Friday, October 4
Los Angeles, Calif.
8:00 PM
USC
8-5, 2-1Pac-12
3
vs
1
Washington
10-3, 1-2Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
Washington
21
25
19
23
1
USC
25
18
25
25
3
Team Stats
UW
USC
Kills
44
49
Errors
30
20
Attempts
140
136
Hitting %
.100
.213
Points
62.0
62.0
Assists
40
45
Aces
8
2
Blocks
10.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's VolleyballPhoto by: Percy Anderson
USC Women’s Volleyball Takes Down No. 8 Washington
October 04, 2019 | Women's Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy got a season-high 19 kills from outside hitter Brooke Botkin in a four-set win over the Huskies
LOS ANGELES – USC women's volleyball (8-5, 2-1 Pac-12) earned its first win over a ranked opponent and upended No. 8-ranked Washington (10-3, 1-2) in four sets (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23) at Galen Center on Friday, Oct. 4. The victory keeps the Trojans undefeated at home in five matches this season.
KEY PLAYERS
KEY PLAYERS
- Jr. OH Brooke Botkin recorded a season-high 19 kills (8e, 42att) and hit .262 to go with seven digs and a block.
- Sr. OH Khalia Lanier turned in a 15-kill performance (7e, 45att, .178) and had five digs and a block.
- So. setter Raquel Lázaro put up 42 assists and logged her seventh double-double of the season (19th career) with 14 digs and added three kills and five blocks (one solo).
- Sr. libero Raegan LeGrand picked up 10 digs.
- Fr. MB Madison Horin had five blocks and three kills; and Fr. MB Chandlar Duff had five blocks and one kill.
- For the Huskies, Kara Bajema led with 14 kills and had the double-double with 11 digs. Samantha Drechsel had 11 kills and five digs. Washington served eight aces in the match from six different players.
- The Women of Troy broke the sixth tie of the first set and led by as many as six points en route to a 25-21 win. Lanier and Botkin each had six kills in the first frame as the Trojans out-hit the Huskies, .333 to .067.
- Washington turned the tables in the second set and led by as many as eight points. Four players had three kills or more as the Huskies evened the match with a 25-18 win in the second set.
- The third set was tied 13 times before the Trojans broke away on the power of freshman libero Keila Barra's 6-0 service run for a 25-19 win. Botkin added six kills and Lanier had five in the third. USC's four blocks held UW to a negative .059 attack.
- USC picked up four more blocks and got five more kills from Botkin in the fourth set. Botkin's kill gave USC match point at 24-22 and it was her last shot that landed to seal a 25-23 win for the Trojans.
- The Trojans remain home to face No. 24-ranked Washington State (12-3, 1-2 Pac-12) on Sunday, Oct. 6, at noon PT. The Cougars fell in a 3-0 sweep to UCLA tonight. The USC-WSU match will be shown live on the Pac-12 Networks.
- USC improved to 42-28 all-time against Washington and to 24-11 in home matches against the Huskies.
- The Women of Troy improved to 5-0 at home this season and are now 166-37 all-time at Galen Center.
- The Trojans' win over No. 8-ranked UW is the team's first over a ranked opponent this season and the first since a 3-2 win over No. 14 Arizona on Nov. 16, 2018.
- USC's victory is the 30th for second-year head coach Brent Crouch who is now 30-16 at Troy (85-82 career).
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