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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:13 PM

No. 14 Loyola Drops 3-2 Decision at No. 8 Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sophomore outside hitter Kris Berzins recorded 13 kills and 10 digs on the evening, but it was not enough as No. 14 Loyola dropped a 3-2 (26-30, 30-27, 16-30, 30-28, 13-15) decision to No. 8 Ohio State at St. John Arena on Saturday night. With the loss the Ramblers fall to 5-3 (3-1 MIVA) on the season, while the Buckeyes improve to 6-1 (5-0 MIVA).

Game one was a back-and-forth affair as the Ramblers and Buckeyes exchanged leads four times. Loyola held a 12-11 lead over Ohio State but the Ramblers could not hold on, as the Buckeyes took advantage of an Ian Anderson service error to even the score at 12. Ohio State took the lead for good on a pair of service aces from Kevin Heine. The Ramblers continued to battle, but were unable to regain the lead as they eventually dropped game one 30-26.

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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:14 PM

Murphy Troy had 17 kills while hitting .452 and Juan Figueroa added 12 kills, 9 digs and 5 blocks to lead the No. 11-ranked USC men's volleyball team to a 30-26, 30-22, 30-26 win at No. 15 UC San Diego in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Saturday (Feb. 2).

USC improved to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the MPSF, while UCSD fell to 3-7 and 1-7.

The Trojans outhit the Tritons, .291 to .088 and had more blocks, 13.0 to 6.0.

Sean Dennis added 8 kills for USC and Luke Morris had 12 digs.

Jason Spangler led UCSD with 18 kills, 9 digs and 4 blocks.

The first game featured 10 ties, the last coming at 20-20. After the Tritons led 22-20, USC responded with 5 straight points to lead 25-22 and the Tritons could pull no closer than 2 points. In game two, USC led 19-15 but the Tritons came back to within 20-19. USC scored seven of the next nine points to pull away at 27-21 before taking the game. After the intermission, the Tritons came out firing, scoring 9 of the first 10 points. But the Trojans chipped away and used a late 10-3 run to close out the match.

USC next goes to UCLA for an MPSF match on Wednesday (Feb. 6) at 7 p.m.

**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:15 PM

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - For the second year in a row, the UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team swept its season series against No. 13 Hawai'i with a grueling 3-1 victory Saturday at Robertson Gymnasium. The match saw all four games go into extra points with the Gauchos winning 32-30, 30-32, 36-34, and 36-34.

UCSB, which has won its last three matches, improved to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Hawai'i dropped to 3-6 on the year and 2-4 in league contests.

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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:16 PM

No. 7 Stanford men's volleyball fell into an 0-2 hole on Saturday night in Burnham Pavilion, but instead of folding to the large task ahead, they responded and got back on the winning track with a 3-2 (28-30, 25-30, 30-22, 31-29, 15-11) victory over Ball State. Sophomore Evan Romero led the Cardinal with a career-high 34 kills and also recorded nine digs in his superb effort. Sophomore Miki Groppi got the start at setter and tallied 69 assists in the victory.

The Cardinal opened in game one and looked to be in the same lull that plagued them during the Pacific match on Thursday. The first game went back and forth, with numerous ties and lead changes, with no team taking the lead until late. The team out hit the Cardinals .233 to .188, but still couldn't pull out the game in the end and fell 30-28. The score was tied at 28 apiece, but a kill from Patrick Durbin, a Ball State outside attacker, tallied one of his 25 digs and sealed the game for the Cardinals.

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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:17 PM

PROVO, Utah (Feb. 1, 2008) -- In a meeting of top-ten teams, No. 1 BYU (8-0, 3-0) beat No. 6 Cal State Northridge (6-3, 4-2) in four games in Provo Friday night (30-28, 19-30, 30-19, 30-26) to remain perfect on the year and will look to bring home another conference win Saturday against the Matadors in the Smith Fieldhouse.

Senior outside hitter Ivan Perez recorded his and his team's second double-double of the season with another 20-kill performance and 10 digs with a .351 hitting percentage. Senior opposite Jonathan Charette tallied 16 kills, senior middle blocker Trent Sorensen had 11. Sophomore outside hitter Andrew Stewart led the team with 12 digs.

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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:17 PM

NEWARK, N.J. - Four Nittany Lions reached double-digit kill numbers as the second-ranked Penn State men's volleyball team defeated NJIT in three games (30-27, 30-23, 30-25) Saturday night in Newark, N.J. The Nittany Lions improve to 9-0 while the Highlanders fall to 2-2.

