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Randy DeWeese, Roy McFarland Power UCSB Volleyball Past Pepperdine in NCAA Quarterfinals Gauchos' four-set victory sets up a rematch with Big West rival and No. 1 seed Hawaii on Thursday The UCSB volleyball team celebrates after defeating Pepperdine in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. (NCAA photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports | 6:40 p.m. UCSB came out firing in its first NCAA Men’s Volleyball Tournament appearance in 10 years. The third-seeded Gauchos hit .567 in the first set against Pepperdine and outlasted the Waves in four s...

April 26, 2021 at 8:38 pm by Preston Espar Allison Fann / Daily Nexus With two 3-1 wins in the Big West Tournament against Long Beach State University and UC San Diego, the UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team won their first-ever Big West Championship and clinched a berth in the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament. This will be the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2011 and marks one of the greatest seasons of in-conference play in UCSB history. After a successful regular season that saw the Gauchos finish 13-4, UCSB breezed by their first tourna...

Tournament Champions! �� Second-seeded UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball became Big West Champions for the first time Saturday night, defeating fourth-seeded UC San Diego in four sets, 22-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-20, on Saturday night in Honolulu.  The Gauchos (15-4) earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at Ohio State, May 3-8.  They'll face Pepperdine (13-6) on May 4. The winner advances to the semifinals to face No. 1 seed Hawaii (15-1) on May 6. Pepperdine and Hawaii received the two at-large berths in the tournament. BYU (19-3) is the No. 2 seed. In the semifinals, the Cougars...

UCSB Men’s Volleyball Ranked 3rd in AVCA Preseason Poll Senior Roy McFarland returns to the UCSB men’s volleyball team after earning All-American honors last season. (Noozhawk file photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports | 6:10 p.m. With the return of four decorated seniors, the UCSB men’s volleyball team has been ranked third in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll for the 2021 season. UCSB, 14-2 last season, placed behind BYU (17-1) and Hawai’l (15-1) in the poll. They’re followed by Long Beach State (10-1), Lewis (15-4), UC Ir...