Friday, March 7
Long Beach, CA
7:00 p.m. (PST)
Sacred Heart
3-10,0-6EIVA
0
at
3
Long Beach State University
16-0,1-0Big West
1
2
3
F
Sacred Heart
18
16
20
0
Long Beach St.
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Josh Gee
Pios Drop Match to No. 1 Long Beach State
3/8/2025 9:35:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
Mandic led SHU with 11 kills
LONG BEACH, Cali. – The Sacred Heart men's volleyball team fell to No. 1 Long Beach State, 3-0, on Friday night in California. Aleksa Mandic led SHU with 11 kills.
Records:
SHU: (3-10,0-6 EIVA)
Long Beach State: (16-0, 1-0 BIG WEST)
Top Performers:
Aleksa Mandic: 11 kills (.333), 3 digs
Cade Trujillo: 13 assists
How It Happened:
Sacred Heart came out to play against the undefeated Beach as the team battled through three early ties in the first. Long Beach State went on a four-point run to take the lead. SHU came back within one but was unable to hold off a Beach 5-0 run at the end of the set falling 25-18.
Long Beach State dominated the second set as the Pios could not seem to halt the it's offensive game falling 25-16.
The Pioneers started the third set off hot securing five-straight points unanswered. Alec Niemczyk secured three back-to-back kills to take the 7-5 lead. Long Beach State answered with a 7-1 run for a four-point lead. The Pios were unable to regain the lead falling 25-20.
The Pioneers will face UC San Diego to wrap up their California spring break stint on Saturday, March 8, at 7 p.m. PST.
Records:
SHU: (3-10,0-6 EIVA)
Long Beach State: (16-0, 1-0 BIG WEST)
Top Performers:
Aleksa Mandic: 11 kills (.333), 3 digs
Cade Trujillo: 13 assists
How It Happened:
Sacred Heart came out to play against the undefeated Beach as the team battled through three early ties in the first. Long Beach State went on a four-point run to take the lead. SHU came back within one but was unable to hold off a Beach 5-0 run at the end of the set falling 25-18.
Long Beach State dominated the second set as the Pios could not seem to halt the it's offensive game falling 25-16.
The Pioneers started the third set off hot securing five-straight points unanswered. Alec Niemczyk secured three back-to-back kills to take the 7-5 lead. Long Beach State answered with a 7-1 run for a four-point lead. The Pios were unable to regain the lead falling 25-20.
The Pioneers will face UC San Diego to wrap up their California spring break stint on Saturday, March 8, at 7 p.m. PST.
Team Stats
SH
LBSU
Kills
30
39
Errors
8
8
Attempts
75
75
Hitting %
.293
.413
Points
33.0
57.0
Assists
25
30
Aces
1
12
Blocks
2
6
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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