Long Beach State Takes Down Utah On The Road

SALT LAKE CITY – Outside hitters Sidney Hamaker for Long Beach State and Kamryn Gibadlo for Utah had a battle for the ages while leading their teams, but clutch play from Madi Maxwell in the final points of the fifth set helped the Beach fight off match point and defeat Utah on the road, 25-15, 26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 17-15. Gibadlo finished with 26 kills on .386 hitting for Utah, a career night for the senior that helped the Utes battle back into the match. Meanwhile, for Long Beach State (2-2), sophomore Sidney Hamaker led the Beach with a career-high 20…