Black & Blue Semifinal At Big West Championship
April 21, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
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BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL
No. 5 UC Irvine vs No. 4 Long Beach State
Friday, Apr. 21 | 7:30Â PM | Bren Events Center
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FIRST SERVE
Third-seed UC Irvine will face second-seed Long Beach State in a semifinal match of the 2023 OUTRIGGER Big West Men's Volleyball Championship, presented by The Hawaiian Islands Friday (Apr. 21) at 7:30 p.m. at the Bren Events Center.
The winner advances to the Championship match Saturday (Apr. 2) at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of the Hawaii/UC Santa Barbara match.
STORYLINES
UCI advanced to the semifinals after a 3-0 first round victory over six-seed CSUN.
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As a team, UCI hit .405 (41-11-74), the sixth time UCI has hit .400 or better this season. They also held an 8 to 3 ace advantage.
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The Anteaters were led by outside hitter Hilir Henno who posted a match-best 12 kills and four aces.
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UCI had important contributions by reserves Will D'Arcy and Akhil Tangutur. D'Arcy. Tangutur made his second start of the season at the pin and added four kills and a team-best six digs. D'Arcy hit .625 on five kills in eight swings without an error.
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Last night, UCI snapped a four-match losing streak and improved 17-10 overall. 17 wins are the most since the squad was 18-11 in 2019.
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The Anteaters are 9-4 on Court 21 this season.
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UCI has  won a conference tournament three times, capturing the MPSF championship title in 2007, 2012 and 2015.
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UCI has met LBSU six times in the postseason overall going 0-6, including 0-2 at the Big West Championship.
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The Anteaters and Beach met in the semifinals last year with LBSU taking the 3-1 victory.
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UCI has dropped the last four outings versus The Beach, including two last week.
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The Anteaters hit a season--low .116 in a 3-0 loss in Long Beach then couldn't hold off The Beach in a 3-2 loss in Irvine after winning the first two sets.
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The Beach out-blocked UCI 26 to 15.
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BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL
No. 5 UC Irvine vs No. 4 Long Beach State
Friday, Apr. 21 | 7:30Â PM | Bren Events Center
Live Stats  Watch
FIRST SERVE
Third-seed UC Irvine will face second-seed Long Beach State in a semifinal match of the 2023 OUTRIGGER Big West Men's Volleyball Championship, presented by The Hawaiian Islands Friday (Apr. 21) at 7:30 p.m. at the Bren Events Center.
The winner advances to the Championship match Saturday (Apr. 2) at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of the Hawaii/UC Santa Barbara match.
STORYLINES
UCI advanced to the semifinals after a 3-0 first round victory over six-seed CSUN.
Â
As a team, UCI hit .405 (41-11-74), the sixth time UCI has hit .400 or better this season. They also held an 8 to 3 ace advantage.
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The Anteaters were led by outside hitter Hilir Henno who posted a match-best 12 kills and four aces.
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UCI had important contributions by reserves Will D'Arcy and Akhil Tangutur. D'Arcy. Tangutur made his second start of the season at the pin and added four kills and a team-best six digs. D'Arcy hit .625 on five kills in eight swings without an error.
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Last night, UCI snapped a four-match losing streak and improved 17-10 overall. 17 wins are the most since the squad was 18-11 in 2019.
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The Anteaters are 9-4 on Court 21 this season.
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UCI has  won a conference tournament three times, capturing the MPSF championship title in 2007, 2012 and 2015.
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UCI has met LBSU six times in the postseason overall going 0-6, including 0-2 at the Big West Championship.
Â
The Anteaters and Beach met in the semifinals last year with LBSU taking the 3-1 victory.
Â
UCI has dropped the last four outings versus The Beach, including two last week.
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The Anteaters hit a season--low .116 in a 3-0 loss in Long Beach then couldn't hold off The Beach in a 3-2 loss in Irvine after winning the first two sets.
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The Beach out-blocked UCI 26 to 15.
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