April 24, 2004
LONG BEACH, CA - The No. 2-ranked and second seeded Long Beach State men's volleyball team defeated the No. 7-seeded UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 3-0, in the 1st Round MPSF playoff match at The Pyramid on Saturday night. Game scores were 30-17, 30-27, 30-25.
The Gauchos, now 14-16 overall, 9-14 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation hit .207 as a team. Pacing the Gauchos with outside hitter Evan Patak and middle blocker Michael Kenndedy had 11 kills each. Kennedy also contributed with match-high seven block assists while Nate Wack had six block assists. Freshman setter Bryan Berman had 26 assists. Libero Aaron Mansfield had 10 digs.
Long Beach State improved to 26-5, while UC Santa Barbara ended its season at 14-16. Scott Touzinsky paced The Beach with a match-high 21 kills, while Jeff Wootton added 16 kills, and Robert Tarr with 13 kills to highlight the top 49er kill leaders. Tyler Hildebrand notched his third double-double of the season with a match-best 51 assists and a career-high 11 digs. Duncan Budinger poured in six kills, Paul Munoz chipped in with nine digs, and Nate Hagstrom recorded two aces to highlight other LBSU notables. As a team, LBSU connected for a .360 attack percentage (60-19-114) and out-dug the Gauchos, 43-26. Evan Patak and Michael Kennedy both tallied 11 kills in the losing effort for UCSB. The Gauchos did however out-block The Beach, 12.5 to 5.5.
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