Wednesday, April 23
Huntington Beach, Calif.
9:30 a.m. PT
USC
vs
Washington
Photo by: John McGillen
No. 5 USC Beach Volleyball Meets Washington to Open MPSF Tourney
April 22, 2025 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Trojans own five conference titles and take aim at a sixth this week in Huntington Beach
LOS ANGELES – The USC beach volleyball team (23-8) earned the third seed in the inaugural MPSF beach volleyball championship set to be held at Spiker Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., and will face six seed No. 20 Washington (16-16) in the first round at 9:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday (April 23). A win over the Huskies puts the Trojans in the winner's bracket semifinal to face either No. 2 seed Stanford (27-8) or No. 7 Oregon (8-18) at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday (April 24). All duals leading to the title match will be shown on Big Ten Plus (B1G+). The first MPSF championship dual is set for noon on Friday (April 25) and will be shown on Big Ten Network.
2025 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP
Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.
TV/LIVE STREAM: Big Ten Plus (B1G+)/Big Ten Network (BTN)
TOURNAMENT HOME: MPSports.org
Match #32 • Wednesday, April 23 • 9:30 a.m. PT
[3] No. 5 USC (23-8) vs. [6] No. 20 Washington (16-16)
MPSF Championship First Round
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 12-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 12 • LAST 10: 12-0
LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (April 5, 2025 • Laguna Beach, Calif.)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoHuskies.com
BARE E-SAND-SHELLS • TL;DR
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LAST TIME OUT: The Trojans are coming off a narrow 3-2 loss to crosstown rival UCLA. The Bruins enter the MPSF tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Seven of USC's eight losses have been 3-2 decisions all against teams ranked in the top 11 with four against foes ranked in the top five. UCLA snapped a three-match win streak by the Trojans in the head-to-head series and exacted revenge for an early-season loss to USC in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Invitational in Honolulu. The Bruins collected a win at the top court to seal the dual but also had wins at the Nos. 2 and 5 positions to top USC, 3-1, before the Trojans put a second point on the board. The UCLA win at the No. 2 spot ended a 20-match win streak by Kennedy Coakley and Ashley Pater that began on March 1.
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NEW DIGS:Â USC plays its first season as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2025. The Trojans were members of the Pac-12 from 2016 through 2024 and won five conference titles (2016-17, '19, '22, 24) including the first (2016) and final crown awarded in 2024. With the dissolution of the league, USC moved to the MPSF and is joined by UCLA, California, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, and Grand Canyon. The first MPSF beach volleyball tournament will be played April 23-25 on Spiker Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. The champion of the seven-team league will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA championship.
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A B1G DEAL:Â USC's home duals will be shown live on Big Ten Plus streams this spring. As part of a new agreement between the MPSF and the Big Ten Network, beach volleyball and men's volleyball contests at member schools will be carried on Big Ten Plus and are available inventory for BTN linear broadcasts. Check USCTrojans.com for links to live streams and broadcast information.
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ROAD WARRIORS:Â The Trojans played 27 of their 31 regular-season duals on the road. USC took a total of six trips (one to Laguna Beach) in the regular season. Last year, including trips to play in the Pac-12 and NCAA tournaments, the Women of Troy took eight trips in total.
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POLL POSITION: USC opened the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Collegiate Beach preseason poll. The Women of Troy have been ranked in every AVCA poll for a total of 122 weeks. USC has also been ranked in the top five of the poll 119 times. The Trojans held that top-five distinction for 63 consecutive weeks from its inception until March 2, 2020. USC first seized the No. 1 ranking in both the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine polls on March 23, 2015, following a victory over then No. 1-ranked Hawai'i on the road and held the ranking for the rest of 2015. USC has been ranked No. 1 in 50 AVCA polls, the most all-time. The Trojans, Pepperdine, Hawai'i, UCLA, LSU, Florida State, and TCU are the only seven teams ever to hold the top spot in the poll. USC is 159-20 all-time when ranked No. 1.
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2025 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP
Spiker Beach • Huntington Beach, Calif.
