University Southern California Trojans
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
17
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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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.
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USC improved to 10-7 overall, while Penn State fell to 8-9.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Jack Wyett added 10 kills for USC, Sam Lewis had 4 blocks and 3 aces and Matt Douglas had 6 digs.
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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.
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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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USC improved to 10-7 overall, while Penn State fell to 8-9.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Jack Wyett added 10 kills for USC, Sam Lewis had 4 blocks and 3 aces and Matt Douglas had 6 digs.
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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.
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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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