No. 16 USC Women's Volleyball Hosts Wildcats, Buffaloes and Beavers

Friday, September 11

Los Angeles, Calif.

7:00 p.m. PT

USC

Arizona

USC women's volleyball opposite hitter Abigail Mullen goes up to attack during an exhibition match against Loyola Marymount at Galen Center

Photo by: John McGillen

No. 16 USC Women's Volleyball Hosts Wildcats, Buffaloes and Beavers

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The Trojans will play their next six matches at Galen Center

LOS ANGELES – After four matches on the road, the 16th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (2-2) will play its next six at Galen Center and begins this weekend when Arizona (Sept. 11), Colorado (Sept. 12), and Oregon State (Sept. 13) visit for a reunion of former Pac-12 schools. The Trojans and the Wildcats will meet on Friday at 7 p.m. PT and be shown live on Big Ten Network. USC-Colorado will be on B1G+ on Saturday at 6 p.m.; a match that precedes the Trojans' football game against Louisiana in the LA Memorial Coliseum. Admission on Saturday is free to all and fans are encouraged to arrive early for football to enjoy the volleyball contest. The Trojans and Beavers (still members of the Pac-12) will meet on Sunday for a 2 p.m. matinee. The Women of Troy are 40-10 all-time in home-openers and have won three of their last four—all straight-set sweeps.

THIS WEEK
MATCH #5 • Friday, Sept. 11 • 7 p.m. PT
No. 16 USC (2-2) vs. Arizona (2-4)
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 73-22 (.768)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Nov. 3, 2023 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 11 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 10-0
TV: B1G Network (Paul Sunderland & Alyssa Klostermann)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: ArizonaWildcats.com

MATCH #6 • Saturday, Sept. 12 • 6 p.m. PT
No. 16 USC (2-2) vs. No. 23 Colorado (6-0)
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 23-4 (.852)
LAST MEETING: L 3-2 (Oct. 27, 2023 • Boulder, Colo.)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 7-3
TV: B1G+ (Avi Singh, Patrick O'Leary, & Aidan Pham)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: CUBuffs.com

MATCH #7 • Sunday, Sept. 13 • 2 p.m. PT
No. 16 USC (2-2) vs. Oregon State (4-2)
Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 63-10 (.863)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Sept. 24, 2023 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 6 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 9-1
TV: B1G+ (Aidan Pham, Adam Ucuzoglu, & Makena Arteaga)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: OSUBeavers.com

FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)

USC is led by seventh-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 112-66 (.629) as the Trojans' head coach.
The Women of Troy are ranked No. 16 in the AVCA Coaches Poll. It is USC's 561st time USC is ranked in the weekly poll.
The Trojans are 231-64 (.783) all-time at Galen Center since it opened in 2006. Last year, USC won 15 matches on its home floor.
USC is 40-10 all-time in home openers and has won three of its last four.
The Trojans host three teams they were formerly conference partners with. USC has not played each of its weekend opponents since 2023 when all three were part of the Pac-12's regular-season schedule.
Redshirt Sr. OH Adonia Faumuina is the only senior on the USC roster.
Redshirt Jr. OH London Wijay is USC's leading scorer at 4.15 points per set and ranks 11th in the Big Ten. Her 3.62 kills per set rank seventh.
Jr. S Lilli Etter averages 10.08 assists per set to rank fifth in the Big Ten.
Jr. MB Mia Tvrdy (1.46 bps) ranks third in the Big Ten for blocks.

LAST TIME OUT: USC split results on the road but collected a 3-0 victory over San Diego on Sunday after taking a loss to ninth-ranked Texas in the Lone Star State. It was the third and fourth consecutive matches away from home for the Trojans to start the season. London Wijay led USC in scoring (12.0 points) against the Longhorns. Abigail Mullen had nine kills, three blocks, and an ace for 11.5 points in the win over the Toreros. Taylor Decker matched her season high with 15 digs and Mia Tvrdy had six blocks against San Diego.

ANIMAL HOUSE: The Trojans host a trio of former fellow Pac-12 members this weekend. It will be USC's first meeting with the Wildcats, the Buffaloes, and the Beavers since 2023—the teams' last in the old conference. The Women of Troy hold a combined 159-36 record. USC has won 11 straight over Arizona and each of the last six against Oregon State. Colorado arrives having won the last meeting in 2023 but has never won in 14 previous meetings at Galen Cener.

AVCA POLL POSITION: The Trojans opened the 2026 season ranked No. 20 in the AVCA coaches' poll—one spot higher than USC stood in the 2025 preseason poll. Overall, USC has appeared in the coaches' poll 561 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 36 of 43 times with 18 finishes in the top 10; 12 in the top five, and twice as the No. 1-ranked team (2002, '03).

CENTURY CITY: Seventh-year head coach Brad Keller reached 100 career wins in USC's 3-1 victory over Washington on Oct. 26, 2025. He is now 112-66 (.629) and is only the fourth USC head coach ever to collect 100 or more wins in school history. Mick Haley (435), Chuck Erbe (310), and Lisa Love (205) are the others. He is now also in position to lead the Trojans to their 1,200th all-time program win.

FRESH DIGS: The Trojans freshman class of setter Milly McGee (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS), middle blocker Taliyah Hanks (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS), outside hitter Layli Ostovar (San Clemente, Calif./Mater Dei HS), outside hitter Riley Malloy (Austin, Texas/Austin HS), and middle blocker Addison Coady (Newport Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS) comprise the nation's fourth-ranked recruiting class according to PrepDig.com. Ostovar is considered the ninth-ranked recruit out of the 2026 class while Malloy (No. 24) and McGee (No. 27) give the Trojans three in the top 30.

HOME, SWEET HOME: USC is 231-64 (.783) all-time at Galen Center. The Trojans were 15-4 on home court in 2025. In 2011, USC was 12-1 in home matches and completed 2012 with a 17-1 mark. USC was 19-0 at home in 2007 for the only undefeated season at Galen Center on the way to an appearance in the NCAA national semifinal match. The Trojans are 21-5 all-time at Galen Center in NCAA tournament matches. The five losses were to Hawai'i (2008 and 2009), San Diego (2018), and Cal Poly (2025) each time in the second round; and to Washington in the 2013 NCAA Regional Final.