LOS ANGELES – The 12th-ranked USC men’s volleyball team (8-15, 1-9 MPSF) was swept (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) by crosstown rival No. 2 UCLA (25-2, 10-0) at Galen Center on Saturday, April 8.
KEY PLAYERS
- Gr. OH Kevin Kobrine led the Trojans with nine points on eight kills and two blocks.
- Sr. MB Kyle Paulson scored seven points with four blocks, two kills, and a career-best three service aces.
- RS So. OH Jackson Reed came in to score four kills and two blocks including the only USC solo block of the match.
- Sr. LIB George Dyer led the Trojans with seven digs and added a pair of assists.
- Jr. S Nate Tennant posted 20 assists to go with four blocks, two digs, and a service ace.
- For the Bruins, David Ido led with 17 kills (6e, 27att) on .407 hitting. Andrew Rowan led all players with nine digs and had four blocks, two aces, and a kill. Alex Knight added 11 kills (1e, 21att) to hit .476 with three digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Trojans led by as many as four points at 10-6 and held a late lead at 18-17, but UCLA used an 8-2 run to claim a 25-20 win in the first set. Kobrine had four of USC’s nine kills and Paulson racked up all three of his aces in the opening frame. The Bruins hit .333 and scored 20.5 points on 16 kills and 3.5 blocks.
- UCLA never trailed in the second set and rolled away to a 25-17 win behind six kills from Ido. Knight added four kills as the Bruins put up 18.0…
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