SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Freshman opposite Jeff Menzel ripped a match high 21 kills as the No. 14 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team upset sixth-ranked UCLA 3-1 Wednesday night at Robertson Gymnasium. Game scores were 30-21, 31-29, 25-30, and 30-24 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) match.
The win enabled UCSB to even both of its records at 7-7 overall and 5-5 in MPSF play. The Gauchos entered tonight's match in ninth place in the league but will end the day in a three-way tie for sixth with Stanford and USC at the mid-point of the regular season.
UCLA, which has lost three of its last five matches, fell to 10-6 overall and 7-5 in conference action. The Bruins are tied with Pepperdine for fourth place in the MPSF.
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