Riding a season-high four-match winning streak, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team (14-4, 4-1) will pack up and go on the road for five Big West Conference matches.
The two matches of the road trip will be against Cal State Fullerton (13-6, 2-4) Friday and UC Riverside (2-17, 0-7) Saturday.
The loss of freshman Naomi Washington to a shoulder injury sustained in last week will leave The Beach without its fifth-ranking kills leader, but Alexis Crimes will help ease the pain.
For the second time this season, Crimes was selected as the Big West Player of the Week for her outstanding play. With Crimes’ contribution, The Beach has