No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 5 Grand Canyon in Rematch

Friday, February 17

Los Angeles, Calif.

7:00 PM

USC

6-6,0-2MPSF

Grand Canyon

13-0,2-0MPSF

Grand Canyon

Southern California

Photo by: Aaron Wilson

No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 5 Grand Canyon in Rematch

February 17, 2023 | Men's Volleyball

Box Score Box Score Highlights

Outside hitter Kevin Kobrine collected 14 kills and hit .408 in a four-set match with the Lopes

LOS ANGELES – The 12th-ranked USC men's volleyball team (6-6, 0-2 MPSF) was defeated in four sets (21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22) by fifth-ranked Grand Canyon (13-0, 2-0) at Galen Center on Friday, Feb. 17.

KEY PLAYERS

Gr. OH Kevin Kobrine led the Trojans with 17.0 points on 14 kills (1e, 32att, .406) to go with nine digs, and five blocks.
Fr. OH Dillon Klein recorded his ninth match in double-digit kills and his 10th in double-digit points (15.5) with 15 kills (7e, 33att, .242) with seven digs and a block.
Jr. S Nate Tennant put up 21 assists with two blocks, one kill, and had three service aces.
Redshirt Fr. MB Teddy Terrill matched his career high with seven blocks and had four kills (1e, 8att, .375).
Sr. MB Lucas Frassrand scored five kills (1e, 10att, .400) with three blocks (one solo), and two assists.
For the Lopes, Jackson Hickman led with 14 kills, Christian Janke had 13, and Cameron Thorne had 11. Nicholas Slight put up 44 assists with nine digs and three kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Trojans came out with the energy and claimed a 25-21 win in the first set. USC got four kills apiece from Kobrine, Jack Deuchar, and three from Klein. Tennant scored three aces in a row to get the Trojans out to an early 5-0 lead and the net defense came alive for 4.5 blocks in the opening frame.
Grand Canyon claimed the last of three lead changes in the second set and came away with a 25-22 win behind 11 kills from Hickman. The Lopes hit .343 to the Trojans' .250 and won despite seven service errors.
GCU took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-20 win in the third set. The Lopes led most of the way and overcame the Trojans' .400 hitting with a .455 percentage of their own. Kobrine had five kills and Klein added seven to power the USC offense, but the Trojans served seven errors in the third-set loss.
The score was tied eight times in the fourth and USC led, 16-15, before GCU took the lead for good and finished with a 25-22 win to claim the match. Ryan Sprague set the Trojans to .206 hitting and had 10 assists with Klein, Deuchar, and Frassrand scoring three kills apiece.

UP NEXT

USC remains home to host ninth-ranked Stanford for two matches next weekend (Feb. 24, Feb. 26) at Galen Center. Both matches will be shown live on Pac-12 Networks.

MATCH NOTES

USC fell to 6-10 all-time against Grand Canyon.
The Trojans outblocked their opponent for the ninth time this season (12.0 to 11.0).
USC fell to 1-6 against AVCA ranked opponents this 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.