No. 1 UCLA will take on No. 2 LBSU at the Walter Pyramid, on the Long Beach State campus, on Saturday with the national title on the line.
Long Beach State outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis, left, hugs outside hitter Nathan Harlan as middle blocker Simon Torwie reacts after they won the third set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against Grand Canyon on Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU rallied to win in five sets and will face UCLA in the national championship match on Saturday afternoon. No. 1 UCLA and No.
LBSU also won the Big West Conference regular season and tournament championships. UCLA fell to GCU in the finals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s conference tournament. Long Beach State players celebrate after rallying to defeat Grand Canyon in five sets in their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal on Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. Second-seeded LBSU will face top-seeded UCLA in the national championship match on Saturday afternoon.
UCLA outside hitter Ethan Champlin, right, hits against UC Irvine middle blocker Maxim Grigoriev, left, and setter Brett Sheward during the second set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. 23: The number of combined national titles the two teams have won. UCLA is looking for its 21st national championship in men’s volleyball on Saturday. For LBSU, it’d be the fourth title.
4: The number of times the Walter Pyramid has hosted the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament, including this year. The Pyramid also hosted in 2001, 2003 and 2019.While the Walter Pyramid may not have the national profile of other Long Beach landmarks, such as the Queen Mary and Aquarium of the Pacific, it’s certainly iconic locally.according to the university’s website
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