USC Women's Volleyball Takes Down Toreros to Claim Trojan Invitational Crown

Sunday, September 10

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USC Women's Volleyball Takes Down Toreros to Claim Trojan Invitational Crown

September 10, 2023 | Women's Volleyball

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Tournament MVP Skylar Fields put up a career-high 28 kills to power the USC offense in a four-set win over San Diego

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The USC women's volleyball team (4-4) defeated San Diego (3-5) in four sets (25-20, 24-26, 25-19, 25-23) to capture the Trojan Invitational title at Galen Center on Sunday, Sept. 10. Senior OH Skylar Fields was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and was joined on the all-tournament team by senior MB Lindsey Miller and sophomore LIB Gala Trubint.

KEY PLAYERS

Sr. OH Skylar Fields set a new career high with 28 kills to lead all players and hit .350 (7e) on 60 attempts. She also had 12 digs to post her first double-double of the season (11th of her career).
Gr. OH Kalyah Williams matched her career high with 13 kills and hit .244 on a season-high 41 swings with seven digs.
Sr. MB Lindsey Miller added five kills without an error on 16 attacks to hit .312 and led all players with six blocks.
Jr. setter Mia Tuaniga dished out a season-best 49 assists to go with 14 digs (matching her career high) for her third double-double of the season and the 18th of her career. She also had four kills (10att, .400), three blocks, and an ace.
So. LIB Gala Trubint racked up 20 digs to go with two service aces and four assists. It marked her 31st-career match in double-digit digs and was her ninth time with 20 digs or more in a match.
Gr. DS Ellie Snook posted 11 digs with a service ace and an assist.
For San Diego, Amber Stivrins led the offense with 25 kills (6e) on 70 attacks to hit .271 and had the double-double with 17 digs. Kylie Pries also had a double-double with 12 digs and 11 kills but hit .000 with 11 errors on 49 attacks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Trojans out-hit USD, .261 to .181, and matched a season-high with 12 blocks, their third match with double-digit blocks this season. USC picked up 76 digs for its second-highest total in a match this fall.
The Women of Troy weathered nine ties and six lead changes in the first set to claim a 25-20 win. Fields had seven of her kills in the opening frame and helped USC lead by as many as six points at 23-17. Trubint turned in six of her digs in the set and the Trojans had a pair of aces and a pair of blocks in the win.
The Toreros turned the tables in set two and led by six twice at 8-2 and 13-7. USC stayed the course and claimed the lead momentarily at 18-17, but San Diego fended off the Trojan attack to get a 26-24 win and evened the match. Both Fields and Stivrins posted seven kills in the second set.
USC built an 11-3 lead early in the third and led by as many as 10 points at 20-10 before sewing up a 25-19 win to go up, 2-1. Stivrins added another seven kills and Fields turned in six. Williams added five but the Trojans got it done at the net with three blocks and held USD to a .136 hitting percentage to their .333.
Fields went off for eight more kills in the fourth set and USC locked up a 25-23 win with four more blocks and three service aces. The Trojans hit .303 in the final set and held the Toreros to .237.

UP NEXT

The Trojans return to the road and head into Big Ten country to conclude their non-conference schedule at the Boilermaker Challenge hosted by Purdue at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind. USC takes on Illinois (4-3) on Thursday (Sept. 14) at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT) and the host Boilermakers (5-2) on Friday (Sept. 15) at 8 p.m. ET. Both matches will be shown live on Big Ten Network.

MATCH NOTES

USC snapped a three-match losing streak to San Diego and improved to 13-4 all-time against the Toreros.
The Trojans improved to 196-54 all-time at Galen Center.

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, X, and Instagram.

FINAL STANDINGS

USC, 3-0
San Diego, 2-1
UC Davis, 1-2
Marist, 0-3

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Skylar Fields, USC OH (MOP)
Gala Trubint, USC LIB
Lindsey Miller, USC MB
Amber Stivrins, San Diego OH
Leyla Blackwell, San Diego MB
Olivia Utterback, UC Davis OPP
Gabriella Heimbauer, Marist OH