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Staff reports
Cheryl Weaver and Tayyiba Haneef took turns pacing the offense
this weekend as the top-ranked Long Beach State women's volleyball
team downed Big West Conference foes Cal State Fullerton and
UC Riverside on the road.
Haneef tallied 17 kills and 10 digs in the 49ers' 30-17, 30-17,
30-21 sweep over Cal State Fullerton Friday at Titan Gym.
Weaver added 15 kills and three aces and Brittany Hochevar
had nine kills, 10 digs and five blocks as LBSU (18-0, 11-0
BWC) hit .333 as a team.
Setter Keri Nishimoto dished 41 assists and had 11 digs against
the Titans, while teammate Elisha Thomas' seven kills and
six blocks helped the 49ers finish with 9.0 team blocks.
As a team, the Titans (8-12, 4-9 BWC) hit for a mark of -.009
in the match. Megan Sabo finished with six kills and Jaclyn
Owen five, while setter Kim Levey had 20 assists and nine
digs.
The 49ers notched its 14th sweep in 18 matches this season
with a 30-19, 30-13, 30-22 decision over UC Riverside (8-14,
1-11 BWC) Saturday at the Student Rec Center. Weaver connected
for 19 kills on 25 attempts to finish with a .640 attack percentage
as The Beach fired at .378 while holding the Highlanders to
a mark of .040.
Haneef finished second offensively with 12 kills while both
Hochevar and Thomas tallied six.
Hochevar added two aces and four blocks and Thomas again excelled
at the net with five blocks as the 49ers out-blocked UCR by
a margin of 8.0 to 4.0.
Nishimoto had 37 assists with seven digs and four kills and
Lindsay Phillips started the match in the front row and finished
with three kills, three aces and eight digs.
Katie DeRoss paced the Highlanders with eight kills and seven
digs while Pam Hartman had seven kills in the losing effort.
Big West action continues for No.1 LBSU this weekend as the
49ers face Cal State Northridge Friday and Pacific Saturday
at The Pyramid. Game time for both matches is set for 7:30
p.m.
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