Saturday, December 2
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
UCLA
21-10, 12-8Pac-12
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Cal Poly (Second Round)
27-3, 16-0Big West
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Cal Poly
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UCLA
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The Bruins advance to the Regional Semifinals for the fourth year in a row.
15th-Seeded Bruins Knock Off Cal Poly
December 02, 2017 | Women's Volleyball
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LOS ANGELES - Senior Reily Buechler tied a career high with 26 kills, adding a .436 hitting percentage and 11 digs, as the 15th-seeded Bruins defeated Cal Poly in four sets on Saturday in the NCAA Second Round at Pauley Pavilion. Set scores were 26-28, 25-19, 25-16, 25-18.
The Bruins (21-10) advance to the Gainesville Regional and will take on #2-seed Florida next Friday at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Cal Poly finishes its season at 27-3.
Senior Sarah Sponcil also had a double-double with 49 assists and 24 digs, setting the Bruins to a .282 hitting percentage. Junior Zana Muno added 26 digs, seven assists and a personal-best four aces, while sophomore Savvy Simo starred in the front row with eight kills and only one error in 13 attempts (.538), adding 10 digs. Sophomore Madeleine Gates had 13 kills, junior Kyra Rogers recorded nine kills and freshman Mac May posted four kills and five digs.
The first set featured 10 ties and five lead changes. UCLA led early 5-3, but Cal Poly responded with a 10-3 run to go up by a set-best five at 13-8. The Mustangs were still up by three at 19-16 when the Bruins scored four in a row on a Gates kill, two Muno aces and a Rogers/Sponcil block to go back up by one. Cal Poly re-took the advantage at 23-22, but back-to-back Buechler kills gave the Bruins a set point. The Mustangs saved it and then would get two of their own at 25-24 and 26-25, but a Buechler kill and Cal Poly attack error evened things at 26. However, the Mustangs scored the last two of the opener to win it 28-26. Buechler had 10 kills and no errors in 22 attempts in the first, while Gates and Rogers added three kills apiece. Sponcil recorded nine digs with her 11 assists and Muno had seven digs. The Bruins were out-hit .286 to .200.
UCLA lost the first point of set two, but scored the next two and led for the rest of the set. An 8-2 run for the Bruins after a 2-2 tie on two kills apiece from Buechler and Gates, one by freshman Jenny Mosser and three Cal Poly errors put the home team up by half a dozen. The Mustangs trimmed things to three at 14-11, but a 6-1 run on two Buechler kills, one from Gates and three Cal Poly errors gave UCLA a set-best lead of eight at 20-12. Leading 23-19, a Rogers kill and a May/Gates block closed out a 25-19 victory. Buechler added seven more kills in the second, while Gates was 3-for-8 with no errors. Muno posted six digs and Sponcil had five with her 12 assists, as the Bruins out-hit the Mustangs .271 to .152.
Cal Poly led by three at 11-8 in set three before the Bruins scored four in a row on a kill and ace by Buechler and kills from May and Muno to go up 12-11. Despite one more tie, UCLA led for the rest of the third. At 14-12, an 8-3 Bruin run on three Gates kills, a May ace, kills from Simo and Buechler and two Cal Poly errors made it 22-15. After a Mustang sideout, a Cal Poly service error, a Rogers/Buechler block and a visitor attack error wrapped up a 25-16 victory. Buechler, Gates and May all had three kills. Muno added eight digs and Sponcil posted five with 13 assists, as the Bruins out-hit the Mustangs .333 to .156.
The Mustangs led throughout the first half of set four. Trailing 13-11, back-to-back Simo kills and one from Gates put the Bruins up for good at 14-13. Cal Poly sided out the next point, but five in a row for the Bruins on two Gates kills, a Sponcil/Gates block, a Mustang attack error and a Buechler solo stuff put UCLA up 19-14. Leading 23-18, a Simo kill and block with Gates finished off a 25-18 victory and punched the Bruins ticket to Florida next weekend. Buechler was 6-for-7 with no errors in the fourth, Simo added six kills, Gates added four and Rogers was 3-for-4 with no miscues. Muno and Sponcil each had five digs. The Bruins out-hit the Mustangs .371 to .069.
