No. 1 USC Beach Volleyball Returns Home on 12-Dual Win Streak

Women’s Beach Volleyball | March 17, 2024

LOS ANGELES – The No. 1-ranked USC beach volleyball team (16-2) brings home a 12-dual win streak as the Trojans host Concordia (13-4) and 13th-ranked Hawai’i (8-7) at Merle Norman Stadium on Tuesday, March 19. While the 12-match streak equals the seventh-longest string in program history (2019 and 2021), the Trojans are 87-11 at MNS and are on a 22-match home win streak. The Rainbow Wahine and the Golden Eagles open the day with a dual at 10 a.m. PT. USC takes on CUI at 12:30 p.m. and then closes the three-dual day with a matchup against UH at 2:30 p.m. All three duals will be shown live on the USC live stream platform.

THIS WEEK

Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.

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MATCH #19 • Tuesday, March 19 • 12:30 p.m. PT

No. 1 USC (16-2) vs. Concordia (13-4)

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

STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10: 4-0

LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (March 1, 2024 • MNS)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: CUIGoldenEagles.com

MATCH #20 • Tuesday, March 19 • 2:30 p.m. PT

No. 1 USC (16-2) vs. No. 13 Hawai’i (8-7)

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 16-3 (.842)

STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10: 8-2

LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (Feb. 23, 2024 • Honolulu, Hawai’i)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: HawaiiAthletics.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 in 2016 (AVCA ’15, NCAA ’17, ’21, ’22, ’23).
• The Trojans have won four Pac-12 championships (2016, ’17, ’19, ’22).
• USC is 121-17 (.877) under fifth-year head coach Dain Blanton.
• The Trojans are ranked No. 1 in the AVCA poll (No. 1, CBVB). It is the 104th time (of 104) USC is ranked by the AVCA; its 103rd time among the top 5. The Trojans have also held the No. 1 spot a record 44 times.
• The Women of Troy are 142-16 when ranked No. 1 in the AVCA poll.
• USC’s current 12-dual win streak matches the seventh-longest string in program history. In 2023, the Trojans won 14 consecutive duals, which ranks fifth all-time among the longest win streaks by the Women of Troy.
• USC holds an 87-11 (.906) all-time record at Merle Norman Stadium and has won…