Sunday, February 15
Milwuakee, Wi.
9:00 AM PT
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
11-2,0-0DIII Independent
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Milwuakee School of Engineering
6-4,0-0NACC
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UC Santa Cruz
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21
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MSOE
25
25
25
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Banana Slugs Suffer Sweep to MSOE
2/16/2026 1:58:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
MILWAUKEE, WI. – The No. 7 UC Santa Cruz men's volleyball team fell to Milwaukee School of Engineering 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-22) on Sunday morning at the Kern Center. Kyle Ownbey led the team with nine kills on a .615 hitting percentage, while Riley Norman added seven kills and seven digs. With the loss, the Banana Slugs drop to 11-2 on the season, going 3-1 on the weekend.Â
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Match Highlights
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Match Highlights
- The Banana Slugs fell behind early in the opening set, dropping the first frame 25-15.
- UCSC battled back in set two, hitting .265 with 13 kills. The set featured six tie scores and three lead changes, but the Slugs fell 25-21.
- UC Santa Cruz continued to fight in the third set, hitting .194 with 12 kills. Evan Erickson contributed five kills on a .214 hitting percentage, and Nick Nayak added four kills, but UCSC came up short 25-22. Logan Taylor and Caio Valente each dished out 12 assists while Norman led the team defensively. AJ Contreras added four kills on .286 hitting in two sets of action, while Drake Harris contributed five digs. Ownbey added a solo block, and Erickson chipped in a block assist.
Team Stats
UCSC
MSOE
Kills
32
44
Errors
17
13
Attempts
94
92
Hitting %
.160
.337
Points
36.0
57.0
Assists
32
40
Aces
1
4
Blocks
3
9
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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