No. 3 Long Beach State advanced to the Big West Championship by sweeping No. 5 UC Irvine, winning 29-27, 25-16, 25-18. The match showcased Long Beach\u2019s offensive efficiency, strong serving, and blocking. The Beach will face the top-seeded Hawaii for the conference title, following a performance characterized by composure, effective playmaking, and a decisive overall match control.<\/p>\n
By the NumbersLong Beach State hit .355 as a team compared to UC Irvine’s .137Gajek led with 10 kills on .471 hitting, followed by Varga with 9 killsLong Beach outblocked Irvine 7.5 to 4.5 State of PlayLong Beach controlled the first two sets before concluding the match decisivelyUC Irvine struggled with error rates, contributing to their lossThe Beach demonstrated a balanced offensive strategy throughout the match What’s Next<\/p>\n
Long Beach State will face Hawaii in the Big West Championship, with potential NCAA Tournament implications at stake. The upcoming match will test their adaptability against a top-ranked opponent.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/p>\n
Long Beach State’s robust performance reinforces their potential as strong contenders for the championship and beyond, highlighting their offensive firepower and resilience under pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No. 3 Long Beach State advanced to the Big West Championship by sweeping No. 5 UC Irvine, winning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-285707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}