Anteaters, in four

UC Irvine’s men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 3 in the nation,

improved to 14-3, 7-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Thursday with a 26-30, 30-24, 30-23, 30-20 romp at the University of

the Pacific.

After a sluggish start the Anteaters moved into high hear and were

never threatened as the entire team played with a crispness reflected

by a team attack percentage of .441.

Jimmy Pelzel led the way with 24 kills and two errors for a .595

effort, and Spencer Bemus (12 kills) and Kyle Weichert (11 kills and

one error, .588) were the pacesetters.

David Kniffin was credited with 57 assists.

UOP drops to 9-6, 6-3.