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Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
MVB Blocks Way Past Cardinal
March 12, 2022 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 1 UCLA men's volleyball team (13-3, 5-1) dealt Stanford (9-8, 1-3) its first home loss of the season in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) match played on Saturday night in Maples Pavilion. Scores of the contest were 20-25, 25-13, 25-23, 27-25. UCLA owned the nets with an 14.0-3.0 advantage in team blocks as Stanford lost its first home match in nine dates. Guy Genis, with 9 block assists, and Kevin Kobrine, with 7, each contributed career-high totals.Merrick McHenry led the Bruin attack with a season-best 17 kills out of the middle.
UCLA moved to a 6-4 lead to begin set one after a kill by Ethan Champlin. The Bruins upped the lead to 8-5, but Stanford came right back with three straight to even the score. With the score tied at 11-all, the Cardinal tallied the next two points to grab a 11-13 advantage. UCLA leveled the score at 16-all on another Champlin swing, but Stanford responded with five straight points for a 16-21 edge. The Bruins closed to 18-21 after kills by Champlin and McHenry. Another McHenry spike made it 19-23, but the Cardinal used a Bruin service error and a kill to earn a 20-25 win.
The Bruin block came alive to start set two as Genis picked up three block assists and Miles Partain had two on the way to building a 8-3 advantage. A triple block by Kobrine, Alex Knight and McHenry put UCLA up 12-6. Stanford closed to 14-10, but the Bruins answered with kills by Kobrine and Champlin for a 16-10 margin. Back-to-back kills by Knight increased the margin to 19-11. Blocks from Knight and Genis and McHenry left UCLA in front 22-12. An ace by Kobrine and a kill by Knight handed the Bruins a 25-13 win.
Stanford came out strong in set three and went up 5-9. UCLA closed to 7-9 after a Kobrine ace, but the Cardinal surged back in front 9-13. The Bruins used a couple of blocks by Genis and Kobrine and an ace from Champlin to pull even at 14-all. The score was then tied at points 15 through 23. McHenry's kill evened the score at 23 and was followed by kills from Miles Partain and Grant Sloane to produce a 25-23 win for the Bruins.
UCLA opened up an 11-8 advantage in set four following a Knight swing. The Bruins upped the margin to 13-9 on a McHenry spike. UCLA led 17-14 on a block by Kobrine-Genis-Champlin. A Kobrine ace pushed the gap to 20-16. However, Stanford answered with three straight to close to 20-19. After a series of errors by both teams, the Cardinal managed to even the score at 22-all. J.R. Norris IV produced kills to level the score at 23 and again at 24-all. A Knight swing put UCLA up 26-25. Norris' tough serve helped set up a kill by McHenry for match point and a 27-25 win.
The Bruins will now break for exams before hitting the road for a couple of matches in Atlanta against first-year programs from Morehouse College (Mar. 25) and Fort Valley State (Mar. 26). The Bruins resume MPSF play on March 31 at USC.
UCLA moved to a 6-4 lead to begin set one after a kill by Ethan Champlin. The Bruins upped the lead to 8-5, but Stanford came right back with three straight to even the score. With the score tied at 11-all, the Cardinal tallied the next two points to grab a 11-13 advantage. UCLA leveled the score at 16-all on another Champlin swing, but Stanford responded with five straight points for a 16-21 edge. The Bruins closed to 18-21 after kills by Champlin and McHenry. Another McHenry spike made it 19-23, but the Cardinal used a Bruin service error and a kill to earn a 20-25 win.
The Bruin block came alive to start set two as Genis picked up three block assists and Miles Partain had two on the way to building a 8-3 advantage. A triple block by Kobrine, Alex Knight and McHenry put UCLA up 12-6. Stanford closed to 14-10, but the Bruins answered with kills by Kobrine and Champlin for a 16-10 margin. Back-to-back kills by Knight increased the margin to 19-11. Blocks from Knight and Genis and McHenry left UCLA in front 22-12. An ace by Kobrine and a kill by Knight handed the Bruins a 25-13 win.
Stanford came out strong in set three and went up 5-9. UCLA closed to 7-9 after a Kobrine ace, but the Cardinal surged back in front 9-13. The Bruins used a couple of blocks by Genis and Kobrine and an ace from Champlin to pull even at 14-all. The score was then tied at points 15 through 23. McHenry's kill evened the score at 23 and was followed by kills from Miles Partain and Grant Sloane to produce a 25-23 win for the Bruins.
UCLA opened up an 11-8 advantage in set four following a Knight swing. The Bruins upped the margin to 13-9 on a McHenry spike. UCLA led 17-14 on a block by Kobrine-Genis-Champlin. A Kobrine ace pushed the gap to 20-16. However, Stanford answered with three straight to close to 20-19. After a series of errors by both teams, the Cardinal managed to even the score at 22-all. J.R. Norris IV produced kills to level the score at 23 and again at 24-all. A Knight swing put UCLA up 26-25. Norris' tough serve helped set up a kill by McHenry for match point and a 27-25 win.
The Bruins will now break for exams before hitting the road for a couple of matches in Atlanta against first-year programs from Morehouse College (Mar. 25) and Fort Valley State (Mar. 26). The Bruins resume MPSF play on March 31 at USC.
Team Stats
UCLA
Stan
Kills
60
53
Errors
11
18
Attempts
115
112
Hitting %
.426
.313
Points
78
60
Assists
57
50
Aces
4
4
Blocks
14
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
3
Blocks
7
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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