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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final 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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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.
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.
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).
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.
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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