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USC Women's Volleyball Returns to Action at No. 8 Washington
March 10, 2021 | Women's Volleyball
The Trojans carry a two-match winning streak into the Pacific Northwest this week
LOS ANGELES – The USC women's volleyball team (3-5, 3-5 Pac-12) resumes competition with two matches in the Pacific Northwest at No. 8 Washington (11-3, 11-3) following a two-week pause due to COVID-19 protocols. The Trojans and Huskies will meet at Alaska Airlines Arena on Friday night (March 12) at 6 p.m. PT and then again on Sunday afternoon (March 14) at 1 p.m.
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Prior to the pause in team activities, USC had won back-to-back matches at California and was building cohesiveness and continuity. The cancellation of home contests against Arizona State and Washington State left USC at 3-5 and upped the team's total for canceled matches to six, behind only Stanford in the Pac-12, which has lost 10 competition dates to COVID-19 protocols.
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Despite its record, under first-year head coach Brad Keller, USC has held its own against top Pac-12 teams. Three of USC's losses have come in five sets against Utah and Oregon. Sr. OH Brooke Botkin has produced double-doubles six times and Jr. setter Raquel Lázaro leads all Trojans with 36-career double-doubles.Â
MATCH #9 • Friday, March 12 • 6 p.m. PT
MATCH #10 • Sunday, March 14 • 1 p.m. PT
USC (3-5, 3-5) at No. 8 Washington (11-3, 11-3)
Alaska Airlines Arena • Seattle, Wash.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 43-28 (.606)
LAST MEETING: W, 3-2 (Nov. 1, 2019 • Seattle, Wash.)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 5-5
TV/STREAM: Pac-12.com/live/university-washington
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoHuskies.com
FIRST SERVE
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DOUBLE DOWN: Four current Trojans have recorded career double-doubles. Junior setter Raquel Lázaro has logged 36 double-doubles (4 this season) and is the owner of the first and only USC triple-double in the rally scoring era (36 assists, 16 digs, 11 blocks at Northern Iowa, Sept. 7, 2019). Senior OH Brooke Botkin has 24-career double-double matches (6 in 2020-21). Sophomore OH Kalen Owes has recorded three-career double-doubles and sophomore OPP Emilia Weske has had two-career double-double matches.
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LONG DISTANCE: The Trojans have played five sets three times (0-3) this season. In 2019, USC played five a school-record 11 times and went 4-7 in those contests. Previously, USC played nine five-set matches in a season three times (1980, 2007, 2010). In each of those seasons, the Trojans went 8-1 in five-setters. The Women of Troy are 140-93 all-time in five-set matches: 56-34 at home; 61-46 on the road; and 23-13 in neutral locations.
NOTE:Â All volleyball competitions this spring will be conducted in accordance with the Pac-12 COVID-19 Medical Advisory Committee health and safety recommendations and guidelines available at Pac-12.com/health.
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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.
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Prior to the pause in team activities, USC had won back-to-back matches at California and was building cohesiveness and continuity. The cancellation of home contests against Arizona State and Washington State left USC at 3-5 and upped the team's total for canceled matches to six, behind only Stanford in the Pac-12, which has lost 10 competition dates to COVID-19 protocols.
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Despite its record, under first-year head coach Brad Keller, USC has held its own against top Pac-12 teams. Three of USC's losses have come in five sets against Utah and Oregon. Sr. OH Brooke Botkin has produced double-doubles six times and Jr. setter Raquel Lázaro leads all Trojans with 36-career double-doubles.Â
MATCH #9 • Friday, March 12 • 6 p.m. PT
MATCH #10 • Sunday, March 14 • 1 p.m. PT
USC (3-5, 3-5) at No. 8 Washington (11-3, 11-3)
Alaska Airlines Arena • Seattle, Wash.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 43-28 (.606)
LAST MEETING: W, 3-2 (Nov. 1, 2019 • Seattle, Wash.)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 5-5
TV/STREAM: Pac-12.com/live/university-washington
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoHuskies.com
FIRST SERVE
- The Women of Troy are under the direction of first-year head coach Brad Keller who previously served as an assistant coach for the Men of Troy.
- Sr. OH Brooke Botkin and Jr. S Raquel Lázaro were each chosen to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team.
- USC was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of the league's coaches.
- The Trojans are 43-28 all-time against Washington, including a 17-16 record in Seattle. USC has won three of the last four meetings.
- Brooke Botkin has posted a double-double in six of the seven matches she has played in this season with 24 in her career. Raquel Lázaro leads all current Trojans with 36-career double-doubles.
- The Women of Troy are 40-31 all-time in the Evergreen State.
- USC has had six matches canceled this season due to COVID-19 protocols. From the Pac-12, only Stanford has had more matches canceled (10).
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DOUBLE DOWN: Four current Trojans have recorded career double-doubles. Junior setter Raquel Lázaro has logged 36 double-doubles (4 this season) and is the owner of the first and only USC triple-double in the rally scoring era (36 assists, 16 digs, 11 blocks at Northern Iowa, Sept. 7, 2019). Senior OH Brooke Botkin has 24-career double-double matches (6 in 2020-21). Sophomore OH Kalen Owes has recorded three-career double-doubles and sophomore OPP Emilia Weske has had two-career double-double matches.
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LONG DISTANCE: The Trojans have played five sets three times (0-3) this season. In 2019, USC played five a school-record 11 times and went 4-7 in those contests. Previously, USC played nine five-set matches in a season three times (1980, 2007, 2010). In each of those seasons, the Trojans went 8-1 in five-setters. The Women of Troy are 140-93 all-time in five-set matches: 56-34 at home; 61-46 on the road; and 23-13 in neutral locations.
NOTE:Â All volleyball competitions this spring will be conducted in accordance with the Pac-12 COVID-19 Medical Advisory Committee health and safety recommendations and guidelines available at Pac-12.com/health.
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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.
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