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No. 6 USC Men's Volleyball Defeats No. 15 BYU In 4 Sets
March 04, 2022 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Simon Gallas and Sam Kobrine each have 14 kills to help Trojans snap 4-match losing streak to Cougars
Simon Gallas and Sam Kobrine each had 14 kills to help the No. 6 USC men's volleyball team snap a 4-match losing streak to BYU with a 25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 25-20 victory over the No. 15 Cougars in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest on Friday (March 4) at USC's Galen Center.
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USC improved to 12-3 overall and 2-1 in the MPSF while remaining undefeated (8-0) at home in 2022.
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BYU lost its eighth straight match of the season while falling to 5-10 overall and 0-3 in the MPSF.
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The teams play again on Saturday (March 5) at 7 p.m. in the Galen Center.Â
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USC hit .327 in the match and had 10.0 blocks, 37 digs and a season-best 10 aces. The Cougars hit at a .264 pace, with 5.5 blocks, 33 digs and 6 aces.
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Gallas hit .323 and had 7 digs and 2 aces, while Kobrine hit .300 with 3 aces and 3 blocks. Teammate Lucas Frassrand added 9 kills while hitting .727 and he had 5 blocks. Cole Paxson and Chris Hall each had 10 digs, with Hall also getting 4 blocks and 3 aces with his 44 assists. Liam Schroeder had 5 blocks for the Trojans.
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For BYU, Davide Gardini had a match-best 18 kills while hitting .375 and also had 5 digs. Kupono Browne added 14 kills (hitting .333) with 9 digs and 2 aces and Miks Ramanis had 8 kills and 3 aces. Mitchel Worthington had 7 digs and Bartosz Slawinski had 6 digs, 3 blocks and 38 assists.
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USC got out to a 7-4 lead in the first set and never gave up the lead, although the Cougars twice pulled within one point at 10-9 and then at 24-23. Troy hit .348 in the set to BYU's .321, while the Cougars had 3.5 blocks to USC's 2.0.
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In the second set, BYU went on an early run when it scored 5 out of 6 points to build a 6-4 lead, but USC soon after put together a 4-0 run to go up 12-10 and kept extending the margin from there. Â The Trojans had 5 blocks, 5 aces and 13 digs in the set.
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BYU used a pair of 4-0 runs in the third set to build 7-3 and then 14-7 leads before USC pulled within 18-16, but the Trojans could get no closer as the Cougars edged away. BYU hit .423 in the set to the Trojans' .368 and served 4 aces.
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The fourth set was tied at 9-9 before USC scored 8 of the next 11 points to forge a 17-12 lead, but BYU closed to 18-16 before the Trojans restored order to close out the match. In the set, USC hit .310, served 4 aces and had 10 digs.
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