49ers
sweep Idaho, Utah St.
By Kandace Hsu
Daily Forty- Niner
 The
Long Beach State women’s volleyball team
improved to 10-0 after sweeping both the
University of Idaho Vandals, 30-20, 30-20,
30-27, and the Utah State Aggies (30-19,
30-21, 30-24) in six straight games.
The 49ers are 2-0 in the Big West Conference
and are unbeaten in 25 straight conference
matches.
Senior Elisha Thomas led The Beach with
a team-high 10 kills against the Aggies
Saturday night at The Spectrum in Logan,
Utah. Senior Brittany Hochevar added nine
kills, 27 assists, and three service aces,
while sophomore Kessie Doering posted seven
kills and three digs.
Tereza Cernianska of Utah State (5-6, 0-2)
had a match-high 11 kills, while Zuzana
Cernianska dished out 23 assists. In addition,
the Aggies hit .038 for the match.
On Thursday night, Thomas, Hochevar, and
Doering led The Beach to another victory,
over the Vandals, at Memorial Gym in Moscow,
Idaho. LBSU has now won ten consecutive
matches over Idaho, dating back to the 1984
season.
Thomas tallied a team-high 11 kills and
.450 attack percentage, while Hochevar pounded
down eight kills, 29 assists, and a .500
attack percentage. Doering added a career-high
12 digs, while Erika Chidster also contributed
with nine kills and seven solo blocks.
Idaho’s Mandy Beacker gave the Vandals 32
assists, while Anna-Marie Hammond had a
match-high 13 kills and a .455 attack percentage.
LBSU held Idaho to just a .113 attack percentage
for the entire match, including a .077 percentage
in game two.
The Beach is ranked atop the Big West Conference
in opponent hitting percentage at .131.
In addition, LBSU also placed No. 10 all-time
for most block assists in a single match
with the 27 block assists gained against
the Idaho.
The 49ers will be back at The Pyramid on
Friday at 7:30p.m. against UC Santa Barbara.
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