Long Beach State Rallies Past Utah Valley in Five-Set Thriller

OREM, Utah — Long Beach State defeated Utah Valley 3-2 (13-25, 23-25, 27-25, 27-25, 15-6) on Thursday night at Lockhart Arena. Sidney Hamaker led Long Beach State (13-4, 5-2 Big West) with 23 kills, while Madi Maxwell recorded 15 kills, 28 assists and 18 digs for her third triple-double of the season. Utah Valley (4-15, 2-5 Big West) had four players finish with double-digit kills. Brielle Rueckert paced the Wolverines with 14 kills and seven blocks. Olivia Gloeckner added 13 kills, Miley Thunstrom finished with 12 and Alyvia Watkins contributed 10. Evalyn Medaris totaled 44 assists, her highest total in…