University Southern California Trojans
USC
<b>*Pepperdine (LC)</b>
February 04, 2005 | Men's Volleyball
Feb. 4, 2005
John Parfitt had 17 kills, Sean Rooney added 14 kills and Tom Hulse had 9 blocks to lead the No. 2-ranked Pepperdine men's volleyball team to a 30-25, 30-19, 30-23 win over No. 14 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Friday (Feb. 4) in the Lyon Center.
The Waves improved to 6-1 overall (also 6-1 in the MPSF), while USC dropped to 3-9 overall and 1-6 in the MPSF.
Pepperdine, which jumped out to leads early in each game, outhit the Trojans, .494 to .252, and had more blocks (11 to 4), digs (31 to 22) and aces (7 to 3).
For Troy, Joao Grangeiro had 16 kills and 8 digs.
It was USC's eighth consecutive loss to Pepperdine. The Trojans were playing without starting freshman setter Jimmy Killian, who is out several weeks after having a tonsillectomy today.
USC next travels to the Penn State Tournament, where it faces Rutgers-Newark on Feb. 11 and then the host Nittany Lions on Feb. 12.
