Number 1 in the rankings, Long Beach State (23-1, 5-1 in Big West) crushed UC Santa Barbara (11-12, 2-4) 3-0 [25-14, 25-20, 25-17] atWalter Pyramid.This is their18th 3-0 victory for the 'Beach'!

🔹 Complete domination by 'Beach' - 34.7% attack efficiency vs. just 1.2% for the 'Gauchos'.
🔹 Advantage in every statistic:
- attack points: 37-21
- assists: 31-19
- aces: 5-0
- digs: 32-18
- blocks: 10-4

✨ Alex Kandev and Daniil Hershtynovich led the attack with 11 attack points each.
- Kandev was merciless - 52.6% efficiency (11-1-19), 3 aces, 7 digs, 2 blocks - 16 points- Hershtynovich added 6 digs, 3 blocks and 1 ace
🎯 Moni Nikolov again played a key role - 27 assists, 6 points (5 digs, 1 block and 1 ace). All-around

💪🛡️ Libero Kellen Larson stabilized the defense with a personal record - 9 digs and his first career attack point!📌 Game by game:

🛡️ Либерото Келън Ларсън стабилизира защитата с личен рекорд – 9 спасявания и първа точка от атака в кариерата си!

📌 Гейм по гейм:

• Part one:7-0 runfor 18-11, aces from Kandev and a kill by Hershtinovich for 25-14 🔥

• Part two: The most contested – 7 ties, but Long Beach pulled ahead with 5 consecutive points for 22-19. Victory with 25-20 after a kill by Brown

• Part three: 63.2% in attack and 94% reception 😮 Nikolov with an ace for 20-13, Hershtinovich and McRaven with a block for match point. The victory came after a kill by McRaven – 25-17 ✅

📅Next big clash: "Bulgarian" derby!
Long Beach State visits #5 Hawaii in Honolulu – Friday and Saturday (April 11 and 12) at theStan Sheriff Center🌴🔥
Tickets for the derby were sold out a week in advance!🎟️ A spectacle is expected!