Thursday, January 4
Honolulu, HI
6:00 PM
USC
2-0, 1-0Texaco
3
vs
0
Juniata
0-1, 0-1Texaco
1
2
3
F
USC
25
25
25
3
Juniata
19
9
21
0
Team Stats
USC
JCMVB
Kills
39
24
Errors
12
20
Attempts
70
70
Hitting %
.386
.057
Points
53.0
31.0
Assists
34
23
Aces
8
4
Blocks
6.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
2
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Dan Avila
No. 12 USC Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Juniata In Hawaii Tourney Opener
January 04, 2018 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Jack Wyett had a match-high 14 kills while hitting .684 to lead the No. 12-ranked USC men's volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-9, 25-21 sweep over Juniata on Thursday (Jan. 4) in the opening match of the 3-day Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic in Honolulu, Hi.
It was USC's (2-0) first-ever meeting with Juniata (0-1), an NCAA Division III program.
Wyett and Matt Douglas each had 5 digs, while Gianluca Grasso added 8 kills and 2 aces, Jon Rivera came off the bench to get 7 kills and Sam Lewis had 3 blocks
For Juniata, Matt Vasinko and Quinn Peterson each had 6 kills, while Joe Fick added 5 kills, Chris Heron had 5 digs and Dave Hibner had 3 blocks.
USC hit .386 in the match to Juniata's .057. The Trojans served 8 aces.
USC went on a 7-0 run early in the opening set to go up 11-5 and maintained a lead the rest of the set while hitting .360. In the second set, the Trojans scored 10 quick unanswered points to build a 13-4 lead and were never threatened while hitting .474 and serving 4 aces. USC tallied 3 straight points to move out to a 20-16 lead in the third set and held off the Eagles while hitting .346.
USC next faces Stevens Institute, another NCAA Division III team and first-time USC opponent, on Friday (Jan. 5) at 4 p.m. PT before meeting host No. 5 Hawaii on Saturday (Jan. 6) at 7 p.m. HT.
It was USC's (2-0) first-ever meeting with Juniata (0-1), an NCAA Division III program.
Wyett and Matt Douglas each had 5 digs, while Gianluca Grasso added 8 kills and 2 aces, Jon Rivera came off the bench to get 7 kills and Sam Lewis had 3 blocks
For Juniata, Matt Vasinko and Quinn Peterson each had 6 kills, while Joe Fick added 5 kills, Chris Heron had 5 digs and Dave Hibner had 3 blocks.
USC hit .386 in the match to Juniata's .057. The Trojans served 8 aces.
USC went on a 7-0 run early in the opening set to go up 11-5 and maintained a lead the rest of the set while hitting .360. In the second set, the Trojans scored 10 quick unanswered points to build a 13-4 lead and were never threatened while hitting .474 and serving 4 aces. USC tallied 3 straight points to move out to a 20-16 lead in the third set and held off the Eagles while hitting .346.
USC next faces Stevens Institute, another NCAA Division III team and first-time USC opponent, on Friday (Jan. 5) at 4 p.m. PT before meeting host No. 5 Hawaii on Saturday (Jan. 6) at 7 p.m. HT.
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