LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Missouri State saw its two-match win streak snapped Thursday afternoon as the beach Bears fell to ninth-ranked Long Beach State at the LBSU Sand Courts.

For the fourth time in nine matches this season, the Bears (3-6) took on a nationally-ranked opponent, and LBSU won all five matches in straight sets. MSU competed well, scoring at least 18 points in three of the 10 sets, with the Bears' Nos. 3-5 pairs each doing so once.

MSU continues its tour of southern California on Friday against Irvine Valley College and Golden West College.

No. 9 Long Beach State 5, Missouri State 0:
No. 1 - Nicci Reinking/Zoi Konstantopoulou (LBSU) def. Julia Hanson/Chloee McDaniel (MSU) 21-10, 21-8
No. 2 - Mari Molina/Megan Kruidhof (LBSU) def. Kelsey Larsen/Kylee Davis (MSU) 21-15, 21-14
No. 3 - Sydney Stevens/Kendra Koelsch (LBSU) def. Mikaela Mosquera/Ivy Reynolds (MSU) 21-11, 21-18
No. 4 - Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) def. Sydney LeMay/Sam Brinkmann (MSU) 21-13, 21-18
No. 5 - Claire Newlander/Sophie Major (LBSU) def. Sarah Demmer/Bentley Mara (MSU) 21-18, 21-14