USC Heads to Bay Area for Golden Bear Battles Schedule and Results 1-5 Overall • 1-5 Pac-12 • AVCA Rank: N/R Match #5 • Friday, Feb

2 0 2 0 - 2 1 U S C W o m e n ’ s V o l l e y b a l l Six-Time National Champions • 8 Conference Championships • 37 NCAA Tournament Appearances 77 AVCA All-America Selections • 99 All-Conference Team Selections

For release: Feb. 18, 2021

University of Southern California Sports Information • 3501 Watt Way • HER 103 • Los Angeles, Calif. • (213) 740-8480 • Fax: (213) 740-7584 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR [WVB] Jeremy Wu • OFFICE (213) 740-3807 • MOBILE (213) 379-3977 • E-MAIL [email protected] USC Heads to Bay Area for Golden Bear Battles Schedule and Results 1-5 Overall • 1-5 Pac-12 • AVCA Rank: N/R Match #5 • Friday, Feb. 19 • 7 p.m. PT 0-2 Home • 1-3 Away • 0-0 Neutral Match #6 • Saturday, Feb. 20 • 3 p.m. PT

January USC (1-5, 1-5 Pac-12) at California (1-7, 1-7 Pac-12) 22 Stanford * Canceled Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, Calif. SERIES RECORD: USC leads, 62-12 (.838) 24 Stanford * Canceled LAST MEETING: W, 3-1 (Nov. 17, 2019 • Berkeley, Calif.) 29 at Oregon State * L 1-3 STREAK: Won 9 • LAST 10: 9-1 31 at Oregon State * W 3-1 TV/STREAM: None OPPONENT WEBSITE: CalBears.com February 5 Oregon * (P12N) L 2-3 First Serve 7 Oregon * (P12N) L 2-3 • The Women of Troy are under the direction of first-year head coach Brad 12 at No. 7 Utah * (P12N) L 0-3 Keller who previously served as an assistant coach for the Men of Troy. 14 at No. 7 Utah * (P12N) L 2-3 • Sr. OH Brooke Botkin and Jr. S Raquel Lázaro were each chosen to the Pac- 19 at California * 7 p.m. 12 Preseason All-Conference Team. • USC was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. 20 at California * 3 p.m. • The Trojans are 62-12 all-time against California, which includes a 26-7 re- 26 Arizona State * TBD cord in Berkeley, where USC has won nine straight since 2010. 28 Arizona State * TBD • USC holds a 61-60 all-time record in Northern California, which includes matches played in Davis, Sacramento, and Stockton. • Brooke Botkin has posted a double-double in each of the five matches she March has played in this season and has 23 such matches in her career. Raquel 5 Washington State * TBD Lázaro leads all current Trojans with 35-career double-doubles. 7 Washington State * TBD • USC looks to snap a four-match losing streak, which is the team’s longest 12 at Washington * TBD since a four-match streak to end the 2016 season. The Trojans have not lost five consecutive matches since 1990 (Nov. 2-14). 14 at Washington * TBD • Pac-12 teams in California have a combined overall record of 8-18 with 19 UCLA * TBD UCLA in the lead at 5-3. Cal is 1-7, USC is 1-5, and Stanford is 1-3. 21 at UCLA * TBD 26 at Arizona * TBD LOS ANGELES – The USC women’s volleyball team (1-5, 1-5 Pac-12) looks to end 28 at Arizona * TBD a four-match losing streak as the Trojans head north for two matches against California (1-7, 1-7) in Berkeley, Calif., this weekend. Despite the losses, USC-- April under the direction of first-year head coachBrad Keller--has held its own against the Pac-12’s top teams. In the three losses in which USC has had the majority 1 Colorado * TBD of its lineup, the Trojans pushed both Oregon and No. 7 Utah to five sets. Sr. 3 Colorado * TBD OH Brooke Botkin has produced a double-double in each of the five matches she has played. Jr. setter Raquel Lázaro leads all Trojans with 35-career double- * Pac-12 Conference match • All times PST unless noted doubles and ranks third in the league for assists. Due to travel concerns with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pac-12 programs are scheduled to play a league-only schedule in which teams will face the same opponent twice each weekend. USC is playing its third road series in four weekends of action after opening the season at Oregon State and facing Utah on the road last week.

USC Women of Troy Projected Starters

## NAME POS HT YR KPS Pct. DPS BPS PPS 3 Emilia WESKE OPP 6-2 So. 2.58 .162 0.77 0.62 3.04 4 Candice DENNY MB 6-2 Sr. 1.91 .284 0.59 0/82 2.45 5 Kalen OWES OH 6-2 So. 2.72 .104 1.33 0.39 2.92 @USCWomensVolley 7 Brooke BOTKIN OH 6-2 Sr. 3.39 .224 2.61 0.35 3.85 10 Raquel LÁZARO S 6-0 So. 0.30 .074 1.78 9.57 aps 0.98 #FightOn • #Pac12VB 12 Sam HASTINGS LIB 5-8 Fr. 0.04 -.111 3.54 0.85 aps 0.08 18 Aleksandra GRYKA MB 6-3 So. 1.89 .337 0.84 0.58 2.39 2020-21 USC Women of Troy ## NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Brooklyn SCHIRMER OH 6-1 Jr. 2V Long Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 2 Chandlar DUFF MB 6-2 So. 1V Detroit, Mich. (Grosse Point South HS/Oregon) 3 Emilia WESKE OPP 6-2 So. 1V Potsdam, Germany (Leibniz Gymnasium) 4 Candice DENNY MB 6-2 Sr. SQ Saratoga, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS/Arizona) 5 Kalen OWES OH 6-2 So. 1V Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) 6 Sophia THERIOT L 5-7 So. TR Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS/Marist College) 7 Brooke BOTKIN OH 6-2 Sr. 3V Houston, Texas (Pearland HS) 10 Raquel LÁZARO S 6-0 Jr. 2V Málaga, Spain (IES Castilla) 11 Sarah NELSON S 5-9 Gr. TR Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS/Duke) 12 Sam HASTINGS L 5-8 Fr. HS Frisco, Texas (Frisco Centennial HS) 14 Keila BARRA L 5-8 So. 1V Pasadena, Calif. (San Marino HS) 18 Aleksandra GRYKA MB 6-3 So. HS Warsaw, Poland (Liceum Marii Konopnickiej) 20 Kylie BAUMERT L 5-6 Jr. TR Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS/College of Southern Idaho) 21 Madison HORIN MB 6-2 So. 1V Munster, Ind. (Munster HS) 23 Malaya JONES OH 6-0 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS)

