Saturday, January 6, 2007

UCI vs. CSUN (Match #2 @ E-Bar Tourney - Semifinal



UC IRVINE ADVANCES TO E-BAR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH 3-0 WIN OVER MATADORS
Santa Barbara, Calif. -- The No.1 ranked UC Irvine men’s volleyball team swept Cal State Northridge Friday to advance to the championship match of the UCSB/Elephant Bar Tournament in Santa Barbara.
The Anteaters (3-0) defeated Cal State Northridge 30-19, 30-24, 30-22 Friday evening and will face third ranked UCLA Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the championship match at Robertson Gym.

Versus the Matadors, senior Matt Webber led UCI with a season-high 18 kills followed by senior Jayson Jablosnky with 16 kills and 11 digs. Middle blocker David Smith added eight kills and a team-high three blocks. Junior middle Aaron Harrell recorded seven kills on 13 attempts with no errors to hit .538. Libero Brent Asuka tallied his third consecutive double-digit dig performance with 11, while senior setter Brian Thornton had 49 set assists in the victory.
Cal State Northridge was led by James Lischer with seven kills and two blocks. The Anteaters out-hit the Matadors .324 to .118.

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