No. 8 Knights upset the No. 1 seed Trojans in 4 (20-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-17).
The Trojans started strong and took the first set. However, after the Knights got used to their pace, they took control in set 2. The third set, the Knights started the game slow and found themselves trailing by 5. With the strong serves of Aaron DeSantis and key blocks from Logan Krider, the Knights were able to even up at 23-23, and Aaron later closed the set with a solo block. The Knights took over the fourth set and never looked back.

The Knights offense was run by Sam Kim (33 assists, one ace and 12 digs) and Liam Jeffers (16 assists and 8 digs)
Daniel Arskiy had a stellar performance, leading the offense with 16 kills, 2 blocks and 5 digs.
Logan Krider also made his presence felt on the net, adding 12 kills and 3 blocks.
Quinn Clarkson also added 12 kills and 6 digs
Kyle Park contributed 8 kills and one dig.
Aaron DeSantis played a key role in the middle, finishing the night with 5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces and one dig.
Max Webb added 3 kills, one block and 5 digs.

Defense was led by Prithvi Patel with 28 digs and 4 assists.