Sunday, March 10
Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM
UCLA
16-4,5-1MPSF
3
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Ohio State
15-5,8-2MIVA
1
2
3
F
Ohio St.
23
16
20
0
UCLA
25
25
25
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MVB Blasts Buckeyes in Straight Sets
March 10, 2024 | Men's Volleyball
The No. 4 UCLA men's volleyball team (16-4) hit .429 in a straight set win against No. 8 Ohio State (15-5) in a Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge match played on Sunday evening in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Scores were 25-23, 25-16, 25-20. It marked the eighth time this season that the Bruins had produced an attack percentage of at least .400. UCLA fired off seven aces in the contest, two by Cooper Robinson, to one for the Buckeyes who had one ace and 18 service errors.
Ethan Champlin led the way for UCLA with 10 kills on a .444 hitting percentage. Sean McQuiggan added seven kills on eight swings for a .875 mark. Robinson added six kills to go with his pair of aces and joined Champlin on the All-Challenge Team. Matthew Aziz added a team-best five digs. Andrew Rowan set the Bruins to a plus .350 percentage for the 11 time this season.
Ohio State jumped out to a 4-7 lead to begin set one. A series of service errors left UCLA down 9-12. An ace by Merrick McHenry narrowed the deficit to 11-12. A Buckeye service error was followed by an attack error to even the score at 13-all. McQuiggan's kill pushed UCLA in front 14-13. Consecutive kills by Grant Sloane and McHenry made it 17-15. The Buckeyes battled back to tie the score at 18 and 19-all. Champlin's cross court spike leveled the score at 20. Kills by McQuiggan and Robinson pulled UCLA in front 22-21. A Bruin service error and a Buckeye block made it 22-23. Two Buckeyes errors, one from the service line and one on attack, put UCLA back on top 24-23. Champlin finished off the set with an ace off the tape for 25-23. It was the 108th of his career.
The Bruins spurted out to an early advantage in set two and led 10-6 following an ace from Robinson. A kill from Champlin and an ace by Sloane made it 14-8. Sloane's swing put UCLA ahead 16-10. McHenry's block solo, his 47th career stuff, upped the margin to 18-11. McQuiggan added a spike for a 22-13 lead. Champlin hit off hands for 24-15 and an OSU service error ended the set at 25-16. The Bruins hit .579 for the frame.
UCLA fell behind early in set three before rallying to even the score at 6-all after a McQuiggan/Rowan block. Robinson's kill made it 8-6. OSU cut the deficit to 10-9, but followed with a service error and McHenry/Robinson added a block for 12-9. McQuiggan's swing put UCLA up 15-12. After the Buckeyes narrowed the margin to 16-14, an OSU service error was followed by kills from Ido David and Champlin. Another Champlin kill made advanced the margin to 23-18. McQuiggan supplied another attack winner for 24-20 and an OSU attack error ended the set.
2024 All-Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge Team
UCLA – Ethan Champlin, outside hitter
UCLA – Cooper Robinson, outside hitter
USC – Dillon Klein, outside hitter
USC – Wesley Smith, middle blocker
Penn State – Toby Ezeonu, middle blocker
Penn State – John Kerr, opposite
Ohio State – Shane Wetzel, opposite
Ohio State – Jacob Pasteur, outside hitter
Challenge Records: UCLA 2-0, USC 1-1, Ohio State 1-1, Penn State 0-2.
Ethan Champlin led the way for UCLA with 10 kills on a .444 hitting percentage. Sean McQuiggan added seven kills on eight swings for a .875 mark. Robinson added six kills to go with his pair of aces and joined Champlin on the All-Challenge Team. Matthew Aziz added a team-best five digs. Andrew Rowan set the Bruins to a plus .350 percentage for the 11 time this season.
Ohio State jumped out to a 4-7 lead to begin set one. A series of service errors left UCLA down 9-12. An ace by Merrick McHenry narrowed the deficit to 11-12. A Buckeye service error was followed by an attack error to even the score at 13-all. McQuiggan's kill pushed UCLA in front 14-13. Consecutive kills by Grant Sloane and McHenry made it 17-15. The Buckeyes battled back to tie the score at 18 and 19-all. Champlin's cross court spike leveled the score at 20. Kills by McQuiggan and Robinson pulled UCLA in front 22-21. A Bruin service error and a Buckeye block made it 22-23. Two Buckeyes errors, one from the service line and one on attack, put UCLA back on top 24-23. Champlin finished off the set with an ace off the tape for 25-23. It was the 108th of his career.
The Bruins spurted out to an early advantage in set two and led 10-6 following an ace from Robinson. A kill from Champlin and an ace by Sloane made it 14-8. Sloane's swing put UCLA ahead 16-10. McHenry's block solo, his 47th career stuff, upped the margin to 18-11. McQuiggan added a spike for a 22-13 lead. Champlin hit off hands for 24-15 and an OSU service error ended the set at 25-16. The Bruins hit .579 for the frame.
UCLA fell behind early in set three before rallying to even the score at 6-all after a McQuiggan/Rowan block. Robinson's kill made it 8-6. OSU cut the deficit to 10-9, but followed with a service error and McHenry/Robinson added a block for 12-9. McQuiggan's swing put UCLA up 15-12. After the Buckeyes narrowed the margin to 16-14, an OSU service error was followed by kills from Ido David and Champlin. Another Champlin kill made advanced the margin to 23-18. McQuiggan supplied another attack winner for 24-20 and an OSU attack error ended the set.
2024 All-Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge Team
UCLA – Ethan Champlin, outside hitter
UCLA – Cooper Robinson, outside hitter
USC – Dillon Klein, outside hitter
USC – Wesley Smith, middle blocker
Penn State – Toby Ezeonu, middle blocker
Penn State – John Kerr, opposite
Ohio State – Shane Wetzel, opposite
Ohio State – Jacob Pasteur, outside hitter
Challenge Records: UCLA 2-0, USC 1-1, Ohio State 1-1, Penn State 0-2.
Team Stats
OSU
UCLA
Kills
38
34
Errors
16
7
Attempts
79
63
Hitting %
.278
.429
Points
42.0
46.0
Assists
36
29
Aces
1
7
Blocks
3
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
2
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