LOS ANGELES – The 12th-ranked USC men’s volleyball team (2-0) swept Morehouse College (0-3) in three sets (25-9, 25-14, 25-12) at the Galen Center Pavilion in the SIAC Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6.
KEY PLAYERS
- Fr. OH Jack Ebertin led the Trojans with eight kills (1e, 12att) on .583 hitting and added three blocks.
- Redshirt Jr. OPP Jack Deuchar posted seven kills (1e, 9att) on .667 hitting and served five aces.
- Fr. MB Wes Smith logged five kills on just six swings without an error to hit .833 and had three blocks.
- Fr. S Caleb Blanchette dished out 23 assists to go with one dig and one block and five service aces.
- Jr. OPP Luke Hobus had three kills (1e, 4att, .500) and a block.
- Jr. MB Markus Olsson also had three kills on four swings (0e, .750) and racked up three blocks and a service ace.
- For the Maroon Tigers, Benjamin Attles had seven kills (1e, 12att) with two digs and a service ace. Jamar Shackleford Jr. put up 13 assists. Daniel Allen had three kills. Aidan Pullian and Williams Babalola each had two kills apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Trojans hit .614 and logged 32 kills on 44 swings (5e). USC out-blocked Morehouse, 6-0, and had more digs (10-5), assists (30-15), and aces (14-1) than the Maroon Tigers.
- USC never trailed in the opening frame and hit .846 with 11 kills on 13 swings (0e) to sew up a dominant 25-9 victory. The Trojans held the Maroon Tigers to a negative .333 hitting set with just two…
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