University Southern California Trojans
Wednesday, September 11
Los Angeles, Calif.
6:00 p.m.
USC
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No. 23 USC Women's Volleyball Hosts No. 1 Pitt in Home Opener
September 09, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
The Women of Troy will play their next seven matches at Galen Center
LOS ANGELES – The No. 23-ranked USC women's volleyball team (3-1) hosts No. 1-ranked Pittsburgh (3-0) in its home opener on Wednesday (Sept. 11) in the Trojans' first Big Ten Network appearance of the season. It will be the first time the Women of Troy have faced the nation's top-ranked team since a December meeting with No. 1 Baylor in 2019. USC is 39-9 in home openers, which includes a 12-5 mark at Galen Center since the arena opened in 2006. Following the USC-Pitt contest, the Trojans co-host the SoCal Cup I tournament with Loyola Marymount and will take on Utah State (1-4) on Thursday (Sept. 12) and Ohio (3-2) on Friday (Sept. 13). Both tourney matches will be shown live on Big Ten Plus (B1G+) with first serve set for 7 p.m. PT.
THIS WEEK
MATCH #5 • Wednesday, Sept. 11 • 6 p.m. PT
No. 23 USC (3-1) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (3-0)
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 3-1 (.750)
LAST MEETING: L 3-1 (Dec. 2, 2023 • Pittsburgh, Pa.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 3-1
TV: Big Ten Network (Paul Sunderland & Camryn Irwin)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: PittsburghPanthers.com
SOCAL CUP I
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
MATCH #6 • Thursday, Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 23 USC (3-1) vs. Utah State (1-4)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 8-1 (.889)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Sept. 10, 2015 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 8 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 8-1
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Thomas Johnson & Kasey Kazliner)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: UtahStateAggies.com
MATCH #7 • Friday, Sept. 13 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 23 USC (3-1) vs. Ohio (3-2)
SERIES RECORD: First meeting
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Thomas Johnson & Lily Coleman)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: OhioBobcats.com
FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)
AVCA POLL POSITION: The Trojans opened the 2024 season ranked No. 21 in the AVCA coaches' poll. Overall, USC has appeared in the coaches' poll 529 times, which ranks sixth all-time. The Women of Troy have held a spot among the poll's top 10 teams 317 times, which ranks eighth all-time, and the Trojans have held the No. 1 ranking 47 times for seventh all-time. Since 1982—the year of the poll's inception—USC has appeared in the final poll 34 of 41 times with 18 finishes in the top 10; 12 in the top five, and twice as the No. 1-ranked team (2002, '03).
HOUSEWARMING PARTY: The Trojans are 39-9 all-time in home openers, which includes a 12-5 record at Galen Center since the arena opened in 2006. USC is 2-2in home openers under fifth-year head coach Brad Keller.
THE ONE AND ONLY: USC's meeting with No. 1-ranked Pittsburgh is the 32nd time the Trojans will take on the nation's top-ranked squad. It is also the first time that Pitt holds the No. 1 ranking in the AVCA poll. The Women of Troy faced their first No. 1-ranked team on Dec. 19, 1982, in that fall's NCAA championship match; a five-set loss to Hawai'i. Overall, USC is 8-23 in its 31 previous matches against No. 1 teams with a 4-8 mark when it hosts No. 1 at home. When No. 1 teams visit Galen Center, USC is 3-2 with wins over California (2011), UCLA (2012), and Stanford (2012). The two losses were each to Stanford in 2010 and 2014. The last time USC faced off with a No. 1 was on Dec. 7, 2019, a 3-0 road loss at top-ranked Baylor in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
HOME, SWEET HOME: USC is 204-56 (.785) all-time at Galen Center. The Trojans were 11-2 at home a year ago. USC went 12-1 in home matches in 2011 and completed the 2012 home schedule with a 17-1 mark. In 2007, USC was 19-0 at home on the way to an appearance in the NCAA national semifinal match. The Trojans are 20-4 all-time at Galen Center in NCAA tournament matches. The four losses were to Hawai'i (2008 and 2009) and San Diego (2018) each time in the second round; and to Washington in the 2013 NCAA Regional Final.
DOUBLE DOWN: Five Trojans have recorded career double-doubles. Setter Mia Tuaniga owns 29 double-doubles in her career (one triple-double on Sept. 30, 2022, against Colorado). OPP Adonia Faumuina logged a double-double in her first-collegiate match as she led the Women of Troy to a win over crosstown rival UCLA. OH London Wijay had back-to-back double-doubles in road matches at Purdue and UCLA for her first two of her career and now has nine-career double-doubles. LIB Gala Trubint had a 20-dig, 10-assist double-double against Arizona State in 2022 for the first of her career. OH Ally Batenhorst owns four-career double-doubles, twice as a Husker in 2022.
