No. 7/8 Pepperdine defeated No. 5/5 USC in five games on Wednesday night in Malibu, California. The Waves got 16 kills apiece from outside attacker Jacob Steele and opposite Jaylen Jasper, while setter Bryce Dvorak had 54 assists, eight blocks and six aces. Pepperdine outblocked USC, 14.0 to 11.0 and outserved the Trojans, 10 aces to 3. Check out associate editor Jonathan Bates’s post-match interview with Pepperdine head coach David Hunt.
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