Friday, February 14
Malibu, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
2-10, 0-3MPSF
0
at
3
Pepperdine
6-3, 3-1MPSF
1
2
3
F
USC
21
23
22
0
Pepperdine
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
PEP
Kills
46
33
Errors
21
10
Attempts
107
80
Hitting %
.234
.288
Points
52.0
53.5
Assists
41
33
Aces
3
7
Blocks
3.0
13.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Katie Chin
No. 7 Pepperdine Men's Volleyball Gets Home Sweep Over USC
February 14, 2020 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Jacob Steele had 12 kills while hitting .524 to lead the host No. 7 Pepperdine men's volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-23, 25-22 sweep over USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Friday (Feb. 14) in Malibu.
Pepperdine improved to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 2-10 overall and 0-3 in league play. The Trojans are off to their slowest start in a season since 2016, when they also began with a 2-10 mark.
Kyle Gear and Brandon Browning each had 9 kills to lead USC, with Gear hitting .533 and Browning adding 5 digs. Simon Gallas had 7 kills off the bench for the Trojans and Cole Paxson had a match-high 12 digs.
Pepperdine hit .287 in the match to USC's .234. The Waves put up 13.5 blocks to USC's 3.0 and they had more aces (7 to 3), but the Trojans made 41 digs to Pepperdine's 33.
Steele also had 8 digs for Pepperdine. Austin Wilmot added 8 kills while hitting .583, JT Ardell had 9 blocks and Noah Dyer had 8 digs.
USC got off to a quick 7-3 start in the first set, but Pepperdine tied it at 7-7 and soon after moved ahead 13-10 before the Trojans knotted it at 17-17, only to see the Waves score the next 3 points to regain control of the set in which they served 3 aces and had 5 blocks. Pepperdine went on a 7-point run in the second set to go up 16-9, but then USC got hot and edged ahead 18-17 and the set stayed tight until a 2-point Wave run gave them a 23-21 lead, all the margin they needed while again getting 5 blocks. Troy built a 7-4 lead in the third set, but Pepperdine then moved out to a 14-12 margin before USC tied it at 15-15 only to have the Waves score back-to-back-to-back points for a 20-17 lead that USC could not overcome (Pepperdine hit .423 in the set).
USC now visits crosstown foe No. 8 UCLA on Sunday (Feb. 6) at 5 p.m. PT in an MPSF match that will air live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Los Angeles.
Pepperdine improved to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 2-10 overall and 0-3 in league play. The Trojans are off to their slowest start in a season since 2016, when they also began with a 2-10 mark.
Kyle Gear and Brandon Browning each had 9 kills to lead USC, with Gear hitting .533 and Browning adding 5 digs. Simon Gallas had 7 kills off the bench for the Trojans and Cole Paxson had a match-high 12 digs.
Pepperdine hit .287 in the match to USC's .234. The Waves put up 13.5 blocks to USC's 3.0 and they had more aces (7 to 3), but the Trojans made 41 digs to Pepperdine's 33.
Steele also had 8 digs for Pepperdine. Austin Wilmot added 8 kills while hitting .583, JT Ardell had 9 blocks and Noah Dyer had 8 digs.
USC got off to a quick 7-3 start in the first set, but Pepperdine tied it at 7-7 and soon after moved ahead 13-10 before the Trojans knotted it at 17-17, only to see the Waves score the next 3 points to regain control of the set in which they served 3 aces and had 5 blocks. Pepperdine went on a 7-point run in the second set to go up 16-9, but then USC got hot and edged ahead 18-17 and the set stayed tight until a 2-point Wave run gave them a 23-21 lead, all the margin they needed while again getting 5 blocks. Troy built a 7-4 lead in the third set, but Pepperdine then moved out to a 14-12 margin before USC tied it at 15-15 only to have the Waves score back-to-back-to-back points for a 20-17 lead that USC could not overcome (Pepperdine hit .423 in the set).
USC now visits crosstown foe No. 8 UCLA on Sunday (Feb. 6) at 5 p.m. PT in an MPSF match that will air live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Los Angeles.
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