Post by My2Sense on Mar 2, 2004 2:47:15 GMT -5
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USC Upsets Lewis
Grangeiro hits for 19 kills, Tippett adds 18 kills for Trojans
3/1/2004 -LOS ANGELES – Joao Grangeiro had 19 kills and Blake Tippett added 18 kills to lead the unranked USC men’s volleyball team to a 30-28, 27-30, 30-27, 30-27 upset over 13th-ranked Lewis in a non-conference match on Monday (March 1) in USC’s North Gym.
USC improved to 5-12 overall, while Lewis – the defending NCAA champion – fell to 8-8.
Grangeiro added 11 digs, while Tippett had six digs and two aces. Jeff Bailey added 12 kills and four blocks for the Trojans, while teammates Chris McKniff and Pedro Leal each had 10 kills (McKniff also had a match-best six blocks), and Evan Burden had 12 digs.
For the Flyers, Fabiano Barreto had a match-high 27 kills (hitting .353) with 6 digs, Jeff Soler added 14 kills, Enrique Escalante had 10 kills (hitting .562) and three blocks, and Ryan Stuntz had a match-leading 14 digs.
The teams posted nearly-identical stats, as USC barely outhit the Flyers (.306 to .297) and Lewis barely outblocked the Trojans (11.0 to 10.0) while each team had 39 digs.
The first game was tied at 13-13 before USC scored the next two points to gain a lead that the Flyers couldn’t overtake. Lewis jumped out to a 16-8 lead in the second game, but then Gio Altamura replaced J.T. Gilmour at setter for USC and the Trojans rallied back to tie the game at 24-24 before the Flyers scored the next two points to regain control. The third game seesawed back and forth as USC–with Gilmour back at setter–took a 4-1 lead, then trailed 18-16; then with Lewis ahead 27-26, Troy scored the final 4 points on kills by Leal and Grangeiro sandwiching a pair of Lewis hitting errors. The teams were tied at 22-22 in the fourth game before USC scored three consecutive points and held on to win.
USC next travels to 14th-ranked UC San Diego this Thursday (March 4) for a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at 7 p.m.
(Story courtesy of USC sports information office.)
USC Upsets Lewis
Grangeiro hits for 19 kills, Tippett adds 18 kills for Trojans
3/1/2004 -LOS ANGELES – Joao Grangeiro had 19 kills and Blake Tippett added 18 kills to lead the unranked USC men’s volleyball team to a 30-28, 27-30, 30-27, 30-27 upset over 13th-ranked Lewis in a non-conference match on Monday (March 1) in USC’s North Gym.
USC improved to 5-12 overall, while Lewis – the defending NCAA champion – fell to 8-8.
Grangeiro added 11 digs, while Tippett had six digs and two aces. Jeff Bailey added 12 kills and four blocks for the Trojans, while teammates Chris McKniff and Pedro Leal each had 10 kills (McKniff also had a match-best six blocks), and Evan Burden had 12 digs.
For the Flyers, Fabiano Barreto had a match-high 27 kills (hitting .353) with 6 digs, Jeff Soler added 14 kills, Enrique Escalante had 10 kills (hitting .562) and three blocks, and Ryan Stuntz had a match-leading 14 digs.
The teams posted nearly-identical stats, as USC barely outhit the Flyers (.306 to .297) and Lewis barely outblocked the Trojans (11.0 to 10.0) while each team had 39 digs.
The first game was tied at 13-13 before USC scored the next two points to gain a lead that the Flyers couldn’t overtake. Lewis jumped out to a 16-8 lead in the second game, but then Gio Altamura replaced J.T. Gilmour at setter for USC and the Trojans rallied back to tie the game at 24-24 before the Flyers scored the next two points to regain control. The third game seesawed back and forth as USC–with Gilmour back at setter–took a 4-1 lead, then trailed 18-16; then with Lewis ahead 27-26, Troy scored the final 4 points on kills by Leal and Grangeiro sandwiching a pair of Lewis hitting errors. The teams were tied at 22-22 in the fourth game before USC scored three consecutive points and held on to win.
USC next travels to 14th-ranked UC San Diego this Thursday (March 4) for a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at 7 p.m.
(Story courtesy of USC sports information office.)
