# 2018 Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team

The 2018 Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team represented Long Beach State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 49ers, led by fifteenth year head coach Alan Knipe, played their home games at Walter Pyramid. The 49ers competed as members of the Big West Conference, which was sponsoring men's volleyball for the first time, and were picked to win the Big West in the preseason poll. LBSU won the national championship, the second in program history.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
    22 West Media will carry select Long Beach State men's volleyball matches on the radio.
    Big West TV will carry all home games and select conference road games.
| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) |
| 1/3 7 p.m. | McKendree | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–16, 28–26, 25–22) | 398 | 1–0 |
| 1/5 10 a.m. | Princeton | #2 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA (UC Santa Barbara Asics Invitational) | | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–11, 25–14) | 125 | 2–0 |
| 1/5 8 p.m. | Ball State | #2 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA (UC Santa Barbara Asics Invitational) | | W 3–1 (25–19, 22–25, 25–21, 25–16) | 121 | 3–0 |
| 1/6 2:30 p.m. | St. Francis | #2 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA (UC Santa Barbara Asics Invitational) | | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–22, 25–13) | 120 | 4–0 |
| 1/12 5 p.m. | #11 Lewis | #2 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–18, 25–19) | 257 | 5–0 |
| 1/13 5:30 p.m. | #7 Loyola | #2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–21) | 1,002 | 6–0 |
| 1/26 7:30 p.m. | Stanford | #1 | Maples Pavilion Irvine, CA | P12+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–19, 25–23) | 429 | 7–0 |
| 1/26 6 p.m. | Stanford | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | L 3–0 (25–13, 25–17, 25–14) | 1,415 | 8–0 |
| 1/28 7 p.m. | #13 USC | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–16) | 1,627 | 9–0 |
| 2/2 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine | #1 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–13) | 1,136 | 10–0 |
| 2/8 4 p.m. | Harvard | #1 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | Ivy League Net | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–15, 25–20) | 167 | 11–0 |
| 2/10 4 p.m. | George Mason | #1 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | George Mason All-Access | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–22, 25–19) | 550 | 12–0 |
| 2/17 7:30 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–15, 25–19, 25–21) | 4,560 | 13–0 |
| 2/21 7:30 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ | W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–19, 25–21) | 1,910 | 14–0 |
| 3/2 7 p.m. | #12 CSUN* | #1 | Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN3 | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–20) | 957 | 15–0 (1–0) |
| 3/4 7 p.m. | #12 CSUN* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–17) | 1,033 | 16–0 (2–0) |
| 3/7 7 p.m. | Mount Olive | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–16, 25–14) | 708 | 17–0 |
| 3/15 7 p.m. | #12 UCSB* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–19) | 1,135 | 18–0 (3–0) |
| 3/16 7 p.m. | #12 UCSB* | #1 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–15, 25–14, 25–20) | 750 | 19–0 (4–0) |
| 3/30 7 p.m. | #4 UC Irvine* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–2 (22–25, 25–15, 25–16, 21–25, 15–9) | 2,077 | 20–0 (5–0) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | #4 UC Irvine* | #1 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 (25–18, 25–21, 22–15, 25–20) | 1,265 | 21–0 (6–0) |
| 4/6 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* | #1 | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–17) | 606 | 22–0 (7–0) |
| 4/7 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–13) | 1,411 | 23–0 (8–0) |
| 4/13 9 p.m. | #6 Hawai'i* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI Big West TV | W 3–2 (25–16, 17–25, 26–24, 25–27, 22–20) | 4,982 | 24–0 (9–0) |
| 4/14 9 p.m. | #6 Hawai'i* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI Big West TV | L 3–2 (25–21, 22–25, 23–25, 25–20, 15–11) | 5,966 | 24–1 (9–1) |
| 4/20 7:30 p.m. | #9 CSUN* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (Big West Semifinal) | ESPN3 | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–13, 25–17) | 1,795 | 25–1 |
| 4/20 7 p.m. | #6 Hawai'i* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (Big West Championship) | ESPN3 | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–14, 25–19) | 2,325 | 26–1 |
| 5/3 5 p.m. | #6 Ohio State | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–23, 25–27, 32–30) | 4,249 | 27–1 |
| 5/5 4 p.m. | #3 UCLA | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Championship) | ESPN2 | W 3–2 (25–19, 23–25, 20–25, 26–24, 15–12) | 7,248 | 28–1 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Honors

* All-Tournament Team: T.J. Defalco, Kyle Ensing, and Josh Tuaniga (also the Most Outstanding Player)