No. 10 USC Sweeps Bucknell In Early Morning Action

Saturday, August 28

Galen Center

10:00 AM

USC

Bucknell

No. 10 USC Sweeps Bucknell In Early Morning Action

August 28, 2010 | Women's Volleyball

Aug. 28, 2010

Final Stats

LOS ANGELES - Freshman outside hitter Kirby Burnham (Newport Beach/Newport Harbor HS) had a team-high eight kills, hitting .583 (8-1-12), as the No. 10 USC Women of Troy swept the Bucknell Bison, 3-0 (25-7,25-18, 25-13), in Saturday action at the Luxe City Center Trojan Invitational.

USC hit .319 as a team, including a .435 clip in the first set. The Trojans recorded 12 service aces in the match.

Freshmen Falyn Fonoimoana and Alexis Olgard had five kills each for the Women of Troy. Fonoimoana had two aces and one solo block while Olgard led with four blocks. Junior setter Kendall Bateman had 30 assists with five digs and two blocks.

Katie Baumgarten led the Bison (0-2) with seven kills and five digs.

USC opened the first set with a 13-2 run to set the tone of the match. Bucknell kept it close in the second set, down 12-10, before two straight blocks and an ace by Carolyn Hillgren sparked a 10-2 run by the Trojans.

In the third set, Alex Jupiter and Lauren Williams saw their first action of the match as the Women of Troy raced out to an 8-0 lead. Fonoimoana recorded a kill before hitting back-to-back aces as USC improved to 2-0 on the early season.

The tournament continues with Cal State Fullerton taking on Loyola Marymount at noon, Bucknell against Loyola Marymount at 5 p.m. and USC against Cal State Fullerton at 7:30 p.m. The USC matches will be shown live on usctrojans.com, courtesy of SC TV.

Notes: USC used four freshmen in its starting lineup (Alexis Olgard, Kirby Burnham, Sara Shaw and Natalie Hagglund).

BU    7-18-13USC   25-25-25
Records: USC (2-0), Bucknell (0-2)Kills: Kirby Burnham 8 (USC), Katie Baumgarten 7 (BU)
Team:    BU  USC1   -.129   .4352   .069    .2083   .059    .318Match   -.013   .319

USC head coach Mick Haley postmatch quotes

"We are going to struggle when we play so many players. The good part is that the freshmen are gaining confidence and that's one of the reasons for playing so many players early on in the season. Kendall (Bateman) is really getting comfortable with everyone, so it's not hurting her timing. What usually goes haywire is the passing and while we are not passing great so far, we are certainly doing ok in that regard. The real plus this morning was how many people let it all out in our serving. Our serving was aggressive this morning."

"I don't think we have seen the best of Kirby (Burnham) yet. As soon as she gets comfortable, her athleticism will start to pick up. She is a big time jumper and gets velocity as she gets stronger in the weight room. She is going to be a really nice player at this level."