TV/LIVE STREAM: Big Ten Plus (B1G+)/Big Ten Network (BTN)
TOURNAMENT HOME: MPSports.org
Match #32 • Wednesday, April 23 • 9:30 a.m. PT
[3] No. 5 USC (23-8) vs. [6] No. 20 Washington (16-16)
MPSF Championship First Round
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 12-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 12 • LAST 10: 12-0
LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (April 5, 2025 • Laguna Beach, Calif.)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoHuskies.com
BARE E-SAND-SHELLS • TL;DR
- USC has won the last four NCAA championships and owns seven national titles including the first NCAA crown awarded in 2016 (AVCA '15, NCAA '16, '17, '21, '22, '23, '24).
- The Trojans own five Pac-12 titles (2016, '17, '19, '22, '24) and are 28-8 all-time in conference tournament duals.
- USC is 165-28 (.855) under sixth-year head coach Dain Blanton.
- The Women of Troy are ranked No. 5 in the AVCA poll. It is the 122nd time (of 122) USC is ranked. The Trojans have ranked in the top five 119 times and have also held the No. 1 spot a record 50 times.
- USC has produced 19 wins over ranked foes this spring including nine against opponents in the top 10 with six of those against teams in the top five.
- While the Trojans have played in Huntington Beach for fall events, they have never played a dual on Huntington sand during the spring season.
- So. Zoey Henson and Jr. Madison White are 21-7 at the No. 1 position.
- The Trojans' No. 2 pair of Fr. Kennedy Coakley and So. Ashley Pater have produced a 24-3 record together and won 20 straight matches between March 1-April 12 (the program's ninth longest win streak).
- Gr. Ella Larkin (82-24), Jr. Madison White (78-24), and Gr. Maya Gessner (67-33) lead the Trojans in career victories. All of White's wins are with USC. Just behind that trio is So. Ashley Pater at 57-8 in her career.
- In 31 regular-season duals, USC used 20 different lineups and 31 different pairs.
- USC has celebrated 15 AVCA All-Americans and 32 individual certificates.
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LAST TIME OUT: The Trojans are coming off a narrow 3-2 loss to crosstown rival UCLA. The Bruins enter the MPSF tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Seven of USC's eight losses have been 3-2 decisions all against teams ranked in the top 11 with four against foes ranked in the top five. UCLA snapped a three-match win streak by the Trojans in the head-to-head series and exacted revenge for an early-season loss to USC in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Invitational in Honolulu. The Bruins collected a win at the top court to seal the dual but also had wins at the Nos. 2 and 5 positions to top USC, 3-1, before the Trojans put a second point on the board. The UCLA win at the No. 2 spot ended a 20-match win streak by Kennedy Coakley and Ashley Pater that began on March 1.
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NEW DIGS:Â USC plays its first season as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2025. The Trojans were members of the Pac-12 from 2016 through 2024 and won five conference titles (2016-17, '19, '22, 24) including the first (2016) and final crown awarded in 2024. With the dissolution of the league, USC moved to the MPSF and is joined by UCLA, California, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, and Grand Canyon. The first MPSF beach volleyball tournament will be played April 23-25 on Spiker Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. The champion of the seven-team league will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA championship.
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A B1G DEAL:Â USC's home duals will be shown live on Big Ten Plus streams this spring. As part of a new agreement between the MPSF and the Big Ten Network, beach volleyball and men's volleyball contests at member schools will be carried on Big Ten Plus and are available inventory for BTN linear broadcasts. Check USCTrojans.com for links to live streams and broadcast information.
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ROAD WARRIORS:Â The Trojans played 27 of their 31 regular-season duals on the road. USC took a total of six trips (one to Laguna Beach) in the regular season. Last year, including trips to play in the Pac-12 and NCAA tournaments, the Women of Troy took eight trips in total.
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POLL POSITION: USC opened the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Collegiate Beach preseason poll. The Women of Troy have been ranked in every AVCA poll for a total of 122 weeks. USC has also been ranked in the top five of the poll 119 times. The Trojans held that top-five distinction for 63 consecutive weeks from its inception until March 2, 2020. USC first seized the No. 1 ranking in both the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine polls on March 23, 2015, following a victory over then No. 1-ranked Hawai'i on the road and held the ranking for the rest of 2015. USC has been ranked No. 1 in 50 AVCA polls, the most all-time. The Trojans, Pepperdine, Hawai'i, UCLA, LSU, Florida State, and TCU are the only seven teams ever to hold the top spot in the poll. USC is 159-20 all-time when ranked No. 1.
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