Friday, February 3
University Park, PA
1:00 PM
UCLA
9-0,0-0MPSF
3
vs
1
Ohio State
6-3,0-0MIVA
1
2
3
4
F
UCLA
25
25
23
25
3
Ohio St.
22
20
25
23
1
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
MVB Captures Ninth Straight Win
February 03, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 2 UCLA men's volleyball team secured its ninth straight win to open the 2023 season against No. 13 Ohio State (6-3) in a BigTen/Pac-12 Challenge match played on Friday afternoon at Penn State. Scores of the non-league contest were 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23. Ohio State's third set win snapped a Bruin streak of 14 consecutive sets won. The nine straight match wins equals the Bruin streak of last season. The last time a UCLA team won more than nine straight matches was when it opened the 2016 season with wins in its first 10 matches.
The Bruins out aced the Buckeyes 12-3 for the match with Ethan Champlin (3), J.R. Norris IV (2), Miles Partain (2) and Ido David (2) each producing multiple points from the service line. David led the attack with 18 kills while Champlin added 13. UCLA hit .317 for the contest to .279 for OSU. The Bruins will square off against No. 4 Penn State on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT before returning home to sqaure off with No. 3 Long Beach State in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m.
In set one, back-to-back aces by Norris put UCLA up 3-2. After OSU went ahead 6-9, a Champlin kill and a Partain ace brought UCLA to within 8-9. Down 10-12, the Bruins rattled off four straight points on a Merrick McHenry kill, a David ace, a Buckeye error and an Alex Knight kill, to go in front 14-12. After OSU pulled within 17-16, a service error and a Norris spike put the Bruin up 19-16. The Buckeyes closed to 19-18 and 22-21 but UCLA answered with a block by Norris/Knight/Partain and kill by David, respectively. After a Buckeye service error, Andrew Rowan came on to serve and Champlin delivered the deciding kill for a 25-22 win. The Bruins hit .364 and capitalized on five aces during the set.
UCLA moved in front 4-2 to begin set two following a David kill. The Buckeyes then evened the score at 5-all. The serve of Champlin, who had consecutive aces, helped UCLA attain a 10-7 advantage. Three straight Champlin kills pushed the Bruins up by three after OSU had sliced the deficit to two. A couple of David swings made it 17-14 and then 22-18. A Partain ace and a Champlin advanced the Bruins to set point, at 24-20. A Buckeye service error ended the set at 25-20. UCLA hit .300 for the frame with three more aces.
Ohio State stormed out to a 3-6 edge to begin set three. UCLA tied the score at 10-all, but could not take the lead. With the Buckeyes up 10-12, the Bruins cashed in three straight OSU errors to move in front 13-12. The lead grew to 17-14 after an ace from McHenry. Norris' swing put UCLA in front 20-17. Three straight points by the Buckeyes leveled the score at 20-all. A Bruin attack error pushed the Buckeyes in front 20-21. A Knight kill and a David ace handed the Bruins a 22-21 lead. A couple of Bruin errors elevated Ohio State into a 22-23 lead. The Bruins tied it at 23-all on an OSU attack error, but the Buckeyes followed up a UCLA service error with a kill for a 23-25 decision. The Bruins hit .194 for the set.
The Buckeyes registered the first four points of the fourth set. A service error ended that run. A kill by Guy Genis narrowed the deficit to 8-9, but the Buckeyes rallied to extend the lead to 11-15. Kills by David, Champlin and Zach Rama closed the gap to 15-16. Rama's ace tied the score and Grant Sloane delivered a kill for a 17-16 Bruin lead. The score was then tied at points 17 through 23. David's kill left UCLA up 23-22, but OSU answered with a kill. A service error then put UCLA at set point. A block by Champlin / Genis ended the set at 25-23.
note - due to computer issues official stats not available for this match
The Bruins out aced the Buckeyes 12-3 for the match with Ethan Champlin (3), J.R. Norris IV (2), Miles Partain (2) and Ido David (2) each producing multiple points from the service line. David led the attack with 18 kills while Champlin added 13. UCLA hit .317 for the contest to .279 for OSU. The Bruins will square off against No. 4 Penn State on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT before returning home to sqaure off with No. 3 Long Beach State in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m.
In set one, back-to-back aces by Norris put UCLA up 3-2. After OSU went ahead 6-9, a Champlin kill and a Partain ace brought UCLA to within 8-9. Down 10-12, the Bruins rattled off four straight points on a Merrick McHenry kill, a David ace, a Buckeye error and an Alex Knight kill, to go in front 14-12. After OSU pulled within 17-16, a service error and a Norris spike put the Bruin up 19-16. The Buckeyes closed to 19-18 and 22-21 but UCLA answered with a block by Norris/Knight/Partain and kill by David, respectively. After a Buckeye service error, Andrew Rowan came on to serve and Champlin delivered the deciding kill for a 25-22 win. The Bruins hit .364 and capitalized on five aces during the set.
UCLA moved in front 4-2 to begin set two following a David kill. The Buckeyes then evened the score at 5-all. The serve of Champlin, who had consecutive aces, helped UCLA attain a 10-7 advantage. Three straight Champlin kills pushed the Bruins up by three after OSU had sliced the deficit to two. A couple of David swings made it 17-14 and then 22-18. A Partain ace and a Champlin advanced the Bruins to set point, at 24-20. A Buckeye service error ended the set at 25-20. UCLA hit .300 for the frame with three more aces.
Ohio State stormed out to a 3-6 edge to begin set three. UCLA tied the score at 10-all, but could not take the lead. With the Buckeyes up 10-12, the Bruins cashed in three straight OSU errors to move in front 13-12. The lead grew to 17-14 after an ace from McHenry. Norris' swing put UCLA in front 20-17. Three straight points by the Buckeyes leveled the score at 20-all. A Bruin attack error pushed the Buckeyes in front 20-21. A Knight kill and a David ace handed the Bruins a 22-21 lead. A couple of Bruin errors elevated Ohio State into a 22-23 lead. The Bruins tied it at 23-all on an OSU attack error, but the Buckeyes followed up a UCLA service error with a kill for a 23-25 decision. The Bruins hit .194 for the set.
The Buckeyes registered the first four points of the fourth set. A service error ended that run. A kill by Guy Genis narrowed the deficit to 8-9, but the Buckeyes rallied to extend the lead to 11-15. Kills by David, Champlin and Zach Rama closed the gap to 15-16. Rama's ace tied the score and Grant Sloane delivered a kill for a 17-16 Bruin lead. The score was then tied at points 17 through 23. David's kill left UCLA up 23-22, but OSU answered with a kill. A service error then put UCLA at set point. A block by Champlin / Genis ended the set at 25-23.
note - due to computer issues official stats not available for this match
Team Stats
UCLA
OSU
Kills
53
50
Errors
14
19
Attempts
122
113
Hitting %
.320
.274
Points
73.5
57
Assists
51
48
Aces
11
3
Blocks
9.5
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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