University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, March 14
Phoenix, Ariz.
7:00 PM
USC
11-8, 3-4
1
at
3
Grand Canyon
10-11, 1-6
1
2
3
4
F
USC
26
22
20
23
1
Grand Canyon
24
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
GCU
Kills
48
47
Errors
26
19
Attempts
115
109
Hitting %
.191
.257
Points
63.0
60.0
Assists
44
43
Aces
8
4
Blocks
7.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
Unranked Grand Canyon Men's Volleyball Upsets No. 10 USC
March 14, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
David Kisiel had 15 kills and 7 digs and Christian Janke added 14 kills to lead the unranked Grand Canyon men's volleyball team to a 24-26, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 upset over No. 10 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Thursday (March 14) in Phoenix, snapping the Trojans' 4-match winning streak and giving the Antelopes their first MPSF victory of 2019.
Grand Canyon improved to 10-11 overall and 1-6 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 11-8 overall and 3-4 in the MPSF. The Trojans are now 1-7 on opponents' home courts this season.
Ryan Moss led USC with 14 kills, while Jack Wyett had 12 kills, Sam Lewis had 7 kills (hitting .500), 4 blocks and 3 aces and Chris Hall had 10 digs, 3 blocks and 2 aces.
Alex Shmelev added 9 kills while hitting .438 for GCU, while teammate Ian McLain had 6 blocks and 3 aces and Cole Udall had 15 digs.
Grand Canyon hit .257 to USC's .191. The Trojans served 8 aces.
USC scored 5 consecutive points midway through the first set to build a 15-11 lead, but Grand Canyon crept back and tied it at 24-24 before the Trojans finished off the set on an Antelope serving error followed by a Wyett kill. USC trailed throughout the second set and was down 22-16 but the Trojans scored the next 6 points to knot the set, only to see a Grand Canyon kill and a pair of USC hitting errors end the set. With USC up 10-8 in the third set, Grand Canyon scored the next 7 points to build a 5-point cushion and the Trojans couldn't catch up. In the fourth set, USC moved out to a 13-9 lead, but a bit later 3 straight points by Grand Canyon gave the Antelopes a 21-20 edge and USC could not recover as GCU hit .480 in the set.
USC now returns home to host Concordia on Saturday (March 16) in a 7 p.m. MPSF match that will be played in the North Gym, the original home of Trojan volleyball. USC's 1988 NCAA championship team will be honored at the match.
Grand Canyon improved to 10-11 overall and 1-6 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 11-8 overall and 3-4 in the MPSF. The Trojans are now 1-7 on opponents' home courts this season.
Ryan Moss led USC with 14 kills, while Jack Wyett had 12 kills, Sam Lewis had 7 kills (hitting .500), 4 blocks and 3 aces and Chris Hall had 10 digs, 3 blocks and 2 aces.
Alex Shmelev added 9 kills while hitting .438 for GCU, while teammate Ian McLain had 6 blocks and 3 aces and Cole Udall had 15 digs.
Grand Canyon hit .257 to USC's .191. The Trojans served 8 aces.
USC scored 5 consecutive points midway through the first set to build a 15-11 lead, but Grand Canyon crept back and tied it at 24-24 before the Trojans finished off the set on an Antelope serving error followed by a Wyett kill. USC trailed throughout the second set and was down 22-16 but the Trojans scored the next 6 points to knot the set, only to see a Grand Canyon kill and a pair of USC hitting errors end the set. With USC up 10-8 in the third set, Grand Canyon scored the next 7 points to build a 5-point cushion and the Trojans couldn't catch up. In the fourth set, USC moved out to a 13-9 lead, but a bit later 3 straight points by Grand Canyon gave the Antelopes a 21-20 edge and USC could not recover as GCU hit .480 in the set.
USC now returns home to host Concordia on Saturday (March 16) in a 7 p.m. MPSF match that will be played in the North Gym, the original home of Trojan volleyball. USC's 1988 NCAA championship team will be honored at the match.
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