Coaches and Staff HEAD COACH Brad KELLER, 1st year (Loyola Marymount ‘02) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JJ VAN NIEL, 3rd year (USC ‘98) ASSISTANT COACH Amy PAULY, 1st year (Alabama ‘09) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Matt GEMEINHARDT, 1st year DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Virginia PHAM STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Tim Ojeda ATHLETIC TRAINER Lauren Crawford

AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll USC Poll Progression Pronunciation Guide

RK TEAM PTS REC. PREV. Keila BARRA KAY-lah BAIR-uh 1 Wisconsin (51) 1490 8-0 1 Kylie BAUMERT KYE-lee BAH-mert 2 Texas (8) 1433 14-0 2 Brooke BOTKIN BOUGHT-kin 3 Kentucky (1) 1350 12-0 3 4 Nebraska 1305 6-0 4 Rec. aVCA RPI Aleksandra GRYKA GREE-kah 5 Minnesota 1267 8-0 5 JAN 5 (PRE) 0-0 RV -- Madison HORIN HOR-enn 6 Baylor 1210 13-3 6 JAN 26 0-0 RV -- Malaya JONES mah-LAY-uh 7 Utah 1166 8-0 7 FEB 1 1-1 RV -- Raquel LÁZARO LAW-throw 8 Penn State 1044 2-2 8 FEB 8 1-3 RV -- 9 Florida 1000 10-2 9 Kalen OWES KAY-lenn FEB 15 1-5 -- -- 10 Washington 886 6-2 10 Brooklyn SCHIRMER SHERR-merr 11 Purdue 862 4-4 11 FEB 22 Sophia THERIOT THEE-ree-oh 12 BYU 811 5-0 12 MAR 1 13 Notre Dame 735 6-1 13 MAR 8 Emilia WESKE emm-EE-lee-uh VESS-kah 14 Louisville 688 5-2 14 MAR 15 15 UCLA 572 5-3 18 16 Georgia Tech 549 7-1 17 MAR 22 17 Washington State 467 6-2 22 MAR 29 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll 18 San Diego 443 4-0 20 APR 5 TEAM POINTS 19 Pittsburgh 379 5-4 19 APR 12 1 Utah (9) 119 T20 Creighton 322 4-2 21 APR 19 2 Washington (1) 100 T20 Western Kentucky 322 7-0 23 APR 26 (FINAL) 3 Stanford (1) 99 22 Oregon 267 6-2 NR 4 UCLA (1) 98 23 Stanford 202 1-3 15 5 USC 81 24 Marquette 179 6-2 25 USC AVCA POLL SUPERLATIVES 6 Washington State 71 25 Missouri 161 8-4 16 517 weeks ranked in the poll’s top 25 7 Oregon 59 8 Colorado 51 Others receiving votes: Michigan 99; Ohio State 68; 316 weeks ranked in the top 10 9 Arizona State 41 Hawai’i 36; Texas State 35; Tennessee 29; Kansas 47 weeks ranked No. 1 10 Arizona 34 State 20; Pepperdine 16; Texas A&M 16; Illinois 15; 11 California 26 Wright State 12; Colorado 10; Arizona 6; Bowling 96-10 overall record when ranked No. 1 12 Oregon State 13 Green 6; Arkansas 5; UCF 4 * First-place votes in parentheses as of Feb. 15, 2021

2 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball USC Head Coach Brad Keller Brad Keller is in his first season as USC’s head coach. He was hired as the seventh coach in program history on February 20, 2020. Keller was previously the associate women’s head coach at UCLA in 2019 and helped the Bruins to a 19-12 overall record.

Prior to the 2019 season with the women’s team, Keller served six years (2013-18) as an assistant coach for the UCLA men’s volleyball program. While on staff, Keller coached 10 All-Americans and helped the Bruins reach the NCAA national semifinals in 2016 and a national runner-up finish in 2018. According to Volleyball Magazine rankings, Keller helped bring in four top-ranked recruiting classes at UCLA: in 2013, ’14, ’17, and ’18.

On the national level, Keller has served as a coach for the U.S. Youth National Team programs. He was the head coach of the A1 U.S. Boys’ Youth Team that won silver at the 2018 NORCECA U19 Continental Championship. Keller was also the U.S. Youth National Team’s associate head coach in 2016 and 2017; and served as an assistant coach in 2014 and 2015.

Keller’s collegiate coaching career began at USC where he served as an assistant coach for the Trojans for four seasons (2007-10). In 2009, USC won the MPSF Tournament and finished as the NCAA runner-up. Among the outstanding Trojan men that he coached were Murphy Troy, Tony Ciarelli, Tri Bourne, and brothers Riley and Maddison McKibbin.

Keller joined the UC Irvine men’s program for the 2011 season as an assistant coach where he helped the Anteaters to a No. 3 national ranking and a semifinal appearance in the MPSF tournament. In the fall of 2011, Keller moved to the women’s side of the sport and spent that season as an assistant coach a UConn. In the spring of 2012, Keller was named an assistant coach for the Santa Clara women’s volleyball program. He helped the Broncos through the spring season before he was hired by the UCLA men’s program that summer.

Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Keller was the owner, director, and a coach of Bay to Bay, a boys’ volleyball club in Northern California, from 2000-06. His club won a pair of silver medals at the Junior Olympics and produced numerous NCAA Division I student-athletes. In the summer of 2006, he served as an assistant coach with the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team.

Keller’s other coaching experience includes two seasons (1995-96) as an assistant with the girls’ team at Del Mar High School in San Jose, Calif.; and as head coach in 1999 of the girls’ junior high team at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood, Calif.

As a student-athlete, Keller played outside hitter and defensive specialist at Loyola Marymount for two seasons (1999-2000) before the school stopped sponsoring the sport. He received his bachelor’s degree in graphic design with a minor in marketing from LMU in 2002.

Keller attended Bellarmine Prep in San Jose, Calif., where he was the CIF Central Coast Section MVP in 1998. His younger brother Jarod played libero for the Stanford men’s volleyball program. Keller was born Dec. 30, 1979.

