Long Beach State volleyball splits on the opening day of the season
Long Beach State started off the season Friday at the Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational with a split in Santa Barbara. The 49ers defeated UC Irvine 3-0 in the opener, but fell 3-1 in the day's second match against Stanford.
The 49ers started the day with a convincing win over rival UC Irvine. The Anteaters would have no answer for Long Beach State's middle blocker tandem of Dan Alexander and Jim Baughman in a 30-28, 30-28, 30-25 win in the team's first match of the Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational. Alexander hit .710 with 10 kills and no errors, while Baughman had nine kills with no errors on .516 hitting.
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