Cal State Northridge vs Long Beach St

[Vball818]

Another key test awaits 49ers
Women's volleyball: CSUN, 3-0 in Big West, visits Pyramid.
By Frank Burlison, Staff writer



LONG BEACH - The Long Beach State women's volleyball team, which split a pair of hair-raising and stomach-knotting matches over the weekend, is back in Big West Conference action at 7 o'clock tonight when it plays host to the Cal State Northridge Matadors.

The 49ers (1-1 in conference and 10-4 overall) knocked off the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in five games in their Big West opener Friday night but fell to nationally ranked Cal Poly the next evening despite holding a 14-12 advantage, with the serve, in Game 5.

Northridge is 3-0 in conference (sharing the lead with Cal Poly) and 9-4 overall. The Matadors take a six-match winning streak into the Walter Pyramid tonight.

"They are a pretty darn good volleyball team," Long Beach Coach Brian Gimmillaro said of his team's opposition tonight.

"They just (routed) Pacific there (in Stockton, 30-25, 30-25 and 30-8) Saturday and that is always a tough place to play."

Sophomore middle blocker Val Kepler had 12 kills for the Matadors on Saturday night while freshman setter Angela Hupp had nine kills, 16 assists, 12 digs and four blocks.

The 49ers have another home Big West match Thursday night against the UC Irvine Anteaters, who held a 2-1 advantage over UCSB on Saturday night before losing in five games.

Long Beach rallied from a 2-0 deficit (20-30 and 19-30) Saturday night against the Mustangs as newcomer Talaya Whitfield (a Poly High graduate) turned in a 22-dig, nine-kill performance to help spark the comeback.

Junior middle blocker Alexis Crimes needs 12 kills for Long Beach tonight to become the 13th player in the program's history with 1,000 or more.

[UCSBVball]

Wishing the best of luck (it is not luck - she is great) to Alexis Crimes, have a happy 1000 kill.

[Vball818]

Tonight CSUN has their hands full against an always tough and prepared LBSU team. I hope they will be able to contain ALEXIS CRIMES who LBSU is pushing to be the Big West player of the year.

Somehow I have a feeling that this still young CSUN team really believes in themselves and each other and that they can actually win tonight...hey, anything can happen. Won't be an easy match - shouldn't be an easy match against LBSU, but I do expect CSUN coming out winning the match in four or five games.

HARMONY BURDINE(OH), DARLA DONALDSON(MB) and ANGELA HUPP(S/OH) - if these three are all on their game then CSUN will do just fine.

Good luck CSUN!

Go Matadors!

[UCSBVball]

PLEASE POST SCORES --- Thank you

[romeo]

It's in game 2. Beach up by 1 for game point. Northridge was up most of the game, but has made critical errors the last few plays

[romeo]

Beach up 2 games to 0. 30-24, 31-29.

[romeo]

Beach sweeps. 30-24, 31-29, 30-24.

[UCSBVball]

Romeo - thanks for the results

[beachvball]

Still was not good volleyball.

longbeachstate.com/vol/wvol/REL06/gamewvol100306.html

Crimes Gets 1,000; 49ers Sweep CSUN
LBSU Takes on UCI on Thursday

October 3, 2006

Box Score

LONG BEACH, CA -- Alexis Crimes became the 13th player in program history to record 1,000 or more kills, as the Long Beach State women's volleyball team toppled CS Northridge, 3-0 from the Walter Pyramid on Tuesday night. Game scores were 30-24, 31-29, 30-24.

Long Beach State improved to 11-4, 2-1 Big West, while CSUN fell to 9-5, 3-1 Big West, snapping the Matador win streak at six.

Crimes finished the contest with 14 kills, and now has 1,002 for her career. The junior also posted four blocks. Naomi Washington chipped in with 12 kills as well. Nicole Vargas posted her ninth double-double with 41 assists and 13 digs. Iris Murray led everyone with 19 digs.

Harmony Burdine recorded 11 kills to lead CS Northridge in the losing effort. CSUN hit just .145 for the match.

Long Beach State managed to pull away late in game one and unlocked a 23-23 tie with a 7-1 run to capture the set, 30-24. Northridge committed three service errors and seven attack errors to aid the 49ers as well. Crimes netted five kills in the stanza, while as a team, LBSU registered 30 digs.

The 49ers fought off three game points and went on a 5-0 run to complete a come from behind 31-29 game two victory. The Matadors led by as many as five points (25-20) after a 49er attack error, before the Long Beach State rally. Robin Miramontes sparked the rally with a kill to pull within two, 29-27, followed by a Quincy Verdin kill and a Matador attack error to tie the game at 29-29. Crimes netted four more kills in the stanza to raise her match total to nine.

It was all Long Beach State in the third stanza, as the 49ers cruised to a 30-24 victory.

The 49ers return to action Thursday when they host UC Irvine at 7 pm.