2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team
Appearance
2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball | |
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Big West Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 21-5 (9–1 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Walter Pyramid |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Hawai'i †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 29 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Long Beach State †y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 UC Irvine | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC San Diego | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSUN | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big West Tournament champion
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The 2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team represented Long Beach State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Beach, led by twentieth year head coach Alan Knipe, played their home games at Walter Pyramid. The Beach competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as second in the Big West preseason poll.[1]
Preseason
[edit]Coaches poll
[edit]The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. Long Beach State was picked to finish second in the Big West Conference standings.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Hawai'i | 25 (5) |
2 | Long Beach State | 19 |
3 | UC Irvine | 17 (1) |
4 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 |
5 | CSUN | 10 |
6 | UC San Diego | 6 |
Roster
[edit]2023 Long Beach State Beach roster[3] | ||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers |
Outside hitters |
Opposite hitters
Setters |
Schedule
[edit]TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
- 22 West Media will carry select Long Beach State men's volleyball matches on the radio.
- ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
Date time |
Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) |
Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) |
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1/13 7:30 p.m. |
King | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
W 3–0 (25-17, 25-12, 25–14) |
1,516 | 1-0 | |
1/14 7 p.m. |
Lindenwood | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-21, 25–17) |
1,113 | 2-0 |
1/20 4 p.m. |
vs. LIU | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge) |
W 3–0 (25-14, 25-16, 25–10) |
0 | 3-0 | |
1/21 4 p.m. |
@ George Mason | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge) |
ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-14, 25–16) |
586 | 4-0 |
1/25 4 p.m. |
@ #4 Penn State | #3 | Rec Hall University Park, PA |
B1G+ | W 3–1 (18-25, 25-23, 26–24, 27-25) |
778 | 5-0 |
2/03 7 p.m. |
#12 Loyola Chicago | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 25–19, 23-25, 17-15) |
1,598 | 6-0 |
2/09 7 p.m. |
@ #4 UCLA | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
P12 LA | L 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 20-25) |
2,245 | 6-1 |
2/10 7 p.m. |
#4 UCLA | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25) |
4,138 | 6-2 |
2/17 7 p.m. |
NJIT | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
W 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 26-24) |
992 | 7-2 | |
2/18 7:30 p.m. |
NJIT | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-13) |
1,076 | 8-2 |
3/03 7 p.m. |
#12 Ball State | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-15) |
1,318 | 9-2 |
3/10 7 p.m. |
@ UC Santa Barbara* | #4 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23) |
312 | 10-2 (1-0) |
3/11 7 p.m. |
UC Santa Barbara* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11) |
1,745 | 11-2 (2-0) |
3/17 10 p.m. |
@ #1 Hawai'i* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 29-27, 25-22) |
7,527 | 12-2 (3-0) |
3/18 10 p.m. |
@ #1 Hawai'i* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
ESPN+ | L 0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 23-25) |
9,579 | 12-3 (3-1) |
3/24 7 p.m. |
#11 USC | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-23) |
2,814 | 13-3 |
3/25 7 p.m. |
@ #11 USC | #4 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
P12+ USC | W 3-1 (25-13, 14-25, 27-25, 25-21) |
876 | 14-3 |
3/31 7 p.m. |
@ UC San Diego* | #4 | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-16) |
760 | 15-3 (4-1) |
4/01 7 p.m. |
UC San Diego* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-13) |
1,413 | 16-3 (5-1) |
4/07 7 p.m. |
@ #15 CSUN* | #4 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-27, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-9) |
696 | 17-3 (6-1) |
4/08 7 p.m. |
#15 CSUN* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) |
1,634 | 18-3 (7-1) |
4/14 7 p.m. |
#5 UC Irvine* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-22) |
2,409 | 19-3 (8-1) |
4/15 7 p.m. |
@ #5 UC Irvine* | #4 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-2 (22-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-13) |
1,651 | 20-3 (9-1) |
4/21 7:30 p.m. |
@ #5 UC Irvine (3) |
#4 (2) |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Tournament Semifinal) |
ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 20-25) |
2,543 | 20-4 |
5/2 2 p.m. |
#6 Grand Canyon (5) |
#4 (4) |
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal) |
ESPN+ | W 3-1 (22–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23) |
2,139 | 21-4 |
5/4 2 p.m. |
#2 UCLA (1) |
#4 (4) |
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Tournament Semifinal) |
NCAA.com | L 0-3 (16–25, 14-25, 19-25) |
3,782 | 21-5 |
- *-Indicates conference match.
- ()-Indicates tournament seed.
- Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
[edit]- Lindenwood: Matt Brown & Tyler Kulakowski[5]
- George Mason:
- Penn State:
- Loyola Chicago:
- UCLA:
- UCLA:
- NJIT:
- NJIT:
- Ball State:
- UC Santa Barbara:
- UC Santa Barbara:
- Hawai'i:
- Hawai'i:
- USC:
- USC:
- UC San Diego:
- UC San Diego:
- CSUN:
- CSUN:
- UC Irvine:
- UC Irvine:
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hawai'i picked to win 2023 Big West title in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Preseason Poll and First Preseason Team Released as The Big West Looks for Fifth Straight National Champion in Men's Volleyball". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 LBSU Men's Volleyball Roster". longbeachstate.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Dig this: Long Beach State's Mason Briggs could be next big thing at libero". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "No. 3 Long Beach State Opens the 2023 Season against King, Lindenwood". Long Beach State athletics. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.