University Southern California Trojans
Friday, January 31
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
2-6,0-1MPSF
3
at
2
CSUN
2-6,0-0Big West
1
2
3
4
5
F
Southern California
25
20
20
25
18
3
CSUN
20
25
25
21
16
2
Team Stats
USC
CSUN
Kills
72
61
Errors
17
12
Attempts
142
136
Hitting %
.387
.360
Points
84
73.5
Assists
67
57
Aces
6
6
Blocks
6
6.5
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Katie Chin
USC Men's Volleyball Snaps 6-Match Losing Streak With Comeback Win At Cal State Northridge
January 31, 2020 | Men's Volleyball, Features
Billy Fauntleroy's 16 kills off the bench helped the USC men's volleyball team snap a 6-match losing streak by coming back to beat Cal State Northridge on the road, 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 18-16, in a non-conference match on Friday (Jan. 31).
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Both teams moved their records in 2019 to 2-6 overall.
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Fauntleroy, who came into the match late in the second set, hit .407. Adam Flood, a freshman in just his second career start for the Trojans, added 12 kills (hitting .522) and 9 digs, Vecas Lewin had 11 kills (hitting .611), Brandon Browning had 10 kills (hitting .438) off the bench, Sam Lewis had 8 kills (hitting 615) and 4 blocks and Cole Paxson had 13 digs. Flood, Lewin and Lewis did not have any hitting errors in 54 combined attempts.
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USC hit .387 in the match to CSUN's .360
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For CSUN, Maciej Ptaszynski had a match-high 18 kills, Griffin Walters added 15 kills (hitting .481) and 8 digs, Kyle Hobus had 13 kills, 7 digs and 4 blocks, Daniel Wetter had 12 kills (hitting .357) and 4 blocks and Taylor Ittner had 8 digs.
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USC overcame a 7-3 deficit in the first set to tie it at 14-14 and soon after used a 4-point run to build a 21-17 lead, all the cushion it needed while hitting .379 (CSUN hit .429). The Matadors built an 11-6 lead in the second set and extended it to 19-12, a margin that USC could not overcome as CSUN hit .438 to Troy's .367. The Trojans fell behind 9-1 in the third set and, although USC pulled to within 19-15, could never fully recover. USC jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead in the fourth set and moved it to 9-4 and then 14-8, and CSUN never threatened as the Trojans hit .469. The fifth set stayed tight throughout, with neither team forging more than a 2-point lead before USC fought off a match point and then scored the set's final 3 points on a pair of Fauntleroy kills sandwiching a CSUN hitting error (the Trojans hit .524 in the set).
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USC returns home on Saturday (Feb. 1) to host No. 5 UC Irvine in the USC North Gym at 7 p.m. PT.
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Both teams moved their records in 2019 to 2-6 overall.
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Fauntleroy, who came into the match late in the second set, hit .407. Adam Flood, a freshman in just his second career start for the Trojans, added 12 kills (hitting .522) and 9 digs, Vecas Lewin had 11 kills (hitting .611), Brandon Browning had 10 kills (hitting .438) off the bench, Sam Lewis had 8 kills (hitting 615) and 4 blocks and Cole Paxson had 13 digs. Flood, Lewin and Lewis did not have any hitting errors in 54 combined attempts.
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USC hit .387 in the match to CSUN's .360
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For CSUN, Maciej Ptaszynski had a match-high 18 kills, Griffin Walters added 15 kills (hitting .481) and 8 digs, Kyle Hobus had 13 kills, 7 digs and 4 blocks, Daniel Wetter had 12 kills (hitting .357) and 4 blocks and Taylor Ittner had 8 digs.
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USC overcame a 7-3 deficit in the first set to tie it at 14-14 and soon after used a 4-point run to build a 21-17 lead, all the cushion it needed while hitting .379 (CSUN hit .429). The Matadors built an 11-6 lead in the second set and extended it to 19-12, a margin that USC could not overcome as CSUN hit .438 to Troy's .367. The Trojans fell behind 9-1 in the third set and, although USC pulled to within 19-15, could never fully recover. USC jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead in the fourth set and moved it to 9-4 and then 14-8, and CSUN never threatened as the Trojans hit .469. The fifth set stayed tight throughout, with neither team forging more than a 2-point lead before USC fought off a match point and then scored the set's final 3 points on a pair of Fauntleroy kills sandwiching a CSUN hitting error (the Trojans hit .524 in the set).
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USC returns home on Saturday (Feb. 1) to host No. 5 UC Irvine in the USC North Gym at 7 p.m. PT.
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