LOS ANGELES - Senior Reily Buechler tied a career high with 26 kills, adding a .436 hitting percentage and 11 digs, as the 15th-seeded Bruins defeated Cal Poly in four sets on Saturday in the NCAA Second Round at Pauley Pavilion. Set scores were 26-28, 25-19, 25-16, 25-18.
The Bruins (21-10) advance to the Gainesville Regional and will take on #2-seed Florida next Friday at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Cal Poly finishes its season at 27-3.
Senior Sarah Sponcil also had a double-double with 49 assists and 24 digs, setting the Bruins to a .282 hitting percentage. Junior Zana Muno added 26 digs, seven assists and a personal-best four aces, while sophomore Savvy Simo starred in the front row with eight kills and only one error in 13 attempts (.538), adding 10 digs. Sophomore Madeleine Gates had 13 kills, junior Kyra Rogers recorded nine kills and freshman Mac May posted four kills and five digs.
The first set featured 10 ties and five lead changes. UCLA led early 5-3, but Cal Poly responded with a 10-3 run to go up by a set-best five at 13-8. The Mustangs were still up by three at 19-16 when the Bruins scored four in a row on a Gates kill, two Muno aces and a Rogers/Sponcil block to go back up by one. Cal Poly re-took the advantage at 23-22, but back-to-back Buechler kills gave the Bruins a set point. The Mustangs saved it and then would get two of their own at 25-24 and 26-25, but a Buechler kill and Cal Poly attack error evened things at 26. However, the Mustangs scored the last two of the opener to win it 28-26. Buechler had 10 kills and no errors in 22 attempts in the first, while Gates and Rogers added three kills apiece. Sponcil recorded nine digs with her 11 assists and Muno had seven digs. The Bruins were out-hit .286 to .200.
UCLA lost the first point of set two, but scored the next two and led for the rest of the set. An 8-2 run for the Bruins after a 2-2 tie on two kills apiece from Buechler and Gates, one by freshman Jenny Mosser and three Cal Poly errors put the home team up by half a dozen. The Mustangs trimmed things to three at 14-11, but a 6-1 run on two Buechler kills, one from Gates and three Cal Poly errors gave UCLA a set-best lead of eight at 20-12. Leading 23-19, a Rogers kill and a May/Gates block closed out a 25-19 victory. Buechler added seven more kills in the second, while Gates was 3-for-8 with no errors. Muno posted six digs and Sponcil had five with her 12 assists, as the Bruins out-hit the Mustangs .271 to .152.
Cal Poly led by three at 11-8 in set three before the Bruins scored four in a row on a kill and ace by Buechler and kills from May and Muno to go up 12-11. Despite one more tie, UCLA led for the rest of the third. At 14-12, an 8-3 Bruin run on three Gates kills, a May ace, kills from Simo and Buechler and two Cal Poly errors made it 22-15. After a Mustang sideout, a Cal Poly service error, a Rogers/Buechler block and a visitor attack error wrapped up a 25-16 victory. Buechler, Gates and May all had three kills. Muno added eight digs and Sponcil posted five with 13 assists, as the Bruins out-hit the Mustangs .333 to .156.
The Mustangs led throughout the first half of set four. Trailing 13-11, back-to-back Simo kills and one from Gates put the Bruins up for good at 14-13. Cal Poly sided out the next point, but five in a row for the Bruins on two Gates kills, a Sponcil/Gates block, a Mustang attack error and a Buechler solo stuff put UCLA up 19-14. Leading 23-18, a Simo kill and block with Gates finished off a 25-18 victory and punched the Bruins ticket to Florida next weekend. Buechler was 6-for-7 with no errors in the fourth, Simo added six kills, Gates added four and Rogers was 3-for-4 with no miscues. Muno and Sponcil each had five digs. The Bruins out-hit the Mustangs .371 to .069.
Team Stats
CP
UCLA
Kills
50
65
Errors
20
16
Attempts
169
174
Hitting %
.178
.282
Points
63.0
78.0
Assists
48
60
Aces
5
7
Blocks
8.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
26
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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S/OH
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