The top-seeded Bruins keep their bid for back-to-back national titles alive with a 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 15-12 victory over the fourth-seeded Anteaters. UCLA will face second-seeded host Long…
UCLA players celebrate after they defeated UC Irvine in five sets, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 15-12, in an NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. UC Irvine setter Brett Sheward returns a shot during the fifth set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against UCLA on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.
UC Irvine middle blocker Maxim Grigoriev, right, hits against UCLA outside hitter Cooper Robinson, left, and middle blocker Guy Genis during the first set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. UCLA outside hitter Ethan Champlin returns a shot as his teammates look on from the bench during the first set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against UC Irvine on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.
UC Irvine outside hitter Akhil Tangutur, right, tries to hit through UCLA middle blocker Merrick McHenry, left, during the first set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. UC Irvine fans react after a point during the first set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against UCLA on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.
UCLA outside hitter Alex Knight, left, and outside hitter Cooper Robinson converge as they try to return a shot during the second set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against UC Irvine on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. UCLA outside hitter Alex Knight returns a shot during the second set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against UC Irvine on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.
UCLA outside hitter Ethan Champlin scores a point during the second set of their NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal against UC Irvine on Thursday at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. Setter Andrew Rowan #7 of UCLA Bruins reacts after scoring against UC Irvine in the fifth set of a NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal tournament match in the Walter Pyramid on the campus of Cal State Long Beach in Long Beach on Thursday, May 2, 2024. UCLA Bruins won 22-25, , , 18-25, .
Sloane might have inadvertently provided the extra bit of motivation his teammates needed in the 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 15-12 victory at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. Ethan Champlin had 19 kills, Cooper Robinson had 11 kills and McHenry finished with 10 as the Bruins hit .404 as a team, better than their nation-leading .370 mark on the season.Hilir Henno had 22 kills and three blocks to lead the Anteaters . Nolan Flexen contributed 13 kills for UCI, which hit .303 as a team.
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