MATCH #5
No. 1 USC (4-0) vs. Nebraska (1-0)
Queen’s Beach • Honolulu, Hawai’i
Thursday, March 16 • 10 a.m. HT (7 a.m. PT)
Series History: USC leads, 5-0 (1.000)
Last Meeting: W, 5-0 (Mar. 19, 2016 • Honolulu, Hawaii)
MATCH #6
No. 1 USC (4-0) vs. No. 4 Florida State (4-2)
Queen’s Beach • Honolulu, Hawai’i
Thursday, March 16 • 12 p.m. HT (9 a.m. PT)
Series History: USC leads, 4-3 (.571)
Last Meeting: W, 3-0 (May 8, 2016 • Gulf Shores, Ala.)
MATCHES #7-11
2017 OUTRIGGER HAWAI’I INVITATIONAL
Hosted by the University of Hawai’i
Queen’s Beach • Honolulu, Hawai’i
Friday, March 17-Saturday, March 18
No. 4 FSU, No. 5 UH, No. 8 Arizona, Utah, Nebraska
BARE E-SAND-SHELLS
- USC is the two-time defending national champion and won the first-ever NCAA title in the sport in 2016 (AVCA, 2015).
- The Women of Troy are on an active record 34-match winning streak that dates back to March 11, 2016 (66 of last 68).
- The Trojans are the defending Pac-12 Champions.
- Sixth-year head coach Anna Collier was the 2014 AVCA National Coach of the Year and has a 112-17 overall record with USC. She is the first and only collegiate beach volleyball coach to reach 100 career victories.
- Seniors Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes dropped just one set in 2016 and finished 48-0. The duo is on an active 77-match winning streak dating back to April 2, 2015. They are the winningest pair in USC history with 96 all-time victories (3 losses).
- Only four teams have ever beaten the Trojans in a dual: Pepperdine (8), Long Beach State (5), Florida State (3), and Hawai’i (1).
News courtesy of USC Athletics.
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