UCSB Men’s Volleyball Starts Season With 4-Set Win Over UC San Diego
UCSB’s Roy McFarland hits through a huge hole between UC San Diego blockers Shane Benetz (16) and Collin Shannon. (Gary Kim / Noozhawk photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports
March 3, 2021
| 6:57 p.m.
Middle blocker Keenan Sanders started the season strong, blasting 16 kills and hitting .800 to lead the fourth-ranked UCSB men’s volleyball team to a four-set victory over UC San Diego in the Gauchos’ season opener on Wednesday afternoon at Rob Gym.
The scores were 25-18, 26-28, 25-18, 25-19.
Setter Casey McGarry did a nice job spreading the ball around. He had 51 assists to go with 13 digs and three block assists.