UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball hosted Long Beach St. at Bren Center on March 29, 2025. Long Beach State had hosted at The Walter Pyramid the night before and got swept by UCI. On the 29th at the Bren Center, Long Beach State got revenge with a three set victory over UCI 25-23, 25-19, 29-27. The first and third sets could have gone the other way, but the Long Beach State balanced attack, led by Alex Kandev (15 kills) and Moni Nikolov (10 kills) prevailed. Daniil Hershtynovich, DiAeris McRaven and Skyler Varga also contributed with clutch play. UCI’s attack was too one dimensional as pin hitter Hilir Henno led with 21 kills, while Nolan Flexen was the team’s second leading scorer with eight.