No. 13 USC Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 7 Stanford on The Farm

Friday, April 12

Stanford, Calif.

7:00 PM

USC

12-13,3-8MPSF

Stanford

12-11,5-6MPSF

Southern California

Stanford

Photo by: Drake Lee

No. 13 USC Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 7 Stanford on The Farm

April 12, 2024 | Men's Volleyball

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The Trojans were led by a 14-kill performance from sophomore OH Dillon Klein

STANFORD, Calif. – The 13th-ranked USC men's volleyball team (12-13, 3-8 MPSF) fell to No. 7 Stanford (12-11, 5-6) in three sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-23) at Maples Pavilion on Friday, April 12.

KEY PLAYERS

So. OH Dillon Klein had 14 kills to register double-digit kills for the 20th time this season (40th in his career). He also had six digs and a block to lead all scorers with 14.5 points.
Fr. setter Caleb Blanchette put up 25 assists and added four digs and two kills.
Sr. MB Kyle Paulson scored on four kills (0e, 12att, .333) and had one dig.
Jr. LIB Austin Stuard posted six digs.
For the Cardinal, Theo Snoey led with 11 kills (1e, 16att, .625) and had two digs and two blocks. Kevin Lamp added eight kills on .471 hitting with three aces and three blocks. Ethan Hill had seven kills on .700 hitting and three blocks. Nathan Lietzke posted 31 assists and had 11 digs for the double-double while adding three blocks, three kills, and two aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stanford secured a 25-19 win in the opening frame behind a .367 hitting performance led by four kills from Hill. Klein and Paulson each registered two kills apiece, but USC hit .172 in the loss.
The Cardinal went up, 2-0, with an identical 25-19 score in set two. Klein registered six of his kills in the second, but Stanford's Hill and Lamp each had three kills to lead the Cardinal to a .435 hitting percentage.
The Trojans fell behind, 12-6, to open set three, but matched that run with a 12-6 burst of their own to tie the score at 18-all. After seven ties, Stanford went in front, 24-23, and finished off the sweep, 25-23, behind six kills from Snoey with four from Lamp and four from Will Rottman. The Cardinal hit .464 and put up five blocks to hold USC to a .241 rate.

UP NEXT

USC concludes the regular season in a rematch with the Cardinal at Maples Pavilion on Saturday (April 13) at 6 p.m. PT. The match will be shown live on the Stanford live stream platform.

MATCH NOTES

USC fell to 72-38 all-time against Stanford.
The Trojans moved to 5-12 in matches with AVCA top 20 opponents this season.

For more information on the USC men's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCmensvolley on X and Instagram.