Men's Volleyball Falls in Five - USC Athletics

Szilard Kovacs had a<BR>career-high 32 kills vs. LMU.

Men's Volleyball Falls in Five

June 21, 1999 | Men's Volleyball

The USC men's volleyball team lost another close match, this time at Loyola Marymount, 13-15, 15-13, 15-12, 11-15, 12-15, on Tuesday. The young Trojans, which start three freshmen, fell to 2-8 overall and 1-7 in the MPSF.

The Trojans actually outhit the Lions, .290 to .242, and outblocked them, 15 to nine.

USC senior middle blocker Szilard Kovacs had a career-high 32 kills to go with a .345 hitting percentage and 10 blocks. Freshman outside hitter Eli Fairfield also set a career high with 28 kills. Sophomore setter Donald Suxho had 71 assists, nine digs and four blocks.

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