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USC Men's Volleyball Upsets No. 12 UC Irvine
March 12, 2005 | Men's Volleyball
March 12, 2005
Andrew Vernon and Pedro Leal each had 15 kills to help the unranked USC men's volleyball team upset No. 12 UC Irvine, 30-23, 30-27, 39-37, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Saturday (March 12) in USC's North Gym.
USC improved to 6-17 overall and 2-13 in the MPSF. The Anteaters dropped their eighth consecutive match to fall to 6-17 and 4-12.
USC overcame a 20-16 deficit in the third game and fought off 2 game points to win.
Vernon hit .700 and had a match-best 5 blocks, while Leal hit .400 and served 2 aces. USC teammates Joao Grangeiro and Chris McKniff both added 10 kills (Grangeiro also had 6 digs, while McKniff hit .412).
For UCI, Matt Webber had 14 kills and Jayson Jablonsky had 13 kills.
The Trojans outhit UCI, .388 to .240.
USC next plays at No. 2 Pepperdine in an MPSF match on March 17.
