MPSF Volleyball Results, Feb. 10
Feb. 10, 2017 *Byu 3, USC 0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-16)
Recap by BYU
LOS ANGELES -- Tim Dobbert and Jake Langlois helped No. 3 BYU men's volleyball beat USC in three sets (27-25, 25-17, 25-16) Friday night at the Galen Center. "I'm happy for the guys and their performance as a team tonight," BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead said. "Tim did a great job tonight, and Jake was aggressive in all areas. It was good to get some reps for the others as well, and they did a good job in that role." Langlois led the Cougars with 12 kills while adding four digs. Dobbert had 11 kills hitting on a .500 clip, six digs and four blocks. Leo Durkin set the offense with 33 assists and Price Jarman added a team-high five blocks. Erik Sikes had a season-high 12 digs in the win. USC (3-9, 2-7 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) got off to a quick 8-3 lead in the first set, hitting at a .700 clip before BYU (10-2, 5-1 MPSF) took its first timeout. Kills from Langlois and Brenden Sander kept the Cougars in the set, trailing 12-8. A kill and block from Joseph Grosh then helped put BYU within just one, down 16-15. A 4-1 Cougar run eventually pushed BYU ahead 19-18, forcing a Trojan timeout. With the Cougars up 22-20, USC scored three-straight points to take a 23-22 advantage. Each side fought off set points before a kill from Sander ended the close set for BYU 27-25. A Sander kill kept the second set close, tied 4-4 early on. A 5-0 Cougar run, capped off by a Langlois ace and kill, followed to give BYU a 12-8 advantage. A Jarman and Kiril Meretev block extended the Cougar lead to five, 16-11. BYU cruised from there as Dobbert collected the last two points of the set to give the Cougars a 25-17 set two win. BYU jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the third set following a Dobbert and Jarman block. The Trojans countered with a 3-1 rally to get back within two, down 6-4. The teams remained close from there until a Grosh ace and Dobbert kill extended the Cougars' advantage to four, 14-10, forcing a USC timeout. Five-consecutive points brought BYU ahead 21-12, and the Cougars ran away with the set and match, winning 25-16 off a Trojan service error. BYU returns home to the Smith Fieldhouse next week facing off against UC San Diego beginning Friday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. MST. More details can be found on the BYU men's volleyball schedule page.​
*Hawaii 3, UC SAN DIEGO 0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23)
Recap by UH
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team opened its four-match road trip with a straight-set win over UC San Diego, Friday in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at RIMAC Arena. Set scores were 25-16, 25-15, 25-23.
Each team entered the contest with five-match win streaks. The Rainbow Warriors (11-2, 4-2 MPSF) made it six straight while also extending their win streak over the Tritons to nine.
UH head coach Charlie Wade emptied his bench throughout the match using different combinations. Outside hitter Brett Rosenmeier got the start and tallied a career-high nine kills along with two service aces and three digs. Middle blocker Patrick Gasman notched eight in 10 swings while fellow middle Hendrik Mol had four blocks and two aces.
As a team, the Warriors served eight aces and hit .284, while limiting the Tritons (5-6, 2-5) to .097 hitting. UCSD was led by Tanner Syftestad's seven kills.
With the score tied at 13 in Set 1, Rosenmeier spurred a 6-1 run with back-to-back kills and a service ace as UH built a 19-14 advantage. Rosenmeier and Kupono Fey finished the set with three kills each as the Warriors hit .286.
UH trailed early on in Set 2 following a 15-minute delay due to complications with the scoring computer. But the Warriors responded with a 5-1 run giving them a 10-6 lead. Consecutive kills by Gasman and Jennings Franciskovic put the Warriors up by five and a few plays later, Gasman's fifth kill extended the lead to 19-12. Outside hitter Rado Parapunov entered the match and tallied two kills and an ace in the 25-15 rout.
The Tritons showed some life in Set 3 taking leads of 7-4 and 16-12. Back-to-back aces by Hendrik Mol pulled the Warriors within one and Parapunov's second ace put UH on top 18-17. Hawai'i led 23-21 before the Tritons answered with two straight but the Warriors closed out the match will kills by Fey and Rosenmeier.
UH continues its road trip with an MPSF match at Cal Baptist, Saturday. Match time is 7:00 p.m. HT (5:00 p.m. HT).
*Long Beach State 3, UC IRVINE 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-16)
Recap by UCI
IRVINE, Calif. - No. 2 Long Beach State controlled every aspect of the game in a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-16) victory over No. 7 UC Irvine at the Bren Events Center Friday. Defense was key as LBSU (10-2, 6-1) out-blocked UCI 10.5-3.0 and out-dug the Anteaters 32-20. The Beach was efficient on offense as well hitting .469 to UCI's .196. The Anteaters have the most aces among MPSF teams, but could not muster a service winner for the first time all year, while Long Beach fired four aces. UCI (8-5, 5-4) was led by senior Thomas Hodges with 10 kills followed by senior Tamir Hershko with nine. Senior Michael Saeta had 26 set assists, three kills and a team-high six digs. Long Beach State's TJ DeFalco led all players with 16 kills, hitting .560. He also added eight digs and five block assists. A consecutive kill, ace and block by the Forty-Niners gave LBSU the early 6-3 lead in the first set until Michael Saeta's serving put Long Beach on their heels and UCI tied it at 6-6. The Forty-Niners would then go on a 6-1 run, which included four UCI mistakes to open a 12-7 advantage. LBSU would continue to lead 17-11 until Saeta once again stepped back to the service line and helped UCI narrow the margin to 17-14. Following a timeout, Long Beach would out-score UCI 8-5 to win the set 25-19. LBSU would hit .478 to UCI's .200. In a closely contested second set, LBSU used two UCI attack errors to take a 21-19 lead and would go on to a 25-22 win. The Forty-Niners once again took control early with a 6-2 advantage in the third. UCI closed to 9-8, but LBSU scored the next two to maintain the momentum. A kill by Tamir Hershko pulled the Anteaters within 16-14, but three UCI errors would immediately follow. UCI would score just two more points the rest of the way, both LBSU service errors, to end the match, 25-16. UCI will entertain No. 13 CSUN tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. at the Bren Events Center.