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	Vol.7, No 37, November 2, 1999
	The Beach sinks two more By Tom Harshbarger Daily Forty-Niner Despite being bruised and banged up, the No. 6 Long Beach State women's volleyball team proved too powerful for unranked Cal State Fullerton Saturday, sweeping the Titans (15-5, 15-3, 15-4) at The Pyramid. "When Fullerton played its best, we played well," LBSU Head Coach Brian Gimmillaro said.   VOLLEYBALL "The best things they could do, we stopped. That was our night." Cheryl Weaver, playing with a separated shoulder, led the 49ers (19-2, 11-1) with 13 kills. Anja Grabovac and Brandy Barratt added seven kills apiece, including a thunderous spike from Grabovac that put an exclamation point on the second game. Keri Nishimoto, playing with an ankle sprain, had 10 digs and 29 assists for The Beach. The team came out  slowly in the first game, falling behind 3-5 before scoring the next 12 points. From then out, the match was never really in question. The other "M*A*S*H*" unit member, Veronica Walls, recovering from a broken finger, had six kills of her own. The injuries didn't seem to worry Gimmillaro, though. "Those are problems, but they've all been cleared by doctors," he said. "[The players] are not going to be able to function completely, but they can function well enough." As a team, the Titans' (6-19, 2-10) kill percentage was minus .067, compared to LBSU's .364. The Titans also made 29 hitting errors, while The Beach finished with a mere 11 hitting errors. The win marked the 11th consecutive win for The Beach, and the 34th straight win against the Titans. It was also The Beach's 57th consecutive home win. On Thursday, The Beach swept UC Irvine (15-1, 15-9, 15-1) at The Pyramid. The team made 37 kills compared to 20 for the Anteaters (8-15, 1-10). The Beach hits the road Friday to take on Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at 7 p.m. They face No. 8 UC Santa Barbara Saturday at 7 p.m. in Goleta.		Jason Steinberg/ Daily Forty-Niner Outside hitter Anja Grabovac digs out a spike in Thursday night's win against the UC Irvine Anteaters in the Pyramid.                                                             A.S.I. loses money   Beach concert to blast off   GOP appeals to women voters   Students rush to enroll at CSULB   Prominent dean resigns Vets need more   Standing up for male gender rights Alumni share film industry process   Latin art museum offers two unique exhibits   'The West Wing' brings glory to NBC's fall season LBSU club hockey  team beats SDSU   The Beach sinks two more   Regular season comes to close for women's soccer Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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