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Post by BeachbytheBay on Sept 28, 2015 0:10:18 GMT -5
800th win for Gimmillaro (well, 801 now)
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Post by Mix Breed-TEXAS,HI,LBSU on Sept 28, 2015 0:21:00 GMT -5
Congrats Brian! One of my favorite collegiate coaches...Good win Beach!
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Oct 11, 2015 14:43:20 GMT -5
interesting match-up with Hawaii, not sure who will be out today for Hawaii, & whether Murray will be recovered enough to either a) play, or b) be effective even if she plays first time for a bunch of LB frosh to experience a Hawaii match how will LB handle the aggressive Hawaii serve, and allow LB put some pressure on Hawaii www.daily49er.com/sports/2015/10/08/the-49ers-take-on-hawaii-in-a-match-up-between-the-top-two-teams-in-the-conference/The 49ers take on Hawai’i in a match up between the top two teams in the conference. LBSU heads to The Aloha State for a matchup with conference powerhouse Hawai’i. Kayce Contatore, Assistant Sports Editor October 8, 2015 Print Friendly The rematch of last season’s Big West title is here as the No. 24 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team takes on No. 10 Hawai’i at the Stan Sherriff Center in Hawai’i on Sunday at 8 p.m. The top two teams in the conference prepare for the first meeting of the season since the 49ers stunned the Rainbow Warriors in Hawai’i last season with a 3-2 win to secure the conference championship. Hawai’i has risen every week in the NCAA polls with dominating performances in both conference and non-conference play. LBSU head coach Brian Gimmillaro still believes that the Rainbow Warriors should have a better position in the polls after they trounced then No. 2 Florida in four sets early in the season. “My feeling is they’re one of the top three or four teams in the country,” Gimmillaro said. “They’re good in every position. Everybody is returning, except one middle [blocker], and the middle they have is better than the middle they had. It gives us an opportunity to relax a little bit and play hard.” Hawai’i’s sophomore middle blocker Olivia Magill took over the top blocking spot for the Rainbow Warriors. She is leading in the conference with an average of 1.51 blocks per set and holds a .402 hitting percentage. The Rainbow Warriors are trying to go undefeated in conference as the 49ers did last season with junior opposite hitter Nikki Taylor averaging 4.58 kills per set and 2.25 digs per set. Taylor has registered double digit kill numbers in 14 of 15 matches this season, totaling 14 kills with just one error as Hawai’i topped UC Riverside on Oct. 3. Hawai’i is ranked first in the NCAA in blocks, averaging 3.27 blocks per set and is ninth in kills with a .292 hitting percentage. “We know [the Rainbow Warriors] are a strong team offensively and defensively, so we expect them to be really good and the best,” freshman middle blocker Peyton Grahovac said. “We want to play our best and beat them.” Hawai’i consistently supplies a packed house for the volleyball matches, and the Rainbow Warrior crowd can certainly come into play as the seventh man on the court. LBSU senior libero Lindsey Lawmaster said that the atmosphere in the Stan Sheriff Center would be as intense as always. “It’s going to be a challenge, a fight,” Lawmaster said. “I expect a dog fight. I think it will be a good opportunity for us, especially since we’re slow on the road, to actually get up to the challenge and play a good team.” Lawmaster said that Hawai’i is the one match that she is always excited for because of the rivalry between the top two teams in the conference. Hawai’i hosts the 49ers on Sunday at 8 p.m. PST at the Stan Sheriff Center
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Post by thebeach1 on Oct 11, 2015 15:38:09 GMT -5
I realize "moral victories" don't mean squat; however, I would be happy if the Beach takes 1 set off of this powerful, #8 ranked, Hawaii squad. With the exception of Higgins, Hawaii will be at full strength as Greeley, slightly injured at UCR, hit over .600 in a victory Friday over CSUN. Murray will have to be effective in the middle for the Beach to have any chance. Also, Barber will have to return to the form she had in the opening weeks of the season for the Beach to keep it close. The freshmen--Wilson, Beddingfield, Miller, Grahovac, and Kruidoff--will be thrown into the lion's den tonight and will have to adjust quickly. An upset win tonight would be HUGE for this young squad.
