Unbeaten Anteaters rally to win in four

The No. 2-ranked UC Irvine men’s volleyball fell in game one

30-27, then rolled to a 30-21, 30-26, 30-21 win over UC San Diego in

a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on the Anteaters’ campus

Friday night.

With the win, UCI remains undefeated at 8-0 overall and 2-0 in the

MPSF, while UCSD drops to 2-3 on the season and 0-2 in league play.

Jimmy Pelzel led the Anteaters with 20 kills and six block

assists. Monte Tucker added 11 kills and a team-high eight digs,

while Nic Vislay totaled 10 kills in the victory.

David Knifin recorded 50 set assists.

Kyle Weichert tallied nine kills and a match-high eight total

blocks.

UC San Diego’s Jim Waller led all players with 22 kills. T.J.

Young, Kevin Keyser and Adam Toren each had eight kills for the

Tritons.

The Anteaters return to action tonight, hosting Long Beach State

at 7 o’clock in a Crawford Hall appearance.