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No. 2 USC Beach Volleyball Shoots Down to South Beach for Surf & Turf

No. 2 USC Beach Volleyball Shoots Down to South Beach for Surf & Turf


Women’s Beach Volleyball | March 14, 2023

LOS ANGELES – The No. 2-ranked USC beach volleyball team (10-0) leaves the comforts of home for the first time this season and heads to Miami Beach for spring break and the Surf & Turf Invitational.

THIS WEEK

South Beach • Miami Beach, Fla.

SURF & TURF INVITATIONAL

MATCH #11 • Friday, March 17 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT)

No. 2 USC (10-0) vs. No. 1 TCU (12-0)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 5-0 (1.000)

STREAK: Won 5 • LAST 10: 5-0

LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (April 3, 2022 • Manhattan Beach)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoFrogs.com

MATCH #12 • Friday, March 17 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT)

No. 2 USC (10-0) vs. No. 15 Florida Atlantic (7-5)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 4-0 (1.000)

STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10: 4-0

LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (May 6, 2022 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: FAUSports.com

MATCH #13 • Saturday, March 18 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT)

No. 2 USC (10-0) vs. No. 14 Florida International (4-2)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 8-0 (1.000)

STREAK: Won 8 • LAST 10: 8-0

LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (April 3, 2022 • Manhattan Beach)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: FIUSports.com

MATCH #14 • Saturday, March 18 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT)

No. 2 USC (10-0) vs. North Florida (7-4)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 1-0 (1.000)

STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10: 1-0

LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (May 3, 2013 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: UNFOspreys.com

BARE E-SAND-SHELLS  TL;DR

  • USC is the back-to-back defending NCAA champion and owns five national titles including the first NCAA crown in 2016 (AVCA ’15, NCAA ’17, ’21, ’22).
  • USC has also won four Pac-12 championships (2016, ’17, ’19, ’22).
  • USC is 83-10 (.892) under fourth-year head coach Dain Blanton.
  • The Trojans are ranked No. 2 in the AVCA and CBVB.com polls. It is the 92nd time (of 92) USC is ranked by the AVCA; its 91st time in the top 5. The Trojans have also been ranked No. 1 a record 51 times.
  • USC’s 46-dual win streak dates to March 5, 2022; the second longest in program history. USC won 62 in a row March 11, 2016-April 27, 2017.
  • The Trojans are 41-6 all-time against schools from the state of Florida. Only Florida State (5) and Stetson (1) have ever…

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