University Southern California Trojans
Saturday, August 29
Sioux Falls, S.D.
2:00 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. PT
USC
vs
Arizona State
Photo by: Kevin Kim
No. 20 USC Women's Volleyball Opens 2026 at State Farm Showcase
August 27, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
The Trojans take on a pair of top-15 foes in No. 12 Arizona State and No. 13 Creighton
LOS ANGELES – The 20th-ranked USC women's volleyball team (0-0) opens 2026 at the State Farm Volleyball Showcase this weekend (Aug. 29-30) at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Women of Troy take on No. 12 Arizona State (1-0) on Saturday (Aug. 29) at 2 p.m. CT (noon PT) and then face No. 13 Creighton (0-0) on Sunday (Aug. 30) at noon CT (10 a.m. PT). USC-ASU will be shown live on FS1 and the Trojans and Bluejays will be carried by Big Ten Network.
STATE FARM VOLLEYBALL SHOWCASE
Sanford Pentagon • Sioux Falls, S.D.
MATCH #1 • Saturday, Aug. 29 • 2 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. PT
No. 20 USC (0-0) vs. No. 12 Arizona State (1-0)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 76-15-1 (.826)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Nov. 5, 2023 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 8-2
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion & Anna Connelly)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: SunDevils.com
MATCH #2 • Sunday, Aug. 30 • 12 p.m. CT / 10 a.m. PT
No. 20 USC (0-0) vs. No. 13 Creighton (0-0)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 7-4 (.637)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Sept. 7, 2025 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 6-4
TV: Big Ten Network (Chris Vosters & Anna Connelly)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoCreighton.com
FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)
STATE FARM VOLLEYBALL SHOWCASE
Sanford Pentagon • Sioux Falls, S.D.
MATCH #1 • Saturday, Aug. 29 • 2 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. PT
No. 20 USC (0-0) vs. No. 12 Arizona State (1-0)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 76-15-1 (.826)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Nov. 5, 2023 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 8-2
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion & Anna Connelly)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: SunDevils.com
MATCH #2 • Sunday, Aug. 30 • 12 p.m. CT / 10 a.m. PT
No. 20 USC (0-0) vs. No. 13 Creighton (0-0)
SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 7-4 (.637)
LAST MEETING: W 3-0 (Sept. 7, 2025 • Galen Center)
STREAK: Won 1 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 6-4
TV: Big Ten Network (Chris Vosters & Anna Connelly)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoCreighton.com
FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)
- USC is led by seventh-year head coach Brad Keller who has the unique experience of having coached both men's and women's programs at both USC and UCLA. Overall, Keller is 110-64 (.632) as the Trojans' head coach.
- The Women of Troy are 40-10 all-time in season openers (3-3 under Keller), which includes a 27-8 record in road and neutral contests.
- The Trojans will play in the state of South Dakota for the first time.
- USC returns six starters in 2026 including unanimous All-Big Ten OH London Wijay, the team's leader in kills (3.48 kps) and points (3.87 pps) a year ago.
- The Trojans' 2025 leader in digs (3.25 dps) libero Taylor Deckert also returns after a freshman All-Big Ten second team campaign.
- 2025 All-Big Ten MB Leah Ford led the conference in blocks (1.35 bps) while hitting .378 in her redshirt sophomore season.
- So. OPP Abigail Mullen ranked third in the Big Ten for aces in 2025 (0.45 saps) and was second on the team in points (3.78 pps).
- Redshirt Sr. OH Adonia Faumuina is the only senior on the USC roster. She was chosen to the All-Big Ten Preseason Team for the second time.
- USC reached double-digit blocks in 18 matches in 2025 and led the Big Ten in total blocks (322.5) and in blocks per set (2.76 bps).
- The Trojans reached the second round of the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight year in 2025. It was USC's 41st all-time tourney berth.
- Fourth-year Arizona State head coach JJ Van Niel was previously an assistant and associate head coach at USC (2018-22).
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