No. 13 Trojans Cage No. 19 Cougars for Four-Set Victory

Sunday, November 11

Los Angeles, Calif.

1:30 PM

USC

19-8, 11-5Pac-12

Washington State

19-7, 10-6Pac-12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Washington State	18	18	25	22	1
USC	25	25	22	25	3

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WSU

USC

Kills

Errors

Attempts

163

150

Hitting %

.098

.193

Points

66.5

69.0

Assists

Aces

Blocks

16.5

12.0

Brooklyn Schirmer

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No. 13 Trojans Cage No. 19 Cougars for Four-Set Victory

November 11, 2018 | Women's Volleyball, Features

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The Women of Troy earned their 10th win over a ranked opponent on Sunday

LOS ANGELES – Still without three players including two starting pin-hitters, the 13th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (19-8, 11-5 Pac-12) took down No. 19 Washington State (19-7, 10-6) in four sets (25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22) at Galen Center on Sunday, Nov. 11, to earn the team's 10th win over a ranked opponent and strengthen a hold on second place in the Pac-12 standings.

KEY PLAYERS

Out of position at OH, Jr. OPP Emily Baptista turned in her third straight double-double (11th career) with 17 kills and 15 digs. She also served one of USC's five aces.
Fr. setter Raquel Lázaro dished out 37 assists and had six digs, six blocks (two solo), with two aces and four kills.
Sr. MB Madison Murtagh started at opposite and collected nine kills with four blocks.
Jr. MB Jasmine Gross posted 10 kills (3e, 13att) and hit .538 to go with seven digs, three blocks, and a service ace.
Fr. OH Brooklyn Schirmer got her first-career start and logged seven kills and 13 digs with two blocks (one solo).
Sr. libero Victoria Garrick dug up 24 balls and had six assists. Her total moved her into USC's all-time top five for career digs. She now has 1,540 digs and went in front of Nancy Hillman (1,536 digs; 1985-88).
For the Cougars, McKenna Woodford led with 15 kills. Taylor Mims had 10 kills with five digs and five blocks. Ashley Brown put up 36 assists and had the double-double with 13 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The score was tied eight times in the first set before back-to-back kills by Lázaro scored a 17-13 lead for the Women of Troy. USC hit .308 (16k, 4e, 39att) and earned sideout at a 73-percent rate to claim a 25-18 win in set one.
Baptista produced seven of her kills in the second set and helped the Trojans get a second 25-18 win for a 2-0 lead in the match. USC reached .424 on the hitting scale (16k, 2e, 33att) and dug up 21 attacks (seven by Baptista).
Neither team could find a rhythm in the third frame. WSU locked down the Trojans with seven blocks and USC had four blocks of its own. Both teams hit sub-.100 before the Cougars broke a 21-all tie to finish with a 25-22 win.
Schirmer led the Trojans with four kills in the fourth. Though the score was tied three times, the fourth set was a tight affair. The Trojans opened several three- or four-point leads, but WSU closed to within a point each time; the last at 23-22. Schirmer's final kill gave USC match point before a WSU error sealed the Cougars' fate in a 25-22 loss.

UP NEXT

USC heads to the desert for matches at Arizona (Nov. 16) and Arizona State (Nov. 18). The Trojans and Wildcats will appear on a Pac-12+ stream at 5 p.m. PT. USC-ASU will be aired by the Pac-12 Networks at 3:30 p.m. USC's final regular-season home match is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 21) at Galen Center.

MATCH NOTES

USC improved to 51-15 all-time against Washington State.
The Trojans were without starting outside hitters Khalia Lanier and Brooke Botkin as well as senior defensive specialist Reni Meyer-Whalley. All three were amidst concussion protocols and held out of play.
USC faced its 17th ranked opponent of the season and improved to 10-7 against ranked foes.
The Trojans improved to 160-35 all-time at Galen Center and to 9-3 this season.
USC's win keeps the Trojans alone in second place in the Pac-12 standings with two weeks of the regular season remaining.

For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; and purchase season and single-match tickets at USCTrojans.com/tickets.