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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n NORTHRIDGE, Calif. \u2013 The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Volleyball team wrapped their week with another win over CSUN, coming away 3-1 on Saturday after sweeping the Matadors on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n HOW IT HAPPENED\u00a0 The Matadors returned to win the second, taking it 25-17. CSUN reached their first tie at 1-1, but Santa Barbara buffered several points ahead at 11-6. CSUN came back for their second tie at 11-11. They found a high lead at 20-15, then forged ahead for a 25-18 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Gauchos took the third 25-18 for a 2-1 match lead. Santa Barbara held a significant buffer for much of the set and established multiple seven-point leads. George Bruening<\/a> finished out the set with his tenth kill of the game. The Gauchos recorded 4.5 blocks as a team while Riggs Guy<\/a> got back to back service aces.\u00a0<\/p>\n The fourth and final set was pushed into overtime, but the Gauchos triumphed 28-26. Santa Barbara had an early head start, but CSUN tied it at 9-9. Several more ties followed, but the Matadors threatened a 17-14 lead. Santa Barbara tied it again at 17-17 and the remainder of the set was a step-by-step battle. The Gauchos held on through a CSUN set point at 24-23 before closing the match with a kill from Bruening and an ace from Cole Schobel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gauchos had an auspicious start, going 9-0 for their best opening of the season. CSUN recovered and ended up just three points behind at 15-12 Gauchos. Santa Barbara kept their lead, however, and finished with a large lead budget at 25-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n