NCAA men’s volleyball: Lewis defeats USC, faces Hawaii Thursday; Pepperdine survives, faces the Beach

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Pepperdine vs. Princeton
Pepperdine wins 15-8. Will face Long Beach State in Thursday’s second semi
Tigers take Set 4 25-22
Waves win Set 3 25-16.
Waves take first set 25-23, Tigers take Set 2 25-19.
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USC vs. Lewis
Set 4: Lewis wins 25-23.
7:18: Lewis with its 18th block. Flyers win 25-23.
7:13: Momentum has shifted. SC up 22-10. TO Lewis.
7:10: crucial challenge won by SC. Flyers said ball was out. Trojans take the 20-19 lead.
7:06: It was 18-15 as SC can’t keep a serve in. But Trojans have rallied to 18-17 with Gianluca Grasso’s stuff of Ryan Coenen. TO Flyers.
7:01: Lewis with 15 blocks. it’s 14-10.
6:51: Challenge good. It’s 4-4.
6:50: SC challenge a touch on the kill attempt that was ruled wide. If denied, it’s 5-3 Lewis. If good, it’s 4-4.
Set 3: Lewis wins, 25-19
6:41: Tyler Mitchem ends it, 25-19.
6:38: Challenge good. Lewis up 23-17.
6:36: Lewis challenging touch on the block. If good Lewis would be up 23-17. If not, SC has pulled to 22-18.
6:33: Lewis with its 12th block. Flyers up 21-15. TO SC
6:30: Lewis was up 18-11. SC has rallied to 19-15. TO Flyers.
6:19: Ryan Coenan with his 12th kill. Lewis up 10-4. TO sc
Set 2: Lewis wins, 25-18
6:08: Jack Wyett hits the antenna. Lewis wins 25-18.
6:04: Ace by Ryan Moss and SC has pulled to 21-17. TO Flyers.
6:02: Couple of SC hitting errors and Lewis has pulled away at 21-14. TO Trojans.
5:53: Two blocks by Lewis and a lost video challenge has Lewis up 12-8. TO USC.
Set 1: SC wins 25-20.
5:37: Julian Moses loses joust with SC setter Chris Hall. SC wins 25-20 on second set-point attempt.
5:33: Gianluca Grasso up quick for his fourth kill. SC up 23-17. TO Flyers.
5:28: Very surprised. SC challenged no touch. the rest of the press thought there was but video challenge good. Instead of 18-15, it is 19-14.
5:24: Ace by Chris Hall puts SC up 18-13. TO Flyers.
5:20: Ryan Moss with his third kill. SC up 15-11 at the TTO
5:17: USC has led from the start. Lewis challenging whether Ryan Moss‘ line shot was in or out. Challenge denied. USC up 12-10. Otherwise it would have been 11-11.