No. 25 USC Women's Volleyball Falls to No. 17 Creighton

Friday, September 2

Omaha, Neb.

5:30 PM

USC

4-1,0-0Pac-12

Creighton

4-0,0-0Big East

Southern California

Creighton

Photo by: Bonnie Ryan / Creighton

No. 25 USC Women's Volleyball Falls to No. 17 Creighton

September 02, 2022 | Women's Volleyball

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The Women of Troy had three players in double-digit kills in a loss to the Bluejays

OMAHA, Neb. – The 25th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (4-1) dropped a four-set decision (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17) to No. 17-ranked tournament host Creighton (4-0) in the Bluejay Invitational at D.J. Sokol Arena on Friday, Sept. 2.

KEY PLAYERS

Sr. OH Skylar Fields put up her second-career double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs to go with a service ace.
So. setter Mia Tuaniga posted 46 assists with five digs, two kills, three blocks, and a service ace.
Sr. OPP Emilia Weske notched 11 kills to go with four blocks and a pair of service aces.
Fr. OH Jordan Wilson led the Trojans' attack with 12 kills and added five digs.
Fr. LIB Gala Trubint put up 16 digs and scored on a pair of service aces.
Jr. MB Lindsey Miller had eight kills without an error on 15 swings to hit .533 and added four blocks (one solo).
For the Bluejays, Keeley Davis led all players with 16 kills and had eight digs, three blocks, and three service aces. Kendra Wait served a pair of aces and had 12 digs to go with her 32 assists for the double-double.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Bluejays used a 6-1 run to win a back-and-forth first set, 25-21, despite the Trojans leading by two at 18-16 and 20-19. Davis had eight of her kills in the opening frame. Miller led USC with four kills.
Creighton led the second set by six, 12-6, in a flash and pushed its lead to as many as eight at 16-8. The Trojans used a 7-2 run to close to within three at 18-15, but the Bluejays scored the next five in a row to take a 24-17 lead. USC's last gasp brought the Trojans within three at 24-21, but Creighton claimed a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-21 win.
The teams traded blows in the third, but the Trojans went in front by four at 16-12 thanks to a 6-1 run. Creighton responded with a 7-1 run to claim a two-point led at 21-19, but USC flipped the script once more and scored the last four in a row for a 25-23 win. The score was tied 11 times, but Wilson came through with six of her kills in the win.
USC led early in the fourth, but Creighton used a couple of big runs to pull in front by five several times and led by as many as 10 (24-14). USC saved three match points, but it was too much to overcome as the Bluejays closed out at 25-17 win for the match. Davis returned in the fourth to lead Creighton with five kills while the Bluejays logged five service aces.

UP NEXT

USC closes the Bluejay Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 3) with a meeting against No. 16-ranked Kentucky (2-1) at 5 p.m. CT (3 p.m. PT). The match will be shown live on FloVolleyball.tv.

MATCH NOTES

USC fell to 6-3 all-time against Creighton and has lost the last three meetings with the Bluejays.
The Trojans had a four-match winning streak snapped.
The Women of Troy fell to 6-5 all-time in the state of Nebraska with a 2-5 record in the city of Omaha.

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.