University Southern California Trojans
Friday, March 29
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
14-8, 5-4MPSF
3
vs
2
Stanford
14-9, 5-5MPSF
1
2
3
4
5
F
Stanford
23
20
25
25
10
2
USC
25
25
21
22
15
3
Team Stats
STAN
USC
Kills
53
61
Errors
25
22
Attempts
117
131
Hitting %
.239
.298
Points
68.0
78.0
Assists
52
55
Aces
7
5
Blocks
8.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
18
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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No. 9 USC Men's Volleyball Hold Off No. 6 Stanford In 5 Sets
March 29, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Jack Wyett and Gianluca Grasso each had 18 kills and Ryan Moss added 15 kills to help the No. 9-ranked USC men's volleyball team hold off No. 6 Stanford, 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 15-10, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Friday (March 29) in USC's Galen Center.
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USC improved to 14-8 overall and 5-4 in the MPSF while remaining undefeated at home in 2019 (9-0). The Cardinal dropped to 14-9 overall and 5-5 in league play.
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USC hit .298 to Stanford's .239. The Trojans had more blocks (12.0 to 8.0), but the Cardinal had the edge in digs (41 to 38) and aces (7 to 5).
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Wyett hit .371 and had 6 digs and 3 aces, Moss added 7 digs, 5 blocks and 2 aces and Grasso hit .371 and had 3 blocks. Matt Douglas added 11 digs for USC, Sam Lewis had 5 blocks and Kyle Gear had 4 blocks.
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Jordan Ewert led Stanford with a match-best 24 kills while hitting .346 and he had 8 digs and 2 aces. Eric Beatty had 9 kills, 5 digs and 3 aces, Stephen Moye had 9 kills while hitting .467 and added 4 blocks, Kyler Presho had 4 blocks and Kyle Dagostino had 13 digs.
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Stanford got out to an 11-5 lead in the first set, but USC worked its way back and moved ahead 17-16, then the set seesawed until the Trojans scored the final 3 points on a Grasso kill followed by a pair of kills by Wyett. USC used a 3-point run to build a 14-11 lead in the second set and the Cardinal couldn't catch up. Stanford trailed 15-13 in the third set before scoring the next 3 points to move ahead 16-15 and USC could never retake the lead. USC kept getting leads in the fourth set (9-5, 15-13, 20-18, 22-20) and each time Stanford fought back, finishing by scoring the set's final 5 points. USC scored the first 2 points in the fifth set and steadily pulled away while hitting .562 in the set.
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USC now hosts No. 8 BYU on Saturday (March 30) in another MPSF match starting at 7 p.m. PT in the Galen Center.
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USC improved to 14-8 overall and 5-4 in the MPSF while remaining undefeated at home in 2019 (9-0). The Cardinal dropped to 14-9 overall and 5-5 in league play.
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USC hit .298 to Stanford's .239. The Trojans had more blocks (12.0 to 8.0), but the Cardinal had the edge in digs (41 to 38) and aces (7 to 5).
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Wyett hit .371 and had 6 digs and 3 aces, Moss added 7 digs, 5 blocks and 2 aces and Grasso hit .371 and had 3 blocks. Matt Douglas added 11 digs for USC, Sam Lewis had 5 blocks and Kyle Gear had 4 blocks.
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Jordan Ewert led Stanford with a match-best 24 kills while hitting .346 and he had 8 digs and 2 aces. Eric Beatty had 9 kills, 5 digs and 3 aces, Stephen Moye had 9 kills while hitting .467 and added 4 blocks, Kyler Presho had 4 blocks and Kyle Dagostino had 13 digs.
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Stanford got out to an 11-5 lead in the first set, but USC worked its way back and moved ahead 17-16, then the set seesawed until the Trojans scored the final 3 points on a Grasso kill followed by a pair of kills by Wyett. USC used a 3-point run to build a 14-11 lead in the second set and the Cardinal couldn't catch up. Stanford trailed 15-13 in the third set before scoring the next 3 points to move ahead 16-15 and USC could never retake the lead. USC kept getting leads in the fourth set (9-5, 15-13, 20-18, 22-20) and each time Stanford fought back, finishing by scoring the set's final 5 points. USC scored the first 2 points in the fifth set and steadily pulled away while hitting .562 in the set.
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USC now hosts No. 8 BYU on Saturday (March 30) in another MPSF match starting at 7 p.m. PT in the Galen Center.
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