Friday, March 6
Thousand Oaks, Ca.
6:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
12-2,0-0DIII Independent
3
vs
0
Wentworth Institute of Technology
10-6,2-1Great Northeast
1
2
3
F
Wentworth
20
19
16
0
UC Santa Cruz
25
25
25
3
No. 7 UCSC Sweeps No. 14 Wentworth at Cal Lu Fornia Invitational
3/7/2026 9:01:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
THOUSAND OAKS, Ca. – No. 7 UC Santa Cruz men's volleyball earned a dominant 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16) sweep over No. 14 Wentworth, improving to 12-2 on the year. The Banana Slugs' attack was stellar, hitting at a .441 clip on the match with AJ Contreras leading the team with 10 kills while Caio Valente dished out 13 assists. Contreras ended the day with a .571 hitting percentage. The Slugs return to the court on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. to take on No. 13 Aurora University.
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Match Highlights
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Match Highlights
- Wentworth struck first and had the early edge at 5-4 but UC Santa Cruz surged with an 11-6 run that saw kills from Riley Norman, Nick Nayak, and Noy Fisher, putting UCSC ahead 15-11.
- Wentworth briefly pulled within two points at 17-15 but UCSC closed out set one on an 8-5 run, ending the set 25-20 with kills from Kyle Ownbey, Noy Fisher, and Caio Valente.
- Wentworth started set two with a service error but regrouped and found the early again once again, this time at 6-5. UCSC quickly rattled off six straight points with three kills from Norman and one from Fisher, putting UCSC ahead 11-6.
- The Banana Slugs continued to charge forward, working to a 15-7 lead thanks to two aces from Noy Fisher and another kill from Norman. Wentworth found their footing late as they outscored UCSC 12-10 down the stretch, but it was too late as AJ Contreras delivered the final kill to give the Slugs the 25-19 win and a 2-0 advantage in the match. Â
- UC Santa Cruz got right to work in set three, jumping out to an early 6-2 lead before surging to an 18-6 advantage. The early charge saw kills from AJ Contreras, Nick Nayak, and Noy Fisher. Wentworth tried to fight back, using a 4-1 run to cut the lead to 19-10 but the Slugs continued to attack, working to a 22-10 lead.
- Wentworth's last effort featured a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to 24-16 but Noy Fisher delivered the final kills as the Banana Slugs took set three 25-16 to earn the 3-0 sweep.
Team Stats
WIT
UCSC
Kills
23
41
Errors
14
11
Attempts
64
68
Hitting %
.141
.441
Points
31.0
53.0
Assists
21
36
Aces
5
6
Blocks
3
6
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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