Friday, October 27
Seattle, WA
6:00 PM
USC
15-7, 7-4Pac-12
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at
3
Washington
17-5, 7-4Pac-12
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USC
19
25
25
30
12
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Washington
25
16
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32
15
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Team Stats
USC
WASH
Kills
74
75
Errors
25
24
Attempts
200
195
Hitting %
.245
.262
Points
83.0
92.0
Assists
71
73
Aces
2
3
Blocks
7.0
14.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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No. 19 Trojans Fall in Hard-Fought Five-Setter to No. 14 Huskies
October 27, 2017 | Women's Volleyball, Features
Freshman outside hitter Brooke Botkin had a breakout match with 20 kills and 10 digs
SEATTLE – The 19th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (15-7, 7-4 Pac-12) had its chances, but was ultimately stopped in five sets (25-19, 16-25, 22-25, 32-30, 15-12) by No. 14 Washington (17-5, 7-4) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Friday, Oct. 27.
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Despite the loss, several Women of Troy posted career performances including freshman outside hitter Brooke Botkin who started the match and finished with her first-career double-double on 20 kills (8e, 57att, .211) and 10 digs. Botkin also had a solo block and one of USC's two service aces for a career-best 22.0 points.
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Senior opposite hitter Brittany Abercrombie set a new career high with 19 kills (5e, 56att) and hit .250 with two blocks. Senior middle blocker Jordan Dunn also had a career best with 10 kills (2e, 17att) and hit .471 in the match with three blocks (one solo). Four Trojans reached double-digit kills. Senior opposite hitter Niki Withers added 16 kills (8e, 39att, .205) and had six digs with two blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Daley Krage had eight kills (1e, 22att, .318) with four digs.
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Senior setter Reni Meyer-Whalley had her eighth double-double of the season (17th career) on 30 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore setter Cindy Marina had 31 assists and six digs. On defense, sophomore Jenna Adams led all players and set a new career high with 27 digs. Junior libero Victoria Garrick had 20 digs and added six assists. The Women of Troy were without sophomore outside hitter Khalia Lanier for the third consecutive match due to injury.
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For the Huskies, five players had double-digit kills. Carly DeHoog had 19 to lead the way and was followed by Courtney Schwan (14), Crissy Jones (13), Tia Scambray (11), and Marion Hazelwood (10). Scambray (22) and Schwan (12) each scored double-doubles. Hazelwood led all players with seven blocks. Washington had 14 total blocks in the match.
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UW grabbed the early upper hand in the opening frame, but the Trojans came back to knot the score at 10. The Huskies got five kills apiece from Jones and Scambray in the first set to come away with a 25-19 win. USC had other plans in the second set and rolled out to a four-point lead at 10-6 on a kill by Withers. It was all Botkin down the stretch as she came alive for four kills to grab set point at 24-16. Scambray misfired for the final error in USC's 25-16 win to even the match.
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The Trojans took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-22 win in the third. The lead changed hands five times and the score was tied six times but back-to-back kills by Abercrombie broke a 15-all deadlock and put USC ahead for good. The Huskies climbed within a point, but Krage and Withers scored kills to put a 23-20 lead in the Trojans' hands. Withers' next kill earned set point and then Abercrombie knocked down the final kill.
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The Huskies controlled the fourth set and held a three-point lead at 21-18, but the Trojans were sparked by kills from Krage, Withers, and Dunn to knot the score at 23-all. Botkin had eight kills in the frame including three down the stretch to continually put match point on USC's side of the board, but the Huskies had the answers and flipped the board to score the final three points: a kill by Scambray, a kill by Schwan and a service ace by Schwan for the 32-30 win.
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USC ran ahead and took a 6-3 lead to open the fifth set, but the Huskies reeled off seven straight unanswered to take a 10-6 lead and never trailed again. The Trojans stayed the course and trimmed the lead to one point at 13-12 when Adams served an ace, but Scambray's kill gave the Huskies match point before a final USC error ended the match in Washington's favor.
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Up next, USC heads to the Palouse to face off with Washington State (13-9, 2-8 Pac-12) on Sunday (Oct. 29). First serve is set for 1 p.m. PT at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Wash. The match will be shown live on Pac-12 Washington and streamed at Pac-12.com/live with authentication.
