No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 7 BYU in Rematch

Friday, March 31

Provo, Utah

6:00 PM

USC

8-13,1-7MPSF

Brigham Young

16-6,6-4MPSF

Southern California

BYU

Photo by: John McGillen

No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 7 BYU in Rematch

March 31, 2023 | Men's Volleyball

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Freshman outside hitter Dillon Klein led the Trojans with 17 kills for the second night in a row

PROVO, Utah – The 11th-ranked USC men's volleyball team (8-13, 1-7 MPSF) was defeated by seventh-ranked BYU (16-6, 6-4) in four sets (25-20, 30-28, 24-26, 25-14) at Smith Fieldhouse on Friday, March 31.

KEY PLAYERS

Fr. OH Dillon Klein led USC with another 17-kill outing (5e, 30att) and hit .400 to go with four digs and two blocks. It was his 17th time in double-digit kills and his 18th time in double-digit points.
Sr. OPP Simon Gallas had 13 kills (5e, 28att, .286) with four digs, three blocks and two service aces. For Gallas, it was his 12th match in double-digit kills and his 16th in double-digit points this season.
Jr. S Nate Tennant put up 39 assists to go with six digs, and added one block, one service ace, and a pair of kills.
So. MB Teddy Terrill got the start and racked up six kills to hit .364 along with a block.
Sr. MB Kyle Paulson scored six kills without an error on just nine swings to hit .667 and added six blocks.
For the Cougars, Kupono Browne led with 16 kills on .314 hitting. Miks Ramanis posted 14 kills on .462 hitting. Michael Worthington led all players with 11 digs and Heath Hughes put up 49 assists to guide BYU to a .404 hitting rate.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first set was tied 12 times and the lead changed hands twice. USC led early but couldn't hold off the Cougars' .400 hitting with 15 kills despite getting five kills from Klein in the opening frame.
The Trojans forced extra points in the second set thanks to seven kills from Gallas and five more from Klein, but BYU held on to take a 30-28 win while hitting .394 to out-do USC's .364. The Trojans totaled 19 kills and scored 21 points but came up short to fall behind, 2-0, in the match.
Down, 23-20, in the third, the Trojans roared back and claimed a 26-24 win to force set four behind 16 kills and .458 hitting. USC had three blocks and two aces in the third and got four kills from Klein and three each from Paulson, Terrill, and Gallas.
The Cougars never trailed in the fourth and weren't threatened on the way to a 25-14 win to seal the match. BYU hit .556 in the fourth and held USC to just six kills.

UP NEXT

The Trojans ready for their crosstown rivalry matches with No. 2-ranked UCLA next week. USC heads down the interstate to meet the Bruins for a Thursday-night match (April 6) at Pauley Pavilion. The teams then get together for a rematch at Galen Center on Saturday (April 8). Both matches are set for a 7 p.m. PT first serve and will be shown live on Pac-12 LA.

MATCH NOTES

USC fell to 25-50 all-time against BYU.
The Trojans dropped to 2-13 in matches against AVCA ranked opponents this spring. All of USC's losses have come against ranked foes.

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.