Friday, March 8
Los Angeles, Calif.
8:00 PM
USC
10-7
3
vs
2
Penn State
8-9
1
2
3
4
5
F
Penn State
18
26
13
25
13
2
USC
25
24
25
23
15
3
Team Stats
PSU
USC
Kills
52
59
Errors
22
19
Attempts
117
106
Hitting %
.256
.377
Points
61.5
74.0
Assists
49
54
Aces
5
7
Blocks
4.5
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
L
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No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Outlasts Penn State On First Day Of Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge
March 08, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Ryan Moss had 23 kills while hitting .513 and Gianluca Grasso added 17 kills while hitting .423 to lead the No. 11-ranked USC men's volleyball team to a 25-18, 24-26, 25-13, 23-25, 15-13 win over Penn State on the first day of the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge on Friday (March 8) in USC's Galen Center.
USC improved to 10-7 overall, while Penn State fell to 8-9.
In the day's first match, No. 5 UCLA beat Ohio State, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21, behind Austin Matautia's 9 kills. The Bruins improved to 15-4 overall, while the Buckeyes fell to 6-13.
On Saturday (March 9), the teams will flop opponents. UCLA will play Penn State at 5 p.m. PT and USC will host Ohio State at 8 p.m. PT, both in the Galen Center.
USC hit .377 to Penn State's .256. The Trojans also had more blocks (8.0 to 4.5), aces (7 to 5) and digs (29 to 24).
Jack Wyett added 10 kills for USC, Sam Lewis had 4 blocks and 3 aces and Matt Douglas had 6 digs.
For Penn State, Brett Wildman came off the bench to get a team-best 16 kills, Henrik Falck Lauten had 14 kills (hitting .345), Jason Donorovich had 9 kills while hitting .529, Matthew McLaren had 8 kills and Will Bantle had 6 digs.
In the opening set, USC used a 3-point run to go up 12-9 and soon after had a 5-point run to build an 18-11 margin, and Penn State was unable to recover as the Trojans hit .409. USC scored back-to-back points to open a 15-13 lead in the second set and extended it to 20-16 before the Nittany Lions roared back to go up 23-22, then the set see-sawed until a USC hitting error followed by a Penn State ace ended it. The Trojans jumped out to a quick 8-2 edge in the third set, aided by a 5-0 run, and steadily pulled away while hitting a blazing .846. The fourth set was tight until Penn State ran off 3 unanswered points to forge a 19-17 lead and held off the Trojans the rest of the way, hitting .423 in the set. With the final set tight throughout, USC trailed 11-9 but soon tallied 3 consecutive points to go up 14-12 and Troy was able to keep that edge for the victory.
USC improved to 10-7 overall, while Penn State fell to 8-9.
In the day's first match, No. 5 UCLA beat Ohio State, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21, behind Austin Matautia's 9 kills. The Bruins improved to 15-4 overall, while the Buckeyes fell to 6-13.
On Saturday (March 9), the teams will flop opponents. UCLA will play Penn State at 5 p.m. PT and USC will host Ohio State at 8 p.m. PT, both in the Galen Center.
USC hit .377 to Penn State's .256. The Trojans also had more blocks (8.0 to 4.5), aces (7 to 5) and digs (29 to 24).
Jack Wyett added 10 kills for USC, Sam Lewis had 4 blocks and 3 aces and Matt Douglas had 6 digs.
For Penn State, Brett Wildman came off the bench to get a team-best 16 kills, Henrik Falck Lauten had 14 kills (hitting .345), Jason Donorovich had 9 kills while hitting .529, Matthew McLaren had 8 kills and Will Bantle had 6 digs.
In the opening set, USC used a 3-point run to go up 12-9 and soon after had a 5-point run to build an 18-11 margin, and Penn State was unable to recover as the Trojans hit .409. USC scored back-to-back points to open a 15-13 lead in the second set and extended it to 20-16 before the Nittany Lions roared back to go up 23-22, then the set see-sawed until a USC hitting error followed by a Penn State ace ended it. The Trojans jumped out to a quick 8-2 edge in the third set, aided by a 5-0 run, and steadily pulled away while hitting a blazing .846. The fourth set was tight until Penn State ran off 3 unanswered points to forge a 19-17 lead and held off the Trojans the rest of the way, hitting .423 in the set. With the final set tight throughout, USC trailed 11-9 but soon tallied 3 consecutive points to go up 14-12 and Troy was able to keep that edge for the victory.
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