USC Women’s Volleyball Garners 11th Seed to Open 2018 NCAA Tournament
November 25, 2018 | Women's Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy will make the program’s 28th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament; 36th all-time
LOS ANGELES – The USC women's volleyball team (21-10) received the 11th seed and earned one of 32 at-large berths into the 2018 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship on Sunday, Nov. 25. The NCAA's selection committee announced its field of 64 teams and awarded the Women of Troy their 28th consecutive appearance (36th overall) into the annual tourney.
The Trojans will open their 36th tournament run as first- and second-round hosts at Galen Center and will face Southern Conference champion Samford (19-14) at 8 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 30. In the other first-round match, Big West champion Cal Poly (25-2) will take on San Diego (16-12) from the West Coast Conference at 6 p.m. Winners of the two first-round matches will meet at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, in the second round for the right to advance to the round of 16.
All matches will be streamed or broadcast live and will have live stats provided at USCTrojans.com. Fans can purchase tickets at USCTrojans.com/tickets or by calling (213) 740-GOSC.
USC and Samford will meet for the first time. The Trojans have faced San Diego 13 times previously and are 12-1 all-time against the Toreros, which includes a 3-0 sweep at USD earlier this season and a five-set win in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Dec. 2, 2017, at Galen Center. USC is 13-5 all-time against Cal Poly and last met the Mustangs in 2012. Each of USC's last four meetings with Cal Poly have been at home and have resulted in 3-0 sweeps for the Women of Troy.
Pac-12 champion Stanford (28-1) received the No. 1 overall seed. Big Ten champion Minnesota (25-3) is the No. 2 overall seed. The Trojans are in the Champaign Regional where Illinois (28-3) is the No. 3 seed. WCC champion BYU (27-1) holds the No. 4 seed. On the other side of USC's portion of the bracket, No. 6 seed Wisconsin (22-6) hosts Green Bay (20-10), UNI (24-9), and Pepperdine (21-8).
USC is one of eight Pac-12 teams in the tournament and one of four to receive berthing seeds. Besides Stanford, Oregon (20-10) and Washington State (21-9) hold seeds at No. 15 and 16 respectively. The other four at-large Pac-12 selections were Washington (18-12), Utah (18-13), Colorado (18-13), and Arizona (22-10).
The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship will be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The national semifinals will be played Thursday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CT. The national championship match will take place on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. CT.
The Trojans hold a 125-39 (.762) all-time postseason record and are 79-32 (.712) in the NCAA tournament. USC is the winner of six national championships including the first-ever NCAA title awarded in 1981. The Trojans won back-to-back NCAA crowns under Mick Haley in 2002 and 2003 and are the holders of three AIAW titles (1976, '77, '80) under the guidance of Chuck Erbe. USC has appeared in all but two of the NCAA's 38 annual championships tournaments (1986, 1990).
Since the NCAA expanded to a field of 64 teams in 1998, the Women of Troy have advanced to 12 regional championship matches, seven national semifinals (final four), and two national finals (both victories). Last year, the Women of Troy received the No. 10 seed and advanced to the Gainesville regional final where it fell to site host and eventual national runner-up Florida in five sets.
First-year head coach Brent Crouch has guided the Women of Troy to a 21-10 overall record and a second-place tie in the Pac-12 (13-7). The Trojans played one of the toughest schedules in the nation with 18 AVCA ranked opponents. USC went 11-7 in those matchups and finished the year with 28 of 31 matches against the AVCA's top 100 teams.
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. For more information on the NCAA tournament, an interactive bracket, and links to live stats and video, please visit NCAA.com.
The Trojans will open their 36th tournament run as first- and second-round hosts at Galen Center and will face Southern Conference champion Samford (19-14) at 8 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 30. In the other first-round match, Big West champion Cal Poly (25-2) will take on San Diego (16-12) from the West Coast Conference at 6 p.m. Winners of the two first-round matches will meet at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, in the second round for the right to advance to the round of 16.
All matches will be streamed or broadcast live and will have live stats provided at USCTrojans.com. Fans can purchase tickets at USCTrojans.com/tickets or by calling (213) 740-GOSC.
USC and Samford will meet for the first time. The Trojans have faced San Diego 13 times previously and are 12-1 all-time against the Toreros, which includes a 3-0 sweep at USD earlier this season and a five-set win in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Dec. 2, 2017, at Galen Center. USC is 13-5 all-time against Cal Poly and last met the Mustangs in 2012. Each of USC's last four meetings with Cal Poly have been at home and have resulted in 3-0 sweeps for the Women of Troy.
Pac-12 champion Stanford (28-1) received the No. 1 overall seed. Big Ten champion Minnesota (25-3) is the No. 2 overall seed. The Trojans are in the Champaign Regional where Illinois (28-3) is the No. 3 seed. WCC champion BYU (27-1) holds the No. 4 seed. On the other side of USC's portion of the bracket, No. 6 seed Wisconsin (22-6) hosts Green Bay (20-10), UNI (24-9), and Pepperdine (21-8).
USC is one of eight Pac-12 teams in the tournament and one of four to receive berthing seeds. Besides Stanford, Oregon (20-10) and Washington State (21-9) hold seeds at No. 15 and 16 respectively. The other four at-large Pac-12 selections were Washington (18-12), Utah (18-13), Colorado (18-13), and Arizona (22-10).
The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship will be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The national semifinals will be played Thursday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CT. The national championship match will take place on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. CT.
The Trojans hold a 125-39 (.762) all-time postseason record and are 79-32 (.712) in the NCAA tournament. USC is the winner of six national championships including the first-ever NCAA title awarded in 1981. The Trojans won back-to-back NCAA crowns under Mick Haley in 2002 and 2003 and are the holders of three AIAW titles (1976, '77, '80) under the guidance of Chuck Erbe. USC has appeared in all but two of the NCAA's 38 annual championships tournaments (1986, 1990).
Since the NCAA expanded to a field of 64 teams in 1998, the Women of Troy have advanced to 12 regional championship matches, seven national semifinals (final four), and two national finals (both victories). Last year, the Women of Troy received the No. 10 seed and advanced to the Gainesville regional final where it fell to site host and eventual national runner-up Florida in five sets.
First-year head coach Brent Crouch has guided the Women of Troy to a 21-10 overall record and a second-place tie in the Pac-12 (13-7). The Trojans played one of the toughest schedules in the nation with 18 AVCA ranked opponents. USC went 11-7 in those matchups and finished the year with 28 of 31 matches against the AVCA's top 100 teams.
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. For more information on the NCAA tournament, an interactive bracket, and links to live stats and video, please visit NCAA.com.
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