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Oct 11, 2015 17:27:20 GMT -5
I realize "moral victories" don't mean squat; however, I would be happy if the Beach takes 1 set off of this powerful, #8 ranked, Hawaii squad. With the exception of Higgins, Hawaii will be at full strength as Greeley, slightly injured at UCR, hit over .600 in a victory Friday over CSUN. Murray will have to be effective in the middle for the Beach to have any chance. Also, Barber will have to return to the form she had in the opening weeks of the season for the Beach to keep it close. The freshmen--Wilson, Beddingfield, Miller, Grahovac, and Kruidoff--will be thrown into the lion's den tonight and will have to adjust quickly. An upset win tonight would be HUGE for this young squad. Definitely agree with you. I hope Murray is healthy and ready to play because she is going to be needed. Barber has been pretty consistent, but she is going to have to have an amazing night if LBSU wants a chance to upset Hawaii. I really hope the freshman don't get too overwhelmed with playing at the Stan Sheriff Center. It should be a good match.
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Post by ko'olau on Oct 11, 2015 17:57:07 GMT -5
interesting match-up with Hawaii, not sure who will be out today for Hawaii, & whether Murray will be recovered enough to either a) play, or b) be effective even if she plays first time for a bunch of LB frosh to experience a Hawaii match how will LB handle the aggressive Hawaii serve, and allow LB put some pressure on Hawaii www.daily49er.com/sports/2015/10/08/the-49ers-take-on-hawaii-in-a-match-up-between-the-top-two-teams-in-the-conference/The 49ers take on Hawai’i in a match up between the top two teams in the conference. LBSU heads to The Aloha State for a matchup with conference powerhouse Hawai’i. Kayce Contatore, Assistant Sports Editor October 8, 2015 Print Friendly The rematch of last season’s Big West title is here as the No. 24 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team takes on No. 10 Hawai’i at the Stan Sherriff Center in Hawai’i on Sunday at 8 p.m. The top two teams in the conference prepare for the first meeting of the season since the 49ers stunned the Rainbow Warriors in Hawai’i last season with a 3-2 win to secure the conference championship. Hawai’i has risen every week in the NCAA polls with dominating performances in both conference and non-conference play. LBSU head coach Brian Gimmillaro still believes that the Rainbow Warriors should have a better position in the polls after they trounced then No. 2 Florida in four sets early in the season. “My feeling is they’re one of the top three or four teams in the country,” Gimmillaro said. “They’re good in every position. Everybody is returning, except one middle [blocker], and the middle they have is better than the middle they had. It gives us an opportunity to relax a little bit and play hard.” Hawai’i’s sophomore middle blocker Olivia Magill took over the top blocking spot for the Rainbow Warriors. She is leading in the conference with an average of 1.51 blocks per set and holds a .402 hitting percentage. The Rainbow Warriors are trying to go undefeated in conference as the 49ers did last season with junior opposite hitter Nikki Taylor averaging 4.58 kills per set and 2.25 digs per set. Taylor has registered double digit kill numbers in 14 of 15 matches this season, totaling 14 kills with just one error as Hawai’i topped UC Riverside on Oct. 3. Hawai’i is ranked first in the NCAA in blocks, averaging 3.27 blocks per set and is ninth in kills with a .292 hitting percentage. “We know [the Rainbow Warriors] are a strong team offensively and defensively, so we expect them to be really good and the best,” freshman middle blocker Peyton Grahovac said. “We want to play our best and beat them.” Hawai’i consistently supplies a packed house for the volleyball matches, and the Rainbow Warrior crowd can certainly come into play as the seventh man on the court. LBSU senior libero Lindsey Lawmaster said that the atmosphere in the Stan Sheriff Center would be as intense as always. “It’s going to be a challenge, a fight,” Lawmaster said. “I expect a dog fight. I think it will be a good opportunity for us, especially since we’re slow on the road, to actually get up to the challenge and play a good team.” Lawmaster said that Hawai’i is the one match that she is always excited for because of the rivalry between the top two teams in the conference. Hawai’i hosts the 49ers on Sunday at 8 p.m. PST at the Stan Sheriff Center Wow...I don't usually care about misinformed facts, but this one kept throwing it up. - Rainbow Warriors? - sophomore Magill? - #10 Hawaii, #24 LBSU (this was written when Hawaii is #8, LBSU is unranked) - Sherriff? - 4 sets vs Florida? It had the blocking and hitting percentage stats correct. Funny
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Post by Victory At Hand on Oct 11, 2015 18:35:38 GMT -5
It will be a great match. I don't think Higgins will play against the Beach. Annie Mitchem was great against Northridge, so I don't think Dave will play Maglio as well. A great match-up tonight as Taylor and Barber will be hitting and blocking against each other.
