Fourth-ranked Long Beach State made a statement as they won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) regular season title with a convincing 32-30, 30-27, 30-26 victory at Cal State Northridge on Saturday evening. Sophomore Dean Bittner led the 49ers with 22 kills as Long Beach ended its regular season at 23-5 overall and 18-4 in the MPSF. Northridge fell to 22-6 and 17-5 in league play and finished in third place. The 49ers tied BYU for first in the league standings at 18-4, but the 49ers receive the number one seed thanks to sweeping the Cougars on March 20-21.
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