No. 21 USC Women's Volleyball Rides Out Waves to Take 3-0 Season Opener - USC Athletics (2024)

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Drake Lee

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3

WinnerSouthern CaliforniaUSC1-0,0-0 Big Ten

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PepperdinePEP0-1,0-0 WCC

Winner

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Southern CaliforniaUSC

1-0,0-0 Big Ten

3

Final

PepperdinePEP

0-1,0-0 WCC

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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Southern California USC 24 25 25 (3)
Pepperdine PEP 19 20 21 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

The Women of Troy took down Pepperdine in straight sets behind a double-double from London Wijay

MALIBU, Calif. –The No. 21-ranked USC women's volleyball team (1-0) racked up a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) of Pepperdine (0-1) in the Trojans' season opener at Firestone Fieldhouse on Friday, Aug. 30.

KEY PLAYERS

  • So. OHLondon Wijayled all players in both kills (15) and digs (15) and did it with .406 hitting (15-2-32) to post her seventh-career double-double. She also had one of the Trojans' three service aces.
  • Sr. SMia Tuanigadished out 43 assists and set USC to .390 hitting with three digs, two blocks, and a service ace. She moved her career total to 3,352 and climbed into seventh—ahead ofMissy McCaw(1990-93)—all-time at USC for assists.
  • Gr. OHAlly Batenhorstfinished with 11 kills (4e, 25att) on .280 hitting with four digs and two blocks.
  • So. LIBGala Trubintput up 14 digs for her 49th-career match in double-digit digs.
  • Sr. MBTyrah Ariailtallied six kills (1e, 10att) to hit .500 and led all players with five blocks (one solo).
  • So. OPPAdonia Faumuinatotaled a career-high 10 kills (3e) on 20 attacks for .350 hitting and added three digs and two blocks in her first match since the end of the 2022 season.
  • Fr. MBFavor Anyanwuposted seven kills (0e, 11att) for .636 hitting in her collegiate debut.
  • For the Waves Riley Simpson led with 13 kills while Trinity Stanger had 11 digs on defense.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Trojans had the edge in kills (49-36), digs (48-37), and blocks (6.5-2.0). Pepperdine had six aces to USC's three.
  • Pepperdine scored the first three points of the match, but USC replied with a 7-2 run and claimed a 10-8 lead on a kill by Anyanwu. From there, the Trojans maintained their lead to close out a 25-19 win on a kill by Faumuina. The Women of Troy posted 5.5 blocks in the opening set and held the Waves to a negative .032 hitting percentage.
  • Batenhorst had five of her kills in the second set while Wijay put up eight digs and four kills to help power the Trojans to a 25-20 win for a 2-0 lead in the match. USC weathered four aces by the Waves and posted 25 digs in the set-two win.
  • USC led by as many as four points twice in the third set, but Pepperdine caught the Trojans at 19-all and the teams were tied for a fourth time at 20-all. USC embarked on a 5-1 run, which included two kills from Batenhorst, to close out the match with a straight-set sweep.

UP NEXT

  • The Trojans return to Firestone Fieldhouse for another meeting with the Waves on Saturday, Aug. 31. First serve is set for 6 p.m. PT and the match will be shown live on ESPN+.

MATCH NOTES

  • USC improved to 40-8 all-time against Pepperdine and extended its active win streak in the series to seven matches dating back to the 2006 season.
  • The Women of Troy improved to 39-10 in season openers with a 27-8 mark on the road and a 14-5 record as the true road team. Against Pepperdine specifically, USC goes to 3-1 when the teams meet in the Trojans' season opener.
  • The Trojans improve to 14-2 in matches played in Malibu, Calif., all against the Waves.

For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats USC PEP
Kills 48 36
Errors 10 17
Attempts 100 109
Hitting % .380 .174
Points 57.5 44.0
Assists 48 33
Aces 3 6
Blocks 6.5 2

Game Leaders

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#2 Wijay, London

  • Kills
    15
  • Aces
    1
  • Blocks
    0

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#14 Batenhorst, Ally

  • Kills
    11
  • Aces
    1
  • Blocks
    2

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#1 Faumuina, Adonia

  • Kills
    9
  • Aces
    0
  • Blocks
    2

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#12 Anyanwu, Favor

  • Kills
    7
  • Aces
    0
  • Blocks
    1

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#91 Tuaniga, Mia

  • Assists
    43
  • E
    0

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#13 Ariail, Tyrah

  • Assists
    1
  • E
    0

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#4 Verbiest, Megan

  • Assists
    1
  • E
    0

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#16 Trubint, Gala

  • Assists
    1
  • E
    0

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#2 Wijay, London

  • Digs
    15
  • RE
    0

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#16 Trubint, Gala

  • Digs
    14
  • RE
    0

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#14 Batenhorst, Ally

  • Digs
    4
  • RE
    4

Kills

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#2

Wijay, London

Wijay, London

15

Batenhorst, Ally

11

Faumuina, Adonia

9

Anyanwu, Favor

7

Aces

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#14

Batenhorst, Ally

Batenhorst, Ally

1

Tuaniga, Mia

1

Wijay, London

1

Blocks

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#13

Ariail, Tyrah

Ariail, Tyrah

5

Batenhorst, Ally

2

Tuaniga, Mia

2

Faumuina, Adonia

2

Assists

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#91

Tuaniga, Mia

Tuaniga, Mia

43

Ariail, Tyrah

1

Verbiest, Megan

1

Trubint, Gala

1

Digs

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#2

Wijay, London

Wijay, London

15

Trubint, Gala

14

Verbiest, Megan

8

Batenhorst, Ally

4

Players Mentioned

#1 Adonia Faumuina

OPP
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophom*ore

#16 Gala Trubint

L/DS
5' 8"
Junior

#13 Tyrah Ariail

MB
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior

#91 Mia Tuaniga

S
5' 9"
Senior

#2 London Wijay

OH
5' 10"
Sophom*ore

#12 Favor Anyanwu

MB
6' 2"
Freshman

#14 Ally Batenhorst

OH
6' 5"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#1 Adonia Faumuina

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophom*ore
OPP

#16 Gala Trubint

5' 8"
Junior
L/DS

#13 Tyrah Ariail

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
MB

#91 Mia Tuaniga

5' 9"
Senior
S

#2 London Wijay

5' 10"
Sophom*ore
OH

#12 Favor Anyanwu

6' 2"
Freshman
MB

#14 Ally Batenhorst

6' 5"
Graduate Student
OH

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