University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, January 10
Honolulu, Hawaii
6:00 PM
USC
1-0, 1-0RWC
3
vs
0
Concordia University (California)
0-4, 0-1RWC
1
2
3
F
USC
25
25
25
3
Concordia-Irvine
14
18
14
0
Team Stats
USC
CUI-MVB
Kills
43
25
Errors
11
16
Attempts
81
86
Hitting %
.395
.105
Points
53.5
31.5
Assists
40
22
Aces
6
0
Blocks
4.5
6.5
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
4
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's VolleyballOH
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/ Men's Volleyball
Photo by: Rachel Bennett
USC Men's Volleyball Opens 2019 Season By Sweeping Concordia In Rainbow Warrior Classic First Round
January 10, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Jack Wyett had 15 kills and Gianluca Grasso added 10 kills with 6 aces to lead the USC men's volleyball team to a season-opening 25-14, 25-18, 25-14 sweep over Concordia in the opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Warrior Classic on Thursday (Jan. 10) in Honolulu, Hi.
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The match signaled the start of the 50th season of play for USC. Concordia fell to 0-4 on the season. Although the teams are both members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the match did not count as a conference contest.
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Troy now meets New Jersey Institute of Technology in a second round match of the Rainbow Warrior Classic on Friday (Jan. 11) at 4 p.m. HT and then takes on host No. 4-ranked Hawaii in the tourney finale on Saturday (Jan. 12) at 7:30 p.m. HT.
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USC got off to quick starts in each set against Concordia. Troy jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set and was never threatened while hitting .333 and serving 4 aces. It was more of the same in the second set, as the Trojans went up 5-0 and never gave up the lead, and in the third set, as USC built a quick 7-0 edge (it hit .640 in the set).
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Wyett hit .370 and had 6 digs, while Grasso hit .353 and had 5 digs. Teammate Ryan Moss added 8 kills, 5 digs and 4 blocks, Matt Faraimo had 7 digs and Matt Douglas had 6 digs.
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For Concordia, Hunter Howell had 6 kills, Jordan Hoppe added 5 kills while hitting .333, Raymond Barsemian had 5 kills, Addison Enriques had 6 digs and Chandler Gibb had 5 digs
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The match signaled the start of the 50th season of play for USC. Concordia fell to 0-4 on the season. Although the teams are both members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the match did not count as a conference contest.
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Troy now meets New Jersey Institute of Technology in a second round match of the Rainbow Warrior Classic on Friday (Jan. 11) at 4 p.m. HT and then takes on host No. 4-ranked Hawaii in the tourney finale on Saturday (Jan. 12) at 7:30 p.m. HT.
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USC got off to quick starts in each set against Concordia. Troy jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set and was never threatened while hitting .333 and serving 4 aces. It was more of the same in the second set, as the Trojans went up 5-0 and never gave up the lead, and in the third set, as USC built a quick 7-0 edge (it hit .640 in the set).
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Wyett hit .370 and had 6 digs, while Grasso hit .353 and had 5 digs. Teammate Ryan Moss added 8 kills, 5 digs and 4 blocks, Matt Faraimo had 7 digs and Matt Douglas had 6 digs.
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For Concordia, Hunter Howell had 6 kills, Jordan Hoppe added 5 kills while hitting .333, Raymond Barsemian had 5 kills, Addison Enriques had 6 digs and Chandler Gibb had 5 digs
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