University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, February 6
San Diego, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
2-8,0-1MPSF
1
at
3
UC San Diego
9-3,0-0Big West
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
25
20
23
22
1
UC San Diego
21
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
UCSD
Kills
55
52
Errors
26
10
Attempts
120
107
Hitting %
.242
.393
Points
69.5
67
Assists
54
47
Aces
9
3
Blocks
5.5
12
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
4
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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UC San Diego Men's Volleyball Beats USC
February 06, 2020 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Kyle McCauley had 16 kills and Wyatt Harrison added 14 kills, 8 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces to lead the host UC San Diego men's volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 non-conference win over USC on Thursday (Feb. 6) in La Jolla.
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UCSD improved to 9-3 overall, while USC dropped its third straight match to the Tritons to fall to 2-8, equaling the Trojans' slowest start in a season since 2016.Â
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Kyle Gear had a team-best 13 kills for USC, Brandon Browning added 11 kills and 4 aces, Vecas Lewin had 8 kills (hitting .583), Sam Lewis had 7 kills and Cole Paxson had 7 digs. Setter Matt Faraimo, who had a match-high 11 digs to go with his 43 assists, got his first start of the season in place of injured Chris Hall.
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Harrison hit .619 for the Tritons. Collin Shannon added 5 blocks for UCSD, Shane Benetz had 11 kills (hitting .429) and 4 blocks, Connor Walbrecht had 10 digs and 44 assists and Ryan Lew had 9 digs.
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UCSD hit .393 to USC's .242 and the Tritons had more blocks (12.0 to 5.5). The Trojans posted more aces (9 to 3) and digs (40 to 33).
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USC trailed 17-16 in the first set before it went on a 4-point run, including 3 aces by Browning, to move out to a 21-17 lead, all the cushion it needed. The second set was tied at 13-13 before the Tritons starting inching away while hitting .550 and getting 4 blocks in the set. USC overcame a 13-11 deficit in the third set by scoring 6 of the next 8 points to forge a 17-15 margin and the Trojans extended it to 21-18 before UCSD came back to score the set's final 4 points while hitting .500 and getting 4 more blocks. Back-to-back USC points midway through the fourth set gave the Trojans a 12-10 lead and Troy built it to 21-18, but UCSD then scored 5 consecutive points to go up 23-21 and USC could not recover.
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UCSD improved to 9-3 overall, while USC dropped its third straight match to the Tritons to fall to 2-8, equaling the Trojans' slowest start in a season since 2016.Â
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Kyle Gear had a team-best 13 kills for USC, Brandon Browning added 11 kills and 4 aces, Vecas Lewin had 8 kills (hitting .583), Sam Lewis had 7 kills and Cole Paxson had 7 digs. Setter Matt Faraimo, who had a match-high 11 digs to go with his 43 assists, got his first start of the season in place of injured Chris Hall.
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Harrison hit .619 for the Tritons. Collin Shannon added 5 blocks for UCSD, Shane Benetz had 11 kills (hitting .429) and 4 blocks, Connor Walbrecht had 10 digs and 44 assists and Ryan Lew had 9 digs.
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UCSD hit .393 to USC's .242 and the Tritons had more blocks (12.0 to 5.5). The Trojans posted more aces (9 to 3) and digs (40 to 33).
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USC trailed 17-16 in the first set before it went on a 4-point run, including 3 aces by Browning, to move out to a 21-17 lead, all the cushion it needed. The second set was tied at 13-13 before the Tritons starting inching away while hitting .550 and getting 4 blocks in the set. USC overcame a 13-11 deficit in the third set by scoring 6 of the next 8 points to forge a 17-15 margin and the Trojans extended it to 21-18 before UCSD came back to score the set's final 4 points while hitting .500 and getting 4 more blocks. Back-to-back USC points midway through the fourth set gave the Trojans a 12-10 lead and Troy built it to 21-18, but UCSD then scored 5 consecutive points to go up 23-21 and USC could not recover.
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