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No. 14 USC Opens Season in Lone Star State
August 28, 2019 | Women's Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy will face Texas State on Friday and No. 4 Texas on Sunday
LOS ANGELES – The 14th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (0-0) begins its 2019 campaign on the road where the Trojans face Texas State (0-0) and No. 4 Texas (0-0). The Trojans are 36-7 in season openers and are 3-0 when they open the season in the Lone Star State. In road openers, the Women of Troy are 34-9 and have won nine straight since 2010.
MATCH #1
No. 14 USC (0-0) at Texas State (0-0)
Friday, Aug. 30 • 7 p.m. CT (5 p.m. PT)
Strahan Arena • San Marcos, Texas
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 2-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: W, 3-0 (Aug. 25, 2012 • College Station)
TV/STREAM: ESPN+ (Brant Freeman & Mick Haley)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: TXStateBobcats.com
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MATCH #2
No. 14 USC (0-0) at No. 4 Texas (0-0)
Sunday, Sept. 1 • 1 p.m. CT (11 a.m. PT)
Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 5-4 (.556)
LAST MEETING: L, 3-0 (Dec. 12, 2012 • Austin, Texas)
TV: Longhorn Net. (Paul Sunderland & Salima Rockwell)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: TexasSports.com
FIRST SERVE
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The Trojans are loaded at the pins and return a pair of All-American outside hitters in senior Khalia Lanier (4.27 kps in 2018) and junior Brooke Botkin (4.39 kps). They will receive sets from the 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Raquel Lázaro. All four of USC's top attackers return from last season. On the right side, senior Emily Baptista (2.95 kps) is back and in the middle, senior Jasmine Gross (1.93 kps) returns. Gross also led the Trojans with 1.41 blocks per set a year ago.
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Among new Women of Troy, USC welcomes MB Madison Horin, OH Kalen Owes, and OPP Emilia Weske as part of a heralded freshman class. Defensively, the Trojans will add the services of two-time beach volleyball All-American Abril Bustamante and see the return of senior libero Jenna Adams from injury.
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BUT FIRST, LET ME TAKE A #SELFIE: Get social with the Women of Troy! Fans can follow and interact with the USC women's volleyball team on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram by searching for @USCWomensVolley.
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USC IN BRIEF: In the first year of the Brent Crouch era, the Women of Troy were 22-11 overall and finished in a second-place tie in the Pac-12 with a 13-7 mark in league contests. USC earned its 36th berth into the NCAA championship tournament but fell in the second round. Setter Raquel Lázaro was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and junior outside hitter Brooke Botkin became the program's 42nd all-time All-American.
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AVCA POLL POSITION: The Trojans open 2019 ranked No. 14 after finishing the 2018 campaign in the No. 21 spot. Overall, the Trojans have appeared in the poll 513 times, which ranks third all-time. USC has held a spot among the poll's top 10 teams 316 times, which ranks eighth all-time. The Trojans have also held the No. 1 ranking 47 times previously, which is sixth all-time.
MATCH #1
No. 14 USC (0-0) at Texas State (0-0)
Friday, Aug. 30 • 7 p.m. CT (5 p.m. PT)
Strahan Arena • San Marcos, Texas
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 2-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: W, 3-0 (Aug. 25, 2012 • College Station)
TV/STREAM: ESPN+ (Brant Freeman & Mick Haley)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: TXStateBobcats.com
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MATCH #2
No. 14 USC (0-0) at No. 4 Texas (0-0)
Sunday, Sept. 1 • 1 p.m. CT (11 a.m. PT)
Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 5-4 (.556)
LAST MEETING: L, 3-0 (Dec. 12, 2012 • Austin, Texas)
TV: Longhorn Net. (Paul Sunderland & Salima Rockwell)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: TexasSports.com
FIRST SERVE
- USC begins its second season under Brent Crouch, the sixth head coach in program history. He is 22-11 at Troy and 77-77 in his career.
- The Trojans are ranked No. 14 in the AVCA preseason coaches poll. It is the 513th time USC appears in the poll; third most all-time.
- The Women of Troy are 36-7 in season openers; 25-6 on the road or at a neutral location. USC is 34-9 in road openers and has won nine straight.
- The Trojans are 29-4 all-time in matches played in the Lone Star State and are 3-0 in season openers played in Texas (2000, '06, '12).
- USC is 39-5 all-time against teams from the state of Texas.
- The Trojans return two AVCA All-America outside hitters: Sr. Khalia Lanier was a first-team choice in 2017 and Jr. Brooke Botkin was second team in 2018.
- USC's sophomore setter Raquel Lázaro was the 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and earned AVCA All-America honorable mention.
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The Trojans are loaded at the pins and return a pair of All-American outside hitters in senior Khalia Lanier (4.27 kps in 2018) and junior Brooke Botkin (4.39 kps). They will receive sets from the 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Raquel Lázaro. All four of USC's top attackers return from last season. On the right side, senior Emily Baptista (2.95 kps) is back and in the middle, senior Jasmine Gross (1.93 kps) returns. Gross also led the Trojans with 1.41 blocks per set a year ago.
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Among new Women of Troy, USC welcomes MB Madison Horin, OH Kalen Owes, and OPP Emilia Weske as part of a heralded freshman class. Defensively, the Trojans will add the services of two-time beach volleyball All-American Abril Bustamante and see the return of senior libero Jenna Adams from injury.
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BUT FIRST, LET ME TAKE A #SELFIE: Get social with the Women of Troy! Fans can follow and interact with the USC women's volleyball team on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram by searching for @USCWomensVolley.
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USC IN BRIEF: In the first year of the Brent Crouch era, the Women of Troy were 22-11 overall and finished in a second-place tie in the Pac-12 with a 13-7 mark in league contests. USC earned its 36th berth into the NCAA championship tournament but fell in the second round. Setter Raquel Lázaro was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and junior outside hitter Brooke Botkin became the program's 42nd all-time All-American.
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AVCA POLL POSITION: The Trojans open 2019 ranked No. 14 after finishing the 2018 campaign in the No. 21 spot. Overall, the Trojans have appeared in the poll 513 times, which ranks third all-time. USC has held a spot among the poll's top 10 teams 316 times, which ranks eighth all-time. The Trojans have also held the No. 1 ranking 47 times previously, which is sixth all-time.
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