Brad Keller File

• First season at USC, 1-5 (.167) • First year as a collegiate head coach

• 2019, UCLA women’s associate head coach • 2013-18, UCLA men’s assistant coach • 2012 Spring, Santa Clara women’s assistant coach • 2011-12, UConn women’s assistant coach • 2011, UC Irvine men’s assistant coach • 2007-10, USC men’s assistant coach

• 2002 Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Loyola Marymount • Born Dec. 30, 1979

USC Women’s Volleyball Head Coaches

Overall conference Postseason C conf. national Head Coach Years Record Pct. Record Pct. Record Pct. titles titles

Chuck ERBE 1976-77, 1979-88 (12) 310-121-3 .714 103-53 .660 49-9 .845 3 4 Dale FLICKENGER 1978 (1) 32-11-1 .727 7-2 .778 9-4 .692 -- -- Lisa LOVE 1989-98 (10) 205-93 .688 119-61 .661 13-9 .591 -- -- Jerritt ELLIOTT [Interim] 1999-2000 (2) 50-12 .806 29-7 .806 5-2 .714 1 -- Mick HALEY 2001-17 (17) 435-119 .785 239-83 .742 49-15 .766 4 2 Brent CROUCH 2018-19 (2) 40-25 .615 24-16 .600 2-2 .500 -- -- Brad KELLER 2020-current (1) 1-5 .167 1-5 .167 ------45 years 1073-386-4 .733 522-227 .697 127-41 .756 8 6

3 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball 2020-21 USC Quick Facts Pac-12 Conference Standings

University Information LOCATION Los Angeles, Calif. Pac-12 Pct. overall Pct. aVCA RPI FOUNDED 1880 UTAH 8-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 #7 -- ENROLLMENT 46,000 total; 19,500 undergraduates OREGON 6-2 .750 6-2 .750 #22 -- CAMPUS SIZE 226 Acres PRESIDENT Dr. Carol L. Folt WASHINGTON 6-2 .750 6-2 .750 #10 -- ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Mike Bohn WASHINGTON STATE 6-2 .750 6-2 .750 #17 -- INTERIM SWA Joyce Bell Limbrick COLORADO 4-2 .667 4-2 .667 RV -- NATIONAL AFFILIATION NCAA Division I UCLA 5-3 .625 5-3 .625 #15 -- CONFERENCE Pac-12 NICKNAME Trojans / Women of Troy OREGON STATE 3-5 .375 3-5 .375 -- -- FIGHT SONG Fight On STANFORD 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 #23 -- COLORS Cardinal and Gold ARIZONA 2-6 .250 2-6 .250 RV -- MASCOT Traveler USC 1-5 .167 1-5 .167 -- -- HOME VENUE (CAPACITY) Galen Center (10,258) ARIZONA STATE 1-7 .125 1-7 .125 -- -- Volleyball Staff CALIFORNIA 1-7 .125 1-7 .125 -- -- HEAD COACH Brad Keller (1st year) ALMA MATER Loyola Marymount, 2002 Pac-12 Women’s Volleyball Contacts RECORD AT USC 1-5 (.167) Jesse Hooker ([email protected]) CAREER RECORD 1-5 (.167) Juliette Lawler ([email protected]) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JJ Van Niel (3rd year) as of Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 Phone: (415) 580-4200 ASSISTANT COACH Amy Pauly (1st year) VOL. ASST. COACH Matt Gemeinhardt (1st year) California Leaders Last 10 vs. California DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Virginia Pham ATHLETIC TRAINER Lauren Crawford HIT % .313 Lydia Grote USC leads, 62-12 OFFICE PHONE (213) 740-4151 KILLS 2.74 kps Katarina Pantovic Home: 32-3 • Away: 26-7 • Neutral: 4-2 TRAINING ROOM PHONE (213) 740-0891 ASSISTS 6.00 aps Isabel Potter ACES 8 aces Isabel Potter YEAR LOCATION RES. SCORE Sports Information 2014 Home L 2-3 DIGS 2.77 dps Lexi Gruszczynski DIRECTOR Tim Tessalone 2015 Home W 3-0 MAILING ADDRESS 3501 Watt Way, Heritage Hall BLOCKS 0.57 bps Bergmark/Grote 2016 Home W 3-0 Los Angeles, CA 90089 2016 Away W 3-0 OFFICE PHONE (213) 740-8480 California Golden Bears 2017 Home W 3-1 W. VOLLEYBALL CONTACT Jeremy Wu 2017 Away W 3-0 LOCATION • Berkeley, Calif. OFFICE PHONE (213) 740-3807 2018 Away W 3-1 RECORD • 1-7, 1-7 Pac-12 OFFICE FAX (213) 740-7584 2018 Home W 3-1 HEAD COACH • Sam Crosson (2nd year) MOBILE PHONE (213) 379-3977 2019 Home W 3-1 STREAK • Lost 1 (Last: 0-3 at Stanford) PRESS ROW PHONE (213) 740-3838 2019 Away W 3-1 LAST 10 MATCHES • 1-7 E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] TICKET OFFICE (213) 740-GOSC WEBSITE www.USCTrojans.com TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK @USCWomensVolley LAST TIME OUT: USC faced its first ranked opponent of the season looking to snap a two-match losing streak but came up short against seventh-ranked Utah on Volleyball History the road. The Women of Troy were without several regular starters for their first INAUGURAL SEASON * 1976 match in Salt Lake City due to team disciplinary reasons and were swept by the FIRST HEAD COACH Chuck Erbe (1976-77) Utes despite strong performances from Emilia Weske (11k) and Brooklyn Schirmer ALL-TIME RECORD 1,073-386-4 (.733) (10k). In the back half of the two-match series, USC got a 21-kill performance ALL-TIME CONFERENCE RECORD 522-227 (.697) from Brooke Botkin and had four players in double-digit kills to push Utah to a ALL-TIME POSTSEASON RECORD 127-41 (.756) fifth set on the road. The Trojans stayed closed to the Utes all the way through the ALL-TIME NCAA POSTSEASON RECORD 81-34 (.704) final frame, but Utah remained undefeated by securing a 15-13 win in the fifth. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 (’76, ’77, ’80, ’81, ’02, ’03) CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 AVCA POLL POSITION: The Trojans opened the 2020-21 season unranked in the NCAA APPEARANCES 37 (29 straight) AVCA coaches’ poll. The last time the Women of Troy were ranked in the poll AIAW APPEARANCES 4 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS 77 was Sept. 30, 2019. USC began 2019 ranked 14th but fell out of the top 25 with ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM 99 (76 Pac-12) a 7-5 record. Overall, the Trojans have appeared in the poll 517 times, which * First season volleyball scholarships were awarded at USC ranks third all-time. USC has held a spot among the poll’s top 10 teams 316 times, which ranks eighth all-time. The Trojans have held the No. 1 ranking 47 times 2019 Season Review previously; sixth all-time. OVERALL RECORD 18-14 PAC-12 CONFERENCE RECORD 11-9 (6th place) PAC-12 POW(ER)S: Over the years, USC players have received Pac-12 Player of HOME RECORD 8-5 (5-5 Pac-12) the Week honors 78 times (third most among league teams). Since 2011, when AWAY RECORD 8-7 (6-4 Pac-12) the Pac-12 began honoring separate offensive and defensive players of the NEUTRAL SITE RECORD 2-2 week and named a freshman of the week, Trojans have earned 21 offensive FINAL AVCA RANKING Unranked, receiving votes awards, 11 defensive awards, and taken home 19 freshman honors. Trojans POSTSEASON FINISH NCAA Second Round Samantha Bricio (9), Natalie Hagglund (5), Asia Kaczor (5), and Jennifer Kessy (5) have had the most individual career selections. 2020-21 Team Information LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST 8 / 5 + libero STARTERS RETURNING/LOST 4 / 2 + libero DOUBLE DOWN: Four current Trojans have recorded career double-doubles. NEWCOMERS 6 Junior setter Raquel Lázaro has logged 35 double-doubles (3 this season) and is CLASSES 1 Gr / 2 Sr / 3 Jr / 7 So / 2 Fr the owner of the first and only USC triple-double in the rally scoring era (36 assists, POSITIONS 2 S / 1 OPP / 4 OH / 4 MB / 4 L 16 digs, 11 blocks at Northern Iowa, Sept. 7, 2019). Senior OH Brooke Botkin has

