No. 2 USC Beach Volleyball Hosts No. 1 UCLA, No. 9 LMU on Senior Day

Women’s Beach Volleyball | April 17, 2024

LOS ANGELES – The No. 2-ranked USC beach volleyball team (27-4) hosts crosstown rival and No. 1-ranked UCLA (28-4) and No. 9 Loyola Marymount (22-11) for Senior Day at Merle Norman Stadium on Thursday, April 18. The Bruins and Lions will meet in a neutral-site match at 10 a.m. PT to open the day before the Trojans and Bruins face off at 12:30 p.m. USC concludes the three-dual day with a match-up against the Lions at 2:30 p.m.

THIS WEEK

SENIOR DAY 2024

Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.

WATCH LIVE: USC Live Stream (Eli Kleinmann, Jack Smith, MJ Newsom)

MATCH #32 • Thursday, April 18 • 12:30 p.m. PT

No. 2 USC (27-4) vs. No. 1 UCLA (28-4)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 24-19 (.558)

STREAK: Lost 2 • LAST 10: 5-5

LAST MEETING: L 2-3 (April 13, 2024 • San Luis Obispo, Calif.)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: UCLABruins.com

MATCH #33 • Thursday, April 18 • 2:30 p.m. PT

No. 2 USC (27-4) vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount (22-11)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 29-0 (1.000)

STREAK: Won 29 • LAST 10: 10-0

LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (Feb. 24, 2024 • Honolulu, Hawai’i)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: LMULions.com

BARE E-SAND-SHELLS • TL;DR

• USC has won the last three NCAA championships and owns six national titles including the first NCAA crown awarded in 2016 (AVCA ’15, NCAA ’17, ’21, ’22, ’23).
• The Trojans have won four Pac-12 championships (2016, ’17, ’19, ’22).
• USC is 132-19 (.874) under fifth-year head coach Dain Blanton.
• The Trojans are ranked No. 2 in the AVCA poll (No. 2, CBVB). It is the 109th time (of 109) USC is ranked by the AVCA; its 108th time among the top 5. The Trojans have also held the No. 1 spot a record 46 times.
• The Women of Troy are 89-11 (.890) all-time at Merle Norman Stadium and have won a school-record 24 consecutive duals on home sand.
• USC will honor 10 seniors and graduates in post-match ceremonies this week: graduate transfers Emily Fitzner, Maddi Kriz, Molly Phillips, Ainsley Radell, Grace Seits; seniors Olivia Bakos, Megan Kraft, and Delaynie Maple; and fifth-year seniors/graduate students Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse.
• Five different USC pairs have eclipsed the double-digit…