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No. 1 USC Beach Volleyball Opens 2025 on Queen’s Sand
February 17, 2025 | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Women of Troy are 13-0 in season openers and will face tournament host Hawai'i on Thursday
LOS ANGELES – Four-time defending NCAA champion USC opens 2025 at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic this week. The No. 1-ranked Women of Troy will meet six top-15 opponents on Queen's Beach over three days.
THIS WEEK
OUTRIGGER DUKE KAHANAMOKU BEACH CLASSIC
Queen's Beach • Honolulu, Hawai'i
MATCH #1 • Thursday, Feb. 20 • 11 a.m. HT (1 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) at No. 12 Hawai'i (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 17-3 (.850)
STREAK: Won 5 • LAST 10: 8-2
LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (March 19, 2024 • MNS)
MATCH #2 • Thursday, Feb. 20 • 4 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 31-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 31 • LAST 10: 10-0
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (May 4, 2024 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)
MATCH #3 • Friday, Feb. 21 • 9:45 a.m. HT (11:45 a.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 5 Stanford (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 15-1 (.938)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 9-1
LAST MEETING: W 3-1 (April 26, 2024 • Tempe, Ariz.)
MATCH #4 • Friday, Feb. 21 • 1:30 p.m. HT (3:30 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 16-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 16 • LAST 10: 10-0
LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (April 5, 2024 • Seattle, Wash.)
MATCH #5 • Saturday, Feb. 22 • 1:30 p.m. HT (3:30 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 3 UCLA (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 27-20 (.575)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 5-5
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (May 5, 2024 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)
MATCH #6 • Saturday, Feb. 22 • 4 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 2 TCU (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 9-1 (.900)
STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10: 9-1
LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (April 13, 2024 • San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
BARE E-SAND-SHELLS • TL;DR
OPENING UP: USC is 13-0 in season openers. The Trojans open 2025 on Queen's Beach in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic for the season straight year. Last season, USC claimed a 4-1 win over UCLA in its opener. In openers, the Trojans own five 5-0 sweeps, five 4-1 victories, and three 3-2 decisions.
ALOHA OE: The Trojans are 27-4 all-time in the Aloha State. USC's four losses were twice to Hawai'i in 2018 and once each to Stanford and UCLA in 2024. USC visited the islands for matches and tournaments every spring from 2014 through 2018 but didn't play in Hawai'i for several years before they returned in 2024 for the season-opening Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic.
NEW DIGS: USC will play its first season as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2025. The Trojans were members of the Pac-12 from 2016 through 2024 and won five conference titles (2016-17, '19, '22, 24) including the final crown awarded in 2024. With the dissolution of the league, USC moved to the MPSF and is joined by UCLA, California, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, and Grand Canyon. The first MPSF beach volleyball tournament will be played April 23-25 on Spiker Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. The champion of the seven-team league will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA championship.
A B1G DEAL: USC's home duals will be shown live on Big Ten Plus streams this spring. As part of a new agreement between the MPSF and the Big Ten Network, beach volleyball and men's volleyball contests at member schools will be carried on Big Ten Plus and are available inventory for BTN linear broadcasts. Check USCTrojans.com for links to live streams and broadcast information.
TOP CLASS: USC bid farewell to four pillars of the team's success through its four-peat NCAA run. All-Americans Delaynie Maple (128 career wins) and Megan Kraft (125) depart as the program's fifth and seventh all-time leaders in victories. All-Pac-12 twins Nicole Nourse (127) and Audrey Nourse (124) concluded their illustrious careers as the sixth and eighth winningest Women of Troy in school history. The foursome won four NCAA titles, two Pac-12 crowns, and were part of the most successful run the team has had. Kraft finished as a four-time All-American and was the first-ever AVCA National Player of the Year in 2024. Maple was a two-time All-American and was a two-time co-captain with Nicole. Audrey and Nicole were each two-time CSC Academic All-Americans. From 2024 alone, the Trojans also graduated Olivia Bakos, Emily Fitzner, Maddi Kriz, Molly Phillips, Ainsley Radell, and Grace Seits, who combine for a total 328 career victories.
ROAD WARRIORS: The Trojans will play 29 of their 33 regular-season duals on the road this season. USC will take a total of six trips (one to Laguna Beach) in the regular season. Last year, including trips to play in the Pac-12 and NCAA tournaments, the Women of Troy took eight trips in total.
POLL POSITION: USC opened the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Collegiate Beach preseason poll. The Women of Troy have been ranked in every AVCA poll for a total of 113 weeks. USC has also been ranked in the top five of the poll 112 times. The Trojans held that top-five distinction for 63 consecutive weeks from its inception until March 2, 2020. USC first seized the No. 1 ranking in both the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine polls on March 23, 2015, following a victory over then No. 1-ranked Hawai'i on the road and held the ranking for the rest of 2015. USC has been ranked No. 1 in 50 AVCA polls (.443), the most all-time. The Trojans, Pepperdine, Hawai'i, UCLA, LSU, Florida State, and TCU are the only seven teams ever to hold the top spot in the poll. USC is 155-18 all-time when ranked No. 1.
