Long Beach State cruises into Big West final, setting up rubber match with Hawaii

LONG BEACH — Those who attended the two matches between Long Beach State and Hawaii last weekend in Oahu say they might have been the two best matches in men’s volleyball this season, a pair of sweaty five-set matches that the teams split.
So the anticipation and expectations for the rubber match, which will take place Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid for the first-ever Big West Championship tourney title, is high. As 49er assistant coach Andy Read advised fans after the