USC Women's Volleyball Set For Road Battles at Purdue and Indiana

Friday, October 9

West Lafayette, Ind.

8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT

USC

Purdue

USC women's volleyball outside hitter Adonia Faumuina goes up to attack a ball during a match against Michigan State at Galen Center

Photo by: Bryce Dechert

USC Women's Volleyball Set For Road Battles at Purdue and Indiana

October 07, 2026 | Women's Volleyball

2026 USC Schedule

The Trojans take on a pair of top-20 opponents on the road this week

LOS ANGELES – USC (7-7, 1-3 Big Ten) returns to the Midwest this week to take on No. 16 Purdue (8-5, 1-3) on Friday night (Oct. 9) at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind. The Trojans then meet No. 15 Indiana (10-3, 3-1) on Sunday (Oct. 11) at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Both matches will be shown live on Big Ten Network. The USC-Indiana matchup is part of the Big Ten Discover Volleyball Challenge.

THIS WEEK

MATCH #15 • Friday, Oct. 9 • 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT
USC (7-7, 1-3) at No. 16 Purdue (8-5, 1-3)
Holloway Gymnasium • West Lafayette, Ind.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 6-2 (.750)
LAST MEETING: L 3-0 (Oct. 4, 2025 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Lost 2 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 6-2
TV: Big Ten Network (Zach Mackey & Anna Connelly)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: PurdueSports.com

MATCH #16 • Sunday, Oct. 11 • 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
USC (7-7, 1-3) at No. 15 Indiana (10-3, 3-1)
Wilkinson Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 3-1 (.750)
LAST MEETING: L 3-1 (Oct. 3, 2025 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Lost 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 3-1
TV: Big Ten Network (Kelsie Kasper & Alyssa Klostermann)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: IUHoosiers.com

FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)

USC is led by fourth-year associate head coach Megan Moenoa who was named the Trojans' interim head coach on Oct. 5, 2026.
The Women of Troy are 12-2 all-time in the state of Indiana which includes a 7-1 mark in the city of West Lafayette and a 1-0 record in Bloomington.
USC's three-match losing streak is its longest this season. The Trojans have not lost more than three in a row since they had a six-match streak in 2021.
The USC-Indiana match is part of the Big Ten Discover Volleyball Challenge, which takes place during the month of October (and into November). B1G matches played on weekends (Saturday/Sunday) are counted towards the in-season challenge's standings. USC is 0-1 in challenge matches.
The Trojans lead the Big Ten in blocks (2.96 bps) and rank sixth in the NCAA. USC has put up double-digit blocks in seven matches this season.
Jr. MB Mia Tvrdy ranks second in the Big Ten for blocks (1.41 bps, 24th in the NCAA) and RS Jr. MB Leah Ford (1.26 bps) ranks sixth in the league.
So. OPP Abigail Mullen is USC's leading scorer at 3.80 points per set. RS Jr. OH London Wijay averages 3.47 pps for second on the team.