Team Stats
USC
UCLA
Kills
23
44
Errors
14
11
Attempts
64
72
Hitting %
.141
.458
Points
31.5
59.0
Assists
22
43
Aces
1
6
Blocks
7.5
9.0
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned

Photo by: Rachel Bennett
No. 2 UCLA Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 15 USC
February 14, 2018 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Trojans next visit No. 12 Pepperdine on Saturday.
The No. 2-ranked UCLA men's volleyball team posted a 25-15, 25-18, 25-19 win over No. 15 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Wednesday (Feb. 14) at Pauley Pavilion.
The Bruins improved to 14-1 overall and 3-0 in the MPSF. USC fell to 4-9 overall and 1-2 in the MPSF.
Ryan Moss led USC with 9 kills, while Jack Wyett had 6 kills, 4 blocks and 4 digs. The Trojans were without starting outside hitter Gianluca Grasso, who was out with a concussion suffered in practice this week.
For UCLA, Dylan Missry had 12 kills (hitting .429) and 6 digs, Christian Hessenauer added 11 kills (hitting .412), 6 digs and 5 blocks, Daenan Gyimah had 7 kills (hitting .700) and 5 blocks.
UCLA hit .458 to USC's .141. The Bruins served 6 aces and had 10 more digs than Troy (24 to 14).
UCLA jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first set and the Trojans couldn't catch up as the Bruins hit .591 in the set. USC held a 9-5 lead in the second set before UCLA went on a 7-2 run to move ahead 12-11, then the set stayed tight until the Bruins scored 4 unanswered points to gain a comfortable 21-17 edge while getting 11 digs and 5.0 blocks overall. The third set was close until UCLA scored back-to-back points to go up 17-15 and then pulled away, finishing the match with a pair of aces (the Bruins hit .556 in the set).
USC next travels to No. 12 Pepperdine on Saturday (Feb. 17) for a 6 p.m. PT MPSF match.
The Bruins improved to 14-1 overall and 3-0 in the MPSF. USC fell to 4-9 overall and 1-2 in the MPSF.
Ryan Moss led USC with 9 kills, while Jack Wyett had 6 kills, 4 blocks and 4 digs. The Trojans were without starting outside hitter Gianluca Grasso, who was out with a concussion suffered in practice this week.
For UCLA, Dylan Missry had 12 kills (hitting .429) and 6 digs, Christian Hessenauer added 11 kills (hitting .412), 6 digs and 5 blocks, Daenan Gyimah had 7 kills (hitting .700) and 5 blocks.
UCLA hit .458 to USC's .141. The Bruins served 6 aces and had 10 more digs than Troy (24 to 14).
UCLA jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first set and the Trojans couldn't catch up as the Bruins hit .591 in the set. USC held a 9-5 lead in the second set before UCLA went on a 7-2 run to move ahead 12-11, then the set stayed tight until the Bruins scored 4 unanswered points to gain a comfortable 21-17 edge while getting 11 digs and 5.0 blocks overall. The third set was close until UCLA scored back-to-back points to go up 17-15 and then pulled away, finishing the match with a pair of aces (the Bruins hit .556 in the set).
USC next travels to No. 12 Pepperdine on Saturday (Feb. 17) for a 6 p.m. PT MPSF match.
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