UCSB spikers suffer first sweep of season
The No. 10 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team could not find its mark against No. 3 Cal State Northridge, falling to the Matadors, 3-0, Wednesday night at Robertson Gymnasium. Set scores were 30-26, 31-29, and 30-25 in favor of CSUN.
UCSB (10-10, 7-7) managed only a .248 team hitting percentage on the night, dropping its [...]
Aronchick’s 22 kills not enough for Vaqueros
SBCC extended first-place Long Beach to overtime in the first set Wednesday before dropping a 35-33, 30-22, 30-27 men’s volleyball decision to the Vikings.
Pete Aronchick, a 6-6 freshman from Santa Barbara High, had a season-high 22 kills for the Vaqueros (6-4, 1-2), who’ve dropped four of their last five after starting 5-0. Long Beach is [...]
Trojans discard Gauchos in four games
LOS ANGELES – The No. 10 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team could not keep pace with No. 7 USC, falling to the Trojans, 3-1, Friday night at the Galen Center. Set scores were 26-30, 35-33, 30-24, and 31-29.
Scott Slaughter hit .522 for UCSB, finishing with 14 kills, six block assists, and an ace. Jeff [...]
SBCC’s four killers knock down El Camino
Four players reached double figures in kills on Friday night in Torrance, leading SBCC to a 31-29, 30-27, 30-23 WSC men’s volleyball sweep over El Camino.
Miles Evans had 14 kills, followed by Justin Hertlein (11), Pete Aronchick (10) and 6-8 Cody Zoesch (10). Hertlein and Aronchick returned from injuries to help the Vaqueros (6-3, 1-1) [...]
Menzel’s Gauchos take down Clark’s Anteaters
Three or four years ago, local fans would have been pretty split on which boys volleyball star was the best player: San Marcos High’s Jeff Menzel or Santa Barbara’s Carson Clark.
Now they’re marquee sophomores on their college squads, and Wednesday’s stat sheet shows that it’s still a worthy debate.
Menzel finished with 22 kills on 50 [...]
Vaqueros suffer without big men
With two starters on the sideline Wednesday night, SBCC dropped its Western State Conference men’s volleyball opener to L.A. Pierce. The Brahmas prevailed in four games (33-35, 30-22, 30-27, 30-17) at the Sports Pavilion.
Pete Aronchick, a 6-6 middle blocker, and Justin Hertlein, a 6-5 opposite, missed the match due to illness and a jammed thumb, [...]
Gaucho spikers sweep Buckeyes to win title
The No. 9 UCSB men’s volleyball team was crowned 2010 Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic champions after sweeping Ohio State Saturday night at Blake Arena. Set scores were 34-32, 32-30, and 30-17 in favor of UCSB.
Jeff Menzel hit a season-high .452 on the night and leading the team with 20 kills and three aces. Three players hit .500 [...]
Quick turnaround not doing SBCC any favors
SBCC suffered its second men’s volleyball loss in three days on Friday night as Irvine Valley topped the Vaqueros 30-26, 30-23, 30-25 in a nonconference match at the Sports Pavilion.
The visiting Lasers improved to 5-0 while the Vaqueros fell to 5-2. Santa Barbara didn’t have the services of 6-6 Pete Aronchick, who has shoulder and [...]
Vaqs suffer first loss against Orange Coast
Miles Evans had 24 kills on Wednesday but SBCC’s passing and blocking weren’t up to par in a 30-24, 29-31, 30-21, 30-22 nonconference loss to Orange Coast in Costa Mesa.
Cody Zoesch, a 6-8 freshman, added 11 kills for the Vaqueros (5-1), who overcame a 23-19 deficit to win the second set. The Pirates (4-0) jumped [...]
Gauchos spikers fall to Bruins in four
The No. 8 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team could not crawl back from a two-set deficit, falling 3-1 to No. 6 UCLA Wednesday night at Robertson Gymnasium. Set scores were 30-28, 30-25, 19-30 and 30-24 in favor of the Bruins.
With the loss, the Gauchos fall to 6-8 overall, 6-5 in MPSF play. UCLA improves [...]
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