Sunday, February 11
Santa Cruz, CA
2:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
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vs
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UC Merced
Banana Slugs sweep UC Merced to continue win streak
2/11/2024 4:00:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
The UC Santa Cruz men's volleyball team took on the University of California, Merced at the West Field House, and won convincingly 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-18).
The first set started with the Banana Slugs getting the first two points from a beautiful set by Andrew Pak to Riley Norman for a kill. Then on the ensuing point, Pak hit a service ace to help the Banana Slugs stay in the lead (2-0). The Banana Slugs got four consecutive points with a Bobcats service error, kills from Norman and Kyle Ownbey, and a service ace by Dylan Foreman (10-5). The Bobcats came back up from the deficit, however, but the Banana Slugs secured the first set with a service error by the score of 25-22.Â
In the second set, the Banana Slugs started with a service ace by Pak and a kill by Ownbey for a 2-0 lead. There were many great plays with a kill by Ownbey and a long back-to-forth rally ending with a kill by Norman (11-8). After Nico Espinoza's fantastic kill, Ethan had a service ace (19-12). The set ended with a service ace by Norman, who made the score 25-19.Â
Norman started the third set with a high intensity kill (1-0). There was a beautiful play with a save from Espinoza leading to a perfect set by Pak and a finish by Norman, making the score 12-6. It was a fast set which ended with a service error by the Bobcats making the score 25-18.Â
Norman had a team-high with 14 kills on 25 attacks. Jalen Suwa led the defense with 9 digs, and Pak had the most assists with 34. The Banana Slugs hit .250 in the match compared to .083 by UC Merced. The Banana Slugs also had a 7-2 service ace advantage.
UC Santa Cruz men's volleyball will next play against Aurora University on February 16th in River Forest, Illinois.Â
The first set started with the Banana Slugs getting the first two points from a beautiful set by Andrew Pak to Riley Norman for a kill. Then on the ensuing point, Pak hit a service ace to help the Banana Slugs stay in the lead (2-0). The Banana Slugs got four consecutive points with a Bobcats service error, kills from Norman and Kyle Ownbey, and a service ace by Dylan Foreman (10-5). The Bobcats came back up from the deficit, however, but the Banana Slugs secured the first set with a service error by the score of 25-22.Â
In the second set, the Banana Slugs started with a service ace by Pak and a kill by Ownbey for a 2-0 lead. There were many great plays with a kill by Ownbey and a long back-to-forth rally ending with a kill by Norman (11-8). After Nico Espinoza's fantastic kill, Ethan had a service ace (19-12). The set ended with a service ace by Norman, who made the score 25-19.Â
Norman started the third set with a high intensity kill (1-0). There was a beautiful play with a save from Espinoza leading to a perfect set by Pak and a finish by Norman, making the score 12-6. It was a fast set which ended with a service error by the Bobcats making the score 25-18.Â
Norman had a team-high with 14 kills on 25 attacks. Jalen Suwa led the defense with 9 digs, and Pak had the most assists with 34. The Banana Slugs hit .250 in the match compared to .083 by UC Merced. The Banana Slugs also had a 7-2 service ace advantage.
UC Santa Cruz men's volleyball will next play against Aurora University on February 16th in River Forest, Illinois.Â
Players Mentioned
Outside Hitter/Opposite
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Outside Hitter/Opposite
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Outside Hitter
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Middle Blocker
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Setter
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Setter
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