Women’s Beach Volleyball | March 29, 2023
LOS ANGELES – The No. 3-ranked USC beach volleyball team (13-1) takes on four ranked foes in the East Meets West Invitational hosted by UCLA this weekend (March 31-April 1) at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The Women of Troy have won three in a row since having a 46-dual win streak broken by No. 1-ranked TCU in Miami. The Trojans are 16-1 on MB sand and have won 10 in a row at the MB Pier.
THIS WEEK
Manhattan Beach Pier • Manhattan Beach, Calif.
EAST MEETS WEST INVITATIONAL
MATCH #15 • Friday, March 31 • 9:30 a.m. PT
No. 3 USC (13-1) vs. No. 5 LSU (17-5)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 5-2 (.714)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 5-2
LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (April 2, 2022 • Manhattan Beach)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: LSUSports.net
MATCH #16 • Friday, March 31 • 3:30 p.m. PT
No. 3 USC (13-1) vs. No. 4 Florida State (21-2)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 18-5 (.783)
STREAK: Won 5 • LAST 10: 9-1
LAST MEETING: W 3-1 (May 8, 2022 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: Seminoles.com
MATCH #17 • Saturday, April 1 • 11 a.m. PT
No. 3 USC (13-1) vs. No. 11 Georgia State (13-7)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 4-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10: 4-0
LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (March 12, 2019 • Atlanta, Ga.)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GeorgiaStateSports.com
MATCH #18 • Saturday, April 1 • 3 p.m. PT
No. 3 USC (13-3) vs. No. 16 Florida International (9-9)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 9-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 9 • LAST 10: 9-0
LAST MEETING: W 3-2 (Mar. 31, 2023 • Miami Beach, Fla.)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: FIUSports.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 86-11 (.887) under fourth-year head coach Dain Blanton.
- The Trojans are ranked No. 3 in the AVCA (No. 2 in the CBVB poll). It is the 94th time (of 94) USC is ranked by the AVCA; its 93rd time in the top 5. The Trojans have also been ranked No. 1 a record 41 times.
- The Trojans are 16-1 all-time in Manhattan Beach and have won 10 in a row…
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