University Southern California Trojans
Tuesday, April 30
Long Beach, Calif.
5:00 PM
USC
18-11
1
vs
3
Lewis
26-5
1
2
3
4
F
Lewis
20
25
25
25
3
USC
25
18
19
23
1
Team Stats
LEWIS
USC
Kills
49
54
Errors
16
24
Attempts
114
126
Hitting %
.289
.238
Points
68.5
66.0
Assists
44
52
Aces
2
3
Blocks
17.5
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's VolleyballPhoto by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
No. 4 USC Men's Volleyball Falls To No. 6 Lewis In NCAA Opening Round Match
April 30, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Ryan Coenen had 18 kills, 11 digs and 5 blocks to help the No. 6-ranked Lewis men's volleyball team defeat No. 4 USC, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23, in an opening round match of the 2019 NCAA Championship on Tuesday (April 30) at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.
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Lewis, the champion of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, improved to 26-5 overall.
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USC, the runner-up of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, ended its season with an 18-11 mark, its most wins since 2015.
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Lewis now plays No. 1 Hawaii (27-2) in an NCAA semifinal match on Thursday (May 2) at 5 p.m. PT at the Walter Pyramid. The other semi will feature host No. 2 Long Beach State (26-2) against the winner of Tuesday's other opening round match between No. 3 Pepperdine (22-6) and No. 13 Princeton (18-12).
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Gianluca Grasso had 16 kills for USC, while Ryan Moss added 15 kills and 11 digs and Jack Wyett had 15 kills and 8 digs.
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Lewis outhit USC, .289 to .238, and had more blocks (17.5 to 9.0) and digs (47 to 40). The Trojans had 20 serving errors, while the Flyers had just 11.
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Mitch Perinar added 13 kills for Lewis while hitting .393 and he had 7 blocks, TJ Murray had 10 blocks and Michael Simmons had 17 digs.
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USC scored the first 3 points of the opening set and Lewis couldn't catch up as the Trojans hit .353 in the set. Lewis went on a 5-point run to build a 13-8 lead in the second set and USC never got back into the set as the Flyers hit. 368 and had 5.0 blocks. Lewis scored 4 of the first 5 points of the third set and soon pulled out to a 12-5 edge, a margin that USC couldn't overcome as the Flyers hit .414. A 4-point run by Lewis in the fourth set put the Flyers up 9-6 and they held on to the lead until USC scored 5 of 6 points to go up 20-19 and then Troy moved out to a 22-20 lead, but Lewis tallied 5 of the match's last 6 points for the victory.
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USC, which was celebrating its 50th season of men's volleyball, made its 15th NCAA appearance, but its first since 2012. The Trojans have won 4 NCAA titles, but none since 1990.
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Lewis, the champion of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, improved to 26-5 overall.
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USC, the runner-up of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, ended its season with an 18-11 mark, its most wins since 2015.
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Lewis now plays No. 1 Hawaii (27-2) in an NCAA semifinal match on Thursday (May 2) at 5 p.m. PT at the Walter Pyramid. The other semi will feature host No. 2 Long Beach State (26-2) against the winner of Tuesday's other opening round match between No. 3 Pepperdine (22-6) and No. 13 Princeton (18-12).
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Gianluca Grasso had 16 kills for USC, while Ryan Moss added 15 kills and 11 digs and Jack Wyett had 15 kills and 8 digs.
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Lewis outhit USC, .289 to .238, and had more blocks (17.5 to 9.0) and digs (47 to 40). The Trojans had 20 serving errors, while the Flyers had just 11.
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Mitch Perinar added 13 kills for Lewis while hitting .393 and he had 7 blocks, TJ Murray had 10 blocks and Michael Simmons had 17 digs.
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USC scored the first 3 points of the opening set and Lewis couldn't catch up as the Trojans hit .353 in the set. Lewis went on a 5-point run to build a 13-8 lead in the second set and USC never got back into the set as the Flyers hit. 368 and had 5.0 blocks. Lewis scored 4 of the first 5 points of the third set and soon pulled out to a 12-5 edge, a margin that USC couldn't overcome as the Flyers hit .414. A 4-point run by Lewis in the fourth set put the Flyers up 9-6 and they held on to the lead until USC scored 5 of 6 points to go up 20-19 and then Troy moved out to a 22-20 lead, but Lewis tallied 5 of the match's last 6 points for the victory.
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USC, which was celebrating its 50th season of men's volleyball, made its 15th NCAA appearance, but its first since 2012. The Trojans have won 4 NCAA titles, but none since 1990.
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