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UCLA saw its six-game winning streak end on Friday night when the ninth-ranked Bruins were swept by Arizona in Tucson, 26-28, 21-25, 20-25.
In the first set, UCLA led for most of the set after the Bruins jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but Arizona kept it close. The Wildcats tied it at 12-12 and again at 13-13. The Bruins then went on a 5-1 run to make it 18-14. The teams split the next 6 points to give the Bruins a 21-17 lead. But, that’s when the Wildcats went on a 6-1 run to take a 23-22 lead over UCLA. UCLA tied it back up at 23-23 and the teams seesawed back and forth with neither team getting the needed two-point lead to win the set until the score was 26-26. But then Torrey Van Winden committed consecutive attack errors to give Arizona two points and the set.
Arizona started the second set by scoring 8 of the first 11 points to take an 8-3 lead. But, then, the Bruins came back and, eventually, tied it up 15-15. The teams battled back and forth and the score would be tied again at 19-19. But a 6-2 Arizona run won the set for the Wildcats.
In the third, it was a back and forth affair and the teams were tied at 9 after the first 18 points. But, then, the Bruins took a two-point lead and they continued to lead by two with the score 15-13. That’s when the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run to make it 19-15. UCLA narrowed the lead to as close as two at 19-17 and again at 21-19 but a 4-1 Arizona run finished off the set and the match.
Reily Buechler was the only Bruin in double figures in kills with 10 as UCLA had only a .134 hitting percentage for the match.
Tonight, UCLA heads north to Tempe to take on the Sun Devils, who lost last night to Southern Cal in three sets, at 6pm PT.
#9 UCLA Women's Volleyball (18-5, 9-4)
Opponent: Arizona State Sun Devils (9-16, 2-11)
When: 6 pm PT, Saturday, November 5, 2016
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, AZ
TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles and Arizona
Stream: Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now App
Audio: None
Live Stats: Arizona State Sun Devils Stat Broadcast
Go Bruins!!!