{"id":68923,"date":"2025-11-25T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/68923\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:06:22","slug":"rhiann-sheffies-career-night-powers-long-beach-state-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/68923\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhiann Sheffie’s Career Night Powers Long Beach State to Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhiann Sheffie starred for Long Beach State<\/a> with a career-high 15 kills and six blocks, guiding her team to a 3-1 win over Hawai’i in Honolulu. This victory marks the end of Hawai’i’s time in the Big West, with Long Beach State improving their record to 21-8 overall and 14-4 in conference play. Significant advantages in serving contributed to the win, as Long Beach recorded seven aces while Hawai’i managed only three. The match showcased key contributions from teammates Logan King and Madi Maxwell, both of whom had double-doubles.<\/p>\n

By the NumbersRhiann Sheffie: 15 kills, .480 hitting percentage, 6 blocksLogan King: 18 kills, .359 hitting percentage, 10 digsMadi Maxwell: 43 assists, 15 digsLong Beach State: 7 aces vs. Hawai’i\u2019s 3 acesHawai’i: 12 service errors Yes, But<\/p>\n

Despite their strong performance, Long Beach State’s reliance on serving aces raises questions about consistency in other match areas. Hawai’i’s ability to side out in critical moments demonstrated their competitive edge, even as they struggled with serving errors.<\/p>\n

State of PlayLong Beach State finishes with a solid conference record of 14-4.The team prepares for the Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship, entering as the third seed. What’s Next<\/p>\n

Long Beach State will face off against an opponent in the opening match of the Big West tournament on November 26, aiming to leverage their recent momentum into a deep tournament run.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/p>\n

Rhiann Sheffie\u2019s standout performance exemplifies Long Beach State’s potential as they head into the Big West Championship, but they must refine their consistency to capitalize on their momentum effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rhiann Sheffie starred for Long Beach State with a career-high 15 kills and six blocks, guiding her team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-68923","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\/68923","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=68923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}