From: AP via ESPN.com -

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Add another title to Ohio State’s championship resume.

Shawn Sangrey had a game-high 30 kills and the Buckeyes rallied to beat UC Santa Barbara 20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 15-9 on Saturday to win their first NCAA men’s volleyball crown.

It’s just the third time a team outside of the West has claimed the title. Penn State won in 1994 and 2008.

The Gauchos (18-15) trailed 2-1 but took the fourth set in part to stellar play at the net by fiery leader Jeff Menzel. He finished with 12 kills and Cullen Irons had 16.

But Ohio State (26-6) closed the match with a 5-0 run, capped by a block on Menzel that started the Buckeyes’ party in Happy Valley.

UCSB had put together a surprising postseason run that included back-to-back wins over top-ranked Southern California.

The Gauchos had said all week they play their best when faced with elimination, and they came close to proving it again……
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