LBSU Returns House for Big West Showdowns Towards UC San Diego, Hawai‘i

WHAT’S COMING UP FOR LBSU
MATCH 18
UC San Diego (4-14, 2-4 Big West) at Long Beach State (12-5, 5-1 Big West)
Thursday, Oct. 16 • 7 p.m.  
Long Beach, Calif. • Walter Pyramid
Live Stats • ESPN+

MATCH 19
Hawai’i (6-11, 2-4 Big West) at Long Beach State
Friday, Oct. 17 • 6 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Walter Pyramid
Live Stats • ESPNU

FIRST SERVE
Long Beach State returns house this week for a pair of Big West matches.
 
The Beach hosts UC San Diego on Thursday evening. ESPN+ protection begins at 7 p.m. with Matt Brown and Sarah Pavan on the decision.
 
Friday evening’s match in opposition to Hawai’i might be nationally televised on ESPNU starting at 6 p.m. Anne Marie Anderson will deal with play-by-play duties, whereas Nicole Branagh gives colour commentary. The match will even stream reside on the ESPN app.

SCOUTING THE TRITONS
UC San Diego enters the week 4-14 general and 2-4 in Big West play after dropping a pair of 3-2 matches to UC Davis and UC Riverside final week.

• Molly McClusky ranks second within the Big West with 245 kills (3.45/set), sixty fifth nationally. She’s additionally seventh in aces per set (0.30) and tied for third in complete aces (21).
• Mika Rome is third within the Big West in assists per set (8.76), totaling 368 on the season.

Series: LBSU leads the all-time collection, 10-0.

SCOUTING THE RAINBOW WAHINE
Hawai’i begins the week with a 6-11 general report and 2-4 mark within the Big West. The Rainbow Wahine dropped a pair of 3-1 choices to Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara final week at house.

• Cha’lei Reid leads the Big West and ranks twenty first nationally in service aces per set (0.51). Her 30 aces high the convention.
• Reid additionally stands seventh within the league in kills per set (3.29) and ninth in complete kills (194).
• Millana Sylvester ranks eighth in blocks (1.03/set) and ninth in hitting share (.284).

Series: Hawai’i leads the all-time collection, 44-19-1.

KING NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOR THE FOURTH TIME
For the fourth time this season—and the second consecutive week—Logan King was been named Big West Freshman Volleyball Player of the Week on October 13.
The 6-foot-2 reverse averaged 4.14 factors, 3.29 kills, 3.29 digs, and 1.14 blocks per set in a 1-1 week for the Beach.

• In a sweep of UC Riverside, King posted 11 kills, eight digs, and 5 blocks.
• At UC Davis, she recorded her sixth double-double of the yr with 12 kills and a season-best 15 digs, including three blocks and a service ace because the Aggies snapped LBSU’s nine-match profitable streak with a 3-1 victory.

King turns into simply the eighth participant for the reason that Big West started presenting Freshman of the Week honors in 2014 to earn the award no less than 4 occasions in a single season. Cal Poly’s Adlee Van Winden set the league report with seven alternatives in 2015.
 
King beforehand earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors (Oct. 4) after averaging 4.88 factors, 4.38 kills, and a couple of.25 digs per set in wins over UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly.
She notched her fifth double-double of the season (14 kills, 10 digs) vs. UCSB and a season-best 21 kills vs. Cal Poly, including eight digs, 4 blocks, and 4 assists.
 
King additionally earned Freshman of the Week honors on Sept. 8, turning into the primary LBSU participant to win the award in back-to-back weeks since its inception in 2014.
Notable performances:

• 18 kills, 7 digs vs. No. 19 UCLA
• 17 kills on .419 hitting vs. Oregon State

Big West Ranks:

• third – Kills per set (3.68)
• third – Total kills (229)
• third – Points per set (4.13)
• third – Total factors (271.5)

King is powering the Long Beach State offense to 13.84 kills per set, rating twenty fourth nationally this week.
International: King was one in all 12 gamers chosen to the Volleyball Canada U21 National Team, competing on the NORCECA Pan Am Cup (July 20–28, Costa Rica) and the FIVB U21 World Championship (Aug. 7–17, Indonesia). She was named Best Opposite on the Pan Am Cup after serving to Canada attain the bronze medal match and ranked twentieth general at Worlds with 105 factors (88 kills).

