BOULDER — Colorado women’s volleyball closed out homecoming weekend, taking down No. 24 USC in four sets (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20) here Sunday afternoon to earn its third-ever victory over Southern Cal in program history.
The Buffaloes (15-7, 7-5 Pac-12) defeated the Trojans (16-7, 8-4 Pac-12) after recording 10 service aces and committing only 14 errors compared to USC’s 28. This marks the first time ever that CU has swept the LA schools in the same weekend.
Lexi Hadrych, Maya Tabron and Meegan Hart each had nine kills and four blocks for Colorado this afternoon. Out of the three, Hart had the best hitting percentage as she hit .529, leading all players. Tabron recorded five digs, an assist, and two service aces as well.
Alexia Kuehl had an impressive outing with seven of the team’s 14 blocks while also racking up five kills on the offensive end. Brynna DeLuzio had 11 assists and 18 digs to put up a double-double for the second straight match. Sterling Parker made her way back into the starting lineup for the Buffs and recorded eight kills and three blocks.
Despite having 17 less kills and 15 less assists than Southern Cal, Colorado was able to play a clean match offensively down the stretch and limit the Trojans’ hitters.
The Buffs will shift their focus to the other California schools next week when they take on Cal in Berkeley on Friday, Nov. 4th and Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 6th.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: Both teams found themselves in a 4-4 tie before Colorado went on a three-point scoring run to go up 7-4. A service ace from Trubint tied it once again for USC at 10-10. CU led by one at 16-15 before Southern Cal scored four unanswered points, leading to a Buffs timeout. After the timeout, the Trojans extended their scoring run to seven points and took a commanding 22-16 lead. Colorado was able to put an end to the run with a combined block between Kuehl and Parker. CU fought back late in the set and came within three points of USC at 23-20. Miller’s sixth kill gave Southern Cal set point before Tuaniga finished the job and won the set 25-20 for the Trojans.
SET TWO: The Buffs took a 6-2 lead early in the set after going on a four-point scoring run. A USC attack error capped off another four-point scoring run for Colorado as CU took a 10-5 lead, forcing a…
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