A few hours after their first win of their season, the 49ers completed their second sweep of the day, downing Indiana State 25-15, 25-16, 25-10. With the win, Long Beach State evened its record at 2-2.
The 49ers hit over .300 for the second straight match, putting down 41 kills at a .320 rate, and also got the job done at the net, finishing the match with 9.5 blocks. Caitlin Ledoux finished one kill shy of a double-double while leading the team with 13 digs, while Naomi Washington led the way once again with 12 kills.
Libero Lauren Minkel finished with 10 digs, while junior setter Ashley Lee hit .400 with 28 assists and six digs.
Indiana State hung close early with the 49ers, but after a 6-6 tie, Long Beach State turned it on, scoring eight straight points, leading to an Indiana State timeout. Long Beach State continued to keep total control of the set behind five and a half blocks, and the 49ers took 25-15 set win in the opener.
Long Beach State opened an early lead in the second set, taking advantage of a pair of Sycamore attack errors and service errors to take a 10-7 lead. The Sycamores continued to hang around until an Osunbor and Ledoux block for the 49ers, leading to a 17-11 lead and an Indiana State timeout. The 49ers closed out the set with more solid hitting, finishing with a .344 attack percentage in a 25-16 win.
After trading points early in the first two sets, the 49ers took an ace from Caitlin Ledoux to start set three and quickly made the score 7-0 after three overpass kills and a second ace by Ledoux. With a large cushion, the 49ers continued to dominate the Sycamores and closed out the set 25-10.
In the other match in the Walter Pyramid Friday, UMBC beat Indiana State 25-13, 25-17, 25-16 behind a double-double by senior outside hitter Ashley Oscars.
The 49ers finish action in the Long Beach State/UC Irvine Tournament tomorrow, hosting Northeastern at 7 p.m. in the Walter Pyramid. The team will also host a neutral–site match with Montana playing Indiana State at 4 p.m.
Report by LBSU