University Southern California Trojans
Thursday, April 4
Malibu, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
15-9, 6-5MPSF
0
at
3
Pepperdine
19-6, 8-3MPSF
1
2
3
F
USC
16
23
21
0
Pepperdine
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
USC
PEP
Kills
39
40
Errors
13
9
Attempts
79
79
Hitting %
.329
.392
Points
45.5
52.0
Assists
38
38
Aces
0
7
Blocks
6.5
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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No. 4 Pepperdine Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 6 USC
April 04, 2019 | Men's Volleyball, Features
David Wieczorek had 13 kills while hitting .571 to lead the No. 4-ranked Pepperdine men's volleyball team to a 25-16, 25-23, 25-21 sweep over No. 6 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Thursday (April 4) in Malibu.
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Pepperdine improved to 19-6 overall and, going into Saturday's regular season final matches, maintained its first place tie in the MPSF with UCLA with an 8-3 league mark.Â
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USC, which had a 4-match winning streak snapped, dropped to 15-9 overall and 6-5 in the MPSF. The Trojans are just 1-8 on opponents' home courts in 2019.
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With the outcome, USC locked up the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MPSF Tournament. The Trojans will host a quarterfinal match on April 13 at 7 p.m. PT in the North Gym against either Concordia or Grand Canyon.
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Pepperdine hit .392 to USC's .329. The Waves served 7 aces (Troy had none). USC had more blocks (6.5 to 5.0) and digs (23 to 20).
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Gianluca Grasso led USC with 12 kills while hitting .556, while Jack Wyett added 11 kills and Matt Douglas had 8 digs.
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Kaleb Denmark had 11 kills for Pepperdine, Michael Wexter added 10 kills and 5 digs and Max Chamberlain served 4 aces.
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Pepperdine jumped out to a quick 7-2 start in the first set and USC could never recover as the Waves hit .545 and served 4 aces. Troy had a 9-6 edge in the second set but the Waves caught up and the set stayed tight until Pepperdine scored 4 straight points to go up 21-18, however USC scored 5 of the next 6 points to move ahead 23-22 before the Waves tallied the set's final 3 points despite the Trojans hitting at a .423 clip and getting 4.5 blocks. Behind a 3-point run, Pepperdine opened up a 13-10 lead in the third set and USC couldn't catch up.
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USC will conclude regular season play by hosting No. 5 UCLA on Saturday (April 6) at 7 p.m. PT in the Galen Center on Senior Night.
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Pepperdine improved to 19-6 overall and, going into Saturday's regular season final matches, maintained its first place tie in the MPSF with UCLA with an 8-3 league mark.Â
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USC, which had a 4-match winning streak snapped, dropped to 15-9 overall and 6-5 in the MPSF. The Trojans are just 1-8 on opponents' home courts in 2019.
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With the outcome, USC locked up the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MPSF Tournament. The Trojans will host a quarterfinal match on April 13 at 7 p.m. PT in the North Gym against either Concordia or Grand Canyon.
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Pepperdine hit .392 to USC's .329. The Waves served 7 aces (Troy had none). USC had more blocks (6.5 to 5.0) and digs (23 to 20).
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Gianluca Grasso led USC with 12 kills while hitting .556, while Jack Wyett added 11 kills and Matt Douglas had 8 digs.
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Kaleb Denmark had 11 kills for Pepperdine, Michael Wexter added 10 kills and 5 digs and Max Chamberlain served 4 aces.
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Pepperdine jumped out to a quick 7-2 start in the first set and USC could never recover as the Waves hit .545 and served 4 aces. Troy had a 9-6 edge in the second set but the Waves caught up and the set stayed tight until Pepperdine scored 4 straight points to go up 21-18, however USC scored 5 of the next 6 points to move ahead 23-22 before the Waves tallied the set's final 3 points despite the Trojans hitting at a .423 clip and getting 4.5 blocks. Behind a 3-point run, Pepperdine opened up a 13-10 lead in the third set and USC couldn't catch up.
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USC will conclude regular season play by hosting No. 5 UCLA on Saturday (April 6) at 7 p.m. PT in the Galen Center on Senior Night.
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