USC vs UCI 1-23-19 MVB

Dear Readers~


On January 23, 2018 at 7 pm Pacific Time, the Galen Center in Los Angeles was full of people because it was time for USC to host UCI in a game of NCAA men's indoor volleyball. After USC coming off their 3-0 win against Lindenwood a few days before, they were hoping for back to back wins while UCI was coming off their 3-1 win against Stanford the previous week, both teams were trying to go two wins in a row, but only one team can do it. Keep reading to find out who won two in a row and who fell short.

The first set ended 25-19 with USC taking the first set. The second set ended closer at 25-21 with USC also taking that set. UCI knew that they had to do something to keep USC from winning the third set. At the end of the third set, the score was 25-21 with UCI winning that set and taking the third set, leading to a fourth set. USC didn't want a fifth set so play hard in the fourth. At the end of the fourth set, the score was 25-18 with USC winning the set and the game. USC beat UCI on home soil by winning 3 sets to 1 and winning their second game in a row. With UCI being ranked #3 and USC not being ranked at all, it was a big upset to see USC come out on top at the end of the night.

The athlete with the most kills was USC's Jack Wyett, with 19, while UCI's Joel Schneidmiller had 12. The following athletes all had 2 aces per person. They are Gianlucca Grasso, Tyler Resnick, and Jack Wyett, for USC, along with Joel Schneidmiller and Karl Apfelbach, for UCI. The athlete with the most blocks was UCI's Scottt Stadick, with 7, while USC had 2 people with 3 blocks each. They were Tyler Resmick and Sam Lewis. The athlete with the most assists was USC's Chris Hall, with 47, while Dante Chakravorti lead UCI with 35. The athlete with the most digs was UCI's Aaron Koubi, with 11, while USC's leader was Jack Wyett, with 10.

I hope you enjoyed my latest summary of NCAA men's indoor volleyball for the 2019 season. USC's next game is at Long Beach State on Friday, January 25th at 7 pm Pacific Time and UCI's next game is at UCI against Concordia on Friday, January 25th at 7 pm Pacific Time, same day and time as the USC @ Long Beach State game. Only time will tell how the game will end since UCI gets home court advantage against Concordia while USC has to travel to Long Beach.

I hope you liked my latest blog on the 2019 NCAA men's volleyball season. Don't forget that late February starts the 2019 NCAA women's beach volleyball season for schools like UCLA, FSU, LSU, Hawaii, and Stanford. Don't forget to mark your calendars for May 3, 2019 when the AVP makes their first stop of the new season in Huntington Beach, California for the Huntington Beach Open for Cinco de Mayo weekend. Don't forget to check out some of my previous blogs like the ones over the NCAA women's indoor volleyball season, the P1440 stops in Huntington Beach or Las Vegas, or my made up story about the greatest athletes. Until Next time, Miller out


~J. Miller