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\n \u00a0Long Beach State
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<\/p>\n LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2013 The No.8 UC Santa Barbara Men’s Volleyball team took on No. 3 Long Beach State on Friday, who came away 3-0 over the Gauchos.<\/p>\n HOW IT HAPPENED\u00a0 Long Beach managed the second set 25-19. They got off to an early lead and carried it to the end. Riggs Guy<\/a> had a set high of four kills and Cole Schobel<\/a> a set high of ten assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n Santa Barbara made a case for themselves in the third, contesting the Beach at 19-20. The Gauchos made an early tie at 4-4, but Long Beach sped ahead. The Gauchos first caught up at 15-17, but the Beach was able to stay in front for the rest and claim the final set 25-20.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ethan Saint<\/a> led the Gauchos in kills with nine, while Riggs Guy<\/a> followed up with seven. Josh Aruya<\/a> killed .500 with 6 kills off of 13 attempts. Saint also led in points from five digs and two blocks. Guy excelled in passing, receiving a match high of 31 serves with just one error.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mikey Denver<\/a> achieved the highest hitting percentage of the Gauchos with .286 as well as the most block assists with three.Jason Walmer<\/a> led in digs with eight, while Andreas Schuetz<\/a> came in for a service ace. William Lawler<\/a> had a season high of eight assists and two digs.\u00a0<\/p>\n UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara started off 2-0 in the first after a Long Beach service error and a kill by Josh Aruya<\/a>. Long Beach came back to tie, then stayed several points ahead for the rest of the first set. The Beach ended up taking the first 25-20.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gauchos rematch the Beach on Saturday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. in The Thunderdome. They will head to La Jolla for their final regular season match versus UC San Diego on April 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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