UCI at Long Beach in Playoff Match
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.
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