After opening up the season 28-0, USC's top-ranked beach volleyball team closes out the regular season tomorrow with a double-header against Cal Poly and No. 2 UCLA.Click here for the full preview!
Yesterday, the Women of Troy extended their winning streak to 58 consecutive duals with a 4-1 win over Long Beach State and a 5-0 sweep of Cal State Bakersfield.
USC's five seniors -- Sophie Bukovec, Nicolette Martin, Allie Wheeler, Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes -- will play the last home matches of their careers tomorrow at Merle Norman Stadium.
This remarkable senior class has posted a 113-5 record during its four years at Troy and has led the team to two national championships. Hughes and Martin are this year's captains, while Hughes and Claes have dominated throughout their careers.
Hughes is a three-time AVCA All-American who won the Pac-12 Pairs Championship in 2016 and the AVCA Pairs National Championship in 2015 alongside Claes. During their time at Troy, Claes and Hughes strung along a 103-match win streak as a pair, which stretched from the 2015 season until earlier this month.
Martin is a Pac-12 All-Academic First Teamer who boasts a 120-20 overall record during her four seasons. She played exclusively alongside Wheeler last season, but Wheeler has played primarily with Bukovec this year.
Bukovec, a Toronto native, was a Pac-12 First Teamer in 2016 and an AVCA All-American in 2015.
The Trojans will honor these five seniors for their remarkable accomplishments tomorrow. USC's match vs. Cal Poly begins at 1 p.m. and the match vs. No. 2 UCLA begins at 3 p.m.
