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No. 5 USC Tops No. 8 Loyola Marymount in Home Opener
March 05, 2020 | Women's Beach Volleyball, Features
The Women of Troy improved to 20-0 all-time against the Lions
LOS ANGELES – The fifth-ranked USC beach volleyball team (3-2) defeated No. 8 Loyola Marymount (3-3) by a 4-1 count at Merle Norman Stadium on Thursday, March 5, to move to 20-0 all-time against the Lions.
The Women of Troy notched their 56th all-time win on home sand at MNS (56-8).
USC's freshman twin duo of Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse scored the Trojans' first point with a win at the No. 3 position. The Women of Troy went up, 2-0, on a win at court four where senior Joy Dennis and freshman Harper Hallgren defeated Georgia Fusco and Lacy Haddock, 21-18, 22-20. It was the fourth win for the Trojans' No. 4 tandem.
Junior Haley Hallgren and grad Hailey Harward delivered the clinching point from the top court in a tight win, 21-18, 23-21, over Selina Marolf and Reka Orsi Toth. The Lions scored their only dual point at court two before USC's duo of senior Cammie Dorn and junior Paige Dreeuws completed a three-set win, 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 over Cassie Chinn and Jessie Prichard for the 4-1 final.
The Women of Troy are back in action on Saturday and Sunday (March 7-8) at the Pac-12 South Invitational. USC will face No. 19 Stanford and No. 2 UCLA on the first day; and then take on No. 11 California and Utah on the second day. Duals against Stanford and Utah will take place at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, Calif.; and the duals against Cal and UCLA will take place at Mapes Beach on the campus of UCLA. The Trojans-Bruins dual will be streamed live.
For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No. 5 USC def. No. 8 Loyola Marymount, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Records: USC (3-2), Loyola Marymount (3-3)
1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Selina Marolf/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU); 21-18, 23-21
2. Darby Dunn/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC); 21-17, 21-19
3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Emma Doud/Savannah Slattery (LMU); 21-19, 21-17
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Georgia Fusco/Lacy Haddock (LMU); 21-18, 22-20
5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Cassie Chinn/Jessie Prichard (LMU); 18-21, 21-14, 15-10
Exh. Belen Castillo/Ariyana Kim (USC) vs. Madison Ligon/Piper Manross (LMU); 21-19, 19-21 DNF
Order of finish: 3, 4, 1*, 2, 5
The Women of Troy notched their 56th all-time win on home sand at MNS (56-8).
USC's freshman twin duo of Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse scored the Trojans' first point with a win at the No. 3 position. The Women of Troy went up, 2-0, on a win at court four where senior Joy Dennis and freshman Harper Hallgren defeated Georgia Fusco and Lacy Haddock, 21-18, 22-20. It was the fourth win for the Trojans' No. 4 tandem.
Junior Haley Hallgren and grad Hailey Harward delivered the clinching point from the top court in a tight win, 21-18, 23-21, over Selina Marolf and Reka Orsi Toth. The Lions scored their only dual point at court two before USC's duo of senior Cammie Dorn and junior Paige Dreeuws completed a three-set win, 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 over Cassie Chinn and Jessie Prichard for the 4-1 final.
The Women of Troy are back in action on Saturday and Sunday (March 7-8) at the Pac-12 South Invitational. USC will face No. 19 Stanford and No. 2 UCLA on the first day; and then take on No. 11 California and Utah on the second day. Duals against Stanford and Utah will take place at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, Calif.; and the duals against Cal and UCLA will take place at Mapes Beach on the campus of UCLA. The Trojans-Bruins dual will be streamed live.
For more information on the three-time national champion USC beach volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit USCTrojans.com and follow @USCBeach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No. 5 USC def. No. 8 Loyola Marymount, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Records: USC (3-2), Loyola Marymount (3-3)
1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Selina Marolf/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU); 21-18, 23-21
2. Darby Dunn/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC); 21-17, 21-19
3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Emma Doud/Savannah Slattery (LMU); 21-19, 21-17
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Georgia Fusco/Lacy Haddock (LMU); 21-18, 22-20
5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Cassie Chinn/Jessie Prichard (LMU); 18-21, 21-14, 15-10
Exh. Belen Castillo/Ariyana Kim (USC) vs. Madison Ligon/Piper Manross (LMU); 21-19, 19-21 DNF
Order of finish: 3, 4, 1*, 2, 5
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