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No. 1 UCLA Overcomes Slow Start
February 21, 2001 | Men's Volleyball
Feb. 21, 2001
Irvine, Calif. - Top-ranked UCLA came out slow against 12th ranked UC Irvine in game one, but had little trouble the rest of the way in taking the MPSF match in four games (26-30, 30-13, 30-25, 30-20).
The Anteaters began the match on a strong offensive note, hitting .406 in the first game. However, the Bruins used runs of 5-0 and 10-1 in game two to quickly recover, and never look back in the contest. The Bruins had three players record double-figure kills, topped by Adam Naeve's 18. Cameron Mount and Mark Williams collected 14 kills each. The Anteaters, minus the services of outside hitter Ty Loomis due to a broken left leg, were paced by Monte Tucker's 19 kills. Todd Steinert was exceptional on defense, recording a season high 16 digs.
UC Irvine will travel to Provo, Utah to face second-ranked BYU on Saturday (Feb. 21) at 7:00 p.m. (MST). The Anteaters will then play six consecutive matches at home.
#1 UCLA 26 30 30 30 - 3 # 12 UC Irvine 30 13 25 20 - 1
Kills: Monte Tucker (UCI) 19, Adam Naeve (UCLA) 18 Blocks: Kyle Weichert (UCI) 4, Scott Morrow (UCLA) 8 Assists: Todd Steinert (UCI) 42, Rich Nelson (UCLA) 59 Digs: Todd Steinert (UCI) 16, Adam Schrader (UCLA) 8 Records: UC IRVINE 3-8, 1-5, UCLA 10-3, 5-1
