This is UCLA's Middle Blocker/ Opposite #2 Ryan Norris
Dear Readers~
On January 25, 2018 at the RIMAC Arena in La Jolla, California, just north of San Diego, people were crowding in for the 7 pm Pacific Time men's NCAA indoor volleyball game of the UCSD Tritons taking on the visiting UCLA Bruins. After UCLA lost at home against Long Beach State, they wanted revenge by beating UCSD and the same goes for UCSD after losing in 3 straight sets against Loyola-Chicago when UCSD traveled to Chicago to play them last weekend. with both teams coming off of a loss, the pressure was on for a win, especially with UCSD coming from 2 losses in a row and playing on home court.
The first set was a tough one. That set ended 25-20 with UCSD taking the first set. UCLA got revenge by winning the second and third sets 25-17 and 25-15. Going into the fourth set, the pressure was on because UCLA knew that if they won that fourth set, the game would be over. Fortunately for UCLA, UCSD knew that as well and tried to reach 25 points before UCLA. In the end, the fourth set ended very close at 25-23. The winner was UCLA and they won not just the fourth set but also three sets in a row against the host, UCSD, and got their revenge after losing at home against Long Beach State last week.
Now to introduce the top athletes of the game. The athlete leading in kills was UCLA's Brandon Rattray, with 21, while Wyatt Harrison led UCSD with 13. The athlete leading in aces was actually a tie between Brandon Rattray and Micha Ma'a, of UCLA, because each athlete had 3 aces each, while Wyatt Harrison and Berkeley Misfeld led UCSD with 2 aces each. The leader in blocks was UCLA's Daenan Gyimah, with 4, while Xander Jimenez led UCSD with 3. The athlete with the most assists was UCLA's Micha Ma'a, with 47, while Connor Walbrecht led UCSD with 25 assists of his own. The leader of digs was a tie between both teams. UCLA's Austin Matautia and UCSD's Xander Jimenez each had 7 digs a piece.
The next game for UCLA is at Loyola Chicago, the same team that UCSD had previously played against while UCSD's next game is at home against Princeton. The UCLA @ Loyola Chicago game is on Thursday, January 31st at 5 pm Pacific Time at the Gentile Arena, there in Chicago while UCSD's game against Princeton is on Tuesday, January 29th at 6 pm Pacific Time at the RIMAC Arena, where this game against UCLA was played.
Just a little bonus fact about UCSD: For those that follow the AVP, you may know of a man named Chase Frishman. That name may sound familiar because I mentioned him in my P1440 Young Guns blog post. He's also known for helping do a YouTube video titled "How to Pass-Serve Receive Tutorial" with fellow AVP players Riley and Maddison Mckibbin, or the Mckibbin Brothers for short, so be sure to check that video out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKEgVdhFhVI. The point of the story is that Chase went to UCSD.
This is from Chase's passing video so be sure to check that out with the link above
If you follow the AVP, you may also know who Jeremy Casebeer is. He attended UCLA and was in a different video by the Mckibbin Brothers called "What Happens in the Players Tent AVP Austin 2018" so be sure to check that video out as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK-VXftT074 The previously mentioned Chase Frishman is at the 6:50 mark while Jeremy is at the 7:40 mark, for those that want to watch just those two people. The pint of this one is Jeremy went to UCLA.
This is Chase's fun facts from the Austin vlog linked above (around 7:05 mark)
This is Jeremy's fun facts from the Austin vlog, also linked above (around 7:50 mark)
That concludes my latest blog post of the 2019 NCAA men's indoor volleyball season. Stay tuned for my next blog post and don't forget to check out some of my other blogs like NCAA men's indoor volleyball of Long Beach State @ UCLA or my beach volleyball blogs like The Hague with the results of Alix Klineman and April Ross, P1440 Young Guns results, or the P1440 Top Guns results. Make sure to mark your calendars for May 3-5, 2019 for the first stop of the 2019 AVP season and also the 2019 NCAA women's beach volleyball season that starts in late February that includes teams like LSU, TCU, FSU, and the 2018 national champs on the beach, UCLA. Until next time, Miller out
~J. Miller
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