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HONOLULU - No. 9 Lewis men's volleyball opened up Hawaii's Outrigger Invitational with a 3-1 (25-27, 25-23, 15-25, 18-25) defeat to No. 3 UCLA on Thursday (Jan 12) evening.
 
UCLA jumped ahead during the first set with a 14-10 advantage. The Bruins led 24-21 when a UCLA service error and back-to-back kills by junior Jay Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) (Downers Grove, Ill/Downers Grover North) tied the set at 24. The teams traded points until a Lewis attack error would eventually give UCLA the set at 27-25.
 
Lewis would take their first lead of the match during the second set at 8-7. The set featured 13 ties and three lead changes. Kills by junior Ian Karbiener (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) and Petty would push the Flyers ahead to their biggest lead of the frame at 21-18. Lewis would never trail again and win the set on a double block from Karbiener and senior Matt Gallik (Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice) (Evergreen Park, Ill/Brother Rice).
 
The Flyers quickly fell behind in the third set, allowing the Bruins a 6-0 lead and would never recover.
 
The match seemed to be in UCLA's favor as they led the entire fourth set until a serving run by senior Aaron Flick (North Ridgeville, Ohio/St. Edward) (North Ridgeville, Ohio/St. Edward) brought the Flyers back into the match at 18-16. The run would not be enough and the Bruins would take the frame 25-18.
 
Petty would lead Lewis with 13 kills, followed by Karbiener with nine while adding 10 digs. Sophomore BJ Boldog (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) (Palatine, Ill/Palatine) recorded 37 assists with four blocks (two solo). The Bruins out-hit Lewis .400 to .135 and edged the Flyers in blocks 11.5-to-6.0
 
UCLA improves to 3-1. Lewis falls to 1-2. Lewis is back in action on Friday against the invitational's host team, No. 13 Hawaii at 7 p.m. HT and 11 p.m. CT.