Outside hitter Ethan Champlin finishes with 19 kills and 13 digs as UCLA defeats UC Irvine to reach the NCAA men's volleyball championship match again.
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survived in a five-set thriller over UC Irvine in the NCAA semifinals Thursday at Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid, pulling away late in the fifth set to advance to the national championship game. The Bruins, who won 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 15-12, will try to defend their national championship on Saturday at 2 p.m. against No. 2 seed Long Beach State or No. 3 Grand Canyon.
’s Cooper Robinson was doubled over with his hands on his knees during the celebration. libero Matthew Aziz pulled his jersey over his face. On the other side of the net, UC Irvine players tried to hold back tears while wrapping each other in emotional embraces. The Anteaters had the most losses of any team in the NCAA tournament field, but came one set away from advancing to their first NCAA title game since winning the championship in 2013.
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