4 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball 23-career double-double matches (5 in 2020-21). Sophomore OH Kalen Owes The Last Time USC... has recorded three-career double-doubles and sophomore OPP Emilia Weske has had two-career double-double matches. WON A MATCH at Oregon State, 01/31/21 LONG DISTANCE: The Trojans have played five sets three times (0-3) this season. In LOST A MATCH 2019, USC played five a school-record 11 times and went 4-7 in those contests. at Utah, 02/14/21 Previously, USC played nine five-set matches in a season three times (1980, 2007, WON AT HOME 2010). In each of those seasons, the Trojans went 8-1 in five-setters. The Women of Troy are 140-93 all-time in five-set matches:56-34 at home; 61-46 on the road; vs. Oregon State, 11/21/19 and 23-13 in neutral locations. LOST AT HOME vs. Oregon, 02/07/21 HOME, SWEET HOME: USC is 169-44 (.793) all-time at Galen Center. The Trojans WON ON THE ROAD went 12-1 in home matches in 2011 and completed the 2012 home schedule at Oregon State, 01/31/21 with a 17-1 mark. In 2007, USC was 19-0 at home on the way to an appearance LOST ON THE ROAD in the NCAA national semifinal match. The Trojans are 20-4 all-time at Galen Center in NCAA tournament matches. The four losses were to Hawai’i (2008 and at Utah, 02/14/21 2009) and San Diego (2018) each time in the second round; and to Washington WON, 3-0, AT HOME in the 2013 NCAA Regional Final. vs. Villanova, 09/14/19 WON, 3-0, ON THE ROAD TEXAS TWO-STEP: Two Women of Troy hail from the Lone Star State. Senior OH at Oregon, 10/20/19 Brooke Botkin comes from Houston where she prepped at Pearland HS and LOST, 3-0, AT HOME freshman LIB Sam Hastings is from Frisco, Texas, where she prepped at Frisco vs. UCLA, 11/29/19 Centennial HS. The Trojans have had a steady recent history of players on the roster from Texas. Since All-American MB Lauren Williams (Houston) arrived in LOST, 3-0, ON THE ROAD 2008, at least one player on the Trojans’ roster has come from Texas in every at Utah, 02/14/21 season but one (2016). When USC visits, it is 31-6 all-time in the state of Texas and WON IN FOUR SETS 12-3 in postseason matches. at Oregon State, 01/31/21 LOST IN FOUR SETS HELPING HAND: Junior setter Raquel Lázaro dished out 55 assists in her collegiate at Oregon State, 01/29/21 debut for the highest single-match total by a Trojan since 2012 (Hayley Crone). WON, 3-2, AT HOME She was chosen as the 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and ranked third in the conference that season with 11.22 assists per set. She leads the Trojans with 9.57 vs. Oregon State, 11/21/19 aps in 2020-21. Lázaro has 3,046 career assists to rank seventh in USC’s career WON, 3-2, ON THE ROAD record books. at Arizona State, 11/27/19 LOST, 3-2, AT HOME TRANSFER CREDITS: The Trojans have three new faces on the team via the NCAA vs. Oregon, 02/07/21 transfer portal this season. Graduate setter Sarah Nelson joins the Trojans from LOST, 3-2, ON THE ROAD Duke, junior libero Kylie Baumert made the jump from the NJCAA’s College of at Utah, 02/14/21 Southern Idaho, and sophomore libero Sophia Theriot was added to the roster from Marist in upstate New York. WON IN FIVE SETS AFTER TRAILING, 2-0 vs. Syracuse, 09/08/18 HEY BAY BAY!: The Trojans have two players from the California Bay Area. Senior LOST IN FIVE SETS AFTER LEADING, 2-0 MB Candice Denny is from Saratoga and attended Archbishop Mitty HS and vs. Stanford, 10/27/19 graduate setter Sarah Nelson is from Los Gatos where she attended Los Gatos DEFEATED A NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT HS. Both are transfers to USC. Nelson graduated from Duke last May while Denny vs. Long Beach State [N] (3-0), 09/20/19 previously spent two seasons at Arizona (2017-18). LOST TO A NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT #1 BLINDSIDE BROTHER: OH Brooklyn Schirmer didn’t come to school alone. Elder at San Diego (2-3), 09/19/19 brother Bernard Schirmer transferred to Troy from Mount Sac and is a senior DEFEATED A PAC-12 OPPONENT offensive lineman on the football team. at Oregon State (3-1), 01/31/21 LOST TO A PAC-12 OPPONENT #2 MOTOR CITY MIDDLE: MB Chandlar Duff was born and raised in Detroit, at Utah (2-3), 02/14/21 Michigan. It was before her time, but her uncle John Salley helped the NBA’s DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT Detroit Pistons win a pair of championships. He later helped the Chicago Bulls at No. 20 California (3-1), 11/17/19 and Los Angeles Lakers win NBA titles as well; making him the first player to win a ring with three different franchises. LOST TO AN UNRANKED OPPONENT vs. Oregon (2-3), 02/07/21 #3 WILLKOMMEN ZU AUF WIEDERSEHEN: OH Emilia Weske is the first USC women’s PLAYED THE NO. 1-RANKED TEAM volleyball player to hail from the country of Germany. Though she is new to Troy, Stanford (L, 0-3), 11/12/14 she is no stranger to the volleyball court. As a member of the German National DEFEATED THE NO. 1-RANKED TEAM Team, Weske has scored her share of points at the net. Stanford (W, 3-1), 11/15/12 WAS NOT RANKED IN THE AVCA POLL #4 DINE AT DENNY’S: OPP Candice Denny transferred to Troy from Arizona in 2019 and sat out the season according to transfer rules. When she’s not pounding the 02/15/21 ball on the court, she’s probably pounding her favorite drink: a chai latte. WAS RANKED IN THE AVCA TOP 10 No. 10, 09/03/18 #5 A REAL WILD ONE: OH Kalen Owes is the daughter of Ray Owes and Laura WAS RANKED NO. 1 IN THE AVCA POLL Bartsch Owes. Ray was a captain and All-Pac-10 performer for the Arizona 11/23/15 Wildcats basketball team (1992-95). Mother Laura was an AVCA All-Region setter * Road games include neutral sites for the Wildcats and recorded over 4,000 career-assists. Kalen decided to forge her own path and joined the Trojans as the No. 11-ranked Senior Ace.

