Conference Continues

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Coming off a tough non-conference loss to Lindenwood, California Baptist University is looking to get back to its winning ways in two MPSF road matches this week.

The Lancers had a season-long three match winning streak snapped when the Lions overcame a two-set deficit for a five-set victory Saturday in the Van Dyne Gym. Long Beach State had a three-match streak of its own snapped by 15th-ranked Penn State in its own ASICS Tournament on Saturday. The 49ers had three highlight victories at UC Santa Barbara, UCLA and Harvard before the defeat. Cal State Northridge was also at the ASICS Tournament this past weekend and snapped an eight-match skid against Harvard.

CBU defeated UC San Diego in La Jolla for the first time since 2008 in its last match, 19-25, 25-18, 26-24, 26-24. Zachary Melcher had a career-high 54 assists, which also stands as a season-high for the Lancers, who attacked at a .355 percentage (63-20-121) in the match. Roy Powell tallied a match-high 21 kills at UCSD, along with nine digs, three blocks, three aces and three assists, and then topped himself with 24 against Lindenwood to set a new season high for CBU.

SERIES NOTES (LBSU)
Long Beach State sports a 16-1 advantage in this series, and has won the last seven meetings with CBU. When the Lancers last hosted the 49ers, LBSU was the No. 1 team in the NCAA in 2014. CBU last defeated Long Beach State in five sets in 2010.

SERIES NOTES (CSUN)
CSUN owns an 8-3 advantage in the 11-game series that dates back to 1999. The teams have split the past two years, with CBU sweeping both matches with the Matadors in 2013 and Cal State Northridge claiming both wins from CBU last year. When the two teams last met in Riverside on January 28th, they played a marathon 36-34 first set, with CSUN taking the opener and the match in four. The Matadors won four-straight matches against the Lancers from 2007 to 2012, with breaks coming in 2008 or 2011.

LONG BEACH STATE AT A GLANCE
At 11-9, the 49ers picked up a highlight victory over eighth ranked UC Santa Barbara and #12 UCLA two weeks ago. Dan Glamack is the 49ers top scorer with 226.5 points (189 kills, 53 blocks, eight service aces) and ranks third on the team in digs (87). John La Rusch (144), Cody Martin (139) and Bryce Yould (124) all have more than 100 kills this season, with Martin putting up a team-high 17 aces with Yould chipping in 11. Curtis Stallings (8.71 assists a set) has taken over as LBSU's primary setter.

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE AT A GLANCE
If looking to shut down the Matadors' offense, look no further than Sam Holt. The junior outside hitter has 31 more kills and 78 more attempts than the next CSUN player. He has 200 kills exactly (3.57 a set) and a team-high 74 digs (1.32 a set). Damani Lenore and Greg Faulkner complement Holt well, with 135 and 124 kills, respectively, this season for the Matadors. Travis Magorien is the team's primary setter, with 535 assists (8.77 a set) and 68 digs (1.11 a set) this year.

MULTIMEDIA
Long Beach State will provide a video stream of Wednesday's match, along with a live stat feed. Cal State Northridge will also provide live stats of the match.

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