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No. 4 USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps Hawaii
March 02, 2012 | Men's Volleyball
March 2, 2012
Tanner Jansen had 12 kills to lead the No. 4-ranked USC men's volleyball team to a 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 sweep over No. 13 Hawaii in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Friday (March 2) in USC's Galen Center.
USC improved to 10-4 overall and 8-4 in the MPSF. The Warriors lost their fifth straight match to drop to 6-10 overall and 3-8 in the MPSF.
In a ceremony following the match, the jerseys of former USC All-Americans Steve Timmons, a 3-time Olympic medalist, and Adam Johnson, the 1986 National Player of the Year, were retired in front of a crowd of 1,500 fans.
Jansen hit .500 in the match and added 6 digs and 4 blocks. Steven Shandrick had 8 kills while hitting .615 and he had 7 blocks.
For Hawaii, Harrison Carroll had 12 kills, Steven Hunt had 8 kills, Nick West had 7 kills, 5 blocks and 3 aces and Nick Castello had 13 digs.
Both teams hit below .200 (USC was at .195 to Hawaii's .070). USC had 13.5 blocks to the Warriors' 8.0.
USC broke a 20-20 tie in the first set with 2 unanswered points and Hawaii could not catch up. The Trojans jumped out to a quick 4-1 start in the second set and steadily pulled away. The third set was tied at 9-9 before consecutive Trojan points gave USC the momentum it needed to build a comfortable lead.
The teams play again on Sunday (March 4) in a 1 p.m. MPSF matinee in the Galen Center.
