UC IRVINE SWEEPS STANFORD TO OPEN ELEPHANT BAR TOURNAMENT
Santa Barbara, Calif. -- The No.1 ranked UC Irvine men's volleyball team swept Stanford, 3-0 (30-23, 30-21, 30-23) in the first round of the UCSB/Elephant Bar Tournament Friday in Santa Barbara.
The Anteaters were on fire offensively, hitting .531 (59-7-98) as a team for the match. All five attackers for the Anteaters hit .407 or above.
Senior Matt Webber led the Anteaters with 15 kills, hitting .565 (15-2-23). Senior Jayson Jablonsky and freshman Cole Reinholm each added 14 kills, hitting .407 and .545 respectively. Middle blocker Aaron Harrell hit .750 (9-0-12) which ranks in the top 10 in match performances for UCI. Senior middle David Smith hit .600 on six kills in 10 aatempts without an error. Brian Thornton totaled 48 set assists and five digs while quarterbacking the Anteaters at setter. Libero Brent Asuka recorded a match-high 11 digs and Brett Simpson came off the bench to add a set assist on UCI's match point kill.
The Anteaters, who improve to 2-0, will play the winner of the Long Beach State/Cal State Northridge battle currently in progress at 7:00 p.m.
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