University Southern California Trojans
Saturday, April 13
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
17-9
3
vs
0
Grand Canyon
13-16
1
2
3
F
Grand Canyon
17
19
22
0
USC
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
GCU
USC
Kills
27
40
Errors
12
13
Attempts
54
68
Hitting %
.278
.397
Points
35.5
54.0
Assists
27
37
Aces
3
10
Blocks
5.5
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Katie Chin
No. 5 USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 15 Grand Canyon In MPSF Tourney Quarterfinals
April 13, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Ryan Moss had 14 kills and 4 aces and Jack Wyett added 11 kills to lead the No. 5-ranked USC men's volleyball team to a 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 sweep over No. 15 Grand Canyon in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament quarterfinal match on Saturday (April 13) in USC's North Gym.
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USC, which remained undefeated at home in 2019 (12-0), improved to 17-9 overall this season. The Trojans have won 10 of their last 12 matches. Grand Canyon finished the season with a 13-16 overall mark.
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The Trojans now advance to an MPSF tourney semifinal match against No. 6 UCLA on Thursday (April 18) at 7:30 p.m. PT, hosted at Pepperdine. The MPSF tourney championship match will be at Pepperdine on Saturday (April 20).
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The match was played in USC's quaint North Gym, the original home of Trojan volleyball, because of a scheduling conflict in the Galen Center.
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USC hit .397 in the match to Grand Canyon's .278. The Trojans served 10 aces.
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Moss and Wyett each hit .429. Moss also had a team-best 4 digs. Gianluca Grasso added 8 kills (hitting .417).
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For GCU, Christian Janke had 8 kills, David Kisiel had 7 kills, Will Schwob had 6 kills (hitting .400) and Ian McLain had 3 blocks.
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USC used a 4-point run to build a 20-16 lead in the first set and then the Trojans scored the set's final 5 points while hitting .500 and serving 5 aces overall. USC turned a 5-3 deficit in the second set into a 10-6 lead and never surrendered it while getting 3 blocks and serving 3 more aces in the set. The Trojans had a late 4-point run to open a 22-20 edge in the third set and Grand Canyon could not recover.
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USC, which remained undefeated at home in 2019 (12-0), improved to 17-9 overall this season. The Trojans have won 10 of their last 12 matches. Grand Canyon finished the season with a 13-16 overall mark.
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The Trojans now advance to an MPSF tourney semifinal match against No. 6 UCLA on Thursday (April 18) at 7:30 p.m. PT, hosted at Pepperdine. The MPSF tourney championship match will be at Pepperdine on Saturday (April 20).
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The match was played in USC's quaint North Gym, the original home of Trojan volleyball, because of a scheduling conflict in the Galen Center.
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USC hit .397 in the match to Grand Canyon's .278. The Trojans served 10 aces.
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Moss and Wyett each hit .429. Moss also had a team-best 4 digs. Gianluca Grasso added 8 kills (hitting .417).
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For GCU, Christian Janke had 8 kills, David Kisiel had 7 kills, Will Schwob had 6 kills (hitting .400) and Ian McLain had 3 blocks.
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USC used a 4-point run to build a 20-16 lead in the first set and then the Trojans scored the set's final 5 points while hitting .500 and serving 5 aces overall. USC turned a 5-3 deficit in the second set into a 10-6 lead and never surrendered it while getting 3 blocks and serving 3 more aces in the set. The Trojans had a late 4-point run to open a 22-20 edge in the third set and Grand Canyon could not recover.
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