5 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball Double-Figure Club Women of Troy at the Galen Center KILLS DIGS BLKS PTS Overall Conference #1 SCHIRMER 1 -- -- 1 Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Losses #2 DUFF ------2006 7 1 .875 5 1 .833 Stanford 2007 19 0 1.000 9 0 1.000 -- #3 WESKE 5 1 -- 5 2008 12 3 .800 7 2 .778 Washington, Stanford, Hawaii* #4 DENNY 2 -- -- 4 2009 13 3 .813 7 2 .778 Stanford, UCLA, Hawaii* #5 OWES 2 -- -- 3 2010 14 1 .933 8 1 .889 Stanford #6 THERIOT -- 1 -- -- 2011 12 1 .923 11 1 .917 UCLA #7 BOTKIN 5 5 -- 5 2012 17 1 .944 9 1 .900 Oregon #10 LÁZARO -- 3 -- -- 2013 14 2 .875 9 1 .900 Washington, Washington* #11 NELSON ------2014 4 8 .333 4 6 .400 TAMU, UF, UCLA, ASU, UO, UW, Stan, Cal #12 HASTINGS -- 4 -- -- 2015 18 1 .947 9 1 .900 UCLA #14 BARRA ------2016 9 9 .500 4 6 .400 Mar, SCU, UCI, UCLA, UW, UA, Stan, UU, UO #18 GRYKA 2 -- -- 2 2017 12 2 .857 8 2 .800 Stanford, UCLA #20 BAUMERT ------2018 10 5 .667 6 4 .600 Oregon, Stanford, Wash., Utah, USD* #21 HORIN ------2019 8 5 .615 5 5 .500 WSU, Stanford, Utah, Oregon, UCLA 2020-21 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 Oregon TOTAL 169 44 .793 101 35 .743 * NCAA tournament match Double-Doubles #6 CANYON COUNTRY: Libero Sophia Theriot may have transferred from #3 EMILIA WESKE 1 | 2 CAREER Marist, but her high school roots are related to several former USC stars who 10 kills, 11 digs; at Oregon State (01/29) prepped at La Costa Canyon HS including All-American opposite hitters Brittany Abercrombie (2014-17), Katie Fuller (2009-12), and All-American libero Natalie #5 KALEN OWES 0 | 3 CAREER Hagglund (2010-13). -- #7 HER MAJESTY: OH Brooke Botkin graduated from high school a full semester #7 BROOKE BOTKIN 5 | 23 CAREER early to join the Trojans in the spring of 2017. In the fall of 2016, she was named 12 kills, 10 digs; at Oregon State (01/29) Homecoming Queen of Pearland HS in Pearland, Texas, a suburb of Houston. 12 kills, 12 digs; at Oregon State (01/29) 17 kills, 13 digs; vs. Oregon (02/05) #10 SPANISH IMPORT: Setter Raquel Lázaro is the first Trojan to hail from the 16 kills, 13 digs; vs. Oregon (02/07) country of Spain; and the first international player to join the Trojans’ roster since 21 kills, 12 digs; at Utah (02/14) 2016 when Italian setter Alice Pizzasegola played at Troy.

#10 RAQUEL LÁZARO 3 | 35 CAREER #11 FULL NELSON: Setter Sarah Nelson already holds an economics degree Duke 50 assists, 11 digs; vs. Oregon (02/05) and minored in psychology. She is the second setter to transfer to USC from the Blue Devils, following Cindy Marina (2017-19) and is in pursuit of a Master of 46 assists, 11 digs; vs. Oregon (02/07) Science in social entrepreneurship. 46 assists, 10 digs; at Utah (02/14) #12 NO SCRUBS: Libero Sam Hastings earned certification as a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) in 2018. Not only does she save attacks from hitting the floor, she might just save your life one day.

#14 FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Libero Keila Barra is an avid cook in the kitchen. When she’s not making her own delectable dinners, she enjoys exploring and trying new restaurants so that she can review them on Yelp!

#18 POLISH WITH POLISH: MB Aleksandra Gryka is only the third Trojan to hail from Poland following Marta Siemiatkowska and All-American OH Asia Kaczor (2006- 07). Gryka’s pre-USC resume includes experience with the Polish National Team and titles at the Junior and Youth Polish Championships.

#20 CSI TWIN FALLS: Libero Kylie Baumert is the third Trojan to join the program from the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) following Marta Siemiatkowska and All- American OH Asia Kaczor (2006-07). Baumert won a national title at CSI and was an Academic All-American in volleyball and an NFCA Softball All-American. Her mother Karen Baumert is the Sports Information Director at CSI.

#21 MASQUERADE: MB Madison Horin has a passion for the theatrical arts and particularly enjoys learning about and practicing stage makeup. Off stage and off court, she is a fierce advocate for mental health in athletes.

#23 LET’S GET PHYSICAL: OH Malaya Jones aspires to a career in physical therapy and is a physical therapy major at USC.