THIS WEEK
OUTRIGGER DUKE KAHANAMOKU BEACH CLASSIC
Queen's Beach • Honolulu, Hawai'i
MATCH #1 • Thursday, Feb. 20 • 11 a.m. HT (1 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) at No. 12 Hawai'i (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 17-3 (.850)
STREAK: Won 5 • LAST 10: 8-2
LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (March 19, 2024 • MNS)
MATCH #2 • Thursday, Feb. 20 • 4 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 31-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 31 • LAST 10: 10-0
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (May 4, 2024 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)
MATCH #3 • Friday, Feb. 21 • 9:45 a.m. HT (11:45 a.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 5 Stanford (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 15-1 (.938)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 9-1
LAST MEETING: W 3-1 (April 26, 2024 • Tempe, Ariz.)
MATCH #4 • Friday, Feb. 21 • 1:30 p.m. HT (3:30 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 16-0 (1.000)
STREAK: Won 16 • LAST 10: 10-0
LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (April 5, 2024 • Seattle, Wash.)
MATCH #5 • Saturday, Feb. 22 • 1:30 p.m. HT (3:30 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 3 UCLA (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 27-20 (.575)
STREAK: Won 2 • LAST 10: 5-5
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (May 5, 2024 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)
MATCH #6 • Saturday, Feb. 22 • 4 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
No. 1 USC (0-0) vs. No. 2 TCU (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 9-1 (.900)
STREAK: Won 4 • LAST 10: 9-1
LAST MEETING: W 5-0 (April 13, 2024 • San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
BARE E-SAND-SHELLS • TL;DR
- USC has won the last four NCAA championships and owns seven national titles including the first NCAA crown awarded in 2016 (AVCA '15, NCAA '16, '17, '21, '22, '23, '24).
- The Trojans own five Pac-12 titles (2016, '17, '19, '22, '24).
- USC is 142-20 (.877) under sixth-year head coach Dain Blanton.
- The Women of Troy are ranked No. 1 in the AVCA poll. It is the 113th time (of 113) USC is ranked; its 112th time among the top 5. The Trojans have also held the No. 1 spot a record 50 times and are 155-18 in duals when they are the top-ranked team.
- USC is 27-4 all-time in the Aloha State. Its four losses were twice to Hawai'i in 2018 and once each to Stanford and UCLA in 2024.
- The Trojans are 13-0 all-time in season openers including last year's 4-1 win over UCLA in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic.
- USC has celebrated 15 AVCA All-Americans and 32 individual certificates.
OPENING UP: USC is 13-0 in season openers. The Trojans open 2025 on Queen's Beach in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic for the season straight year. Last season, USC claimed a 4-1 win over UCLA in its opener. In openers, the Trojans own five 5-0 sweeps, five 4-1 victories, and three 3-2 decisions.
ALOHA OE: The Trojans are 27-4 all-time in the Aloha State. USC's four losses were twice to Hawai'i in 2018 and once each to Stanford and UCLA in 2024. USC visited the islands for matches and tournaments every spring from 2014 through 2018 but didn't play in Hawai'i for several years before they returned in 2024 for the season-opening Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic.
NEW DIGS: USC will play its first season as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2025. The Trojans were members of the Pac-12 from 2016 through 2024 and won five conference titles (2016-17, '19, '22, 24) including the final crown awarded in 2024. With the dissolution of the league, USC moved to the MPSF and is joined by UCLA, California, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, and Grand Canyon. The first MPSF beach volleyball tournament will be played April 23-25 on Spiker Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. The champion of the seven-team league will receive the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA championship.
A B1G DEAL: USC's home duals will be shown live on Big Ten Plus streams this spring. As part of a new agreement between the MPSF and the Big Ten Network, beach volleyball and men's volleyball contests at member schools will be carried on Big Ten Plus and are available inventory for BTN linear broadcasts. Check USCTrojans.com for links to live streams and broadcast information.
TOP CLASS: USC bid farewell to four pillars of the team's success through its four-peat NCAA run. All-Americans Delaynie Maple (128 career wins) and Megan Kraft (125) depart as the program's fifth and seventh all-time leaders in victories. All-Pac-12 twins Nicole Nourse (127) and Audrey Nourse (124) concluded their illustrious careers as the sixth and eighth winningest Women of Troy in school history. The foursome won four NCAA titles, two Pac-12 crowns, and were part of the most successful run the team has had. Kraft finished as a four-time All-American and was the first-ever AVCA National Player of the Year in 2024. Maple was a two-time All-American and was a two-time co-captain with Nicole. Audrey and Nicole were each two-time CSC Academic All-Americans. From 2024 alone, the Trojans also graduated Olivia Bakos, Emily Fitzner, Maddi Kriz, Molly Phillips, Ainsley Radell, and Grace Seits, who combine for a total 328 career victories.
ROAD WARRIORS: The Trojans will play 29 of their 33 regular-season duals on the road this season. USC will take a total of six trips (one to Laguna Beach) in the regular season. Last year, including trips to play in the Pac-12 and NCAA tournaments, the Women of Troy took eight trips in total.
POLL POSITION: USC opened the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Collegiate Beach preseason poll. The Women of Troy have been ranked in every AVCA poll for a total of 113 weeks. USC has also been ranked in the top five of the poll 112 times. The Trojans held that top-five distinction for 63 consecutive weeks from its inception until March 2, 2020. USC first seized the No. 1 ranking in both the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine polls on March 23, 2015, following a victory over then No. 1-ranked Hawai'i on the road and held the ranking for the rest of 2015. USC has been ranked No. 1 in 50 AVCA polls (.443), the most all-time. The Trojans, Pepperdine, Hawai'i, UCLA, LSU, Florida State, and TCU are the only seven teams ever to hold the top spot in the poll. USC is 155-18 all-time when ranked No. 1.
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