UCI at Long Beach in Playoff Match
- Share via
UC Irvine will make its first appearance in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men’s volleyball playoffs when action begins tonight.
The No. 10-ranked Anteaters (14-10) will play at Pacific Division champion Long Beach State (20-2) at 7:30 in the Pyramid. Irvine upset the 49ers, ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time, 15-11, 15-9, 15-6, earlier this season.
UCLA, the defending national champion, is 20-6 and will play at Hawaii (18-9) at 9.
At Malibu, USC (15-10) will end a three-year absence from the playoffs when it plays Pepperdine at 7. The Waves (20-4) are expected to be without George Roumain, 1998 national player of the year, who suffered an ankle injury nine days ago.
Go beyond the scoreboard
Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
