1 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 1 2021 LBSU MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2021 LONG BEACH STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Time (PT) March 20 Saturday at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, Calif. 4:00 p.m. March 21 Sunday UC Santa Barbara* Long Beach, Calif. 4:00 p.m. March 26 Friday UC Irvine* Long Beach, Calif. 4:00 p.m. March 27 Saturday at UC Irvine* Irvine, Calif. 4:00 p.m. April 2 Friday at Hawaii* Honolulu, Hawai’i 9:00 p.m. April 3 Saturday at Hawaii* Honolulu, Hawaii’ 9:00 p.m. April 9 Friday at UC San Diego* San Diego, Calif. 4:00 p.m. April 10 Saturday UC San Diego* Long Beach, Calif. 4:00 p.m. April 16 Friday at CSUN* Northridge, Calif. 7:00 p.m. April 17 Saturday CSUN* Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 p.m. April 22 Thursday Big West Tournament Honolulu, Hawai’i TBD April 23 Friday Big West Tournament Honolulu, Hawai’i TBD April 24 Saturday Big West Tournament Honolulu, Hawai’i TBD May 6 Thursday NCAA Men’s Volleyball Tournament Columbus, Ohio TBD May 7 Friday NCAA Men’s Volleyball Tournament Columbus, Ohio TBD May 8 Saturday NCAA Men’s Volleyball Tournament Columbus, Ohio TBD * Big West Conference match All Times Pacific All Home Matches in bold All Matches Subject to Change 2 LONG BEACH STATE 2 2021 LBSU MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2021 LBSU MEN’S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS 2021 LBSU MEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / Last School Location ...........................................................................................................Long Beach, Calif. 1 Shane Holdaway MB 6-9 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) 2 Sebastian Rodriguez OH 6-5 Fr. Hermosa Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) Founded ............................................................................................................................... 1949 3 Mason Briggs L 6-0 Fr. Valencia, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) Enrollment ......................................................................................................................... 36,288 4 Dawson Fugate OH 6-5 RS So. Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro HS) Nickname ............................................................................................................................ Beach 5 Aidan Knipe S 6-3 RS Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) Colors .......................................................................................................................Black & Gold 9 Nate Harlan OH/OPP 6-4 Fr. Ladera Ranch, Calif. (Tesoro HS) National Affiliation ................................................................................................NCAA Division I 11 Simon Torwie OPP 6-10 Fr. Arta, Balearic Islands, Spain/(Carl-Con-Weinberg-Schule) Conference .....................................................................................................................Big West 12 Clarke Godbold OH 6-5 Fr. San Pedro, Calif. (Palos Verdes Peninsula HS) President .................................................................................................Dr. Jane Close Conoley 13 Simon Andersen MB 6-8 Sr. Middlefart, Denmark (Risskov Skole) Athletic Director .............................................................................................................Andy Fee 16 Marc Moody MB 6-8 RS Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona HS) Arena .......................................................................................................Walter Pyramid (4,200) 17 Ryan Poole S/OH 6-5 Sr. Enfield, England (St. Ignatius College) Arena Floor Surface .........................................................................................................Taraflex 18 Nato Dickinson OPP/S 6-7 RS Corona Del Mar, Calif. (Corona Del Mar HS) Arena Press Row Phone ......................................................................................(562) 985-4667 19 Ethan Siegfried OH 6-1 Sr. Honolulu, Hawai’i (Punahou HS) Ticket Office Phone ..............................................................................................(562) 985-4949 20 Aidan Grosz MB 6-6 RS Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (St. Anthony’s HS) 21 Grant Marocchi MB 6-7 So. Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Dana Hills HS / Irvine Valley) COACHING STAFF 22 Caden Jackson L 6-0 RS Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Dana Hills HS) Head Coach ..................................................... Alan Knipe (Long Beach State, 1992), 18th season 23 Matt Johnson L 6-0 RS Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Servite HS / OCC) Record at LBSU ..............................................................................................344-150 (17 years) 24 Noah Robin MB 6-7 RS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) 25 Matthew Iamaleava MB 6-6 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) Overall NCAA Division I Record .....................................................................344-150 (17 years) 30 Alex Anastassiades OPP 6-8 RS Jr. Limassol, Cyprus (Huntington Beach HS) Associate Head Coach ............................................................................................Nick MacRae 31 Spencer Olivier OH 6-6 RS So. Tustin, Calif. (Beckman HS) Assistant Coach ....................................................................................................... McKay Smith Volunteer Assistant Coach .............................................................................................Jon Parry Administrative Assistant ...............................................................................................Andy Read Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Long Beach State, 1992), 18th year Associate Head Coach: Nick MacRae (Long Beach State, 2012), 9th year TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Coach: McKay Smith (Long Beach State, 2014), 4th year 2020 Overall Record .............................................................................................................. 10-1 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jon Parry, 6th year 2020 Big West Record .............................................................................................................N/A Administrative Assistant: Andy Read (Biola, 1981), 23rd year 2020 Big West Finish ...............................................................................................................N/A Letterwinners Returning / Lost ............................................................................................. 13 / 3 2021 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Starters Returning / Lost .......................................................................................... 5 + Libero / 1 Newcomers ................................................................................................................................. 7 By Class By Height By Position Redshirts .................................................................................................................................... 3 Redshirts: 6-0: 6-6: OH: Nato Dickinson Mason Briggs Aidan Grosz Dawson Fugate PROGRAM HISTORY Caden Jackson Caden Jackson Matthew Iamaleava Clarke Godbold Noah Robin Matt Johnson Spencer Olivier Nate Harlan Inaugural Season ................................................................................................................. 1970 6-7: Spencer Olivier All-Time Record .....................................................................................................880-477 (.648) Freshmen: 6-1: Nato Dickinson Ryan Poole Ethan Siegfried Grant Marocchi NCAA Tournament Appearances ...............................................................................................11 Mason Briggs Sebastian Rodriguez Clarke Godbold Noah Robin Ethan Siegfried ........................................(1970, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Aidan Grosz 6-3: Last NCAA Tournament Appearance .................................................................................... 2019 Nate Harlan Aidan Knipe 6-8: OPP: Matthew Iamaleava Alex Anastassiades Alex Anastassiades National Championships ..............................................................................3 (1991, 2018, 2019) Aidan Knipe 6-4: Simon Andersen Nato Dickinson Sebastian Rodriguez Nate Harlan Marc Moody Nate Harlan ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Simon Torwie Simon Torwie 6-5: 6-9: Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MVB Contact) ............................. Lindy Zamora Sophomores: Dawson Fugate Shane Holdaway L: Office Phone......................................................................................................562-985-8569 Dawson Fugate Clarke Godbold Mason Briggs Shane Holdaway Ryan Poole 6-10: Caden Jackson Cell Phone .........................................................................................................909-557-4158 Grant Marocchi Sebastian Rodriguez Simon Torwie Matt Johnson Email ...............................................................................................Lindy.Zamora@csulb.edu Spencer Olivier Official Website .....................................................................................www.longbeachstate.com S: Juniors: Nato Dickinson Mailing Address ................................................................................. Long Beach State Athletics Alex Anastassiades Aidan Knipe 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Marc Moody Ryan Poole Long Beach, CA 90840-7701 Seniors: MB: Simon Andersen Simon Andersen SOCIAL MEDIA Matt Johnson Aidan Grosz Ryan Poole Shane Holdaway Instagram ..................................................................................................................@LBSUMVB Ethan Siegfried Matthew Iamaleava Twitter .......................................................................................................................@LBSUMVB