Junior outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) led the Lions with 14 kills as junior opposite Ryan Sweitzer (Lancaster, Pa.) posted 13 kills on .579 hitting, junior middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) notched 11 kills on .588 hitting and sophomore middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) recorded 10 kills on .667 hitting. As a team, Penn State attacked at a .422 clip for the match, including hitting .621 in the third game alone.

Senior setter Luke Murray (East Petersburg, Pa.) directed the Nittany Lion offense with 42 assists and tallied his second career double-double with a career-high 10 digs. Freshman libero Dennis Del Valle (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) picked up eight digs while junior outside hitter Jay Stauffer (Columbia, Pa.) chipped in four digs and Sweitzer provided three.

Penn State outblocked NJIT, 8.0 to 4.0, led by Lipsitz, Holt and Anderson with three apiece and Sweitzer with two.

Eduardo Welter led the Highlanders with 15 kills as Amobi Armstrong chipped in nine kills.

The Nittany Lions return home to host Juniata on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall. Penn State then welcomes MIVA foes Loyola-Chicago and IPFW on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9 at 7:00 p.m. each night at Rec Hall.

For more information on the Penn State men's volleyball team, please visit OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF PENN STATE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.

**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:18 PM

Fourth-ranked UCLA suffered an embarrassing three-game upset to rival USC Wednesday in Pauley Pavilion.

USC won 30-24, 30-24, 30-24 in 95 minutes in front of 1,174. UCLA fell to 8-4 overall, 5-3 in league play. USC improved to 6-6, 5-4. USC also won its second consecutive match in Pauley Pavilion and recorded its first set of back-to-back victories since 1991.

The Bruins had no answer for USC's quick attack and could not find a hot hitter, committing a season-high 26 hitting errors and converting just 11.6% of its attempts. Conversely, the Trojans out-blocked the Bruins 16-7 and recorded 49 kills to UCLA's 37. USC hit .352, including .484 for Game 3.

Only junior Ryan Ratelle registered double-digit kills for UCLA, recording 12 and leading the Bruins with 13 points. Junior Garrett Muagututia added nine kills, two aces, two total blocks and 12.5 points. Senior Tony Ker recorded the 1000th dig of his career.

Senior Juan Figeroa led USC with 15 kills (.435), followed by 12 (.381) from C.J. Schellenberg and 11 (.364) from freshman Murphy Troy.

The Bruins continue their homestand on Saturday, hosting Pepperdine at 7 p.m. in the 31st annual Kilgour Cup.

**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:19 PM

Irvine, Calif. - Junior setter Ryan Ammerman had a career-high 40 set assists to lead No. 8 UC Irvine to a 3-1 (25-30, 30-23, 30-25, 30-28) victory over No. 5 Pepperdine Wednesday at the Bren Events Center.

UCI improves to 7-6 overall and 4-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, sweeping the season series with Pepperdine for the first time since 1995. Pepperdine goes to 5-4 overall and in conference play.

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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:20 PM

Irvine, Calif. - No. 8 UC Irvine hit .500 as a team as the Anteaters swept No. 11 USC, 3-0 (30-28, 30-26, 30-22) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match Friday at the Bren Center.

The Anteaters improve to 8-6 overall and 5-4 in the MPSF on the night that 2007 National Championship banner was unveiled at the Bren. USC falls to 6-7 overall and 5-5 in league action.

As a team, UCI hit a season-high .500 (47-7-80) for the match and out-blocked the Trojans, 9-0.

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**truebluefan** · 02-15-2008, 09:21 PM

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Junior outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) recorded 19 kills on .533 hitting as the second-ranked Penn State men's volleyball team pounded No. 12 Loyola-Chicago in three games (30-26, 30-19, 30-22) Friday night in the South Gym of Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions improve to 11-0 for the season while the Ramblers fall to 5-4 on the year. Penn State remains at home, hosting No. 10 IPFW Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall in the main gym. Gametracker and free live video will be available at OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF PENN STATE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.

In addition to Anderson's 19 kills, junior opposite Ryan Sweitzer (Lancaster, Pa.) notched eight kills, junior middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) posted seven kills and sophomore middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) also tallied seven kills on .600 hitting. Penn State attacked at a .389 clip for the match while holding Loyola-Chicago to hitting .114.

Senior setter Luke Murray (East Petersburg, Pa.) directed the Nittany Lion offense with 35 assists and added in six digs while freshman libero Dennis Del Valle (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) topped the defense with seven digs.

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