UCI tops Bruins

WESTWOOD -- UC Irvine’s men’s volleyball team did it again,

denying host UCLA in five games Friday night in a Mountain Pacific

Sports Federation victory before 1,013.

The No. 3-ranked Anteaters, who put No. 3-ranked UCLA away in five

at the recent UC Santa Barbara Tournament, put the Bruins down,

30-26, 27-30, 21-30, 30-27, 16-14 to improve to 6-0, 1-0 in the MPSF.

UCLA dropped to 3-2, 0-1 with its second straight loss to the

Anteaters.

Jimmy Pelzel was the key figure for UCI with 26 kills. Spencer

Bemus (15), Monte Tucker (12) and Kyle Weichert (10) were also in double figaures.

In the middle was setter David Kniffen, who had 50 assists.

Adam Shrader was UCLA’s defensive leader with 22 digs, while the

Anteaters answered with Greg Ford (18 digs), Bemus (10 digs and

Kniffen (10 digs).