Los Angeles – The 11th ranked USC men's volleyball team (10-7, 2-3 MPSF) lost to fourth-ranked UCLA (13-4, 4-1) in straight sets (25-20, 25-10, 25-14). Ta. The Trojans set a Galen Center attendance record for a crosstown rivalry game with 2,102 people in the building.
major players
- Red Shirt Junior OPP jack ducher Led the Trojans with eight kills (3e, 21att, .238) and added three digs and one block.
- Father S Caleb Blanchett He had 12 assists with two digs and two blocks.
- So.oh Dillon Klein He had 4 kills and 2 blocks.
- Father MB wesley smith He had 3 kills and 2 blocks.
- For the Bruins, Ethan Champlin had 10 kills (2e, 20att, .400) and Cooper Robinson had nine kills, along with four blocks and three aces. Andrew Rowan had 26 assists with two blocks.
how did it happen
- The Trojans collected three blocks in the opening frame and hit .219, but UCLA hit .387 with 16 kills and won 25-20 despite allowing five points on service errors. . Klein and Ducher each had three kills in the first set. Ducher added three goals, but USC lost the first game 14-7.
- UCLA won the second set 25-10 to move up 2-0. The Bruins hit .824 with 14 kills on 17 swings.
- Ducher had four kills in the third set, but the Trojans lost 25-14 and UCLA completed the sweep. austin steward He recorded three digs in the frame.
next
- The Trojans and Bruins will meet again Saturday night (March 2) at Pauley Pavilion. First serve is set for 5 p.m. PT, and the match will be broadcast live on the UCLA Live Stream platform.
match notes
- USC dropped to 46-105 against UCLA as the Bruins snapped a seven-game winning streak against the Trojans.
For more information about the USC men's volleyball team, complete schedule and results, visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Trojans fans can follow @USCmensvolley on Twitter and Instagram.
