The Bruins outscored the Trojans that night by a batting average of .492 to .054. Ethan Champlin Led UCLA with 10 kills while hitting .400. cooper robinson He added nine more spikes and hit .467. The teams will battle again Saturday at 5 p.m. at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The game will honor members of his UCLA 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship teams.
UCLA started the first set with an 8-4 lead.Ace played an active role in this run. andrew rowan and Merrick McHenry with two kills from grant sloan. Robinson's kill made it 10-6. USC scored the next three points before giving up on Sloan's swing. McHenry's kill increased the lead to 15-13.versus sean mckigan Thanks to Spike's efforts, UCLA won 18-15 and then 20-16. Zach Lama One kill made it 22-18. A Trojan service error and an attack error gave UCLA a set point 24-20. A call from a back-row blocker led to a 25-20 victory. Matthew Aziz After starting at libero, he recorded eight digs during the set.
The Bruins opened the second set on a 6-4 run, sparked by a McHenry/Robinson block. McHenry then stepped to the line and completed a 7-0 service run. Champlin had several kills during the stretch and McKigan added a block solo to give the Bruins a 12-4 lead. Blocks from Rowan, McKiggan and Champlin made it 15-6. McHenry's swing extended the lead to 19-9. Robinson added a kill to make it 21-10 and finished the set with three straight aces. UCLA hit .824 in the set with 14 kills, no errors and 17 swings. USC was -.111 in frames.
Robinson's smash and the Trojans' offensive mistakes gave UCLA a 9-7 lead to start the third set. Consecutive ace blocks from McHenry/Robinson and McKigan widened the point difference to 14-9. Rowan's tip and a Trojan offensive error put UCLA up 16-10 on him. Another McHenry kill pushed the lead to 19-12, followed by a Changlin/McKigan block. Sloan's ace gave UCLA a set point at 24-14. The game ended due to an offensive error by the Trojans.
