Sunday, November 17
Berkeley, Calif.
12:00 PM
USC
15-11, 9-7Pac-12
3
at
1
California
20-6, 10-6Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
USC
25
25
21
25
3
California
16
22
25
20
1
Team Stats
USC
CAL
Kills
51
55
Errors
10
24
Attempts
120
126
Hitting %
.342
.246
Points
71.0
66.0
Assists
48
54
Aces
10
7
Blocks
10.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
6
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
MB
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USC Downs No. 20 California For Bay Area Split
November 17, 2019 | Women's Volleyball, Features
BERKELEY, Calif. – The USC women's volleyball team (15-11, 9-7 Pac-12) defeated 20th-ranked California (20-6, 10-6) in four sets (25-16, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20) at Haas Pavilion on Sunday, Nov. 17.
KEY PLAYERS
KEY PLAYERS
- Sr. OH Khalia Lanier led the Women of Troy with 16 kills (4e, 39att) on .308 hitting to go with four digs and two blocks.
- Sr. MB Jasmine Gross recorded 11 kills (2e, 23att) and hit .391 with five blocks.
- Fr. OPP Emilia Weske scored 16.5 points with eight kills, five blocks, and a career-high six service aces.
- So. setter Raquel Lázaro put up 41 assists to go with eight digs, two blocks, and two kills.
- Fr. MB Madison Horin had five kills (.500) and collected five blocks (one solo).
- For the Golden Bears, Maddie Haynes led the offense with 20 kills (4e, 41att, .390). Bailee Huizenga had 11 kills (5e, 29att, .207). Isabel Potter had the double-double with 45 assists and 12 digs.
- The Women of Troy opened the match by scoring the first 10 points. USC hit .400 and got seven kills from Lanier for a 25-16 win. The Trojans out-blocked the Bears, 4-1, and held Cal to a .129 hitting percentage.
- USC faced 10 ties before it broke away to get a 25-22 win in the second set. Gross grabbed five of her kills in the second frame and Weske had three of her service aces.
- The Cal offense came to life in the third and racked up 20 kills to come away with a 25-21 win while hitting .425 behind eight kills from Haynes. USC forced five ties but couldn't overcome the Bear attack.
- USC got six kills from Lanier and Weske served two more aces including two on the final three rallies of the match to sew up a 25-20 victory and close the books on the four-set victory.
- The Women of Troy return home to host Oregon State on Thursday (Nov. 21) at Galen Center for a 7 p.m. PT match. The Trojans and Beavers will be shown on a Pac-12+ stream. USC will host Oregon on Sunday (Nov. 24) for a 1 p.m. matinee that will be carried live on the Pac-12 Networks.
- USC improved to 62-12 all-time against California and has won nine straight over the Golden Bears.
- The Trojans moved to 42-47 all-time in the Bay Area and to 26-7 when playing at Cal.
- Lanier's career kill total reached 1,915 which moves her into a tie for 13th all-time in Pac-12 history with Oregon State's Mary Kate Marshall (2014-17). She needs four more kills to move ahead of Trojan All-American Alex Jupiter (1,918) for second all-time in school history and 12th all-time in league history.
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