Saturday, April 7
Irvine, CA
7:00 PM
USC
7-19, 3-9MPSF
1
at
3
Concordia University (California)
15-14, 5-7MPSF
1
2
3
4
F
USC
22
25
28
14
1
Concordia, Irvine
25
19
30
25
3
Team Stats
USC
CUI-VB
Kills
52
52
Errors
24
21
Attempts
121
117
Hitting %
.231
.265
Points
65.0
63.5
Assists
51
49
Aces
2
6
Blocks
11.0
5.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: John McGillen
USC Men's Volleyball Concludes Regular Season With Loss At No. 13 Concordia
April 07, 2018 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Trojans now play at Pepperdine on April 14 in MPSF tourney quarterfinal match.
Raymond Barsemian had 17 kills to lead the No. 13-ranked Concordia men's volleyball team to a 25-22, 19-25, 30-28, 25-14 regular season-ending home victory over unranked USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Saturday (April 7) in Irvine, Calif.
Concordia improved to 15-14 overall and 5-7 in the MPSF. USC fell to 7-19 overall and 3-9 in the MPSF.
USC now will compete in the upcoming MPSF Tournament as the No. 6 seed, playing at No. 3 seed Pepperdine in a quarterfinal match on April 14 at 7 p.m. PT. The USC-Pepperdine winner will advance to the MPSF semis at No. 1 BYU on April 19, with the final there set for April 21.
Jack Wyett led USC with 17 kills, while Ryan Moss added 12 kills, 8 digs and 5 blocks, Gianluca Grasso had 11 kills and 8 digs, Gert Lisha had 6 digs and 4 blocks and Cole Paxson had 8 digs.
Jonathan Predney added 12 kills for Concordia and Jacob Weiser had 13 digs.
Concordia hit .265 to USC's .231. The Eagles served 6 aces, while the Trojans had 11 blocks.
Concordia used a 3-0 run in the first set to go up 11-8 and USC couldn't catch up as the Eagles served 3 aces in the set. The Trojans built a 7-4 lead off a 3-point run in the second set and then pulled away while hitting .375. USC overcame a 3-0 start by Concordia in the third set to tie it at 7-7 and the match stayed tight until the Eagles scored the final 2 points in extra time (Concordia hit .429 in the set). In the fourth set, Concordia tallied back-to-back points to move ahead 8-6 and steadily extended the lead en route to capturing the match.
Concordia improved to 15-14 overall and 5-7 in the MPSF. USC fell to 7-19 overall and 3-9 in the MPSF.
USC now will compete in the upcoming MPSF Tournament as the No. 6 seed, playing at No. 3 seed Pepperdine in a quarterfinal match on April 14 at 7 p.m. PT. The USC-Pepperdine winner will advance to the MPSF semis at No. 1 BYU on April 19, with the final there set for April 21.
Jack Wyett led USC with 17 kills, while Ryan Moss added 12 kills, 8 digs and 5 blocks, Gianluca Grasso had 11 kills and 8 digs, Gert Lisha had 6 digs and 4 blocks and Cole Paxson had 8 digs.
Jonathan Predney added 12 kills for Concordia and Jacob Weiser had 13 digs.
Concordia hit .265 to USC's .231. The Eagles served 6 aces, while the Trojans had 11 blocks.
Concordia used a 3-0 run in the first set to go up 11-8 and USC couldn't catch up as the Eagles served 3 aces in the set. The Trojans built a 7-4 lead off a 3-point run in the second set and then pulled away while hitting .375. USC overcame a 3-0 start by Concordia in the third set to tie it at 7-7 and the match stayed tight until the Eagles scored the final 2 points in extra time (Concordia hit .429 in the set). In the fourth set, Concordia tallied back-to-back points to move ahead 8-6 and steadily extended the lead en route to capturing the match.
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