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For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Periscope, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
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MATCH NOTES
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Despite the loss, several Women of Troy posted career performances including freshman outside hitter Brooke Botkin who started the match and finished with her first-career double-double on 20 kills (8e, 57att, .211) and 10 digs. Botkin also had a solo block and one of USC's two service aces for a career-best 22.0 points.
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Senior opposite hitter Brittany Abercrombie set a new career high with 19 kills (5e, 56att) and hit .250 with two blocks. Senior middle blocker Jordan Dunn also had a career best with 10 kills (2e, 17att) and hit .471 in the match with three blocks (one solo). Four Trojans reached double-digit kills. Senior opposite hitter Niki Withers added 16 kills (8e, 39att, .205) and had six digs with two blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Daley Krage had eight kills (1e, 22att, .318) with four digs.
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Senior setter Reni Meyer-Whalley had her eighth double-double of the season (17th career) on 30 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore setter Cindy Marina had 31 assists and six digs. On defense, sophomore Jenna Adams led all players and set a new career high with 27 digs. Junior libero Victoria Garrick had 20 digs and added six assists. The Women of Troy were without sophomore outside hitter Khalia Lanier for the third consecutive match due to injury.
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For the Huskies, five players had double-digit kills. Carly DeHoog had 19 to lead the way and was followed by Courtney Schwan (14), Crissy Jones (13), Tia Scambray (11), and Marion Hazelwood (10). Scambray (22) and Schwan (12) each scored double-doubles. Hazelwood led all players with seven blocks. Washington had 14 total blocks in the match.
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UW grabbed the early upper hand in the opening frame, but the Trojans came back to knot the score at 10. The Huskies got five kills apiece from Jones and Scambray in the first set to come away with a 25-19 win. USC had other plans in the second set and rolled out to a four-point lead at 10-6 on a kill by Withers. It was all Botkin down the stretch as she came alive for four kills to grab set point at 24-16. Scambray misfired for the final error in USC's 25-16 win to even the match.
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The Trojans took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-22 win in the third. The lead changed hands five times and the score was tied six times but back-to-back kills by Abercrombie broke a 15-all deadlock and put USC ahead for good. The Huskies climbed within a point, but Krage and Withers scored kills to put a 23-20 lead in the Trojans' hands. Withers' next kill earned set point and then Abercrombie knocked down the final kill.
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The Huskies controlled the fourth set and held a three-point lead at 21-18, but the Trojans were sparked by kills from Krage, Withers, and Dunn to knot the score at 23-all. Botkin had eight kills in the frame including three down the stretch to continually put match point on USC's side of the board, but the Huskies had the answers and flipped the board to score the final three points: a kill by Scambray, a kill by Schwan and a service ace by Schwan for the 32-30 win.
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USC ran ahead and took a 6-3 lead to open the fifth set, but the Huskies reeled off seven straight unanswered to take a 10-6 lead and never trailed again. The Trojans stayed the course and trimmed the lead to one point at 13-12 when Adams served an ace, but Scambray's kill gave the Huskies match point before a final USC error ended the match in Washington's favor.
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Up next, USC heads to the Palouse to face off with Washington State (13-9, 2-8 Pac-12) on Sunday (Oct. 29). First serve is set for 1 p.m. PT at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Wash. The match will be shown live on Pac-12 Washington and streamed at Pac-12.com/live with authentication.
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For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Periscope, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
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MATCH NOTES
- USC fell to 40-27 in all-time meetings with Washington. The Trojans have lost the last five consecutive matches at Hec Ed and are 1-9 in their last 10 trips to Seattle.
- The Women of Troy fell to 3-1 in five-set matches this season (wins at No. 11 UCLA; vs. Arkansas; at No. 12 Utah).
- Four Trojans reached double digits in kills (Botkin 20, Abercrombie 19, Withers 16, Dunn 10).
- USC had four different players reach double digits in digs in the same match for the first time this season (Adams 27, Garrick 20, Meyer-Whalley 11, Botkin 10).
- Freshman OH Brooke Botkin registered new career highs with 20 kills and 57 attacks. Botkin also produced her first-career double-double with her 20 kills and 10 digs.
- Senior OPP Brittany Abercrombie reached a new career mark with 19 kills.
- Senior MB Jordan Dunn earned a new career high with 10 kills.
- Senior S Reni Meyer-Whalley notched her eighth double-double of the season with 30 assists and 11 digs. It is the 17th double-double of her career.
- Sophomore DS Jenna Adams had a career-high 27 digs and added her second-career kill to her final line.
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