USC hosts UCI for the 2012 NCAA Mens Volleyball Championship Match (Jerry Ting/ Neon Tommy)

[Live Blog]

Irvine wins series 25-22, 34-32, 26-24. 

[Set Three 26-24, Irvine]

26-24 Irvine with the ace.

23-24 Maddison Mckibb with a kill. 

[Updated 8:46]

22-22 Irvine's Kevin Tillie ties the game with a kill. 

20-21 Irvine Time Out 

20-21 USC's Maddison Mckibb with a kill.

20-20 USC's Steve Shandrick with a block to end the rally.  

19-17 Irvine's Carson Clark with a kill. 

[Updated 8:40 pm]

16-15 Irvine Time-Out

16-15 USC's Maddison McKibbin with a kill down the middle. 

12-8 Irvine's Carson Clark with an ace. 

[Updated 8:34 pm]

9-8 USC's Steven Mochalski with a kill. 

4-4 Irvine's Kevin Tillie with a kill. The two teams are trading points. 

0-0 Set Begins

[Set Three]

[Updated 8:22 pm]

34-32 Irvines Carson Clark with a kill on weak side. 

33-33 USC misses serve

33-32 Irvine misses serve.

31-31 USC's Tony Ciarelli with a strong kill on the strong side. 

29-28 Irvine's Carson Clark with a kill on the weak side. 

26-26 Irvine misses serve. 

23-22 Irvines earns a point on a touch call despite video replay. 

19-18 USC Timeout 

6-14 Irvine begins 13-4 run. 

4-6 USC begins 8-2 run 

0-0 Set Begins

[Set Two, Irvine, 34-32]

[Updated 7:42 PM]

25-22 Irvine takes the first match with a deep spike to the baseline. Line ref calls a touch on the play although USC players disagree. No review. 

23-22 Irvine setter Chris Austin with the dump.

18-16 USC begins three point run with a block by Robert Feathers.

14-13 Irvine Time-Out  

4-4  USC's Tony Ciarelli with a kill 

0-0 Set Begins 

Notes: USC and Irvine trade points almost the entire set. 

[First-Set, Irvine 25-22]

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