Post by vballmom on Oct 26, 2004 14:51:32 GMT -5
These are the results for Long Beach at the Vegas tournament.
Subject: Quick Hit Newsletter: LBSU Men's VB Results from Vegas
Long Beach State went 4-1 in various matches in Las Vegas on Saturday. The day saw some saw some strong performances by several 49ers. The team returns home to complete its fall competition schedule next Saturday in the Pyramid against UCI, USC and Cal Baptist.
Results on the day are as follows:
LBSU def Las Vegas All Stars (3-0) 30-15, 30-25, 30-23
LBSU "B" def USC "B" (3-1) 18-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-28
LBSU def UC Irvine (3-0) 30=24, 30-22, 30-24
Las Vegas All Stars def LBSU "B" 2-1
LBSU def USC (3-0) 30-28, 30-28, 39-37
For the 49ers, Justin May had his best day as a 49er by scoring 32 points against USC in the morning match and coming off the bench in the final match of the day against USC and scoring the match winning block. Adam Schlesinger, freshman setter, after a shaky start, played better and better as the match went on, running his offense, hitting his jump serve and touching and controlling balls at the net as a blocker. Teddy Liles scored 14 points against SC in the evening match to cap off a great day as middle blocker. Teddy was virtually unstoppable as a quick hitter on the shoot or 31 set in the match and he continues to improve greatly as a blocker.
Ricky Hoag continues to improve in the middle. Kevin Cape made several nice moves as a blocker and had some key swings against SC in the morning match. Paul Lotman had another solid day passing, but with as good of arm as he has, there is a lot more offense there than we are getting at times.
Paul Munoz and Tyler Caldwell both played libero in different matches throughout the day... and both did a standout job. Paul played two steady matches against UCI and later against USC.. the rock solid play he showed throughout last year was much in evidence throughout the day. And when not playing libero, both Tyler and Paul were effective jump servers from off the bench.
Nate Hagstrom continues to show why he is one of the best outside hitters in the country. His heavy jump serve, solid serve receive and ability to get on a fast set to the pin makes him a handful for any teams right side block. Robert Tarr continues to impress with his passing... he made some big time stuff blocks late against SC in the evening match, and he simply has the ability to play at an altitude that most players can only dream of. Duncan Budinger is once again a sideout machine as a quick hitter... his jump float serve scores points in bunches and his ability to get across the net as blocker is only getting better and better. Tyler Hildebrand continues to do things with a volleyball as a setter that astounded anyone who watched him play. With opening up the offense even more, Tyler had the 49er hitters for nearly the entire day attacking with such pace and speed to simply overwhelm the opponents block.
But, that doesn't mean things went easy all day. Against UCI, the 49ers could almost do no wrong. We were on a roll, every hitter was scoring from all around the court... against SC that was not the same story... In all 3 games, the 49ers found themselves down by several points (game 1 21-25, game 2 17-20, game 3 20-25) but the team made some big strides in blocking this past week and that turned the tide in each game for the team.
All in all each player on the team got lots of playing time against some good opponents and had success. One more week in the gym as a team leading up to the tournament next Saturday. Its been a good fall, a fall that has seen the team shape an identity, have a few failures but respond with a renewed and improved performance next time out. And we are going to get even better in the coming weeks and months. We are learning how to play the game, and its great to watch.
Thanks again for all of your support and to all the parents and fans who came out to Vegas this weekend... Go Beach!!!
Long Beach State Men's Volleyball Staff
Subject: Quick Hit Newsletter: LBSU Men's VB Results from Vegas
Long Beach State went 4-1 in various matches in Las Vegas on Saturday. The day saw some saw some strong performances by several 49ers. The team returns home to complete its fall competition schedule next Saturday in the Pyramid against UCI, USC and Cal Baptist.
Results on the day are as follows:
LBSU def Las Vegas All Stars (3-0) 30-15, 30-25, 30-23
LBSU "B" def USC "B" (3-1) 18-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-28
LBSU def UC Irvine (3-0) 30=24, 30-22, 30-24
Las Vegas All Stars def LBSU "B" 2-1
LBSU def USC (3-0) 30-28, 30-28, 39-37
For the 49ers, Justin May had his best day as a 49er by scoring 32 points against USC in the morning match and coming off the bench in the final match of the day against USC and scoring the match winning block. Adam Schlesinger, freshman setter, after a shaky start, played better and better as the match went on, running his offense, hitting his jump serve and touching and controlling balls at the net as a blocker. Teddy Liles scored 14 points against SC in the evening match to cap off a great day as middle blocker. Teddy was virtually unstoppable as a quick hitter on the shoot or 31 set in the match and he continues to improve greatly as a blocker.
Ricky Hoag continues to improve in the middle. Kevin Cape made several nice moves as a blocker and had some key swings against SC in the morning match. Paul Lotman had another solid day passing, but with as good of arm as he has, there is a lot more offense there than we are getting at times.
Paul Munoz and Tyler Caldwell both played libero in different matches throughout the day... and both did a standout job. Paul played two steady matches against UCI and later against USC.. the rock solid play he showed throughout last year was much in evidence throughout the day. And when not playing libero, both Tyler and Paul were effective jump servers from off the bench.
Nate Hagstrom continues to show why he is one of the best outside hitters in the country. His heavy jump serve, solid serve receive and ability to get on a fast set to the pin makes him a handful for any teams right side block. Robert Tarr continues to impress with his passing... he made some big time stuff blocks late against SC in the evening match, and he simply has the ability to play at an altitude that most players can only dream of. Duncan Budinger is once again a sideout machine as a quick hitter... his jump float serve scores points in bunches and his ability to get across the net as blocker is only getting better and better. Tyler Hildebrand continues to do things with a volleyball as a setter that astounded anyone who watched him play. With opening up the offense even more, Tyler had the 49er hitters for nearly the entire day attacking with such pace and speed to simply overwhelm the opponents block.
But, that doesn't mean things went easy all day. Against UCI, the 49ers could almost do no wrong. We were on a roll, every hitter was scoring from all around the court... against SC that was not the same story... In all 3 games, the 49ers found themselves down by several points (game 1 21-25, game 2 17-20, game 3 20-25) but the team made some big strides in blocking this past week and that turned the tide in each game for the team.
All in all each player on the team got lots of playing time against some good opponents and had success. One more week in the gym as a team leading up to the tournament next Saturday. Its been a good fall, a fall that has seen the team shape an identity, have a few failures but respond with a renewed and improved performance next time out. And we are going to get even better in the coming weeks and months. We are learning how to play the game, and its great to watch.
Thanks again for all of your support and to all the parents and fans who came out to Vegas this weekend... Go Beach!!!
Long Beach State Men's Volleyball Staff