Saturday, April 1
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Grand Canyon
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Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
MVB Goes to 8-0 in MPSF Play
April 01, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 2 ranked UCLA men's volleyball team secured its 16th sweep of the season at No. 5 Grand Canyon (21-4, 6-4) on Saturday afternoon in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match in Phoenix. Scores of the match were 30-28, 25-21, 25-19.
The Bruins improve to 23-2 overall and 8-0 in MPSF action. It is the most wins in a season by a Bruin team since it posted a 26-8 record in 2018 on its way to playing in the national championship match. The last time UCLA had more than 16 match sweeps in a campaign was in 2012 when it racked up 17 wins by a 3-0 margin.
Ido David led three Bruins in double-digit kills with 13. Alex Knight and Ethan Champlin each added 10 kills. UCLA hit at least .400 for the 14th time this season after achieving a .448 swing rate against the Antelopes. Each team recorded two aces and the Bruins enjoyed an 8.0 to 4.0 advantage in total blocks. UCLA will return home for a Thursday matchup against No. 11 USC (8-13, 1-7) at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom which will be broadcast by the Pac-12 Network.
In set one, Grand Canyon broke a 6-all tie with two straight points to go up 6-8. UCLA rallied to even the set at 10-all after kills by Guy Genis and David along with a couple of GCU errors. A block by Champlin / David / Merrick McHenry put the Bruins in front 12-11. The score was then tied at points 12 through 20. Cooper Robinson's swing pushed UCLA into the lead at 21-20 and a GCU error put the margin at 22-20. David's kill gave UCLA a set point at 24-22. However, GCU answered with three straight winners to get the 'Lopes to set point. The Bruins then had to stave off three set points before evening the score at 27. David's swing put UCLA up 28-27, but was followed by a service error. McHenry delivered a kill for 29-28 and then a net call on a Genis spike clinched the set at 30-28.
UCLA moved to a 5-2 lead to begin set two after a David kill. Grand Canyon closed to 9-8. A Knight swing put UCLA up 14-11. David's tip shot kept the Bruins in charge at 18-16. McHenry's spike and ace made it 21-18. GCU cut the gap to 22-20, but a net call slowed their momentum. Another Antelope error provided set point at 24-20 before a service error ended set two for a 25-21 Bruin win.
The Bruins opened up a 7-5 lead in the early stages of set three. The score was then even at points 7 through 12. UCLA went up 14-12 following a GCU service error and a Genis block. A pair of Knight kills had the Bruins in front 17-14. Rowan's block made it 18-14. Champlin's swing pushed the gap to 21-16. Another Champlin kill, a Rowan ace and a Zach Rama smash closed out the set at 25-19. The Bruins have now won seven of their eight MPSF matches by 3-0 results.
Troy Gooch led the Bruins with eight digs and handled 20 GCU serves without error. David led UCLA with three blocks and Champlin had 22 serve receptions without error. Rowan finished with 38 set assists, a kill, an ace and a block solo.
The Bruins improve to 23-2 overall and 8-0 in MPSF action. It is the most wins in a season by a Bruin team since it posted a 26-8 record in 2018 on its way to playing in the national championship match. The last time UCLA had more than 16 match sweeps in a campaign was in 2012 when it racked up 17 wins by a 3-0 margin.
Ido David led three Bruins in double-digit kills with 13. Alex Knight and Ethan Champlin each added 10 kills. UCLA hit at least .400 for the 14th time this season after achieving a .448 swing rate against the Antelopes. Each team recorded two aces and the Bruins enjoyed an 8.0 to 4.0 advantage in total blocks. UCLA will return home for a Thursday matchup against No. 11 USC (8-13, 1-7) at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom which will be broadcast by the Pac-12 Network.
In set one, Grand Canyon broke a 6-all tie with two straight points to go up 6-8. UCLA rallied to even the set at 10-all after kills by Guy Genis and David along with a couple of GCU errors. A block by Champlin / David / Merrick McHenry put the Bruins in front 12-11. The score was then tied at points 12 through 20. Cooper Robinson's swing pushed UCLA into the lead at 21-20 and a GCU error put the margin at 22-20. David's kill gave UCLA a set point at 24-22. However, GCU answered with three straight winners to get the 'Lopes to set point. The Bruins then had to stave off three set points before evening the score at 27. David's swing put UCLA up 28-27, but was followed by a service error. McHenry delivered a kill for 29-28 and then a net call on a Genis spike clinched the set at 30-28.
UCLA moved to a 5-2 lead to begin set two after a David kill. Grand Canyon closed to 9-8. A Knight swing put UCLA up 14-11. David's tip shot kept the Bruins in charge at 18-16. McHenry's spike and ace made it 21-18. GCU cut the gap to 22-20, but a net call slowed their momentum. Another Antelope error provided set point at 24-20 before a service error ended set two for a 25-21 Bruin win.
The Bruins opened up a 7-5 lead in the early stages of set three. The score was then even at points 7 through 12. UCLA went up 14-12 following a GCU service error and a Genis block. A pair of Knight kills had the Bruins in front 17-14. Rowan's block made it 18-14. Champlin's swing pushed the gap to 21-16. Another Champlin kill, a Rowan ace and a Zach Rama smash closed out the set at 25-19. The Bruins have now won seven of their eight MPSF matches by 3-0 results.
Troy Gooch led the Bruins with eight digs and handled 20 GCU serves without error. David led UCLA with three blocks and Champlin had 22 serve receptions without error. Rowan finished with 38 set assists, a kill, an ace and a block solo.
Team Stats
UCLA
GCU
Kills
48
40
Errors
9
17
Attempts
87
87
Hitting %
.448
.264
Points
58
46
Assists
45
38
Aces
2
2
Blocks
8
4
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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