2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team

The 2023 Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team represented Long Beach State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Beach, led by twentieth year head coach Alan Knipe, played their home games at Walter Pyramid. The Beach competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as second in the Big West preseason poll.

Preseason

Coaches poll The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. Long Beach State was picked to finish second in the Big West Conference standings. 1 Hawai'i 25 (5) 2 Long Beach State 19 3 UC Irvine 17 (1) 4 UC Santa Barbara 13 5 CSUN 10 6 UC San Diego 6

Roster 2023 Long Beach State Beach roster Defensive specialist/libero 3 Mason Briggs - Junior 22 Caden Jackson - Sophomore 28 Chris Connelly- Freshman

Middle blockers 1 Shane Holdaway - Senior 19 DiAeris McRaven - Sophomore 20 Aidan Grosz - Junior 21 Grant Marocchi - Senior 23 Derek Owens - Junior 24 Noah Robin - Sophomore 29 Josh Weyerhaeuser - Freshman Outside hitters 2 Sebastian Rodriguez - Sophomore 4 Skyler Varga - Sophomore 8 Sotiris Siapanis - Sophomore 9 Nathan Harlan - Junior 10 Connor Bloom - Freshman 12 Clarke Godbold - Junior 17 Dane Hillis - Sophomore 27 Calvin Sanborn - Senior 31 Spencer Olivier - Senior Opposite hitters 9 Nathan Harlan - Junior 10 Connor Bloom - Freshman 11 Simon Torwie - Junior 16 Nico Lietz - Freshman 18 Nato Dickinson - Sophomore 25 Ryan Peluso - Freshman 27 Calvin Sanborn - Senior

Setters 5 Aidan Knipe - ' Junior 6 Josh Rosenblum - ' Freshman 13 Island Doty - Freshman 18 Nato Dickinson - Sophomore 25 Ryan Peluso - Freshman 26 Eric Beebe - Junior 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information: 22 West Media will carry select Long Beach State men's volleyball matches on the radio. ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.

DatetimeOpponent RankArenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(Big West Record)1/137:30 p.m.King #3Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAW 3–0(25-17, 25-12, 25–14) 1,5161-01/147 p.m.Lindenwood#3Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3–0(25-17, 25-21, 25–17)1,1132-01/204 p.m.vs. LIU#3Recreation Athletic ComplexFairfax, VA(East/West Coast Challenge)W 3–0(25-14, 25-16, 25–10)03-01/214 p.m.@ George Mason#3Recreation Athletic ComplexFairfax, VA(East/West Coast Challenge)ESPN+W 3–0(25-17, 25-14, 25–16)5864-01/254 p.m.@ #4 Penn State#3Rec HallUniversity Park, PAB1G+W 3–1(18-25, 25-23, 26–24, 27-25)7785-02/037 p.m.#12 Loyola Chicago#3Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-2(23-25, 25-21, 25–19, 23-25, 17-15)1,5986-02/097 p.m.@ #4 UCLA#2Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA P12 LAL 0-3(19-25, 21-25, 20-25)2,2456-12/107 p.m.#4 UCLA#2Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+L 1-3(25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25)4,1386-22/177 p.m.NJIT#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAW 3-0(25-15, 25-19, 26-24)9927-22/187:30 p.m.NJIT#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-19, 25-13, 25-13)1,0768-23/037 p.m.#12 Ball State#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-1(25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-15)1,3189-23/107 p.m.@ UC Santa Barbara*#4The ThunderdomeIsla Vista, CAESPN+W 3-1(23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23)31210-2(1-0)3/117 p.m.UC Santa Barbara*#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-2(21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11)1,74511-2(2-0)3/1710 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i*#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIESPN+W 3-0(25-20, 29-27, 25-22)7,52712-2(3-0)3/1810 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i*#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIESPN+L 0-3(16-25, 23-25, 23-25)9,57912-3(3-1)3/247 p.m.#11 USC#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-17, 25-15, 25-23)2,81413-33/257 p.m.@ #11 USC#4Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3-1(25-13, 14-25, 27-25, 25-21)87614-33/317 p.m.@ UC San Diego*#4LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-22, 25-13, 25-16)76015-3(4-1)4/017 p.m.UC San Diego*#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-15, 25-17, 25-13)1,41316-3(5-1)4/077 p.m.@ #15 CSUN*#4Premier America Credit Union ArenaNorthridge, CAESPN+W 3-2(25-27, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-9)69617-3(6-1)4/087 p.m.#15 CSUN*#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-19, 25-18, 25-16)1,63418-3(7-1)4/147 p.m.#5 UC Irvine*#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-18, 25-19, 25-22)2,40919-3(8-1)4/157 p.m.@ #5 UC Irvine*#4Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3-2(22-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-13)1,65120-3(9-1)4/217:30 p.m.@ #5 UC Irvine(3)#4(2)Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Tournament Semifinal)ESPN+L 0-3(21-25, 17-25, 20-25)2,54320-45/22 p.m.#6 Grand Canyon(5)#4(4)EagleBank ArenaFairfax, VA(NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal)ESPN+W 3-1(22–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23)2,13921-45/42 p.m.#2 UCLA (1)#4(4)EagleBank ArenaFairfax, VA(NCAA Tournament Semifinal)NCAA.comL 0-3(16–25, 14-25, 19-25)3,78221-5 *-Indicates conference match. ()-Indicates tournament seed. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games Lindenwood: Matt Brown & Tyler Kulakowski George Mason: Penn State: Loyola Chicago: UCLA: UCLA: NJIT: NJIT: Ball State: UC Santa Barbara: UC Santa Barbara: Hawai'i: Hawai'i: USC: USC: UC San Diego: UC San Diego: CSUN: CSUN: UC Irvine: UC Irvine:

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References