No. 21 USC Women's Volleyball Opens Season at Galen Center

LOS ANGELES – The No. 21-ranked USC women's volleyball team (0-0) opens the 2025 campaign on Friday (Aug. 29) as host to Denver (0-0) at Galen Center. The Women of Troy take on the Pioneers in a 7 p.m. PT meeting that will be shown live on Big Ten Plus. The Trojans have reached the second round of the NCAA tournament in each of the last three seasons and bring back several key pieces to its starting lineup this fall.

MATCH #1 • Friday, Aug. 29 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 21 USC (0-0) vs. Denver (0-0)
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC trails, 0-1 (.000)
LAST MEETING: L 3-2 (Aug. 27, 2021 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 0-1
TV/STREAM: B1G+ (Kasey Kazliner & Lily Coleman)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: DenverPioneers.com

MATCH #2 • Sunday, Aug. 31 • 1 p.m. PT
No. 21 USC (0-0) at Loyola Marymount (0-0)
Gersten Pavilion • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 10-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: W 3-2 (Sept. 19, 2024 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 10 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 10-0
TV/STREAM: ESPN+
OPPONENT WEBSITE: LMULions.com

FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)

USC is led by sixth-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 85-57 (.599) as the Trojans' head coach.
The Trojans made their third consecutive NCAA tournament and earned the program's 40th all-time berth in the national tourney in 2024.
The Women of Troy are ranked No. 21 in the AVCA Coaches Poll. They ended 2024 ranked No. 24. USC was picked to finish sixth in the Big Ten standings in a poll of the conference's head coaches.
USC is 39-10 all-time in season openers (2-3 under Keller) with a 12-2 mark when it opens a season at home.
The Trojans have opened a season in California 30 previous times with a 25-5 record (12-2 at home, 9-2 as the visitor, and 4-1 at neutral locations).
USC has faced Denver one other time previously, which resulted in a five-set loss to the Pioneers in the 2021 season opener at Galen Center (Aug. 27).
The Trojans have seven newcomers on the 2025 roster including two freshmen who arrived in the spring: L/DS Taylor Deckert and OPP Abigail Mullen. Among other freshmen are OHs Presley Kiffin and Quinn Loper, S Reese Messer, L/DS Addison Townsend. USC also adds transfer MB Mia Tvrdy.
Redshirt Jr. OH Adonia Faumuina is the team's leading returning scorer (2.93 pps). She was named to the Big Ten Preseason All-Conference Team.
Redshirt So. MB Leah Ford was an All-Big Ten second-team choice in 2024 and is USC's leading returner in blocks (1.33 bps).
Sr. LIB Gala Trubint led USC in digs in 2024 (3.31 dps) and enters the season with 1,209 career digs, which ranks 13th all-time in school history.
USC has won six national championships. Three AIAW titles (1976, '77, '80) and three NCAA crowns (1981, 2002, '03).
The Women of Troy own eight conference championships. Three in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association (1976, '77, '80), three in the Pac-10 (2000, '02, '03), and two in the Pac-12 (2011, '15).

LAST TIME OUT: USC made its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament and reached the second round for the third time in a row under head coach Brad Keller. There, the Trojans fell to host Texas. It was the 40th all-time NCAA tournament berth for USC, which owns six national championships.

No. 21 USC Women's Volleyball Opens Season at Galen Center

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Deckert

Adonia Faumuina

Leah Ford

Presley Kiffin

Quinn Loper

Reese Messer

Abigail Mullen

Addison Townsend

Gala Trubint

Mia Tvrdy

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No. 21 USC Women's Volleyball Opens Season at Galen Center

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Taylor Deckert

Adonia Faumuina

Leah Ford

Presley Kiffin

Quinn Loper

Reese Messer

Abigail Mullen

Addison Townsend

Gala Trubint

Mia Tvrdy

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