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- ↑ "The Big West Announces Ticket Pricing for 2024 Women's Volleyball Championship" . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2024-25 BIG WEST CONFERENCE MANUAL" (PDF).
- ↑ "2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Manual(Tiebreak Procedure)" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Season Ends with Historic Big West Championship Appearance" . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Official box score Long beach vs San Diego" . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "No. 4 Seed Long Beach State Set To Face No. 5 Seed UC San Diego In Big West Championship First Round On Wednesday" . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Anteaters Fall At Big West Championship" . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Official box score UC Davis vs UC Irvine" . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Stockham and Callahan Propel Mustangs to Semifinal Win, Face Hawai'i in Final" . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Official box score Long Beach vs Cal Poly" . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Volleyball Holds Off UC Davis in Five; Advances to Big West Championship" . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Official box score Hawai'i vs UC Davis" . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Volleyball Captures Fifth Straight Big West Championship" . Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Official box score Cal Poly vs Hawai'i" . Retrieved November 30, 2024.