University Southern California Trojans
Sunday, February 24
Los Angeles, Calif.
5:00 PM
USC
7-7, 1-3
0
at
3
UCLA
12-4, 4-0
1
2
3
F
USC
21
21
22
0
UCLA
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
UCLA
Kills
30
46
Errors
8
12
Attempts
63
81
Hitting %
.349
.420
Points
38.0
62.5
Assists
27
45
Aces
1
12
Blocks
7.0
4.5
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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No. 6 UCLA Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 14 USC
February 24, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Brandon Rattray had 17 kills and Daenan Gyimah added 14 kills to lead the No. 6-ranked UCLA men's volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-21, 25-22 home sweep over No. 14 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Sunday (Feb. 24) at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
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UCLA improved to 12-4 overall and remained unbeaten in the MPSF at 4-0. The Trojans' overall record evened at 7-7 while they fell to 1-3 in the MPSF.
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Jack Wyett led USC with 9 kills and he had 3 blocks, while Ryan Moss added 8 kills while hitting .467, Sam Lewis had 4 blocks and Gianluca Grasso had 6 digs.
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Rattray hit .583 for UCLA and Gyimah hit .722. The Bruins' Micah Ma'a had 4 aces and Sam Kobrine had 7 kills, 7 digs and 3 aces.
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UCLA hit .420 to USC's .349 and the Bruins served 12 aces to Troy's 1. The Trojans outblocked UCLA 7.0 to 4.5. UCLA had more digs, 23 to 15.
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UCLA jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first set, but USC tied it at 10-10 only to see the Bruins run off the next 3 points and although the Trojans pulled within 17-16 they could never overcome the deficit as UCLA hit .520 and served 4 aces in the set. After the Bruins got off to another quick start in the second set, 6-3, USC soon after used a 3-point run to move ahead 11-10 and then 14-12, but the Bruins scored the next 3 points to move ahead 15-14 and Troy could never regain the lead (UCLA hit .500 in the set and had 9 digs). After USC opened a 10-8 edge in the third set, UCLA scored 5 of the next 6 points for a 13-11 lead, but the Trojans tied it at 14-14 before the Bruins got the next 3 points to build a 17-14 lead that USC couldn't overcome (UCLA served 6 more aces in the set).
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USC next visits Concordia on Thursday (Feb. 28) before hosting No. 4 Pepperdine on Saturday (March 2) in the Galen Center. Both MPSF matches begin at 7 p.m. PT.
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UCLA improved to 12-4 overall and remained unbeaten in the MPSF at 4-0. The Trojans' overall record evened at 7-7 while they fell to 1-3 in the MPSF.
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Jack Wyett led USC with 9 kills and he had 3 blocks, while Ryan Moss added 8 kills while hitting .467, Sam Lewis had 4 blocks and Gianluca Grasso had 6 digs.
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Rattray hit .583 for UCLA and Gyimah hit .722. The Bruins' Micah Ma'a had 4 aces and Sam Kobrine had 7 kills, 7 digs and 3 aces.
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UCLA hit .420 to USC's .349 and the Bruins served 12 aces to Troy's 1. The Trojans outblocked UCLA 7.0 to 4.5. UCLA had more digs, 23 to 15.
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UCLA jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first set, but USC tied it at 10-10 only to see the Bruins run off the next 3 points and although the Trojans pulled within 17-16 they could never overcome the deficit as UCLA hit .520 and served 4 aces in the set. After the Bruins got off to another quick start in the second set, 6-3, USC soon after used a 3-point run to move ahead 11-10 and then 14-12, but the Bruins scored the next 3 points to move ahead 15-14 and Troy could never regain the lead (UCLA hit .500 in the set and had 9 digs). After USC opened a 10-8 edge in the third set, UCLA scored 5 of the next 6 points for a 13-11 lead, but the Trojans tied it at 14-14 before the Bruins got the next 3 points to build a 17-14 lead that USC couldn't overcome (UCLA served 6 more aces in the set).
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USC next visits Concordia on Thursday (Feb. 28) before hosting No. 4 Pepperdine on Saturday (March 2) in the Galen Center. Both MPSF matches begin at 7 p.m. PT.
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