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MVB Falls to Gauchos in Five
February 13, 2019 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 4 UCLA men's volleyball team dropped a five-setter at No. 6 UC Santa Barbara in a non-league match on Wednesday night. Scores were 18-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 12-15. The decision snapped a Bruin five-match win streak on the year. It was UCSB's ninth straight win. UCLA was led by season-high kill efforts from Sam Kobrine (11) and Grant Maleski (9). The Bruins, now 10-3 on the year, will return to action on Saturday night in another non-league battle at top-ranked Long Beach State.
In set one, UCSB used a strong serve to establish a 3-8 lead. UCLA closed to 7-9 after a kill from Austin Matautia. The Gauchos then spurted out to an 11-15 edge. A kill from Micah Ma'a made it 14-17. UCSB regained the momentum and opened up a 16-22 gap. The Bruins saved one set point at the end, but the Gauchos soon claimed a 18-25 win. UCLA hit .133 for the set to .524 for the Gauchos.
The Bruins broke a 4-all tie with three straight points on a kill by Daenan Gyimah, a Grant Maleski ace and a Matautia swing. UCSB closed to 11-10, but UCLA answered with four straight, highlighted by a couple of blocks by Maleski and Ma'a, to take control. A Maleski kill made it 24-18 and the Bruins brought home the set at 25-21 after a service error.
In the third set, UCSB spurted to a 3-7 advantage. UCLA moved to within one, at 6-7, following a kill by Sam Kobrine. UCSB responded with the next four points to take control at 6-11. The Bruins failed to get closer than four the rest of the way as UCSB came away with a 20-25 win. UCSB held the hitting edge .474 to .214.
In set four, UCLA opened up a four-point lead at 7-3 thanks to attacks from Maleski and Sam Kobrine. However, UCSB tallied the next four to even the score. The Bruins broke a 9-all tie with three consecutive points, featuring an ace and kill from Matautia. The Gauchos closed to 12-11 and 14-13, but could not take the lead. UCLA went up 17-14 on another kill from Kobrine. A Gaucho error upped the Bruin lead to 20-16. An ace from Matautia lifted the Bruins into a 23-17 edge. A net call and a service error handed UCLA the win at 25-19. The Bruins hit .440.
UCLA started strong in set five and grabbed a 4-2 lead after a pair of Gyimah kills and a Brandon Rattray ace. The Bruins still led 7-5 after a Matautia kill. The Gauchos then tallied the next three points in the set for a 7-8 edge. The score was tied at points 8, 9 and 10. A block and an ace put UCSB up 10-12 and another block finished off the Bruins at 12-15. UCLA hit .056 for the set with six errors, while UCSB was a .375 with no errors.
Gyimah finished with 11 kills for the Bruins. Rattray had eight kills and a couple of aces off the bench. Ma'a added an ace and four blocks. The Gauchos won the hitting battle at .353 to .252. The Bruins racked up more aces at 8 to 6, but lost the net war 7.5 total blocks to 6.0. Each team registered 35 digs.
In set one, UCSB used a strong serve to establish a 3-8 lead. UCLA closed to 7-9 after a kill from Austin Matautia. The Gauchos then spurted out to an 11-15 edge. A kill from Micah Ma'a made it 14-17. UCSB regained the momentum and opened up a 16-22 gap. The Bruins saved one set point at the end, but the Gauchos soon claimed a 18-25 win. UCLA hit .133 for the set to .524 for the Gauchos.
The Bruins broke a 4-all tie with three straight points on a kill by Daenan Gyimah, a Grant Maleski ace and a Matautia swing. UCSB closed to 11-10, but UCLA answered with four straight, highlighted by a couple of blocks by Maleski and Ma'a, to take control. A Maleski kill made it 24-18 and the Bruins brought home the set at 25-21 after a service error.
In the third set, UCSB spurted to a 3-7 advantage. UCLA moved to within one, at 6-7, following a kill by Sam Kobrine. UCSB responded with the next four points to take control at 6-11. The Bruins failed to get closer than four the rest of the way as UCSB came away with a 20-25 win. UCSB held the hitting edge .474 to .214.
In set four, UCLA opened up a four-point lead at 7-3 thanks to attacks from Maleski and Sam Kobrine. However, UCSB tallied the next four to even the score. The Bruins broke a 9-all tie with three consecutive points, featuring an ace and kill from Matautia. The Gauchos closed to 12-11 and 14-13, but could not take the lead. UCLA went up 17-14 on another kill from Kobrine. A Gaucho error upped the Bruin lead to 20-16. An ace from Matautia lifted the Bruins into a 23-17 edge. A net call and a service error handed UCLA the win at 25-19. The Bruins hit .440.
UCLA started strong in set five and grabbed a 4-2 lead after a pair of Gyimah kills and a Brandon Rattray ace. The Bruins still led 7-5 after a Matautia kill. The Gauchos then tallied the next three points in the set for a 7-8 edge. The score was tied at points 8, 9 and 10. A block and an ace put UCSB up 10-12 and another block finished off the Bruins at 12-15. UCLA hit .056 for the set with six errors, while UCSB was a .375 with no errors.
Gyimah finished with 11 kills for the Bruins. Rattray had eight kills and a couple of aces off the bench. Ma'a added an ace and four blocks. The Gauchos won the hitting battle at .353 to .252. The Bruins racked up more aces at 8 to 6, but lost the net war 7.5 total blocks to 6.0. Each team registered 35 digs.
Team Stats
UCLA
UCSB
Kills
49
47
Errors
21
11
Attempts
111
102
Hitting %
.252
.353
Points
63.0
60.5
Assists
42
38
Aces
8
6
Blocks
6.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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