USC Women's Volleyball Breaks Down Beaver Dam for 3-0 Sweep

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USC Women's Volleyball Breaks Down Beaver Dam for 3-0 Sweep

September 24, 2023 | Women's Volleyball

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The Trojans won their seventh straight match to equal the longest streak under head coach Brad Keller

LOS ANGELES – The USC women's volleyball team (8-4, 2-0 Pac-12) won its seventh straight match in a three-set victory (25-11, 25-19, 25-16) over Oregon State (5-7, 0-2) at Galen Center on Sunday, Sept. 24. The win streak matches the longest for the Trojans under fourth-year head coach Brad Keller.

KEY PLAYERS

Sr. OH Skylar Fields led all players with 18 kills on 31 swings (0e) and hit .581 in the process. She also added three blocks to finish with 19.5 points and had five digs.
Gr. OPP Kalyah Williams put up 11 kills (2e, 16att) and hit .562 with three blocks and a dig.
Fr. OH London Wijay scored nine kills (1e) on 14 swings to hit .571 and had five digs and a block.
Jr. S Mia Tuaniga put up 42 assists to go with four digs, two kills, and a service ace.
So. LIB Gala Trubint posted seven digs and had three assists.
Sr. MB Lindsey Miller led the team with four blocks and had three kills, a service ace, and seven digs.
For the Beavers, Peyton Suess led with seven kills and added a pair of digs. Megan Sheridan had six kills, a block, and a dig. Ava Pitchford put up 11 assists to go with six digs and a service ace.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Trojans' .478 hitting percentage marked the highest under Keller's direction and was the highest since USC had a .493 performance against Maryland in 2015 (Sept. 18). The Women of Troy doubled up the Beavers in kills (51-25), assists (49-24), and blocks (7-3) and held a 36-26 edge in digs.
USC hit .679 in the first set and collected 20 kills on just 28 swings. Fields had six kills (.600) and Wijay racked up five in the opening frame (.714). Miller posted five of her digs in the first set and USC had two blocks to hold the Beavers to a .130 hitting percentage in a 25-11 win.
Oregon State led by as many as five at 15-10 in the second set, but the Trojans mounted a furious comeback to close out a 25-19 win. The 15-4 run was fueled by five kills from Williams, four from Fields, and four blocks down the stretch. USC completed the second with a .500 hitting percentage (16k, 2e, 28att) and outpaced OSU's .167 (11k, 6e, 30att).
The teams went back and forth for eight ties before USC went in front by three, 13-10, in the third. The Trojans led by seven, 19-12, and closed the match on a service ace from Gr. defender Ellie Snook to win, 25-16. Fields scored eight kills in the final frame while Wijay and Williams added two apiece in a set where USC hit .294 with 15 kills.

UP NEXT

The Women of Troy look to extend their seven-match win streak when USC hosts Utah (6-6, 1-1 Pac-12) and Colorado (9-4, 1-1) in a pair of home contests next weekend. The Trojans take on the Utes on Friday (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. PT and then will play the Buffaloes on Sunday (Oct. 1) at 1 p.m. PT.

MATCH NOTES

USC defeated Oregon State for the sixth straight time and improved to 63-10 all-time against the Beavers with a 33-3 mark as the home team in the series.
The Women of Troy improved to 4-0 at home this season and go to 197-54 (.785) at Galen Center.
The Trojans recorded their fourth sweep of the season. USC had eight 3-0 wins in 2022.
USC's seven-match win streak matches a seven-match streak from last season that spanned from Sept. 30 to Oct. 21.

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.