LBSU
looks to reclaim its winning ways
By Karl Peterson
On-line Forty-Niner
After
consecutive road losses last weekend, the
Long Beach State women’s volleyball team
will look to rebound with home matches against
Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside.
 The
49ers should have no trouble at The Pyramid
against two struggling teams, playing CSUF
(4-20, 0-11) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and
UCR (6-15, 2-9) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The Beach (18-3, 7-3) dropped two spots
in the national ranking to No. 9 in the
American Volleyball Coaches Association
poll and to fourth place in Big West Conference
standings with last weekend’s losses.
The CSUF Titans have not won a match since
early this season, dropping its last 18
matches, including a 3-1 loss to the 49ers
on Oct. 5 in Fullerton. In addition, the
49ers also hold a 39-0 series record against
the Titans dating back to 1983.
Fullerton is coming off of one of its best
matches, almost playing well enough to end
its 37-game losing streak against the University
of the Pacific Tigers last weekend in Fullerton,
but lost in five games.
On Saturday, The Beach will host a UCR team
that lost in three games to LBSU on Oct.
4 in Riverside.
The Highlanders team snapped its own 10-game
losing streak last weekend, beating Cal
State Northridge in five games.
The Beach must play well in its remaining
eight conference games to remain in the
race for the Big West Conference championship.
The Beach currently trails UCSB by three
games and is tied with Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo and UOP with three conference losses
each.
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