THIS WEEK
MATCH #5 • Wednesday, Sept. 11 • 6 p.m. PT
No. 23 USC (3-1) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (3-0)
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 3-1 (.750)
LAST MEETING: L 3-1 (Dec. 2, 2023 • Pittsburgh, Pa.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 3-1
TV: Big Ten Network (Paul Sunderland & Camryn Irwin)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: PittsburghPanthers.com
SOCAL CUP I
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
MATCH #6 • Thursday, Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 23 USC (3-1) vs. Utah State (1-4)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 8-1 (.889)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Sept. 10, 2015 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 8 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 8-1
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Thomas Johnson & Kasey Kazliner)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: UtahStateAggies.com
MATCH #7 • Friday, Sept. 13 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 23 USC (3-1) vs. Ohio (3-2)
SERIES RECORD: First meeting
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Thomas Johnson & Lily Coleman)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: OhioBobcats.com
FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)
- USC is led by fifth-year head coach Brad Keller who has the unique experience of having coached both men's and women's programs at both USC and UCLA. Overall, Keller is 66-48 (.579) as the Trojans' head coach.
- The Trojans are 204-56 all-time at Galen Center (.785).
- USC is 39-9 all-time in home openers with a 12-5 record at Galen Center.
- The Women of Troy will face the No. 1 ranked team for the first time since Dec. 7, 2019; a 3-0 road loss to top-ranked Baylor in the NCAA tournament.
- Sr. setter Mia Tuaniga has started as the Trojans' setter for each of the last three seasons and has 3,481 career assists to rank seventh in school history. She was selected to the Big Ten Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Jr. LIB Gala Trubint logged her 51st and 52nd career matches in double-digit digs last week and registered her 15th-career match with 20-plus digs.
- The Trojans will play their first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference in 2024 and were picked to finish seventh in a preseason coaches poll.
AVCA POLL POSITION: The Trojans opened the 2024 season ranked No. 21 in the AVCA coaches' poll. Overall, USC has appeared in the coaches' poll 529 times, which ranks sixth all-time. The Women of Troy have held a spot among the poll's top 10 teams 317 times, which ranks eighth all-time, and the Trojans have held the No. 1 ranking 47 times for seventh all-time. Since 1982—the year of the poll's inception—USC has appeared in the final poll 34 of 41 times with 18 finishes in the top 10; 12 in the top five, and twice as the No. 1-ranked team (2002, '03).
HOUSEWARMING PARTY: The Trojans are 39-9 all-time in home openers, which includes a 12-5 record at Galen Center since the arena opened in 2006. USC is 2-2in home openers under fifth-year head coach Brad Keller.
THE ONE AND ONLY: USC's meeting with No. 1-ranked Pittsburgh is the 32nd time the Trojans will take on the nation's top-ranked squad. It is also the first time that Pitt holds the No. 1 ranking in the AVCA poll. The Women of Troy faced their first No. 1-ranked team on Dec. 19, 1982, in that fall's NCAA championship match; a five-set loss to Hawai'i. Overall, USC is 8-23 in its 31 previous matches against No. 1 teams with a 4-8 mark when it hosts No. 1 at home. When No. 1 teams visit Galen Center, USC is 3-2 with wins over California (2011), UCLA (2012), and Stanford (2012). The two losses were each to Stanford in 2010 and 2014. The last time USC faced off with a No. 1 was on Dec. 7, 2019, a 3-0 road loss at top-ranked Baylor in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
HOME, SWEET HOME: USC is 204-56 (.785) all-time at Galen Center. The Trojans were 11-2 at home a year ago. USC went 12-1 in home matches in 2011 and completed the 2012 home schedule with a 17-1 mark. In 2007, USC was 19-0 at home on the way to an appearance in the NCAA national semifinal match. The Trojans are 20-4 all-time at Galen Center in NCAA tournament matches. The four losses were to Hawai'i (2008 and 2009) and San Diego (2018) each time in the second round; and to Washington in the 2013 NCAA Regional Final.
DOUBLE DOWN: Five Trojans have recorded career double-doubles. Setter Mia Tuaniga owns 29 double-doubles in her career (one triple-double on Sept. 30, 2022, against Colorado). OPP Adonia Faumuina logged a double-double in her first-collegiate match as she led the Women of Troy to a win over crosstown rival UCLA. OH London Wijay had back-to-back double-doubles in road matches at Purdue and UCLA for her first two of her career and now has nine-career double-doubles. LIB Gala Trubint had a 20-dig, 10-assist double-double against Arizona State in 2022 for the first of her career. OH Ally Batenhorst owns four-career double-doubles, twice as a Husker in 2022.
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