University Southern California Trojans
Friday, October 4
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
USC
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Michigan
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Photo by: Drake Lee
No. 21 USC Women's Volleyball Takes on Wolverines and Gophers in Homestand
September 30, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
The Women of Troy have won six straight matches at Galen Center
LOS ANGELES – The No. 21-ranked USC women's volleyball team (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten) opens the month of October with a pair of Big Ten battles at Galen Center this week. The Women of Troy take on Michigan (12-1, 2-0) on Friday (Oct. 4) at 7 p.m. PT and then face 12th-ranked Minnesota (8-4, 1-1) on Saturday night (Oct. 5) at 8 p.m. USC earned a split in its first weekend of conference play with a five-set win over Ohio State and a straight-set loss to No. 2 Nebraska on the road. The Trojans have won six straight at home since falling to top-ranked Pittsburgh in their home opener on Sept. 11. USC is 31-5 in 36 home matches since 2022.
THIS WEEK
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
MATCH #13 • Friday, Oct. 4 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 21 USC (9-3, 1-1) vs. Michigan (12-1, 2-0)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 1-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: W 3-1 (Aug. 25, 2017 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 1-0
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Thomas Johnson & Riley Sager)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: MGoBlue.com
MATCH #14 • Saturday, Oct. 5 • 8 p.m. PT
No. 21 USC (9-3, 1-1) vs. No. 12 Minnesota (8-4, 1-1)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 4-2-1 (.571)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Dec. 8, 2017 • Gainesville, Fla.)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 4-2-1
TV: Big Ten Network (A.J. Kanell & Camryn Irwin)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GopherSports.com
FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)
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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 532 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).
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HOME, SWEET HOME: USC is 210-57 (.787) 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.
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B1G AWARDS: Sr. Mia Tuaniga was chosen as the Big Ten Setter of the Week and OH Jadyn Livings was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Sept. 23. The two honors are the first ever earned by Trojan players as members of the Big Ten Conference. For Livings, it is her first weekly award of any kind. Tuaniga takes home her first weekly award since she was tabbed for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors in 2021.
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THIS WEEK
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
MATCH #13 • Friday, Oct. 4 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 21 USC (9-3, 1-1) vs. Michigan (12-1, 2-0)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 1-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: W 3-1 (Aug. 25, 2017 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 1-0
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Thomas Johnson & Riley Sager)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: MGoBlue.com
MATCH #14 • Saturday, Oct. 5 • 8 p.m. PT
No. 21 USC (9-3, 1-1) vs. No. 12 Minnesota (8-4, 1-1)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 4-2-1 (.571)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Dec. 8, 2017 • Gainesville, Fla.)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 4-2-1
TV: Big Ten Network (A.J. Kanell & Camryn Irwin)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GopherSports.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 72-50 (.590) as the Trojans' head coach.
- The Trojans are 210-57 all-time at Galen Center (.787).
- Sr. S Mia Tuaniga has started as the Trojans' setter for each of the last three seasons and has 3,772 career assists to rank sixth in school history. She was selected to the Big Ten Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Jr. LIB Gala Trubint has logged 55 career matches in double-digit digs and has 15-career matches with 20-plus digs.
- Gr. OH Ally Batenhorst ranks eighth in the Big Ten for kills (3.78 kps) and is seventh in the league for points (4.51 pps).
- Sr. MB Tyrah Ariail is seventh in the Big Ten in blocks (1.34 bps). USC ranks second in the conference (5th in the NCAA) for blocks at 3.04 bps.
- The Trojans 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.
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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 532 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).
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HOME, SWEET HOME: USC is 210-57 (.787) 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.
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B1G AWARDS: Sr. Mia Tuaniga was chosen as the Big Ten Setter of the Week and OH Jadyn Livings was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Sept. 23. The two honors are the first ever earned by Trojan players as members of the Big Ten Conference. For Livings, it is her first weekly award of any kind. Tuaniga takes home her first weekly award since she was tabbed for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors in 2021.
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