Saturday, February 24
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
USC
4-12, 1-5MPSF
2
vs
3
Grand Canyon
12-6, 2-4MPSF
1
2
3
4
5
F
Grand Canyon
25
20
25
20
15
3
USC
21
25
23
25
12
2
Team Stats
GCU
USC
Kills
49
59
Errors
25
33
Attempts
133
147
Hitting %
.180
.177
Points
74.5
78.0
Assists
49
57
Aces
5
6
Blocks
20.5
13.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
5
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
OH
/ Men's VolleyballOH
/ Men's VolleyballGianluca Grasso
Photo by: Rachel Bennett
No. 12 Grand Canyon Men's Volleyball Gets First-Ever Win Versus USC
February 24, 2018 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Trojans return home on Thursday for non-league match against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara.
Ashton King had 17 kills, 9 blocks and 6 digs to lead the No. 12-ranked Grand Canyon men's volleyball team to its first-ever victory over USC, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Saturday (Feb. 24) in USC's Galen Center.
Grand Canyon, a first-year member of the MPSF, defeated the Trojans for the first time in 3 series meetings. It was the second night in a row that the Trojans lost to a team for the first time, falling in 4 sets on Friday to Concordia (also a new MPSF member).
The Lopes improved to 12-6 overall in 2018 and 2-4 in the MPSF. The Trojans lost their fifth consecutive match to fall to 4-12 overall and 1-5 in the MPSF.
Ryan Moss and Gianluca Grasso each had 16 kills for USC, with Moss adding 14 digs and Grasso serving 5 aces. Jack Wyett had 9 kills and Kyle Gear had 10 blocks.
King hit .583 for Grand Canyon, while teammate Shalev Saada came off the bench to get 13 kills. Caleb Blazer added 8 blocks, Trevor Weary had 7 blocks, Sky Engleman had 11 digs and Will Schwob had 10 digs.
Neither team hit for a high percentage, with GCU at .180 and USC at .177. The Lopes had 20.5 blocks to the Trojans' 13.0, while USC had more digs (55 to 45).
Grand Canyon used a 3-0 run in the first set to go up 19-16 and USC couldn't catch up as the Lopes notched 6.0 blocks. In the second set, USC scored 3 straight early points to move ahead 5-2, built the margin to 19-11 and then held off the late-charging Lopes as Troy served 4 aces in the set. USC held a 23-20 lead in the third set before Grand Canyon scored the set's final 5 points (the Lopes had 4 aces and 4.5 blocks in the set). USC trailed 12-7 in the fourth set but the Trojans soon after scored 4 straight points to take a 16-15 lead and steadily pulled away while posting 6.0 blocks. Grand Canyon scored the first 3 points of the fifth set and USC couldn't overcome it.
USC remains at home for its next match, hosting non-conference foe No. 13 UC Santa Barbara of the Big West on Thursday (March 1) at 7 p.m. in the Galen Center in a match that was rescheduled from earlier in the season because of the Santa Barbara mudslides.
Grand Canyon, a first-year member of the MPSF, defeated the Trojans for the first time in 3 series meetings. It was the second night in a row that the Trojans lost to a team for the first time, falling in 4 sets on Friday to Concordia (also a new MPSF member).
The Lopes improved to 12-6 overall in 2018 and 2-4 in the MPSF. The Trojans lost their fifth consecutive match to fall to 4-12 overall and 1-5 in the MPSF.
Ryan Moss and Gianluca Grasso each had 16 kills for USC, with Moss adding 14 digs and Grasso serving 5 aces. Jack Wyett had 9 kills and Kyle Gear had 10 blocks.
King hit .583 for Grand Canyon, while teammate Shalev Saada came off the bench to get 13 kills. Caleb Blazer added 8 blocks, Trevor Weary had 7 blocks, Sky Engleman had 11 digs and Will Schwob had 10 digs.
Neither team hit for a high percentage, with GCU at .180 and USC at .177. The Lopes had 20.5 blocks to the Trojans' 13.0, while USC had more digs (55 to 45).
Grand Canyon used a 3-0 run in the first set to go up 19-16 and USC couldn't catch up as the Lopes notched 6.0 blocks. In the second set, USC scored 3 straight early points to move ahead 5-2, built the margin to 19-11 and then held off the late-charging Lopes as Troy served 4 aces in the set. USC held a 23-20 lead in the third set before Grand Canyon scored the set's final 5 points (the Lopes had 4 aces and 4.5 blocks in the set). USC trailed 12-7 in the fourth set but the Trojans soon after scored 4 straight points to take a 16-15 lead and steadily pulled away while posting 6.0 blocks. Grand Canyon scored the first 3 points of the fifth set and USC couldn't overcome it.
USC remains at home for its next match, hosting non-conference foe No. 13 UC Santa Barbara of the Big West on Thursday (March 1) at 7 p.m. in the Galen Center in a match that was rescheduled from earlier in the season because of the Santa Barbara mudslides.
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