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	Vol.7, No 61, January 24, 2000
	Men's volleyball steps on slugs; women's b-ball beats Nevada Weekend Roundup By Andres Cardenas Daily Forty-Niner Playing against a Division III opponent gave Long Beach State men's volleyball Coach Ray Ratelle the opportunity to let everyone in on the fun Friday night. In a game that lasted a little more than an hour, 745 people in The Pyramid saw LBSU beat UC Santa Cruz in three games, 15-1, 15-5, and 15-2. "It's great to see a lot of people get work," Ratelle said after the game. "The entire team played well." Ratelle also explained after the game why he scheduled a game against the Division III Banana Slugs, "I promised to play them since last year," Ratelle said. The 49ers (4-1) were lead by Jim Polster with 15 kills and played in all three games. As a team the 49ers hit .500 from the court and had 48 kills. As for the Banana Slugs (1-2) they had 25 kills but committed 26 errors that lead to a hitting percentage of -.013. Mike Rubin led UCSC with 11 kills. The 49ers next game will be this Friday at home against Stanford. In other sports news, after a slow first half start, the LBSU women's basketball team came back to defeat Nevada 77-72 Friday night at Reno. After falling behind by 14 at halftime, the 49ers clamped down defensively only allowing the Wolf Pack to make only eight of their 29 second half shots. While the 49ers were shutting the down the Wolf Pack, LBSU improved to shoot 55.6 percent in the final half. The 49ers were lead by Rhonda Smith who led all scorers with 25 before fouling out. Jackie Moore had a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. The Wolf Pack was led by Kate Smith's double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. The 49ers improve to 8-6 overall and 2-0 in the Big West Conference. Nevada falls to 11-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play. 49ers played at New Mexico State on Sunday. Results were not  available at press time.		CSULB spring enrollment rises   2 busted for car burglary   Student to be honored   Carpooling program eases congestion   Fraternities, sororities at CSULB offer support   Doors to show business opened Boy must go back  to Cuba   More masturbation healthy L.B. band magnificent   2pac puts in worthy performance 49ers still running after O'Neal walks   Player quits due to ëpersonal reasons'   Men's volleyball steps on slugs; women's b-ball beats Nevada Spring 2000 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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