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).
Both teams moved their records in 2019 to 2-6 overall.
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.
USC hit .387 in the match to CSUN's .360
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.
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).
USC returns home on Saturday (Feb. 1) to host No. 5 UC Irvine in the USC North Gym at 7 p.m. PT.
Both teams moved their records in 2019 to 2-6 overall.
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.
USC hit .387 in the match to CSUN's .360
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.
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).
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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