WE WENT STREAKING
LBSU’s nine-match profitable streak—snapped Oct. 11 at UC Davis—was its longest since 2014, when the Beach gained 17 straight en path to a Big West title and NCAA berth.

MAXWELL NAMED SETTER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK
Sophomore setter Madi Maxwell earned Big West Setter of the Week honors for the second consecutive week (Sept. 29).Maxwell led the Beach to a 2-0 convention begin with 67 assists (11.17/set), including 5 blocks, three aces, and two kills.
At the UniWyo Invite, she averaged 11.46 assists per set with two double-doubles, together with a career-high 57 assists vs. Idaho State.
The 6-2 sophomore leads the Big West with 611 assists (9.70/set), rating forty third nationally in complete assists and 52nd in assists per set. She additionally leads the workforce in digs (164), eleventh within the Big West.

AGI NAMED OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior outdoors hitter Elise Agi earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors after main the Beach to a 3-0 report on the UniWyo Invite.
Agi hit .326 whereas averaging 3.46 kills, 3.00 digs, and three.88 factors per set. She posted two double-doubles, together with a career-high 16 digs vs. Wyoming and 24 kills vs. Idaho State.
She leads the workforce in service aces (16) and ranks second in kills (181) and digs (149). Agi additionally earned All-Tournament honors at Santa Clara’s Mission Classic.
Agi was invited to take part within the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Open Program (Feb. 21–23, 2025, Colorado Springs) however didn’t take part as a result of damage.

DROPPING THE HAMAKER
Freshman outdoors hitter Sidney Hamaker recorded double-digit kills in 5 straight matches (Sept. 19–Oct. 3), capped by a season-high 14 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
She has seven double-digit kill performances in 17 matches and ranks third on the workforce with 140 kills (2.64/set).

BLOCK PARTY AT THE PYRAMID

• Nieko Thomas leads LBSU and the Big West in complete blocks (72), rating 92nd nationally. She’s fourth within the Big West in blocks per set (1.14).
• Rhiann Sheffie ranks fourth in complete blocks (66) and fifth in blocks per set (1.05).

As a workforce, the Beach leads the Big West in blocks per set (2.56) and ranks thirty second nationally. LBSU can be second within the convention and forty eighth nationally in complete blocks (161.5).

DOUBLE LIBERO
LBSU makes use of a two-libero rotation that includes Anna Jelinek and Izzy Mahaffey.

• Jelinek ranks fourth on the workforce in digs (122), with 5 double-digit efforts, together with a season-high 13 vs. San Diego State (Sept. 13).
• Mahaffey ranks fifth in digs (92) and fourth in service aces (8), recording double-digit digs 3 times, together with 15 at Wyoming (Sept. 18) and once more vs. Idaho State (Sept. 20).

HITTING 70
Long Beach State recorded back-to-back 70+ kill matches for the primary time in practically three years—72 at Wyoming (Sept. 18) and 75 vs. Idaho State (Sept. 20).
The final time LBSU achieved the feat was Oct. 14, 2022.

THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Junior Tatum Hoff is the daughter of Long Beach State alum and U.S. Olympic gold medalist Tom Hoff, who starred for the Beach earlier than a adorned worldwide profession.
A 3-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008), Tom Hoff helped Team USA seize gold in Beijing (2008).
Tatum has carved out a daily function within the rotation, contributing 5 service aces this season.

THE LONG BEACH TRADITION
With a 12-5 report this season, Long Beach State owns an all-time report of 1,330-521-6.
The Beach’s 1,330 victories rank ninth in NCAA Division I historical past, whereas this system’s .719 profitable share ranks twelfth nationally.

BIG WEST PRESEASON POLL
Long Beach State was picked fifth within the 2025 Big West Preseason Coaches’ Poll, launched Aug. 21. The Beach earned 68 factors, whereas Hawai’i (94) edged Cal Poly (92) for the highest spot.
UC Davis (75) and UCSB (73) rounded out the highest 4.

A LOOK BACK
Last week, Long Beach State prolonged its profitable streak to 9 with a sweep of UC Riverside final Friday earlier than UC Davis snapped the streak on Saturday 3-1:

• Defeated UC Riverside, 3-0
• misplaced at UC Davis, 3-1

Recaps:
• [LBSU vs. UC Riverside]
• [LBSU vs. UC Davis]
 

~#LongBeachConstructed~