University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, February 28
Irvine, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
8-7, 2-3MPSF
3
at
2
Concordia University (California)
5-13, 1-5MPSF
1
2
3
4
5
F
USC
25
23
23
25
15
3
Concordia-Irvine
21
25
25
15
13
2
Team Stats
USC
CUI
Kills
67
57
Errors
19
18
Attempts
137
131
Hitting %
.350
.298
Points
80.0
73.5
Assists
63
53
Aces
5
5
Blocks
8.0
11.5
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
No. 13 USC Men's Volleyball Comes Back To Win In 5 Sets At Concordia
February 28, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Ryan Moss had 23 kills and 9 digs and Gianluca Grasso added 21 kills, 8 digs and 2 blocks to help the No. 13-ranked USC men's volleyball team post a 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-13 comeback win at unranked Concordia in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Thursday (Feb. 28) in Irvine.
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USC improved to 8-7 overall, equaling its win total for all of last season, and moved to 2-3 in the MPSF. It was the Trojans' first victory in 7 tries on an opponent's home court in 2019. Concordia fell to 5-13 overall and 1-5 in MPSF play.
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USC hit .350 to Concordia's .298 and the Trojans had more digs (51 to 39). The Eagles outblocked USC, 11.5 to 8.0.
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Chris Hall added 14 digs for USC, Matt Douglas had 8 digs, Brandon Browning came off the bench to get 7 digs and Kyle Gear had 5 blocks.
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For Concordia, Zachary Meyer had 14 kills and 8 digs, Luke Krzmarzick had 12 kills, 5 blocks and 2 aces, Hunter Howell had 9 kills and 7 blocks, Chandler Gibb had 12 digs and 6 blocks, Jordan Hoppe had 4 blocks and Addison Enriques had 6 digs.
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The first set was tight throughout until USC scored back-to-back points to go up 20-18 and then the Trojans closed out the set by tallying 5 of the last 7 points. The second set was knotted at 21-21 before Concordia ran off 3 straight points and then held off the late-charging Trojans. The Eagles built an early 7-3 lead in the third set and USC could never catch all the way up as Concordia hit .485 in the set. With the fourth set tied at 6-6, the Trojans scored 7 of the next 8 points to move ahead 13-7 and maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the set while hitting 565. USC went up 5-2 in the fifth set before Concordia tied it at 6-6, but then the Trojans scored the next 3 points, all the cushion it needed to finish out the match.
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USC next hosts No. 4 Pepperdine on Saturday (March 2) in the Galen Center in an MPSF match at 7 p.m. PT.
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USC improved to 8-7 overall, equaling its win total for all of last season, and moved to 2-3 in the MPSF. It was the Trojans' first victory in 7 tries on an opponent's home court in 2019. Concordia fell to 5-13 overall and 1-5 in MPSF play.
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USC hit .350 to Concordia's .298 and the Trojans had more digs (51 to 39). The Eagles outblocked USC, 11.5 to 8.0.
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Chris Hall added 14 digs for USC, Matt Douglas had 8 digs, Brandon Browning came off the bench to get 7 digs and Kyle Gear had 5 blocks.
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For Concordia, Zachary Meyer had 14 kills and 8 digs, Luke Krzmarzick had 12 kills, 5 blocks and 2 aces, Hunter Howell had 9 kills and 7 blocks, Chandler Gibb had 12 digs and 6 blocks, Jordan Hoppe had 4 blocks and Addison Enriques had 6 digs.
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The first set was tight throughout until USC scored back-to-back points to go up 20-18 and then the Trojans closed out the set by tallying 5 of the last 7 points. The second set was knotted at 21-21 before Concordia ran off 3 straight points and then held off the late-charging Trojans. The Eagles built an early 7-3 lead in the third set and USC could never catch all the way up as Concordia hit .485 in the set. With the fourth set tied at 6-6, the Trojans scored 7 of the next 8 points to move ahead 13-7 and maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the set while hitting 565. USC went up 5-2 in the fifth set before Concordia tied it at 6-6, but then the Trojans scored the next 3 points, all the cushion it needed to finish out the match.
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USC next hosts No. 4 Pepperdine on Saturday (March 2) in the Galen Center in an MPSF match at 7 p.m. PT.
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