The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball tournament championship final is today, and it is UCLA vs. USC.
Here's how the tournament has progressed so far:
Quarterfinals
Pepperdine defeated Jessup 25-19, 25-21, 25-22
USC beat Vanguard 25-19, 25-13, 25-21
UCLA edged Concordia 25-23, 25-15, 25-19
Stanford lost to BYU, 18-25, 14-25, 25-23 and 21-25.
It wasn't as close as it sounds. BYU outhit Stanford .327 to .200. BYU had 31 overall errors, Stanford had 52. Stanford had 23 serving errors and one (1) ace.
Semifinals
USC beat Pepperdine 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 22-25, 16-14. Very close semifinal, very evenly matched teams.
UCLA crunched BYU 20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-18
Finals
UCLA (28-1) vs. USC (19-6). UCLA beat USC twice in the regular season, 3-2 at Galen and 3-1 at Pauley. The match will be played on the Big Ten Network.
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John Hawks, UCLA head coach, is now 50-8 for his career. UCLA's senior setter Andrew Rowan became the all-time assists leader in the rally scoring era (since 2001). it was BYU's first home loss in the MPSF tournament since 2011, snapping a 12 game win streak.
Here's how the tournament has progressed so far:
Quarterfinals
Pepperdine defeated Jessup 25-19, 25-21, 25-22
USC beat Vanguard 25-19, 25-13, 25-21
UCLA edged Concordia 25-23, 25-15, 25-19
Stanford lost to BYU, 18-25, 14-25, 25-23 and 21-25.
It wasn't as close as it sounds. BYU outhit Stanford .327 to .200. BYU had 31 overall errors, Stanford had 52. Stanford had 23 serving errors and one (1) ace.
Semifinals
USC beat Pepperdine 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 22-25, 16-14. Very close semifinal, very evenly matched teams.
UCLA crunched BYU 20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-18
Finals
UCLA (28-1) vs. USC (19-6). UCLA beat USC twice in the regular season, 3-2 at Galen and 3-1 at Pauley. The match will be played on the Big Ten Network.
Big Ten Network | Watch Live
John Hawks, UCLA head coach, is now 50-8 for his career. UCLA's senior setter Andrew Rowan became the all-time assists leader in the rally scoring era (since 2001). it was BYU's first home loss in the MPSF tournament since 2011, snapping a 12 game win streak.
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