No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Locks Up 3-0 Sweep Over Lions in Long Beach

Friday, January 13

Long Beach, Calif.

5:00 PM

USC

3-1,0-0MPSF

Lindenwood

1-3,0-0MIVA

Southern California

Lindenwood

Photo by: Aaron Wilson

No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Locks Up 3-0 Sweep Over Lions in Long Beach

January 13, 2023 | Men's Volleyball

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The Trojans were led by an 11-kill performance from freshman OH Dillon Klein

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The 11th-ranked USC men's volleyball team (3-1) defeated Lindenwood (1-3) in a three-set sweep (25-16, 25-21, 25-16) at the Walter Pyramid on Friday, Jan. 13.

KEY PLAYERS

Fr. OH Dillon Klein put up back-to-back double-digit kills outings as he led the Trojans with 11 on just 17 swings (2e) for a .429 hitting percentage. He also had two digs and a block.
Sr. MB Lucas Frassrand hit .800 with eight kills on 10 swings and added two digs, a block, and a service ace.
Gr. OH Kevin Kobrine posted seven kills and hit .700 (0e, 10att) with three digs, two assists, a block, and an ace.
Jr. OPP Simon Gallas had a strong third set and finished with seven kills (2e, 18att, .278) with four digs and two aces.
Jr. S Nate Tennant dished out 31 assists to go with two digs, a kill, and a service ace.
Sr. LIB George Dyer tied Gallas for team lead with four digs.
For the Lions, Ian Schuller led with 10 kills (5e, 24att, .208) and added three digs and two blocks. AJ Lewis had nine kills on .300 hitting and Clay Wieter picked up eight kills but hit .100. Kyle Deutschmann led all players with six digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

USC had five aces and served tough from the end line to keep the Lion attack out of system. The Trojans finished with a .453 hitting percentage (37k, 8e, 64att) to outpace the Lindenwood offense (30k, 17e, 77att) which hit .169.
The Trojans never trailed and were never tied throughout the entire match and jumped out to a six-point lead, 20-14, in the first set to prompt the first Lion timeout. Frassrand and Kobrine each had three kills to help USC polish off a 25-16 win.
USC led by seven at the second-set media timeout (15-8) and fought off a late Lindenwood comeback to complete a 25-21 victory for a 2-0 lead in the match. The Trojans hit .417 in the frame and collected 14 kills with six from Klein alone.
Lindenwood trailed by three at 15-12 in the third, but the Trojans stepped on the gas to run away with another 25-16 win to seal the sweep. USC hit .579 in the third set with just one error on 19 swings to get 12 kills. Gallas had four kills to lead the Trojans and Klein added three more.

UP NEXT

USC takes on King University (0-3) from out of Bristol, Tenn., on Saturday (Jan. 14) at 4 p.m. PT at Long Beach State's Gold Mine recreational sports facility. Admission to this match is free to the general public.

MATCH NOTES

USC improved to 4-0 all-time against Lindenwood.
The Trojans recorded their second 3-0 sweep of the season.

For more information on the USC men's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCmensvolley on Twitter and Instagram.