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<\/p>\n SANTA BARBARA, Calif. \u2013 The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Volleyball Team wrapped their home season Saturday night against Long Beach, who came away with a 3-0 win. The Gauchos also celebrated four seniors \u2013 Joe Wallace<\/a>, Andreas Schuetz<\/a>, Ben Pearson<\/a>, and Owen Loncar<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n HOW IT HAPPENED The Gauchos made up some ground in the second, though Long Beach won 25-20. Santa Barbara stayed on top of Long Beach, keeping it equal through 14-14. The Beach pushed ahead following the final tie and made 11 points to close the set. Riggs Guy<\/a> placed a set-high of six kills while hitting .250.<\/p>\n Santa Barbara improved in the third, where they stayed closer to Long Beach and led multiple times. They had three leads from 7-6 to 11-10 and nearly caught the Beach later in the set. Ultimately, LBSU clinched the third 25-21. Aruya went three for four once more and Guy hit 100% with three kills.\u00a0<\/p>\n Guy led the match in kills, being the only player to reach double digits with ten. He hit .368, dug four digs, and made a team-high two blocks. He also made 26 receptions , the highest of the match by nine.\u00a0<\/p>\n Aruya had a stellar offensive night, making seven kills off of just ten attempts. Owen Loncar<\/a> secured a .600 kill percentage with three kills off of five attempts. Cole Schobel<\/a> led in digs, making six.\u00a0<\/p>\n UP NEXT
Long Beach took the first set 25-13. The Gauchos initially stayed within reach of the Beach, but by 15-10 LBSU pulled far enough ahead to comprehensively win the set. Josh Aruya<\/a> put up the best offensive performance of any player on the court, going three for four from center net.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gauchos will play their final game of the regular season at UC San Diego on April 18 at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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