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Check out all the matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow them live.
No. 4/5 Long Beach State (4-1, 0-0 MPSF) vs. No. 5/4 Hawai’i (5-0, 0-0 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Long Beach, California
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What to know: The only remaining undefeated MPSF team will face its biggest challenge so far in its first road match of the season. No. 5/4 Hawai’i after opening the season with five consecutive wins for the program’s first time since 2003 will travel to play No. 4/5 Long Beach State for its conference opener. Hawai’i throughout its winning streak had one match against a nationally ranked team — a four-game victory versus No. 13 Ball State. Opposite Stijn van Tilburg leads the Rainbow Warriors and is third in the MPSF with a 4.43 kills per game average, including having a match-high 17 kills in a sweep against Grand Canyon on Friday. In addition, freshman middle attacker Patrick Gasman is second in the conference with a 1.29 blocks per game average. The Rainbow Warriors begin their three-match road trip holding opponents to a conference-low .131 attack percentage. Long Beach State following a conference-opening loss to USC rebounded to beat Cal Baptist in four games on Friday. All-American outside attacker TJ DeFalco had a team-high 12 kills on a .579 attack percentage in the victory. DeFalco is in the conference’s top 10 with a 3.65 kills per game average.Along with DeFalco, All-American setter Josh Tuaniga has a conference-best 11.36 assists per game average and has guided the 49ers offense to a .348 attack percentage. Despite sweeping the season series on the road last year, the 49ers are 2-4 in home matches against the Rainbow Warriors during this decade.
No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (4-1, 1-1 MPSF) vs. USC (6-1, 1-1 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Santa Barbara, California
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No. 2/2 UCLA (4-1, 2-0 MPSF) vs. Cal Baptist (2-3, 1-1 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7:30 p.m. in Los Angeles
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