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There will be plenty of stars on the court for the NCAA Tournament finals.
Check out the 20 players to know for the championship match on Saturday.
Connor Bloom, Long Beach State outside attacker
Bloom primarily coming off the bench as a serving specialist has seven aces and 24 service errors this season.
Lazar Bouchkov, Long Beach State middle attacker
Bouchkov has a .467 attack percentage and was in the starting lineup until mid-March. The middle attacker did not appear in the final seven regular season matches but came off the bench in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals against Belmont Abbey and had the match-winning kill.
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State middle attacker
Briggs, who was named to the U.S. roster for the upcoming FIVB Volleyball Nations League, leads the Big West and is in the nation’s top 10 with a 2.25 digs per game average. The All-American libero also did not commit a reception error in seven of the last 10 matches.
Ethan Champlin, UCLA outside attacker
Champlin started at both outside attacker and libero during the regular season and is in the nation’s top 20 with a .334 attack percentage. The All-MPSF senior also has double-digit kills in eight of the last 12 matches, including a season-high 19 kills on a .469 attack percentage in the NCAA Tournament semifinals against UC Irvine.
Ido David, UCLA opposite
David had seven kills and zero errors on a .636 attack percentage against Fort Valley State in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. The opposite also had nine kills in the semifinals victory against UC Irvine.
Nato Dickinson, Long Beach State opposite
Dickinson primarily coming off the bench as a block substitute has nine blocks this season.
David Flores, UCLA setter
Flores has appeared in 22 matches this season primarily coming off the bench to set in specific rotations. The setter joined UCLA in the offseason as a graduate transfer after earning All-MIVA honors with Ball State last season.
Guy Genis, UCLA middle attacker
Genis has played in the last five matches for the Bruins and had three kills against UC Irvine in the NCAA Tournament semifinals. The middle attacker also hit more than .400 in both regular season matches against Long Beach State.
Clarke Godbold, Long Beach State outside attacker
Godbold moving from opposite to outside attacker this season is fourth in the Big West with a 3.31 kills per game average and is in the nation’s top 20 with a .339 attack percentage. The pin-hitter also had a combined six aces and 35 kills on a .347 attack percentage in the team’s two Big West Tournament matches.
Nathan Harlan, Long Beach State outside attacker
Harland getting the start over Godbod finished with 10 kills and had an ace in the sweep against Belmont Abbey in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. The outside attacker in the semifinals came off the bench had eight kills on a .500 attack percentage against Grand Canyon.
Dane Hillis, Long Beach State outside attacker
Hillis has come off the bench as a serving specialist in the last five matches and had an ace against Grand Canyon in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Aidan Knipe, Long Beach State setter
Knipe has guided the offense to the fifth-best attack percentage in the nation at .349 and is seventh in the nation with a 10.30 assists per game average. The setter also is in the conference’s top 10 and second on the Beach with a 1.55 digs per game average.
Merrick McHenry, UCLA middle attacker
McHenry is hitting a career-best .577 and has double-digit kills in seven matches, including a season-high 14 kills in a regular season win against Grand Canyon. The MPSF Player of the Year also has multiple aces in 11 matches and defensively is in the nation’s top 15 with a 0.97 blocks per game average.
DiAeris McRaven, Long Beach State middle attacker
McRaven since being inserted into the starting lineup in mid-March has hit at least .500 in seven matches. The middle attacker had nine kills on a .583 attack percentage against Grand Canyon in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Sean McQuiggan, UCLA middle attacker
McQuiggan despite not playing in 10 of the first 12 matches entered the NCAA Tournament with at least five blocks in six matches. The middle attacker also has a .491 attack percentage and hit more than .500 in four of the final five regular season matches.
Zach Rama, UCLA outside attacker
Rama coming off the bench finished with a team-high 14 kills on a .550 attack percentage against Grand Canyon in the MPSF Tournament finals. Rama also came off the bench in the fifth game against UC Irvine and had a kill to help the Bruins advance to the NCAA Tournament finals.
Cooper Robinson, UCLA outside attacker
Robinson is seventh in the MPSF with a 0.37 aces per game average. The first-year starter also leads the Bruins with a 2.62 kills per game average.
Andrew Rowan, UCLA setter
Rowan has guided the Bruins to a nation-best .375 attack percentage and is in the nation’s top 10 with a 10.01 assists per game average. The setter is also in the top 10 of the MPSF averaging 0.35 aces per game and had a season-high six aces in a road victory against Lewis in January.
Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State outside attacker
Siapanis is sixth in the Big West with a 3.18 kills per game average and in the nation’s top 15 with a .357 attack percentage. The outside attacker also had a match-high 18 kills on a .308 attack percentage in a victory against UCLA in February.
Grant Sloane, UCLA opposite
Sloane is in the top 10 of the MPSF with a .305 attack percentage. The first-year starter also had a season-high 16 kills on a .583 attack percentage in a four-game victory against Long Beach State in February.
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State outside attacker
Torwie leads the nation with a 1.37 blocks per game average and had a combined 13 blocks in both Big West Tournament matches. In addition, Torwie has a .418 attack percentage – the second consecutive year the middle attacker has hit more than .400.
Skyler Varga, Long Beach State opposite
Varga had a team-high 20 kills and added an ace in a five-game victory against Grand Canyon in the NCAA Tournament semifinals. The opposite also had two aces and 10 kills on a .400 attack percentage in a sweep against Belmont Abbey in the quarterfinals.