Saturday, February 10
Phoenix, AZ
5:00 PM
UCLA
13-1, 2-0
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Grand Canyon
11-3, 1-1
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UCLA
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Grand Canyon
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Daenan Gyimah tied his career-high with three service aces.
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
MVB Sweeps No. 10 Grand Canyon
February 10, 2018 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 2-ranked UCLA men's volleyball team used a season-high .494 hitting percentage to capture its sixth straight match and improved its records to 13-1, 2-0 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) league play with a straight set win at No. 10 Grand Canyon on Saturday evening. Scores of the match were 25-19, 25-18, 25-18.
The victory marked the fifth straight match in which the Bruins had registered at least a .400 hitting percentage. The 13-1 start to the season is the best by a Bruin team since the 2005 edition secured 15 wins in its first 16 matches. UCLA will return home to face No. 14 USC on Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion at 7 p.m.
In set one, UCLA opened up a 5-1 lead. The Antelopes closed to 10-8, but the Bruins scored the next two points on a kill by Christian Hessenauer and a Micah Ma'a / Daenan Gyimah block. GCU came back again to within two, at 15-13, only to see Hessenauer answer and UCLA went on to up the margin to 20-15. A Hessenauer / Gyimah block made it 23-18. Two more kills by Gyimah ended the set at 25-19 for the Bruins. UCLA hit .517 and was led by Hessenauer's five kills.
In the second set, Grand Canyon took the early lead. The score was then tied at points three, six and seven. UCLA went up 9-7 on kills by Hessenauer and Oliver Martin. GCU came back to tie the score with two quick points. The Bruins responded with three straight on kills by Hessenauer and Missry sandwiched around a block by Missry / Martin. The Antelopes never moved closer than two the rest of the set with the Bruins earning the win on a block by Missry / Gyimah. UCLA hit .419 for the set and Hessenauer collected another five kills.
UCLA moved to a 7-3 lead to start set three. GCU closed to 10-8 and then a Hessenauer kill made it 11-8. The Antelopes rebounded to within two at 11-9 and then at 13-11. UCLA tallied the next two points on a Hessenauer kill and a Ma'a kill. The Bruins built the lead to 18-13 after a Gyimah block. Two points by GCU were answered by three straight from the Bruins on an Antelope error, a kill from Gyimah and an ace by Ma'a. Gyimah finished off the match with his career-best tying third of the contest in a 25-18 win. UCLA hit .571 for the set.
Gyimah had a big match for the Bruins with nine kills (.667), three aces and six blocks. Hessenauer led UCLA in kills for the fourth straight match with 14 while hitting .458. Hatch and Hessenauer topped UCLA with six digs each. Missry added nine kills and hit .471. Martin totaled five kills (.833) and three blocks. UCLA won the blocking battle 10.0 to 4.5. The Bruins held the Antelopes to a .179 hitting percentage which marked the seventh time this season the Bruins have limited the opponent to a percentage under .200.
Team Stats
UCLA
GCU
Kills
49
27
Errors
9
15
Attempts
81
67
Hitting %
.494
.179
Points
64.0
31.5
Assists
45
27
Aces
5
0
Blocks
10.0
4.5
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
3
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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