No. 8 UC Irvine Idle This Week
March 17, 2014 | Men's Volleyball
No. 8 UC Irvine is idle this week for final examinations.
The Anteaters return to action hosting Cal State Northridge Mar. 26 and No. 2 Long Beach State Mar. 28. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Bren Center.
There are only five matches left in the regular season and UCI will play four of the final five at home.
The Anteaters have won five of the last six matches and seven of the last nine outings.
UCI is 14-9 overall and 11-8 in the MPSF.
The MPSF race is heating up with three weeks remaining to decide the top eight teams that will advance to the post-season.
BYU 15-2
Long Beach State 12-4
Pepperdine 12-5
UC Santa Barbara 12-6
UCLA 11-7
Stanford 11-7
UC Irvine 11-8
USC 11-8
Hawaii 9-9
Cal State Northridge 6-10
Cal Baptist 2-15
Pacific 1-15
UC San Diego 1-18
Last week, UCI beat Cal Baptist (3-0) and lost to No. 3 BYU (0-3) on the road.
Versus the Cougars, the Anteaters struggled offensively hitting a season-low .146 (30-18-82) as the Cougars held a 14-3.5 blocking advantage.
Outside hitter Connor Hughes led UCI in both matches hitting .500 (16-2-26) with his season-best 16 kills against Cal Baptist and posting 10 kills and two aces versus BYU.
Opposite Zack La Cavera leads the team with a 3.51 kill average. Nationally, the junior ranks 10th in aces (0.41) and 17th in points (4.25).
UCI ranks eighth in the country in aces (1.36) and hitting percentage (.301). The Anteaters are 10th in kills (14.05) and 11th in assists (12.28).
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