Friday, January 17
Long Beach, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
1-4,0-1MPSF
1
at
3
Long Beach State
4-0,0-0Big West
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
25
21
15
22
1
Long Beach St.
18
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
LBSU
Kills
43
42
Errors
29
20
Attempts
112
106
Hitting %
.125
.208
Points
57
65
Assists
23
28
Aces
4
7
Blocks
10
16
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Rachel Bennett
No. 5 Long Beach State Men's Volleyball Comes Back To Defeat USC
January 17, 2020 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Spencer Olivier had 14 kills while hitting .417 and added 4 aces to lead the No. 5-ranked Long Beach State men's volleyball team, the 2-time defending NCAA champion, to an 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-22 comeback home win over unranked USC in a non-conference match on Friday (Jan. 17) at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.
Long Beach State remained undefeated in 2020 at 4-0, while USC dropped its fourth straight match to fall to 1-4.
Kyle Gear led USC with 15 kills and 6 digs, while Billy Fauntleroy had 10 kills, Brandon Browning had 7 kills, Cole Paxson had 13 digs and Chris Hall had 7 digs.
Ethan Siegfried added 10 kills for LBSU, Shane Holdaway had 8 kills (hitting .538) and Mason Briggs had 6 digs.
Long Beach State hit .208 to USC's .125. LBSU served 7 aces and had 16.0 blocks to USC's 10.0.
USC got off to a quick start in the opening set, stretching an early 3-1 lead to 6-2 and then 8-3 and the Trojans kept pulling away while hitting .318 in the set to LBSU's .040. The second set was tight until the Beach reeled off 4 unanswered points to go up 18-13 and the Trojans couldn't recover as LBSU served 3 aces in the set. Long Beach State steadily extended an early 3-1 lead in the third set and the closest USC could get was 13-11 before the Beach regained control. LBSU jumped out to a 6-1 edge in the fourth set, then built it to 15-8 before USC closed to within 16-14 but the Beach held off the Trojans.
USC now travels to the East Coast next weekend to play in the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge in State College, Penn. On Friday (Jan. 24) the Trojans face No. 15 Ohio State of the MIVA at 4:30 p.m. ET and then on Sunday (Jan. 26) Troy plays host No. 14 Penn State of the EIVA at 4 p.m. ET. Fellow MPSF member UCLA is also competing in the tourney.
Long Beach State remained undefeated in 2020 at 4-0, while USC dropped its fourth straight match to fall to 1-4.
Kyle Gear led USC with 15 kills and 6 digs, while Billy Fauntleroy had 10 kills, Brandon Browning had 7 kills, Cole Paxson had 13 digs and Chris Hall had 7 digs.
Ethan Siegfried added 10 kills for LBSU, Shane Holdaway had 8 kills (hitting .538) and Mason Briggs had 6 digs.
Long Beach State hit .208 to USC's .125. LBSU served 7 aces and had 16.0 blocks to USC's 10.0.
USC got off to a quick start in the opening set, stretching an early 3-1 lead to 6-2 and then 8-3 and the Trojans kept pulling away while hitting .318 in the set to LBSU's .040. The second set was tight until the Beach reeled off 4 unanswered points to go up 18-13 and the Trojans couldn't recover as LBSU served 3 aces in the set. Long Beach State steadily extended an early 3-1 lead in the third set and the closest USC could get was 13-11 before the Beach regained control. LBSU jumped out to a 6-1 edge in the fourth set, then built it to 15-8 before USC closed to within 16-14 but the Beach held off the Trojans.
USC now travels to the East Coast next weekend to play in the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge in State College, Penn. On Friday (Jan. 24) the Trojans face No. 15 Ohio State of the MIVA at 4:30 p.m. ET and then on Sunday (Jan. 26) Troy plays host No. 14 Penn State of the EIVA at 4 p.m. ET. Fellow MPSF member UCLA is also competing in the tourney.
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