Thursday, February 9
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 PM
UCLA
10-1,0-0MPSF
3
vs
0
Long Beach State
6-1,0-0Big West
1
2
3
F
Long Beach St.
19
21
20
0
UCLA
25
25
25
3
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
MVB Sweeps Past the Beach
February 09, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 4 UCLA men's volleyball team (10-1) utilized a season-best attack percentage of .551 to hand No. 2 Long Beach State (6-1) its first loss of the season in a non-league match played on Thursday night in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom before a crowd of over 2,200 fans. Scores of the match were 25-19, 25-21, 25-20. Ido David led the Bruin offensive charge with 17 kills and a .695 swing percentage. Alex Knight added 12 kills, while hitting at a .579 clip.
After a back-and-forth start to the opening set, UCLA scored three straight points, two on kills by Knight and Ethan Champlin and the third coming on a Beach error, to move in front 10-8. A Merrick McHenry spike put UCLA up 13-11. The Beach narrowed the gap to 16-15 on a block, but David and Knight kills put UCLA in front 18-15. Another Knight kill made it 21-18. David's swing led UCLA to set point at 24-19 and McHenry's ace ended the set. UCLA hit .429 for the frame with David tallying five kills. Long Beach recorded a .000 attack percentage.
In set two, the Bruins snapped a 7-all tie with a run of three straight points, two on Beach errors and the third coming on a kill by David. A Knight spike and a David ace lifted the Bruins into a 15-9 edge. McHenry's kill made it 17-12. After three more Knight kills, UCLA enjoyed a 21-16 advantage. A couple of swings by David, his fifth and sixth kills of the set, ended the frame at 25-21. UCLA posted 16 kills for the set on 27 swings without an error for a .593 attack percentage.
UCLA moved out to a 6-3 lead to begin set three. A block by Champlin/McHenry/Rowan extended the gap to 9-5. Another McHenry ace made it 11-6 and forced a Beach timeout. J.R. Norris IV added a kill for 12-7. Champlin's spike gave UCLA a 14-8 margin. Rowan's block solo made it 17-12. Long Beach rallied to close to 18-15, but David answered with a couple of kills for a 20-16 lead. Two more David swings advanced the Bruins to set point at 24-19 and McHenry's kill finished off the match. UCLA hit .619 for the set.
The Bruins limited Long Beach to a .190 hitting percentage for the match. It marked the seventh time this season that UCLA has held an opponent under .200 on attack. Freshman setter Andrew Rowan totaled a career-best 40 set assists to go with six digs and five blocks. The Bruins out blocked the Beach 8.5 to 4.5 and out aced the visitors 6-3.
The scene will shift to Long Beach on Friday night for another battle between the two teams. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. UCLA begins Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play next week when it hosts No. 10 BYU on Feb. 17 (7 p.m.) and 18 (5 p.m.).
After a back-and-forth start to the opening set, UCLA scored three straight points, two on kills by Knight and Ethan Champlin and the third coming on a Beach error, to move in front 10-8. A Merrick McHenry spike put UCLA up 13-11. The Beach narrowed the gap to 16-15 on a block, but David and Knight kills put UCLA in front 18-15. Another Knight kill made it 21-18. David's swing led UCLA to set point at 24-19 and McHenry's ace ended the set. UCLA hit .429 for the frame with David tallying five kills. Long Beach recorded a .000 attack percentage.
In set two, the Bruins snapped a 7-all tie with a run of three straight points, two on Beach errors and the third coming on a kill by David. A Knight spike and a David ace lifted the Bruins into a 15-9 edge. McHenry's kill made it 17-12. After three more Knight kills, UCLA enjoyed a 21-16 advantage. A couple of swings by David, his fifth and sixth kills of the set, ended the frame at 25-21. UCLA posted 16 kills for the set on 27 swings without an error for a .593 attack percentage.
UCLA moved out to a 6-3 lead to begin set three. A block by Champlin/McHenry/Rowan extended the gap to 9-5. Another McHenry ace made it 11-6 and forced a Beach timeout. J.R. Norris IV added a kill for 12-7. Champlin's spike gave UCLA a 14-8 margin. Rowan's block solo made it 17-12. Long Beach rallied to close to 18-15, but David answered with a couple of kills for a 20-16 lead. Two more David swings advanced the Bruins to set point at 24-19 and McHenry's kill finished off the match. UCLA hit .619 for the set.
The Bruins limited Long Beach to a .190 hitting percentage for the match. It marked the seventh time this season that UCLA has held an opponent under .200 on attack. Freshman setter Andrew Rowan totaled a career-best 40 set assists to go with six digs and five blocks. The Bruins out blocked the Beach 8.5 to 4.5 and out aced the visitors 6-3.
The scene will shift to Long Beach on Friday night for another battle between the two teams. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. UCLA begins Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play next week when it hosts No. 10 BYU on Feb. 17 (7 p.m.) and 18 (5 p.m.).
Team Stats
LBSU
UCLA
Kills
28
44
Errors
16
6
Attempts
63
69
Hitting %
.190
.551
Points
35.5
58.5
Assists
27
44
Aces
3
6
Blocks
4.5
8.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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