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Post by thebeach1 on Oct 11, 2015 19:01:17 GMT -5
Gimmillaro may have to tinker with his line up to contend with the Wahines' size advantage up-front. I wouldn't be surprised if 6'4 Tiara Wallace, and 6'4 Peyton Grahovac, both see some playing time in the front row tonight.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Oct 17, 2015 9:27:07 GMT -5
www.presstelegram.com/sports/20151016/long-beach-states-jenelle-hudson-evolving-into-leaderLONG BEACH >> Every time Jenelle Hudson takes the court, she’s greeted by nearly her entire family. And it’s a big one. So many of the Long Beach State senior setter’s family members attend her games that her teammates now willingly hand over their extra tickets. “I think I use 15 tickets a game, at least,” Hudson said. “If they aren’t using them, they just automatically transfer them to me. I don’t even ask.” Hudson can list every game that her family hasn’t been at. And there’s only a few. She has developed a following in the volleyball-rich Long Beach community. And rightfully so, said assistant coach Erika Dillard, because her personality is as dynamic as her setting. “She’s so competitive,” Dillard said, “and she’s such a caring kid,” This is the type of volleyball atmosphere that Hudson always dreamed of. And she’s thrived in this atmosphere. Hudson, who transferred to LBSU from Iowa State after her sophomore season in 2013, was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2014, becoming only the second setter in program history to earn the honor. The other was Misty May. She’s only built on that this season. Despite a challenging and injury-riddled season, Hudson has gotten even more creative with her sets, creating chances for her hitters. She’s second in the Big West in assists per set (10.18) and has the third-best attack percentage (.293). “Jenelle is able to run a quick offense here,” Dillard said. “She’s able to have her own ideas. (Head coach) Brian (Gimmillaro) lets her be creative. She’s able to push the middles in our offense and set balls that are against the flow. She doesn’t have to run a high-ball offense here, the creativity that she’s able to use is what makes her her.” But it wasn’t always like this. Hudson was an unheralded recruit out of high school, despite her volleyball roots — her mother Carolyn was a legendary player at Hawaii — and her CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year Award. There was one school that wanted her, but it took her away from her family in San Diego and away from the style of volleyball that she always knew. “It was a great experience for me,” she said. “I loved the college town and the football team. The whole atmosphere there — they’re a big football school and a big basketball school. And for volleyball they had a huge crowd. I loved the atmosphere there, but I was ready to come home.” What she didn’t know was that she was already on the radar at Long Beach State, a place that fit her style perfectly. The 49er coaches had been watching her as a club player for years. “I had coached against her a lot because I coached 18s when she was playing as a club kid,” Dillard said. “I knew that she was a very strong player and competitive. She ran a very quick style of offense and kind of ad-libbed on her own and did her own thing, but played on a very good club team in San Diego.” Advertisement Playing under Gimmillaro has helped refine her game. She’s become more technically proficient and confident in both her skills and her identity as a setter. And Hudson’s caring nature has helped transform her into an effective leader. “Now we get her here now and I’ve watched her game elevate from last year to this year,” Dillard said. “I think she’s just so much happier being at home and having her family around here. And the way that she embraces her teammates, all of these kids look up to her as the captain. Her attitude on the court and she would do anything for her teammates outside of volleyball. Everybody loves this kid.” At 14-5 and 4-2 in the Big West, the 49ers are still in the thick of a title race. But after that? She may just be ready to leave again. Hudson comes from an athletic family and has even had a few cousins who played volleyball overseas. She’s already had a few conversations about what it would be like to play at the next level with her family and Dillard thinks she’s absolutely capable of it. She doesn’t know what her next stop will be, but for now, she’s content to enjoy this one. “They’ve definitely given me some advice about it and told me about their experiences,” Hudson said. “I think I would just talk to Brian and see where I best fit and where it takes me.”
