Long Beach State Sweeps UC Santa Barbara At The Thunderdome
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Long Beach State controlled the match from start to finish in a 25-13, 25-20, 25-21 sweep over UC Santa Barbara, using sustained service pressure and well-timed scoring runs to separate in each set. The tone was established almost immediately. After trading points early in the first set, Long Beach began to expose UCSB’s serve-receive and first-ball execution. The Gauchos managed only a .029 hitting percentage in the frame and sided out at just 37 percent, allowing Long Beach to build momentum every time it rotated back to serve. What had been a competitive stretch around 12-10…
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