Block • Crimes
(left) and Daley block a shot from
the Hornets and LBSU wins 3-2. Jon Cook
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Daily Forty-Niner
49ers
steam by Sac State in five
By
Andrew De Lara
Daily Forty-Niner
Staff Writer
The iron women of the No. 24 ranked Long Beach State volleyball team got off
to a slow start in the Walter Pyramid Saturday night, but they picked up steam
and flattened the Sacramento State Hornets 3-2.
In only her second match at the Division 1 level, freshman outside hitter Quincy
Verdin blasted 15 kills from the left side to lead The Beach.
“I was happy that Quincy was able to come in as an unproven and untried
freshman and score a lot of points for us,” said 49er Head Coach Brian
Gimmillaro. “That was big.”
Her presence continued into a heated game five, “I just went out there
and I put as many balls away as I could,” said Verdin.
The crowd of 1,477 began the night shaking their heads in confusion as the
Hornets (1-2) won the first game, 30-19, despite five kills from opposite Mariko
Crum (14 kills on the night).
Hornet junior opposite Atlee Hubbard and sophomore middle blocker Lindsay Haupt
secured the win with six kills apiece and assisting with a .333 attack percentage.
The 49ers evened the score, winning the game 30-24, after an impressive performance
from Crimes and opposite Rosie Lewis with four kills each.
The Hornets charged back in game three to take a 2-1 advantage, after limiting
the Beach to a .186 hitting percentage, despite the Beach carrying a 14-9 lead
early in the game. The set ended 25-30 with two straight hitting errors by
the 49er squad.
Verdin dominated game four with a series of hard-hitting swings and Verdin
continued the pounding which led to a 29-24 lead which pushed The Beach into
game five, and eventually won 3-2. |
