UCLA exacts revenge at Crawford Hall

The ninth-ranked UCLA men’s volleyball team avenged two earlier

losses with a 30-27, 24-30, 30-19, 30-25 victory over No. 4 UC Irvine

in front of a capacity crowd of 700 at Crawford Hall Friday.

The Bruins outhit UCI, .407-.254 and outblocked the Anteaters,

12-5, in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matchup

UCI led 19-16 in the first game, when UCLA recorded two kills plus

an Anteater hitting error to tie the game, 20-20. The teams were

later tied at 27, before UCLA scored the next three points for the

win.

UCI senior Jarett Jensen recorded a career-high 20 kills to lead

all players, while senior Monte Tucker added 14 kills and junior

Spencer Bemus had 12 kills. Senior setter David Kniffin amassed 57

assists and junior libero Greg Ford contributed 12 digs for the

Anteaters (15-6, 8-6 in the MPSF). Chris Pena led the Bruins (12-9,

8-7) with 18 kills and seven blocks.