A sold-out Big West showdown graced the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid on Friday night, as No. 2 Long Beach State men’s volleyball was stunned 3-2 in a five-set nail-biter by the No. 3 University of Hawai’i on March 20.
With LBSU and Hawai’i fans packing the Pyramid, the crowd was electric as the Rainbow Warriors started the match with a narrow 26-24 win in the first set.
The Beach were able to respond 25-23 in another narrow finish in the second set before the Warriors took a 2-1 lead with a more decisive 25-19 victory in the third…