Gallery: Men’s volleyball comes out with two wins in AVCA Men’s College Showcase
Senior opposite Christian Hessenauer goes up to attack against a three-man block from Penn State. The Bruins took down the Nittany Lions in four sets on Thursday night.
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Penn State outside hitter Jalen Penrose gets a ball past junior setter Micah Ma’a and sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah.
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UCLA’s bench celebrates after a point against Penn State. The Bruins went undefeated on the weekend in the AVCA Men’s College Showcase, beating both top-10 teams they faced.
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Gyimah cheers during Thursday’s game against Penn State. He logged eight kills, three aces and seven blocks to help the Bruins topple the Nittany Lions.
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Ma’a sets Gyimah up to attack the ball. The junior setter helped his hitters log a total of 48 kills against Penn State, led by senior outside hitter JT Hatch and Hessenauer’s 11 apiece.
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Freshman libero Garland Peed passes a ball from the Nittany Lions. The rookie played in both games in the showcase as UCLA’s main libero, recording seven digs Thursday and 12 on Saturday.
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Gyimah and junior outside hitter Dylan Missry block a ball from an Ohio State attacker. Missry finished Saturday with three kills and 10 digs.
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Hessenauer led the Bruins in kills against the Ohio State Buckeyes, collecting 19 kills and 13 digs in the five-set win on Saturday.
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Ma’a sets a ball to one of his front-row attackers on Saturday. The junior setter had four kills against the Buckeyes, hitting .200 as he also racked up 47 assists and eight digs.
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Hatch celebrates a UCLA point against Ohio State. The Bruins took down the two-time defending national champions in five sets after losing to the Buckeyes in last year’s showcase.
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