University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, March 14
Phoenix, Ariz.
7:00 PM
USC
11-8, 3-4
1
at
3
Grand Canyon
10-11, 1-6
1
2
3
4
F
USC
26
22
20
23
1
Grand Canyon
24
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
GCU
Kills
48
47
Errors
26
19
Attempts
115
109
Hitting %
.191
.257
Points
63.0
60.0
Assists
44
43
Aces
8
4
Blocks
7.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
Unranked Grand Canyon Men's Volleyball Upsets No. 10 USC
March 14, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
David Kisiel had 15 kills and 7 digs and Christian Janke added 14 kills to lead the unranked Grand Canyon men's volleyball team to a 24-26, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 upset over No. 10 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Thursday (March 14) in Phoenix, snapping the Trojans' 4-match winning streak and giving the Antelopes their first MPSF victory of 2019.
Grand Canyon improved to 10-11 overall and 1-6 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 11-8 overall and 3-4 in the MPSF. The Trojans are now 1-7 on opponents' home courts this season.
Ryan Moss led USC with 14 kills, while Jack Wyett had 12 kills, Sam Lewis had 7 kills (hitting .500), 4 blocks and 3 aces and Chris Hall had 10 digs, 3 blocks and 2 aces.
Alex Shmelev added 9 kills while hitting .438 for GCU, while teammate Ian McLain had 6 blocks and 3 aces and Cole Udall had 15 digs.
Grand Canyon hit .257 to USC's .191. The Trojans served 8 aces.
USC scored 5 consecutive points midway through the first set to build a 15-11 lead, but Grand Canyon crept back and tied it at 24-24 before the Trojans finished off the set on an Antelope serving error followed by a Wyett kill. USC trailed throughout the second set and was down 22-16 but the Trojans scored the next 6 points to knot the set, only to see a Grand Canyon kill and a pair of USC hitting errors end the set. With USC up 10-8 in the third set, Grand Canyon scored the next 7 points to build a 5-point cushion and the Trojans couldn't catch up. In the fourth set, USC moved out to a 13-9 lead, but a bit later 3 straight points by Grand Canyon gave the Antelopes a 21-20 edge and USC could not recover as GCU hit .480 in the set.
USC now returns home to host Concordia on Saturday (March 16) in a 7 p.m. MPSF match that will be played in the North Gym, the original home of Trojan volleyball. USC's 1988 NCAA championship team will be honored at the match.
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Grand Canyon improved to 10-11 overall and 1-6 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 11-8 overall and 3-4 in the MPSF. The Trojans are now 1-7 on opponents' home courts this season.
Ryan Moss led USC with 14 kills, while Jack Wyett had 12 kills, Sam Lewis had 7 kills (hitting .500), 4 blocks and 3 aces and Chris Hall had 10 digs, 3 blocks and 2 aces.
Alex Shmelev added 9 kills while hitting .438 for GCU, while teammate Ian McLain had 6 blocks and 3 aces and Cole Udall had 15 digs.
Grand Canyon hit .257 to USC's .191. The Trojans served 8 aces.
USC scored 5 consecutive points midway through the first set to build a 15-11 lead, but Grand Canyon crept back and tied it at 24-24 before the Trojans finished off the set on an Antelope serving error followed by a Wyett kill. USC trailed throughout the second set and was down 22-16 but the Trojans scored the next 6 points to knot the set, only to see a Grand Canyon kill and a pair of USC hitting errors end the set. With USC up 10-8 in the third set, Grand Canyon scored the next 7 points to build a 5-point cushion and the Trojans couldn't catch up. In the fourth set, USC moved out to a 13-9 lead, but a bit later 3 straight points by Grand Canyon gave the Antelopes a 21-20 edge and USC could not recover as GCU hit .480 in the set.
USC now returns home to host Concordia on Saturday (March 16) in a 7 p.m. MPSF match that will be played in the North Gym, the original home of Trojan volleyball. USC's 1988 NCAA championship team will be honored at the match.
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