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-Aces-Blocks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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