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	Vol.7, No 23, October 7, 1999
	Volleyball team has easy time with Fullerton By Elyse Medlin Daily Forty-Niner No. 5 ranked Long Beach State tested out a new style of defensive attack on Cal State Fullerton Tuesday night.  However, it was the 49ers' old style that resulted in a four game victory (15-1, 15-13, 13-15, 15-3).   WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Fullerton runs the same type of heavy-hitting offense as Nevada and Pacific, so LBSU Head Coach Brian Gimmillaro said he tried a different strategy. "What we did in the second and third game was different," Gimmillaro said. "Not just our level of performance, but our strategy was different. I wanted to see if we could block some difficult balls." Fullerton stole game three  during one of these 49er defensive trial periods. The last time Fullerton forced a four-game match against the 49ers was November 16, 1996. However, when the 49ers opened the match with their old style in the first game, they allowed the Titansí only one point for the entire game.  The 49ers were so effective in this style of play, they hit .484 percent for Game 1, compared to only .129 for the Titans. "They're good," Fullerton Assistant Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said.  "They have the weapons, but we flat out didn't play game one." In Game 2 the 49ers led by 4 points before relinquishing five points to the Titans.  Later in the game, Fulllerton went on another five-point run to pull out of the (8-10) deficit. With the Titans leading (13-10), LBSU called a time-out.  The 49ers responded with sophomore Cheryl Weaverís powerful kills and senior Brandy Barrattís serving ace which contributed to five points and gave the 49ers the win (15-13). The Titans grabbed an early lead in Game 3 and served for the game twice. Weaver took away Fullertonís first opportunity with a kill.  However, as the Titans regained the sideout for thier second chance at  the win, 49er senior Anja Grabovac hit the second game point long. This resulted in the 49ers losing the game (13-15). "If Fullerton could play with that intensity every night, they would beat most teams," Gimmillaro said. "Honestly, I can't feel that we lost," CSUF Assistant Coach Nestor Rodriguez said.  "To us it was a win." LBSU returns to The Pyramid tonight to host No. 11 Pepperdine at 7:30 p.m.		Garth Milan/ Daily Forty-Niner Outside hitter Kristy Kieruff pounds one past the Fullerton front line in Tuesday night's win against the Titans.                                                                                   Freshmen advising workshops mandatory Legal drugs coming Snoop doesn't represent campus Rapper favored, but not realistic Air Force lifts crowd Student Union relaxes students Volleyball team has easy time with Fullerton LBSU hopes to double pleasure this weekend Trojans in must-win situation Another close loss for men's water polo Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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