USC Women's Volleyball Pens Matadors in 3-0 Sweep

Saturday, August 28

Los Angeles, Calif.

7:30 PM

USC

2-1,0-0Pac-12

CSUN

1-2,0-0Big West

CSUN

Southern California

Photo by: John McGillen / USC Athletics

USC Women's Volleyball Pens Matadors in 3-0 Sweep

August 28, 2021 | Women's Volleyball

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USC outside hitter Brooke Botkin had 14 kills and hit .520 to lead the Women of Troy to a second straight sweep

LOS ANGELES – The USC women's volleyball team (2-1) swept CSUN (1-2) in three sets (25-21, 25-14, 25-20) to conclude the 2021 Trojan Invitational at Galen Center on Saturday, Aug. 28. Brooke Botkin and Sabrina Smith were named to the all-tournament team.

KEY PLAYERS

Gr. OH Brooke Botkin led the Trojans with 14 kills (1e, 25att) and a .520 hitting percentage, to go with six digs, a block, and a service ace.
Jr. OPP Emilia Weske racked up another 10 kills (2e, 24att, .333) with two digs and two blocks.
Gr. libero Shannon Scully held the back line with 14 digs and had three assists.
Sr. setter Raquel Lázaro put up 21 assists to go with six digs, two service aces, and a block.
For the Matadors, Taylor Hunter led with seven kills on 13 swings without an error (.538) and Lexi McLeod tied for team-high honors with 10 digs and added four kills and a service ace.

HOW IT HAPPENED

USC fell behind by six early in the match (10-4) but turned it up a notch to come away with a 25-21 win in the first set behind four kills from Weske and three from Botkin.
The Trojans doubled up CSUN in the second frame at 12-6 and did it again at 22-11 en route to a dominant 25-14 win. Botkin had five more kills and Weske added four as USC hit .417 (12-2-24) in the set. The Matadors were held to a .081 hitting percentage thanks to 20 Trojan digs including six from Sr. OH Brooklyn Schirmer and five from Scully.
USC led by six (16-10) in the third set, but CSUN mounted several comeback bursts to get within four at 20-16, and then within three at 22-19. USC stood its ground to complete the sweep with a 25-20 win in the third.

UP NEXT

The Women of Troy head to Lexington, Ky., for the Bluegrass Battle hosted by defending NCAA champion Kentucky next weekend. USC takes on Northern Iowa (7:30 a.m. PT) and Creighton (2 p.m.) on Friday, Sept. 3. The Trojans then close the tournament against the Wildcats on Sept. 4 at 4:30 p.m. PT. Matches will be shown on ESPN3 and the SEC+ Network.

MATCH NOTES

USC improved to 25-1 all-time against CSUN (Cal State Northridge) and won for the 18th straight time over the Matadors. It was the first USC-CSUN match since a 3-0 Trojan sweep in 2013.
The Trojans improved to 173-46 all-time at Galen Center.
The Women of Troy recorded back-to-back 3-0 sweeps for the first time since Sept. 14, 2019 (Howard and Villanova).

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.