University Southern California Trojans
Friday, April 2
Provo, Utah
6:00 PM
USC
5-10,5-10MPSF
1
at
3
Brigham Young
16-2,16-2MPSF
1
2
3
4
F
Southern California
19
21
26
20
1
BYU
25
25
24
25
3
Team Stats
USC
BYU
Kills
43
40
Errors
29
14
Attempts
106
84
Hitting %
.132
.310
Points
54
57
Assists
41
39
Aces
4
3
Blocks
7
14
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
USC Men's Volleyball Defeated At No. 2 BYU For Second Consecutive Night
April 02, 2021 | Men's Volleyball, Features
For the second consecutive night, the No. 2-ranked BYU men's volleyball team defeated visiting USC, this time by the score of 25-19, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Friday (April 2) in Provo, Utah.
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BYU improved to 16-2 both overall and in the MPSF while winning its 11th straight match. USC fell to 5-10 overall and in the MPSF. It was USC's 26th consecutive loss to BYU in Provo, with Troy's last victory there over the Cougars coming in 1996.
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On Thursday (April 1), the Cougars posted a 25-22, 25-18, 25-16 win over the Trojans in Provo.
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For the second match in a row, USC was without head coach Jeff Nygaard, who stayed in the hotel with a non-COVID-19 related illness. Assistant coach Gary Sato filled in for Nygaard.
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BYU was led by Gabi Garcia Fernandez, who had 13 kills, and Zach Eschenberg, who had 10 kills while hitting .474 and added 4 blocks. Miki Jauhiainen had 7 kills (hitting .667), Felipe de Brito Ferreira had 7 kills and 4 kills and Davide Gardini, Wil Stanley and Zach Hendrickson each had 6 digs.
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For USC, Billy Fauntleroy had match bests of 14 kills and 8 digs, Brandon Browning added 13 kills, Clay Dickinson had 8 kills and 3 blocks and Cole Paxson had 6 digs.
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BYU hit .310 in the match to USC's .132. The Cougars had 14.0 blocks, while the Trojans had 7.0. USC had a season-high 27 serving errors (BYU had 23).
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USC held an 11-9 lead in the first set, but soon after BYU went on a 3-0 run to go up 16-13 and the Trojans could not recover.
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BYU led 16-15 in the second set before it scored 3 unanswered points to build a 19-15 lead and again the Trojans could not overcome the margin.
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In the third set, BYU turned a 14-13 deficit into a 20-14 lead, but USC then went on a 10-3 run to move ahead 24-23 and soon after back-to-back kills by Fauntleroy and Browning ended the set in extra time.
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BYU scored 3 straight points in the fourth set to go up 12-9 and extended it to 17-13, all the cushion the Cougars needed to close out the match while hitting .429 in the set.
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USC now returns home to the Galen Center next week to conclude 2021 regular season play with a pair of matches versus No. 9 Grand Canyon on Friday (April 9) and Saturday (April 10), both at 5 p.m. PT. Seed positioning for the upcoming Mountain Pacific Sports Federation will be on the line.
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BYU improved to 16-2 both overall and in the MPSF while winning its 11th straight match. USC fell to 5-10 overall and in the MPSF. It was USC's 26th consecutive loss to BYU in Provo, with Troy's last victory there over the Cougars coming in 1996.
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On Thursday (April 1), the Cougars posted a 25-22, 25-18, 25-16 win over the Trojans in Provo.
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For the second match in a row, USC was without head coach Jeff Nygaard, who stayed in the hotel with a non-COVID-19 related illness. Assistant coach Gary Sato filled in for Nygaard.
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BYU was led by Gabi Garcia Fernandez, who had 13 kills, and Zach Eschenberg, who had 10 kills while hitting .474 and added 4 blocks. Miki Jauhiainen had 7 kills (hitting .667), Felipe de Brito Ferreira had 7 kills and 4 kills and Davide Gardini, Wil Stanley and Zach Hendrickson each had 6 digs.
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For USC, Billy Fauntleroy had match bests of 14 kills and 8 digs, Brandon Browning added 13 kills, Clay Dickinson had 8 kills and 3 blocks and Cole Paxson had 6 digs.
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BYU hit .310 in the match to USC's .132. The Cougars had 14.0 blocks, while the Trojans had 7.0. USC had a season-high 27 serving errors (BYU had 23).
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USC held an 11-9 lead in the first set, but soon after BYU went on a 3-0 run to go up 16-13 and the Trojans could not recover.
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BYU led 16-15 in the second set before it scored 3 unanswered points to build a 19-15 lead and again the Trojans could not overcome the margin.
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In the third set, BYU turned a 14-13 deficit into a 20-14 lead, but USC then went on a 10-3 run to move ahead 24-23 and soon after back-to-back kills by Fauntleroy and Browning ended the set in extra time.
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BYU scored 3 straight points in the fourth set to go up 12-9 and extended it to 17-13, all the cushion the Cougars needed to close out the match while hitting .429 in the set.
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USC now returns home to the Galen Center next week to conclude 2021 regular season play with a pair of matches versus No. 9 Grand Canyon on Friday (April 9) and Saturday (April 10), both at 5 p.m. PT. Seed positioning for the upcoming Mountain Pacific Sports Federation will be on the line.
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