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[Ed note: With the UC Irvine Bren Center trembling under the feet of a raucous crowd, Samuel Lippke captured amazing images of the action on the court and in the stands.  The 49ers lost the game and the right to face Penn State in the NCAA Championship in a three-game sweep to Pepperdine, 30-26, 30-21, 30-26.  Read about the game here on LBPOSTSports.com<\/a>, and check out these amazing photos below.]<\/p>\n


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Long Beach, one of the 4.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Paul Lotman pre-game stretch.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Long Beach State wins the best fans award, hands down.<\/span><\/p>\n


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No such thing as an obstructed view – if you weren’t standing up you weren’t at the match.<\/span><\/p>\n


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The crowd was so closely connected to the game, you could hear everything, from the sighs and grunts to the screams and cheers! It was quite the fan experience.<\/span><\/p>\n


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