Saturday, October 7
Tempe, AZ
6:00 PM
USC
13-4, 5-1Pac-12
3
at
1
Arizona State
10-8, 0-6Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
USC
19
25
25
25
3
Arizona State
25
19
20
22
1
Team Stats
USC
ASU
Kills
67
50
Errors
24
20
Attempts
162
138
Hitting %
.265
.217
Points
75.0
63.0
Assists
61
46
Aces
0
3
Blocks
8.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
OPP
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/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
OPP
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOPP
/ Women's VolleyballNo. 15 USC Down Devils in Four Sets
October 07, 2017 | Women's Volleyball, Features
Trojan opposite hitters Brittany Abercrombie and Niki Withers had 18 and 15 kills respectively in the win over ASU
TEMPE, Ariz. – The 15th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (13-4, 5-1 Pac-12) bounced back following a loss last night to get a four-set win (19-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22) over Arizona State (10-8, 0-6) at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Senior opposite hitter Brittany Abercrombie powered the Trojan offense as she matched her career high with 18 kills (3e, 37att) and a .405 hitting percentage. Abercrombie added three blocks (one solo) and had three digs. Senior hitter Niki Withers reached a new season high with 15 kills (5e, 32att) and hit .312 with a block and a pair of digs. Withers had seven of her kills in the fourth set to bring the Women of Troy back from a four-point deficit and claim the match.
Senior middle blocker Danielle Geiger had her best match since joining USC this season and finished with 11 kills (3e, 17att) for a .471 hitting rate and picked up two blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Khalia Lanier collected 10 kills and had nine digs to go with a block. Sophomore opposite hitter Daley Krage finished with seven kills (2e, .208) on 24 swings and added two blocks and five digs. Senior middle blocker Jordan Dunn contributed three kills, four blocks, and four digs.
The Trojans hit .265 in the match with 67 kills (24e) on 162 attacks. Senior setter Reni Meyer-Whalley recorded her sixth double-double this season (15th career) with 31 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore setter Cindy Marina dished out 25 assists and had five digs. Defensively, junior libero Victoria Garrick had 13 digs and sophomore defensive specialist Jenna Adams had five.
For the Sun Devils, Carmen Unzue (13k, 1e, 21att, .571) and Oluoma Okaro (13k, 7e, 36att, .167) led the way with 13 kills apiece. Unzue also had a match-high six blocks. Halle Harker led all players with 22 digs.
ASU had four blocks in the first set and USC committed 11 hitting errors, three service errors, and two reception errors to end a tumultuous 25-19 decision for the Devils. The Trojans quickly turned things around and flipped the script for a 25-19 win in the second set. The Trojans earned 19 kills in the second frame and hit .333 led by Lanier and Geiger who each had five kills.
USC led from wire to wire in the third set and put up 18 more kills for a .289 hitting rate. The Trojans also had three blocks and got six big kills from Abercrombie to take a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-20 win. Arizona State started hot in the fourth set, and led by four points at 10-6, but Withers came through with timely kills including a stretch where she had back-to-back kills and a solo block to bring USC a late lead. Despite a charge from the Devils, the Trojans held on for a 25-22 win.
Up next, the Women of Troy return to Los Angeles to host California (11-5, 2-3 Pac-12) on Friday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. PT at Galen Center. The USC-Cal match will be streamed live on the Pac-12+ platform. The Trojans then face Stanford (12-2, 5-0) in a Sunday-afternoon matinee (Oct. 15) at 3 p.m. PT in a match that will be shown live on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, and Pac-12 Bay Area.
For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Periscope, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
MATCH NOTES
Senior opposite hitter Brittany Abercrombie powered the Trojan offense as she matched her career high with 18 kills (3e, 37att) and a .405 hitting percentage. Abercrombie added three blocks (one solo) and had three digs. Senior hitter Niki Withers reached a new season high with 15 kills (5e, 32att) and hit .312 with a block and a pair of digs. Withers had seven of her kills in the fourth set to bring the Women of Troy back from a four-point deficit and claim the match.
Senior middle blocker Danielle Geiger had her best match since joining USC this season and finished with 11 kills (3e, 17att) for a .471 hitting rate and picked up two blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Khalia Lanier collected 10 kills and had nine digs to go with a block. Sophomore opposite hitter Daley Krage finished with seven kills (2e, .208) on 24 swings and added two blocks and five digs. Senior middle blocker Jordan Dunn contributed three kills, four blocks, and four digs.
The Trojans hit .265 in the match with 67 kills (24e) on 162 attacks. Senior setter Reni Meyer-Whalley recorded her sixth double-double this season (15th career) with 31 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore setter Cindy Marina dished out 25 assists and had five digs. Defensively, junior libero Victoria Garrick had 13 digs and sophomore defensive specialist Jenna Adams had five.
For the Sun Devils, Carmen Unzue (13k, 1e, 21att, .571) and Oluoma Okaro (13k, 7e, 36att, .167) led the way with 13 kills apiece. Unzue also had a match-high six blocks. Halle Harker led all players with 22 digs.
ASU had four blocks in the first set and USC committed 11 hitting errors, three service errors, and two reception errors to end a tumultuous 25-19 decision for the Devils. The Trojans quickly turned things around and flipped the script for a 25-19 win in the second set. The Trojans earned 19 kills in the second frame and hit .333 led by Lanier and Geiger who each had five kills.
USC led from wire to wire in the third set and put up 18 more kills for a .289 hitting rate. The Trojans also had three blocks and got six big kills from Abercrombie to take a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-20 win. Arizona State started hot in the fourth set, and led by four points at 10-6, but Withers came through with timely kills including a stretch where she had back-to-back kills and a solo block to bring USC a late lead. Despite a charge from the Devils, the Trojans held on for a 25-22 win.
Up next, the Women of Troy return to Los Angeles to host California (11-5, 2-3 Pac-12) on Friday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. PT at Galen Center. The USC-Cal match will be streamed live on the Pac-12+ platform. The Trojans then face Stanford (12-2, 5-0) in a Sunday-afternoon matinee (Oct. 15) at 3 p.m. PT in a match that will be shown live on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, and Pac-12 Bay Area.
For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Periscope, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
MATCH NOTES
- USC improved to 68-13-1 in all-time matches against Arizona State and won its fifth straight over the Sun Devils.
- The Trojans improved to 54-24 all-time in matches played in the state of Arizona.
- Senior S Reni Meyer-Whalley recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 31 assists and 11 digs. It is her 15th-career double-double outing.
- Senior OPP Brittany Abercrombie matched her career high with 18 kills.
- Senior MB Danielle Geiger had a season-high 11 kills.
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