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USC Downs Harvard
March 27, 2001 | Men's Volleyball
March 27, 2001
LOS ANGELES - The No. 7-ranked USC men's volleyball team -- behind 12 kills by junior All-American opposite hitter Brook Billings -- beat Harvard, 30-24, 30-22, 30-18, in a non-conference match on Tuesday (March 27) in the USC North Gym.
The Trojans improved to 11-6 overall, while Harvard fell to 9-8.
Billings, who hit .421, had a match-best 6 digs and added 3 aces. Senior outside hitter Trevor Julian had 8 kills while hitting .667 and sophomore middle blocker Mark Dusharme had a match-high 6 aces for the Trojans.
Junior outside hitter Justin Denham led Harvard with 10 kills and added 3 aces.
USC hit .292 overall while the Crimson managed only .060. The Trojans also served 17 aces, 1 shy of the school record.
The first game was tied at 24-24 before USC scored 6 unanswered points. Troy held Harvard to a -.111 hitting percentage in the second game and outhit the Crimson in the third game, .435 to .045.
USC next plays at Cal Baptist this Saturday (March 31) at 7 p.m. in another non-conference match.
