UCR Hires USA Men's VB Assistant Ron Larsen As Head Women's VB Coach
UC Riverside Director of Athletics Stan Morrison announced today that the Highlanders have hired Ron Larsen, the assistant coach for the 2008 gold medal-winning US Men's Olympic Volleyball Team, as UCR's next head women's volleyball coach.
NCAA Tournament: 49ers Defeat Pepperdine 3-1, Advance to Round of 32
Follow the 49ers into the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where they will face the winner of the Albany-Stanford match on Saturday, December 6 at 7 p.m. PT. All the action airs free of charge.
Long Beach State (26-6) clinched its league-high ninth Big West Women's Volleyball Championship after sweeping Cal State Fullerton in its final match of the season, improving its record to 13-3 in league play.
Riding out a hot start from No. 23 Pepperdine (20-8), No. 24 Long Beach State (26-5) battled to win the second set and rolled in two more sets to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament 18-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-18. Senior setter Nicole Vargas led the way for the 49ers, finishing with six kills, 39 assists, seven blocks and 13 digs while...
Long Beach State's NCAA Run Ended Against No. 2 Stanford
No. 24 Long Beach State's time in the NCAA came to an end Saturday in a 25-15, 25-21, 25-15 loss against host Stanford. The No. 2 Cardinal hit .319 in the win, while Long Beach State was held to .115 hitting.
