Full of energy and competition, Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball conquered No. 3 University of Southern California at Firestone Fieldhouse on April 5. With a surprising turnout, the Waved clutched the match with an overall score of 3-1.
Pepperdine kicked off the first set with a fresh kill from freshman outside hitter Cole Hartke. Yet, the Trojans did not relent, as they gained momentum from offensive kills, and a few mistake errors from the Waves led to easy points for USC.
Set one was a close set, Pepperdine and USC came at it point by point, with a total of four kills from Hartke and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Ethan Watson, two from freshman middle blocker William Whidden and two from redshirt junior outside hitter Ryan Barnett.