6 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball 2020-21 USC Superlatives Pac-12 and NCAA Statistical Rankings Overall as of Feb. 15, 2021 OVERALL RECORD 1-5 NON-CONFERENCE MATCHES -- CONFERENCE MATCHES 1-5 HOME 0-2 AWAY 1-3 TEAM RANKINGS NEUTRAL -- ASSISTS 11.00 aps 4th -- THREE-SET MATCH 0-1 KILLS 11.88 kps 5th -- FOUR-SET MATCH 1-1 SERVICE ACES 1.31 saps 8th -- FIVE-SET MATCH 0-3 HITTING PERCENTAGE .178 8th -- OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE .211 8th -- WHEN USC WINS FIRST SET 1-4 DIGS 12.54 dps 10th -- WHEN USC LOSES FIRST SET 0-1 BLOCKS 1.81 bps 10th -- WHEN USC WINS FIRST TWO SETS 1-0 WHEN USC LOSES FIRST TWO SETS 0-1 WHEN USC SPLITS FIRST TWO SETS 0-4 HITTING PERCENTAGE AGAINST AVCA RANKED OPPONENTS 0-2 Candice DENNY, MB .284 13th -- AGAINST UNRANKED OPPONENTS 1-3 KILLS PER SET Brooke BOTKIN, OH 3.39 kps 8th -- Against Opponents TOTAL KILLS HIGHER HITTING PERCENTAGE 1-0 Brooke BOTKIN, OH 78 kills 12th -- LOWER HITTING PERCENTAGE 0-5 SAME HITTING PERCENTAGE 0-0 ASSISTS PER SET Raquel LÁZARO, S 9.57 aps 3rd -- MORE KILLS 1-4 TOTAL ASSISTS FEWER KILLS 0-1 Raquel LÁZARO, S 220 assists 6th -- SAME KILLS 0-0 SERVICE ACES PER SET Raquel LÁZARO, S 0.39 saps 9th -- MORE SERVICE ACES 1-0 TOTAL SERVICE ACES FEWER SERVICE ACES 0-4 SAME SERVICE ACES 0-1 Raquel LÁZARO, S 9 aces T-13th -- BLOCKS PER SET MORE DIGS 0-3 ------FEWER DIGS 1-2 TOTAL BLOCKS SAME DIGS 0-0 ------DIGS PER SET MORE BLOCKS 0-1 Sam HASTINGS, LIB 3.54 dps 7th -- FEWER BLOCKS 0-3 SAME BLOCKS 1-1 TOTAL DIGS Sam HASTINGS, LIB 92 digs T-9th -- Streaks POINTS PER SET LONG SET WIN STREAK 2, twice Brooke BOTKIN, OH 3.80 pps 8th -- LONG SET LOSING STREAK 3, twice TOTAL POINTS ACTIVE SET STREAK Lost 1 Brooke BOTKIN, OH 88.5 points 13th -- LONG MATCH WIN STREAK 1, Jan. 31 LONG MATCH LOSING STREAK 4, Feb. 5-active ACTIVE MATCH STREAK Lost 4

USC vs. Conferences PAC-12 CONFERENCE 1-5

7 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball USC Career Statistical Records Pac-12 Series Records

Kills Digs Record Pct. l10 1. Samantha Bricio (2012-15) 2,095 1. Natalie Hagglund (2010-13) 2,362 Arizona 66-22 .750 7-3 2. Khalia Lanier (2016-19) 2,025 2. Debora Seilhamer (2003-06) 2,071 Arizona State 71-14-1 .826 8-2 3. Alex Jupiter (2008-11) 1,918 3. Taylor Whittingham (2013-16) 1,762 4. Jennifer Kessy (1995-98) 1,799 4. Katie Haller (1990-93) 1,702 California 62-12 .838 9-1 5. Jasmina Marinkovic (1995-98) 1,699 5. Victoria Garrick (2015-18) 1,651 Colorado 18-1 .947 9-1 6. Tracy Clark (1982-85) 1,680 6. Nancy Hillman (1985-88) 1,536 Oregon 55-16 .775 5-5 7. Lonise Norfleet (1987-90) 1,636 7. Alli Hillgren (2006-09) 1,485 8. April Ross (2000-03) 1,576 8. Kelly Kuebler (1992-95) 1,471 Oregon State 58-10 .853 9-1 9. Nancy Hillman (1985-88) 1,534 9. Samantha Bricio (2012-15) 1,318 Stanford 26-67-1 .277 1-9 10. Katie Haller (1990-93) 1,528 10. Jennifer Kessy (1995-98) 1,311 UCLA 59-55 .518 4-6 Utah 18-8 .692 4-6 Attacks Total Blocks 1. Samantha Bricio (2012-15) 5,499 1. Jasmina Marinkovic (1995-98) 561 Washington 43-28 .606 5-5 2. Khalia Lanier (2016-19) 5,410 2. Lauri Yust (1991-94) 524 Washington State 51-17 .750 6-4 3. Alex Jupiter (2008-11) 4,759 3. Leslie Devereaux (1982-85) 485 TOTAL 527-250-2 .676 4. Jennifer Kessy (1995-98) 4,356 4. Katie Olsovsky (2000-03) 479 5. Katie Haller (1990-93) 4,253 5. Emily Adams (2001-04) 463 6. Nancy Hillman (1985-88) 3,984 6. Stefanie Bodison (1988-91) 445 7. April Ross (2000-03) 3,859 7. Lauren Williams (2008-11) 413 2K Kills-1K Digs Club 8. Keao Burdine (2001-04) 3,716 8. Meika Wagner (1991-94) 400 9. Lonise Norfleet (1987-90) 3,692 9. Alexis Olgard (2010-13) 393 10. Jessica Gysin (2006-09) 3,675 10. Jamie Hatchett (1985-88) 383 NAME & SCHOOL YEARS KILLS-DIGS

