Saturday, November 26
Los Angeles, Calif.
5:00 PM
UCLA
24-6, 15-5Pac-12
3
vs
2
USC
18-13, 10-10Pac-12
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2
3
4
5
F
USC
25
20
25
28
15
2
UCLA
17
25
20
30
17
3
The Bruins came from two sets to one down to knock off USC.
#8 UCLA Comes Back to #BeatSC
November 26, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
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LOS ANGELES -ย Junior Reily Buechler led the Bruins with 20 kills and 12 digs, including five in the deciding fifth set, as #8 UCLA celebrated Senior Night with a victory over USC on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Set scores were 17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 30-28, 17-15.
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Senior Jordan Anderson had 17 kills, seven digs and three blocks, senior Claire Felix added 12 kills, a .455 hitting percentage and three blocks and senior Jennie Frager posted 10 kills, a .421 percentage and six blocks. Also in their last regular-season home matches, senior Taylor Formico had 24 digs and eight assists, senior Ryann Chandler tallied 29 assists, six digs and two aces and senior Haley Lawless recorded three kills and two blocks. Freshman Kylie Miller had 30 assists, 10 digs and two aces, while freshman Torrey Van Winden added eight kills, six digs and four blocks. The Bruins hit .263 for the match.
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The Bruins (24-6, 15-5 Pac-12) scored three of the first four points of the match on kills by Anderson and Frager and a USC service error, but the Trojans responded with a 10-2 run and never looked back to take the opener. UCLA could only get as close as three the remainder of the set, as USC won the first 25-17. Anderson was error-free with four kills in five attempts, while Formico added five digs, as the Bruins were out-hit .516 to .333.
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USC (18-13, 10-10 Pac-12) scored the first point of set two, but UCLA got the next five and didn't trail for the rest of the set. A Van Winden ace, two Buechler kills and two Trojan errors put the home team up 5-1. After a USC sideout, a 6-2 spurt by the Bruins made the run 11-3 and their lead 11-4. UCLA's lead would get as high as eight, but was cut to a pair by the Trojans at 20-18 and 21-19. However, the Bruins scored four of the last five to take the second. A Felix kill, a USC attack error and a Chandler ace gave UCLA five set points, and on the second attempt, an Anderson kill closed out the 25-20 victory. Anderson, Buechler and Felix had four kills each, while Formico added six digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Trojans .276 to .250.
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Set three featured seven ties and three lead changes, but the Trojans pulled away late to take a 2-1 match advantage. Trailing 6-5, the Bruins scored four in a row on kills by Felix and Van Winden, a Felix solo stuff and a Felix/Van Winden combo to go ahead 9-6. The lead was short-lived however, as the Trojans went on a 6-0 run to go ahead 12-9. Despite a 3-0 run by the Bruins to even things at 12, USC would not relinquish its lead for the rest of the set, getting its edge to as high as five and winning the third 25-20. Anderson and Buechler both had four kills, while Van Winden added three, as the Bruins were out-hit .343 to .282.
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Set four was even more thrilling than the one before, with 15 ties, six lead changes and three USC match points squandered. With eight ties through the first 16 points, a 6-1 run by the Trojans gave them a 14-9 edge. USC led by five as late as 18-13 before the Bruins started their comeback. At 22-19, an Anderson/Frager block and two Trojan attack errors evened the score. Tied at 23, a Lawless/Frager block gave the Bruins a set point, but the Trojans saved it. A Frager kill gave UCLA a second set point, but USC scored the next two and had match points at 26-25, 27-26 and 28-27. However, an Anderson kill, a Miller/Van Winden block and an Anderson kill closed out a 30-28 victory. Buechler posted six kills and four digs, Anderson and Frager each had three kills and Formico recorded four digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Trojans .195 to .062.
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Despite six ties, the Bruins never trailed in the final set, scoring three of the first four on kills by Anderson and Frager, with the duo also teaming up for a block. UCLA led 5-2 before USC tied it at five. The score was tied again at six and seven before Van Winden and Anderson kills and a USC attack error put the Bruins up 10-7. UCLA still led by three as late as 13-10, but USC rallied to even things at 13. A Buechler kill gave the Bruins their first match point, but it was saved. Another Buechler kill made it 15-14, but a second match point was saved by the Trojans. A Felix kill earned UCLA a third match point and it was the charm, as a USC attack error closed out the 17-15 victory. Along with Buechler's five kills, Felix and Frager added three each, while Formico had six digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Trojans .242 to .194.
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The Bruins find out where their NCAA Tournament begins on Sunday when ESPNU airs the NCAA Selection Show at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
USC
UCLA
Kills
71
70
Errors
26
24
Attempts
177
175
Hitting %
.254
.263
Points
93.0
86.0
Assists
70
68
Aces
11
6
Blocks
11.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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