Sam Burgi provides a spark off the bench as the Bruins defeat the Waves in four sets and set up a showdown with top-seeded Long Beach State on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES — Sam Burgi hadn’t entered a match in more than a month when UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw inserted the senior off the bench at outside hitter in the biggest match of the season.
Burgi recorded six kills, three digs and a block, and had a key softly hit kill that put UCLA ahead 22-18 in the fourth set. The Bruins won three of the next four points to seal the win. Burgi, a Laguna Beach native who came to UCLA from a club team where he also came off the bench, was used to waiting for his moment.
“If I can get on the court at UCLA, I can be on the court anywhere,” middle blocker Merrick McHenry said. “I think our culture and how many guys we have that can be on the court is unreal and not very common.” “It’s fun,” Burgi said. “It’s a part of the competition. You’ve got to love one another enough, fight with each other and fight against each other at the same time. I had a really good time.”UCLA won the first set 25-23, outhitting Pepperdine .333 to .094. With the set tied 23-23, Miles Partain, McHenry and Ethan Champlin combined for a block and then Pepperdine’s Jaylen Jasper couldn’t handle Partain’s serve.
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