UCLA, the program that long ruled the sport, defeated Hawaii 3-1 on Saturday in Fairfax, Va., for its first NCAA men's volleyball crown in 17 years.
“It was just lots of good plays after good plays after good plays,” Speraw said. “There wasn’t one signature play that made the difference, I think it was just us continuing to play the game we played all season.”
The Bruins took the first set after back-to-back kills from David accounted for the final two points. They appeared on the verge of a runaway after taking a 19-13 lead in the second set. But a serve into the net sparked a huge Hawaii comeback as part of an epic back-and-forth battle, the Rainbow Warriors eventually prevailing on their eighth set point.Merrick McHenry stands out on the court for the UCLA men’s volleyball team as it prepares to meet Long Beach State in the NCAA semifinals.
UCLA trailed 9-7 in the third set before winning comfortably, a McHenry ace breaking a 10-10 tie to help the Bruins pull away. The fourth set unfolded in similar fashion. A Norris ace gave UCLA a 9-8 advantage, the Bruins leading all the way until the final point. UCLA’s celebratory dogpile was interrupted when Hawaii challenged the last point. But officials ruled thatDavid had a season-high 23 kills, Rowan logged a season-high 60 assists and Norris had a career-high five aces alongside Knight’s across-the-board contributions of 15 kills, six digs, three blocks and two aces.
UCLA was the volleyball power that rose from nothing in the 1960s, Scates once stirring interest in the sport by nailing posters to telephone poles in beach towns throughout Southern California to promote a tripleheader at Pauley Pavilion.
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