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Oct 17, 2015 12:42:03 GMT -5
Im definitely going to miss Hudson running this offense next year. We will get Atkinson and Brinke back next year, but we lose a fantastic setter and leader in Hudson.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Oct 29, 2015 0:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by thebeach1 on Oct 29, 2015 1:02:34 GMT -5
Good article on Grahovac. She has improved tremendously throughout the season and was particularly impressive at Hawaii. Grahovac can also set well when needed and I can see BG molding her on the right side to be as effective as Bre Mackie was in her career at LBSU. Next season the Beach will be very deep, and very tall, on the front line. It will be interesting to see if BG leaves Grahovac on the right side or if a healthy, 6'5 Sherridan Atkinson assumes that spot. The Beach will also have options with 6'2, highly recruited, RS Ashley Anselmo next season.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Nov 13, 2015 18:27:58 GMT -5
www.longbeachstate.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/111215aab.htmlDewyer obviously a key competitor to replace Hudson for next year as LB will return most everyone else Long Beach, Calif. - Head coach Brian Gimmillaro announced the signing of four student-athletes on Wednesday's National Signing Day, welcoming them into the Long Beach State women's volleyball program. The 2016 class includes local Southern California talent in Ashley Anselmo (Mira Costa HS), Morgan Dewyer (Palm Desert HS) and Hannah Pauling (Murrieta Valley HS), but also includes Yizhi Xue, who comes to the Beach all the way from China. "What I'm most pleased about with this class, is not only are they good volleyball players, but their care about team and about academics is extraordinary," said Gimmillaro of the 2016 signees. "These are exactly the type of players I want to represent Long Beach State women's volleyball." Anselmo hails from a strong high school program at Mira Costa High and has won nearly 60 games over the last two seasons. At 6-foot-2, she starts at opposite for the Mustangs and projects the do the same at Long Beach State. She was a first team All-Bay League selection as a junior after leading her team to the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA quarterfinals. "Ashley is a successful leader and a skilled team player," Gimmillaro said. "She's the type of player that we want at Long Beach because she really cares about the team." Dewyer is the starting setter and senior captain at Palm Desert High, where she has spent all four years on varsity. She was second team All-Desert Valley League as a freshman and a first team all-league selection the last two years. So far this season, Dewyer has racked up 647 assists, 115 aces and 229 digs in 90 sets played. The left-hander also plays opposite hitter and has totaled 228 kills this year. Dewyer also played club volleyball at 951 Elite Volleyball Club in Wildomar, Calif. "I really wanted Morgan to come here and be a setter for our future," Gimmillaro stated. "She's dedicated, skilled, athletic and competitive." Pauling comes to Long Beach State from Murrieta Valley High School and Mavericks Volleyball Club in Corona, Calif. She is a 5-foot-10 outside hitter who also brings plenty of beach volleyball experience to LBSU. "Hannah Pauling is a very strong, skilled outside hitter who will help the program immediately," said Gimmillaro. Xue, who goes by "Eri", is a talented 6-foot-4 middle blocker traveling from China to Long Beach. She is expected to fit in very well at the Beach and could be a factor beginning her freshman year. "Her style of play fits exactly into what I teach," Gimmillaro said. "She'll be young but very accomplished and she'll have an immediate impact on our program." Anselmo, Dewyer and Pauling all bring beach volleyball experience to the Long Beach State program as well, and project to be contributors on the sand starting in the 2016-17 season.
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Post by kahusancali on Nov 14, 2015 1:19:52 GMT -5
RPI at #53. Will they go up or down after the win over CSUN tonight?
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Nov 22, 2015 0:28:57 GMT -5
LB takes care of Riverside -17, -17, 15
now 23-6, looked a lot sharper today, probably need some help,
got a little with San Diego, UOP, & LMU all wining today
Denver winning to get to the WAC finals & Harvard winning a playoff to take the Ivy league
still need a lot more help
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