Sport: | men's volleyball |
Year: | 2023 |
Team: | Long Beach State Beach |
Conference: | Big West Conference |
Short Conf: | Big West |
Record: | 21-5 |
Conf Record: | 9–1 |
Head Coach: | Alan Knipe |
Hc Year: | 20th |
Asst Coach1: | Nick MacRae |
Ac1 Year: | 11th |
Asst Coach2: | McKay Smith |
Ac2 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Walter Pyramid |
Champion: | Big West Regular Season Co-Champions |
Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
Tourney Result: | Semifinals |
The 2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team represents Long Beach State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Beach, led by twentieth year head coach Alan Knipe, play their home games at Walter Pyramid. The Beach compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as second in the Big West preseason poll.[1]
The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. Long Beach State was picked to finish second in the Big West Conference standings.[2]
1 | Hawai'i | 25 (5) | |
2 | Long Beach State | 19 | |
3 | UC Irvine | 17 (1) | |
4 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 | |
5 | CSUN | 10 | |
6 | UC San Diego | 6 |
2023 Long Beach State Beach roster[3] | |||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers
| Outside hitters
| Opposite hitters
Setters
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TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
22 West Media will carry select Long Beach State men's volleyball matches on the radio.
ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
Date time | Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) | |
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1/13 7:30 p.m. |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-12, 25–14) | 1,516 | 1-0 | |||
1/14 7 p.m. | Lindenwood |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-21, 25–17) | 1,113 | 2-0 | |
1/20 4 p.m. | vs. LIU |
| Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge) | W 3–0 (25-14, 25-16, 25–10) | 0 | 3-0 | ||
1/21 4 p.m. | @ George Mason |
| Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-17, 25-14, 25–16) | 586 | 4-0 | |
1/25 4 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State |
| Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3–1 (18-25, 25-23, 26–24, 27-25) | 778 | 5-0 | |
2/03 7 p.m. |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 25–19, 23-25, 17-15) | 1,598 | 6-0 | ||
2/09 7 p.m. | @ #4 UCLA |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 20-25) | 2,245 | 6-1 | |
2/10 7 p.m. |
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| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25) | 4,138 | 6-2 | |
2/17 7 p.m. | NJIT |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 26-24) | 992 | 7-2 | ||
2/18 7:30 p.m. | NJIT |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-13) | 1,076 | 8-2 | |
3/03 7 p.m. |
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| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-15) | 1,318 | 9-2 | |
3/10 7 p.m. | @ UC Santa Barbara* |
| The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23) | 312 | 10-2 (1-0) | |
3/11 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11) | 1,745 | 11-2 (2-0) | |
3/17 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* |
| Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 29-27, 25-22) | 7,527 | 12-2 (3-0) | |
3/18 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* |
| Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 23-25) | 9,579 | 12-3 (3-1) | |
3/24 7 p.m. |
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| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-23) | 2,814 | 13-3 | |
3/25 7 p.m. | @ #11 USC |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-1 (25-13, 14-25, 27-25, 25-21) | 876 | 14-3 | |
3/31 7 p.m. | @ UC San Diego* |
| LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-16) | 760 | 15-3 (4-1) | |
4/01 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* |
| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-13) | 1,413 | 16-3 (5-1) | |
4/07 7 p.m. | @ #15 CSUN* |
| Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-27, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-9) | 696 | 17-3 (6-1) | |
4/08 7 p.m. |
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| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) | 1,634 | 18-3 (7-1) | |
4/14 7 p.m. |
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| Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-22) | 2,409 | 19-3 (8-1) | |
4/15 7 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine* |
| Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (22-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-13) | 1,651 | 20-3 (9-1) | |
4/21 7:30 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine (3) |
| Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Tournament Semifinal) | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 20-25) | 2,543 | 20-4 | |
5/2 2 p.m. |
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| EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (22–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23) | 2,139 | 21-4 | |
5/4 2 p.m. |
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| EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Tournament Semifinal) | NCAA.com | L 0-3 (16–25, 14-25, 19-25) | 3,782 | 21-5 |
*-Indicates conference match.
-Indicates tournament seed.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.