USC Women’s Volleyball Falls to No. 3 Kentucky

Saturday, September 4

Lexington, Ky.

4:30 PM

USC

2-3,0-0Pac-12

Kentucky

5-1,0-0SEC

Southern California

Kentucky

Photo by: John McGillen / USC Athletics

USC Women’s Volleyball Falls to No. 3 Kentucky

September 04, 2021 | Women's Volleyball

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The Women of Troy fought the defending NCAA champion Wildcats to the end, but were defeated, 3-0

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The USC women's volleyball team (3-3) was defeated in three sets (25-15, 25-12, 25-22) by No. 3-ranked defending NCAA champion Kentucky (5-1) to conclude the Bluegrass Battle at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Sept. 4.

KEY PLAYERS

Gr. OH Brooke Botkin led the Trojans with 12 kills and 11 digs to log her first double-double of the season (29th career).
Sr. OH Brooklyn Schirmer added 11 kills to go with six digs.
Fr. setter Mia Tuaniga had 23 assists and eight digs.
For Kentucky, Madi Skinner led with 12 kills. Alli Stumler added 11 kills and five digs. Emma Grome had 34 assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The teams started out back and forth, but UK quickly seized control and rolled to a 25-15 win in the opening frame.
The score was tied three times before the Wildcats pulled away with a big run to go up 2-0 with a 25-12 win.
The Trojans fought hard in the third and fell by just three points as UK completed the sweep.

UP NEXT

The Women of Troy head to the islands to face Hawai'i twice on back-to-back nights at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu Hawai'i. The matches will be shown locally by Spectrum OC16 and are scheduled for 7 p.m. HT starts (10 p.m. PT) on both nights (Sept. 10 and 11).

MATCH NOTES

USC fell to 5-3 all-time against Kentucky.
The Trojans dropped to 6-2 all-time in the Bluegrass State.

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.