LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The 12th-ranked UC San Diego men's volleyball team lost to No. 1 USC 30-24, 30-24, 30-21 on Friday night at the Galen Center. Frank Fritsch led the Tritons with 16 kills, six digs and three blocks. Calvin Ross added five kills on .308 hitting, along with four blocks. USC hit .349 in the match to UCSD's .190 and the Trojans had more digs (40 to 28) and aces, but the Tritons had more blocks (7.5 to six).

USC jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first set and UCSD was never able to catch up as the Trojans hit .333 to the Tritons' .195 in the set. In the second set, USC overcame a 14-11 deficit by scoring 5 consecutive points and then finished out the set by scoring 7 of the last 9 points. The Trojans got out to a quick 3-0 edge in the final set and ended the match on a Troy ace by tallying 7 of the last 8 points while hitting .417.
Jason Spangler added five kills while Joel Davidson had six kills.

USC was led by Murphy Troy with 17 kills while Tony Ciarelli added 12 kills.

UCSD is back in action next week when it hosts Princeton on Wednesday, January 27. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in RIMAC Arena.