University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA
12-7
Lewis
15-4
MVB Takes Down No. 5 Lewis
March 08, 2017 | Men's Volleyball
No. 7 UCLA snapped No. 5 Lewis' seven-match win streak in a four set non-league victory on Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion. Scores of the match were 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18. Oliver Martin led a balanced Bruins attack with a season-high tying 12 kills, while hitting .857 on 14 swings, and Hagen Smith recorded a season-best 45 set assists. UCLA is now 12-7 on the year and will host Harvard (6-7) in another non-league contestย on Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Pauley.
The Bruins came out on fire in set one behind the serve of senior Mitch Stahl who stayed at the line for five straight points as UCLA took a 6-0 lead. The Bruins built the margin up to 11-3 before Lewis mounted a rally to close to 16-13. A kill by Christian Hessenauer ended a Flyer run and UCLA quickly moved back in front 20-15. Dylan Missry led UCLA with five kills in the set as the Bruins hit .400 as a team.
In set two, UCLA broke a four-all tie with seven of the next eight points, taking an 11-5 lead following an ace by Jake Arnitz. Lewis came back to get within four at 22-18, but kills by Missry and Arnitz took care of business and gave UCLA the set 25-21. The Bruins hit .522.
UCLA moved to a 4-1 lead in set three before Lewis rallied to even the score at 6-all. The Flyers gained the momentum and pulled out to a 10-13 lead. The score was then level at 14 and 15 before the visitors put another string together for a 17-21 edge. A Martin kill pulled UCLA to within 20-23, but Lewis had the answers for a 20-25 win. The Bruins had 10 attack errors in the set, more than in the first two sets combined, and hit just -.037.
JT Hatch's kill pushed UCLA in front 5-4 in set four. An ace from Stahl made it 10-6 for the Bruins. A Stahl kill made it 18-11 and UCLA finished off Lewis on a pair of aces by Hatch, who equaled his career-high with four for the match.
Hessenauer finished with 12 kills for his third straight match in double-figures. Arnitz had nine kills, two aces and five digs. Stahl tallied two aces and six kills. Missry added eight kills. Smith chipped in with seven digs and two blocks. UCLA out served Lewis 8 to 6, but the Flyers won the blocking battle 14.0 to 6.0. UCLA hit .300 for the match to .202 for the visitors from Illinois.
