Kyle Ensing, UCLA setter Micah Ma’a and Pepperdine outside attacker David Wieczorek were selected to play in the three-match series that begins Wednesday. Continue reading “Long Beach, UCLA, Pepperdine players make U.S. roster for exhibition series”

Time to empty the notebook that is filled with college men’s volleyball news and notes. Check out some of the more interesting news tidbits and other notes involving college men’s volleyball. Continue reading “The Notebook Dump: News tidbits, notes from college men’s volleyball”

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 the UCLA postmatch news conference following its five-game loss to Long Beach State in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday. Continue reading “Video: UCLA postmatch NCAA Tournament finals news conference”