USC's 10th-ranked men's volleyball team closed out its 2017 season with a loss to No. 1 Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the MPSF Tournament.
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The Trojans battled it out on Saturday night, but fell in four sets (25-22, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23) to finish the year with an even 14-14 mark.
In his final match in cardinal and gold, senior Lucas Yoder notched a match-high 23 kills. Fellow seniors Andy Benesh and Christopher Orenic finished with eight and seven kills, respectively, to keep the Trojans in it all the way until the end.
But the top-ranked 49ers outhit, outserved and outblocked the eighth-seeded Trojans to clinch a victory and end USC's season.
Despite the loss, the Trojans have much to be proud of this season. They doubled their win total from 2016 and earned a few crucial wins down the stretch to make the MPSF Tournament after missing out last year.
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Yoder, Benesh, Orenic and fellow seniors Vinnie Rios and Michael Mullahey, who played their last match on Saturday, helped get the team back on track to contend for MPSF and national titles in the years to come.
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