SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Theo Brunner had a match-high 21 kills and libero Andy McGuire posted a career-high 20 digs as the UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team outlasted No. 13 Hawai'i to pick up a 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) victory Friday at Robertson Gymnasium. Scores of the two-and-a-half hour match were 29-31, 30-26, 25-30, 30-21, and 15-13.
With its second consecutive win, the Gauchos improved to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the MPSF, while the Warriors dropped to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
Neither team hit well with UCSB finishing at .195 (74-37-190) and Hawai'i at .157 (61-32-185). However, the Gauchos poured it on late, hitting .421 (22-6-38) in game four and .368 (9-2-19) in the deciding frame. The highest the Warriors hit was .220 (14-5-41) in the third game.
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