{"id":78409,"date":"2025-12-02T17:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78409\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:13:32","slug":"host-and-no-3-seed-long-beach-state-downs-sixth-seeded-uc-irvine-in-the-first-round-of-the-big-west-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78409\/","title":{"rendered":"Host and No. 3 Seed Long Beach State Downs Sixth-Seeded UC Irvine in the First Round of The Big West Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 3 seed Long Beach State 3, No. 6 seed UC Irvine 0&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigwest.org\/boxscore.aspx?id=JcLFfL9RUu0H5ystoOMbjVYg6D0KfPp31nT122ARuneT2vycwtveFRCctcGElibpMJ08cgpMV%2fK5ni%2fmsYD00nYszyfaPebVGVgYXKHpeTxuv9bS8RAwbbeIKnmykvB78RlUH1zEE36NtB9pWNe7qA%3d%3d&amp;path=wvball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Box score<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jTde57AJZpk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LBSU presser<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OQpIBWq02X8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UCI presser<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/bigwest.org\/galleries\/wvb\/25-champs-no-3-lbsu-vs-no-6-uc\/1330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Photo Gallery<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HSwbTXNePKo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Game Highlights<\/a><br \/>\nLONG BEACH, Calif. \u2014 No. 3 seed Long Beach State swept sixth-seeded UC Irvine in straight sets from their home floor in the first round of The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women&#8217;s Volleyball Championship on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>LBSU advances to the championship semifinal round to take on No. 2 seed Cal Poly on Friday at 6 o&#8217;clock from the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State claimed the first set 25-18 against Anteaters with Madi Maxwell facilitating the offense effectively, assisting on multiple kills, including a pivotal one by Nieko Thomas to end the set.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Beach claimed the second set 25-20 against UC Irvine, leveraging a strong offensive performance. A key sequence included a service ace from Sidney Hamaker, followed by a kill from Elise Agi, giving the Beach a 5-3 advantage early in the set. The home team further extended their lead with a series of attack errors by UCI, which contributed to a decisive run that secured the set victory.<\/p>\n<p>LBSU secured the third set with a narrow 26-24 victory over UC Irvine. The frame was marked by a crucial late surge by the Beach after UCI rallied with seven straight points to knot the frame at 17 apiece as Campbell Jensen held serve and a the Anteaters even took the rare lead on the ensuing point. Logan King delivered a significant impact with four kills, including the decisive one at 25-24, while Maxwell contributed with multiple key assists. King and Rhiann Sheffie combined on the block on Sydnee Rowe&#8217;s final attempt to clinch the set.<\/p>\n<p>King emerged as a key defensive player, leading the team with 16 digs, while also contributing offensively with 11 kills on .435 hitting. Maxwell registered 40 assists with Agi added to the team&#8217;s efforts with 12 kills and 10 digs. Sheffie closed the match with 10 kills and three blocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Feliciano directed the UCI offense with 24 assists. Senior Jensen was a defensive anchor, contributing 12 digs, helping to stabilize the backcourt. Kendra Duffey finished the night with 12.5 points, including a team-high 11 kills. The Anteaters cap the year with a 13-18 overall record after a third-straight postseason appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a025-18, 25-20, 26-24 on Wednesday at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid. LBSU recorded 47 kills and 56 digs, while securing a .198 hitting percentage. The Anteaters managed 31 kills with a .097 hitting percentage.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gallery: (11-26-2025) 25 Champs: No. 3 LBSU vs No. 6 UCI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; No. 3 seed Long Beach State 3, No. 6 seed UC&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-78409","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\/78409","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=78409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}