Assists Points Kristee PORTER, UCLA (1998-2001) 2,255 - 1,119 1. Kendall Bateman (2008-11) 4,510 1. Samantha Bricio (2012-15) 2,546.5 2. Janice Mounts (1995-98) 4,258 2. Alex Jupiter (2008-11) 2,255.5 Kim GLASS, Arizona (2002-2005) 2,151 - 1,158 3. Taylor Carico (2006-08) 4,101 3. Khalia Lanier (2016-19) 2,254.0 Alix KLINEMAN, Stanford (2007-2010) 2,008 - 1,125 4. Toni Anderson (2000-03) 3,825 4. Keao Burdine (2001-04) 1,689.5 Samantha BRICIO, USC (2012-2015) 2,095 - 1,318 5. Christine Brigman (1987-89) 3,691 5. Jessica Gysin (2006-09) 1,514.0 Khalia LANIER, USC (2016-2019) 2,025 - 1,039 6. Missy McCaw (1990-93) 3,319 6. Bibiana Candelas (2002-05) 1,512.0 7. Raquel Lázaro (2018-) 3,046 7. April Ross (2001-03) 1,430.0 8. Tracy Lindquist (1999-02) 2,766 8. Emily Adams (2001-04) 1,412.5 9. Monika Cavaliere (1993-95) 2,747 9. Asia Kaczor (2006-07) 1,389.0 2020-21 Awards and Honors 10. Alice Pizzasegola (2013-16) 2,618 10. Lauren Williams (2008-11) 1,325.5 BROOKE BOTKIN Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team Service Aces 1. Samantha Bricio (2012-15) 301 2. Nancy Hillman (1985-88) 170 RAQUEL LÁZARO 3. April Ross (2000-03) 161 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team 4. Alex Jupiter (2008-11) 140 5. Khalia Lanier (2016-19) 136 Janice Johnson (1982-85) 136 7. Kelly Kuebler (1992-95) 109 8. Katie Haller (1990-93) 107 Megan McCallister (1987-90) 107 10. Tracy Clark (1982-85) 106

Pac-12 Career Kills 1 2,450 Ogonna Nnamani Stanford 2000-04 2 2,255 Kristee Porter UCLA 1998-01 3 2,151 Kim Glass Arizona 2002-05 4 2,115 Natalie Williams UCLA 1989-92 5 2,095 Samantha Bricio USC 2012-15 6 2,025 Khalia Lanier USC 2016-19 7 2,008 Alix Klineman Stanford 2007-10 8 2,004 Hana Cutura California 2006-09 9 1,975 Kathryn Plummer Stanford 2016-19 10 1,943 Madi Kingdon Arizona 2011-14 11 1,939 Logan Tom Stanford 1999-02 12 1,920 Adora Anae Utah 2014-17 1,920 Rachel Rourke Oregon State 2006-09 14 1,918 Alex Jupiter USC 2008-11 15 1,915 Mary-Kate Marshall Oregon State 2014-17

8 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball 2020-21 Women of Troy Season and Career Highs

#1 Brooklyn SCHIRMER #10 Raquel LÁZARo 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH HITTING % .174 (10-6-23) at Utah (02/12) .143 (7-3-28) vs. Wash. State (11/11/18) HITTING % -- .625 (5-0-8) vs. UCLA (11/29/19) KILLS 10 at Utah (02/12) same KILLS 3 at Oregon State (01/29) 5 vs. UCLA (11/29/19) ATTACKS 28 at Utah (02/14) 28, 2x, last at Utah (02/14/21) ATTACKS 9 at Utah (02/14) 13 vs. Washington State (11/11/18) ASSISTS 1, 2x, last at Utah (02/12) 2 at Arizona State (11/27/19) ASSISTS 50 vs. Oregon (02/05) 64 vs. Utah (11/07/19) DIGS 7 at Utah (02/14) 13 vs. Washington State (11/11/18) DIGS 11, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 22 vs. Creighton (08/25/18) ACES 1, 3x, last at Utah (02/14) same ACES 5 at Oregon State (01/31) 6 vs. UCLA (09/19/18) SOLO BLOCKS 3 at Utah (02/14) same SOLO BLOCKS 1 at Utah (02/14) 2, 2x, last vs. Oregon (11/24/19) BLOCK ASSISTS -- 2 at Oregon State (11/04/18) BLOCK ASSISTS 3 vs. Oregon (02/05) 11 at Northern Iowa (09/07/19) TOTAL BLOCKS 3 at Utah (02/14) same TOTAL BLOCKS 3 at Utah (02/14) 11 at Northern Iowa (09/07/19) TOTAL POINTS 11.0 at Utah (02/12) same TOTAL POINTS 6.5 vs. Oregon (02/05) 10.0 vs. Washington State (11/11/18)

