MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's volleyball squad was able to collect another win over No.16 UC Santa Barbara in Firestone Fieldhouse tonight, posting 25-16, 25-19, and 25-23 set scores. 
Matt Mazur posted a career-high 15 kills on a .478 hitting percentage, also adding two service aces and two blocks, including a solo rejection. Four separate Waves had six kills throughout the match, also posting 10.5 team blocks in three sets to stall the Gauchos. James Eadie had a career match as well, with six total blocks, also adding six kills on ten swings and two digs. Setter, Gabe Dyer, also tied his career-high in blocks with four, also leading the playmaking for the night with 34 assists, three kills, and a service ace. 
The 2005 National Championship team was honored at tonight's match, with alumni from previous Pepperdine squads lining the court throughout the match. 
 
BIG WAVES
Gabe Dyer (Gr./San Clemente, Calif./ Saddleback Valley Christian School/ UCSD): 34 assists, 3 kills, 4 blocks
Matt Mazur (R-Fr./Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster HS): 15 kills, 2 blocks, 2 service aces, .478 hitting %
James Eadie (R-So./ Newport Beach, Calif./ Newport Harbor HS): 6 kills, 6 blocks, 2 digs, .500 hitting %
 
WAVES VS. GAUCHOS
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          12        2          22        .455
2          16        4          26        .462
3          14        5          23        .391
TTL      42        11        71        .437
 
UCSB ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          10        9          35        .029
2          11        3          25        .320
3          15        5          28        .357
TTL      36        17        88        .216
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
In the first set, Pepperdine was able to keep UC Santa Barbara to a .029 success rate, while posting a .455 of its own, led by Matt Mazur who had three kills. The Waves only recorded two attacking errors in the set, compared to the Gauchos' nine. The Malibu Roofing Co. was in business, as Pepperdine tabbed 5.5 blocks, with James Eadie leading the efforts, adding four assisted denials of his own. The Waves' strong attacking and blocking allowed them to take set one, 25-16.
During set two, the Gauchos improved their hitting, only having three errors and a .320 hitting percentage, but only had 11 kills, as opposed to the Waves' 16 kills and .462 success rate. Mazur led the attack once again, this time with eight kills on 11 swings, also adding a solo rejection at the net and a service ace. Jacob Reilly led the defensive efforts for Pepperdine, with four digs and five serve receptions during the second set. Pepperdine maintained its lead throughout the whole set, taking set two, 25-19. 
UC Santa Barbara attempted to come back throughout the third set, trailing close to Pepperdine throughout the entirety, but both attacking and service errors would plague the Gauchos' attempt. Mazur tabbed four kills on a .500 hitting percentage, while Reilly was errorless receiving serves, allowing flawless playmaking for the Waves. Ryan Barnett added another three kills on four attempts, while Gabe Dyer had a dump over the net, two digs, and assisted on two blocks. The collective effort from Pepperdine allowed the Waves to take set three, 25-23, and the match, 3-0. 
 
UP NEXT
Pepperdine will play a match in Firestone Fieldhouse against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb.21. 
 
FOLLOW
Follow the Waves on Facebook and Twitter, @WavesVolleyball, and follow the team on Instagram, @peppvolley.  Get all the most recent schedules, results and more on www.PepperdineWaves.com.