{"id":112215,"date":"2025-12-29T11:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/112215\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:04:21","slug":"long-beach-state-opens-2025-womens-volleyball-season-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/112215\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach State Opens 2025 Women’s Volleyball Season This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT’S COMING UP FOR LBSU

\nMATCH 1
\nNo. 6 Stanford (1-1) at Long Beach State (0-0)
\nFriday, Aug. 29 \u2022 7 p.m.
\nLong Beach, Calif. \u2022 The Walter Pyramid
\nLive Stats<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0ESPN+<\/a><\/p>\n

MATCH 2

\nOregon State (0-0) at Long Beach State

\nSunday, Aug. 31 \u2022 4 p.m.

\nLong Beach, Calif. \u2022 The Walter Pyramid

\nLive Stats<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0ESPN+<\/a><\/p>\n

MATCH 3

\nNo. 18 UCLA (0-0) at Long Beach State

\nMonday, Sept. 1 \u2022 5 p.m.

\nLong Beach, Calif. \u2022 The Walter Pyramid

\nLive Stats<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0ESPN+<\/a><\/p>\n

FIRST SERVE

\nLong Beach State opens its 61st year of women’s volleyball this weekend, hosting three matches in the Walter Pyramid.

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\nThe Beach begins with the LBSU Tournament, welcoming No. 6 Stanford on Friday night at 7 p.m. Stanford then faces Oregon State on Saturday at 7 p.m., before the Beavers take on Long Beach State Sunday at 4 p.m.

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\nThe home stand concludes Monday with a single match against No. 18 UCLA at 5 p.m. All three matches will be on ESPN+ with Matt Brown on the call. \n<\/p>\n

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
\nStanford enters the weekend ranked No. 6 in the AVCA Top 25 and was picked third in the ACC preseason poll. The Cardinal went 1-1 at the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Lincoln, Neb., defeating No. 16 Florida before falling in straight sets to No. 1 Nebraska.
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\nPreseason All-Pac-12 selection Ella Rubin opened the season by hitting .343 with 14 kills, 17 digs, and two blocks across the two matches.
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\nLong Beach State and Stanford meet for the first time since 2017. The Cardinal lead the all-time series 17-3-1.<\/p>\n

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
\nOregon State finished 10-18 in 2024 and was picked fourth in the West Coast Conference preseason poll. Two Beavers \u2014 Annika Hester and Lauren Rumel \u2014 were named preseason All-Conference.
\nRumel ranked second on the team with 333 kills last year and helped lead Team USA U23 to the NORCECA Pan American Championship. Hester led OSU with 340 kills.
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\nSunday marks the seventh meeting between Long Beach State and Oregon State, with the all-time series tied at 3-3.<\/p>\n

SCOUTING THE BRUINS
\nUCLA begins the year ranked No. 18 in the AVCA Top 25 and was selected fifth in the Big Ten preseason poll.
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\nOutside hitters Cheridyn Leverette and Maggie Li earned spots on the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List. Leverette was an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and first-team All-Conference selection in 2024, while Li, a transfer from Cal, recorded 463 kills as a sophomore.
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\nLong Beach State and UCLA will meet for the 92nd time. The Bruins lead the all-time series 67-24.<\/p>\n

KING NATIONAL
\nRedshirt freshman Logan King<\/a> was selected as one of 12 players on the Volleyball Canada Women’s U21 National Team, competing at the U21 NORCECA Pan Am Cup (July 20\u201328 in Costa Rica) and the FIVB U21 World Championship (Aug. 7\u201317 in Indonesia).
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\nKing was named Best Opposite at the U21 Pan Am Cup after helping Canada to the Bronze Medal match. She scored 13 points in the final against Costa Rica and posted 20 points against the Dominican Republic, tied for the second-highest single-match total in the tournament.
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\nAt the World Championship, King recorded 105 points (88 kills), ranking 20th among all individual players.<\/p>\n

AGI SELECTED TO WNT PROGRAM
\nSenior Elise Agi<\/a> participated in the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Open Program in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Feb. 21\u201323), a key development initiative connecting NCAA programs to the U.S. Women’s National Team and NTDP.
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\nThe WNT Open Program serves as a pathway for future national team and age-group selections. In 2025, the U.S. Women’s National Team competed in the Volleyball Nations League, Pan American Cup, and NORCECA Final Six.
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\nAgi, who redshirted in 2024 due to injury, earned second-team All-Conference honors in 2023. She ranked fourth in the league in kills per set (3.59) and finished with 352 kills, 206 digs, and 30 blocks.<\/p>\n

MAXWELL RETURNS
\nSophomore Madi Maxwell<\/a> is the lone returning Beach player with postseason honors.
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\nMaxwell earned Big West All-Freshman recognition after finishing third on the team in both total kills (153) and kills per set (1.94). She added 22 aces, 132 digs, and 32 blocks, and was twice named Big West Freshman of the Week.<\/p>\n

THE NEWCOMERS
\nLong Beach State welcomes 12 newcomers in 2025, including four Division I transfers:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Six true freshmen also join the Beach:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Two redshirt freshmen also debut this season:<\/p>\n

THE RETURNING PLAYERS
\nLong Beach State sees six players return in 2025,<\/p>\n

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~#LongBeachBuilt~<\/p>\n

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