#2 Chandlar DUFF #11 Sarah NELSON 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH, at DUKE HITTING % .286 (4-2-7) vs. Oregon (02/05) same KILLS 1 at Utah (02/12) 2 vs. North Carolina State (11/10/19) KILLS 4 vs. Oregon (02/05) same ATTACKS 4 at Utah (02/12) 6 at Notre Dame (11/29/29) ATTACKS 7 vs. Oregon (02/05) 10 at Northern Iowa (09/07/19) ASSISTS 24 at Utah (02/12) 42 vs. Louisville (11/05/17) ASSISTS -- 1 vs. Howard (09/14/19) DIGS 3 at Utah (02/12) 18 vs. North Carolina State (11/10/19) DIGS 1 vs. Oregon (02/07) 1, 3x, last vs. Oregon (02/07/21) ACES 1 at Utah (02/12) 3, 3x, last vs. Wake Forest (10/23/19) ACES -- -- SOLO BLOCKS -- -- SOLO BLOCKS -- 1, 3x, last at Washington (11/01/19) BLOCK ASSISTS 1 at Utah (02/12) 1, 3x, last at Utah (02/12/21) BLOCK ASSISTS 3, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 8 at Northern Iowa (09/07/19) TOTAL BLOCKS 1 at Utah (02/12) 1, 3x, last at Utah (02/12/21) TOTAL BLOCKS 3, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 9 at Northern Iowa (09/07/19) TOTAL POINTS 2.5 at Utah (02/12) 3.0, 2x, last vs. Wake Forest (10/23/19) TOTAL POINTS 5.5 vs. Oregon (02/05) 8.0 at Northern Iowa (09/07/19) #12 Sam HASTINGS #3 Emilia WESKE 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH KILLS 1 at Utah (02/12) same HITTING % .378 (18-4-37) vs. Oregon (02/07) .524 (12-1-21) vs. Utah (11/07/19) ATTACKS 5 at Utah (02/12) same KILLS 18 vs. Oregon (02/07) same ASSISTS 7 at Oregon State (01/29) same ATTACKS 37 vs. Oregon (02/07) same DIGS 25 vs. Oregon (02/05) same ASSISTS 1 at Oregon State (01/29) 2, 2x, last at Colorado (10/11/19) ACES 1 at Utah (02/12) same DIGS 11 at Oregon State (01/29) 12, 2x, last at Oregon (10/20/19) TOTAL POINTS 1.0 at Utah (02/12) same ACES 2 at Oregon State (01/31) 6 at California (11/17/19) SOLO BLOCKS -- 1, 3x, last at Arizona State (11/27/19) BLOCK ASSISTS 4, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) 5, 4x, last vs. UCLA (11/29/19) #14 Keila BARRA TOTAL BLOCKS 4, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) 6 at Arizona State (11/27/19) 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH TOTAL POINTS 19.5 vs. Oregon (02/07) same KILLS 1 at Utah (02/12) 1 at Texas (09/01/19) ATTACKS 12 at Utah (02/12) 2 vs. California (10/25/19) ASSISTS -- 2, 4x, last vs. Colorado (11/09/19) #4 Candice DENNY DIGS 3 at Utah (02/12) 10 at Washington (11/01/19) 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH, at ARIZONA ACES -- 2 at Texas State (08/30/19) HITTING % .450 (11-2-20) at Oregon State (01/31) .583 (16-2-24) at Colorado (11/11/18) TOTAL POINTS 1.0 at Utah (02/12) 2.0 at Texas State (08/30/19) KILLS 11, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) 16 at Colorado (11/11/18) ATTACKS 21 at Utah (02/14) 32 at Oregon (09/28/18) ASSISTS 2 vs. Oregon (02/05) same #18 Aleksandra GRYKa DIGS 4, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 7, 2x, last vs. USC (11/16/18) 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH ACES 2 at Oregon State (01/29) 2, 3x, last at Oregon State (01/29/21) HITTING % .455 (10-0-22) at Utah (02/14) same SOLO BLOCKS -- 2 vs. New Mexico State (09/14/18) KILLS 11 at Oregon State (01/31) same BLOCK ASSISTS 6, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 7 vs. Oregon (11/12/17) ATTACKS 23 at Oregon State (01/31) same TOTAL BLOCKS 6, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 7 vs. Oregon (11/12/17) ASSISTS 1, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) same TOTAL POINTS 15.0 at Oregon State (01/31) 17.5 at Washington State (11/02/18) DIGS 6 at Utah (02/14) same ACES 1, 3x, last vs. Oregon (02/05) same SOLO BLOCKS 1, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) same #5 Kalen OWES BLOCK ASSISTS 6 at Utah (02/14) same 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH TOTAL BLOCKS 7 at Utah (02/14) same HITTING % .281 (17-8-32) at Oregon State (01/29) .348 (18-2-46) vs. Yale (09/13/19) TOTAL POINTS 14.0, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) same KILLS 19 vs. Oregon (02/05) 19, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/05/21) ATTACKS 56 vs. Oregon (02/05) 61 vs. Stanford (10/27/19) ASSISTS 1 at Oregon State (01/29) 1, 9x, last at Oregon State (01/29/21) #20 Kylie BAUMERT DIGS 7, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/05) 16 vs. Washington (10/04/19) 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH, at NJCAA CSI ACES -- 3, 2x, last vs. Creighton (09/07/19) KILLS -- 1, 6x, last at Treasure Valley (09/11/19) SOLO BLOCKS -- 1 vs. Oregon (11/24/19) ATTACKS 1 at Oregon State (01/31) 7 vs. Northwest College (09/07/18) BLOCK ASSISTS 4 vs. Oregon (02/05) 5 vs. Stanford (10/27/19) ASSISTS 1 at Oregon State (01/31) 7 vs. Southern Nevada (11/02/18) TOTAL BLOCKS 4 vs. Oregon (02/05) 5, 2x, last vs. Oregon (11/24/19) DIGS 5, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/05) 34 vs. Parkland College (09/13/19) TOTAL POINTS 21.0 vs. Oregon (02/05) 22.0 vs. Creighton (09/07/19) ACES -- 3, 6x, last vs. Treasure Valley (10/15/19) TOTAL POINTS -- 3.0, 6x, last vs. Treasure Valley (10/15/19) #6 Sophia THERIOT 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH, at MARIST #21 Madison HORin KILLS -- 1 at San Jose State (09/14/19) 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH ATTACKS -- 2 at Iona (10/19/19) HITTING % -- .500 (5-0-10) at California (11/17/19) ASSISTS 1 vs. Oregon (02/07) 8, 3x, last at Manhattan (10/20/19) KILLS 4 vs. Oregon (02/07) 7 at Texas State (08/30/19) DIGS 10 at Utah (02/14) 38 vs. Canisius (10/12/19) ATTACKS 11 vs. Oregon (02/07) 14, 3x, last vs. Washington (10/04/19) ACES 1, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) 3, 2x, last at Rider (09/29/19) ASSISTS -- 1 at Washington State (11/03/19) TOTAL POINTS 1.0, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) 3.0, 3x, last at Rider (09/29/19) DIGS 3 vs. Oregon (02/07) 2 at Washington State (11/03/19) ACES 3 at Oregon State (01/29) same SOLO BLOCKS -- 4 at Arizona State (11/27/19) #7 Brooke BOTKIN BLOCK ASSISTS 3 at Oregon State (01/29) 7 at Arizona State (11/27/19) 2020-21 SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH TOTAL BLOCKS 3 at Oregon State (01/29) 11 at Arizona State (11/27/19) HITTING % .244 (17-7-41) vs. Oregon (02/05) .439 (22-4-41) vs. California (10/28/18) TOTAL POINTS 7.5 at Oregon State (01/29) 9.5 at Arizona State (11/27/19) KILLS 21 at Utah (02/14) 28 vs. Syracuse (09/08/18) ATTACKS 57 at Utah (02/14) 75 at Arizona (11/16/18) * NOTE: Hitting percentage based on matches with five kills or more. ASSISTS 1, 2x, last at Utah (02/14) 4 vs. Stanford (10/15/17) DIGS 13, 2x, last vs. Oregon (02/07) 25 at UCLA (11/23/18) ACES 2, 2x, last at Oregon State (01/31) 4 vs. Long Beach State (09/20/19) SOLO BLOCKS 2 at Utah (02/14) 2, 3x, last at Utah (02/14/21) BLOCK ASSISTS 2, 3x, last at Utah (02/14) 5, 2x, last at Washington (10/17/18) TOTAL BLOCKS 4 at Utah (02/14) 6 at Washington (10/17/18) TOTAL POINTS 24.0 at Utah (02/14) 31.0 vs. Syracuse (09/08/18)

9 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball 2020-21 USC Match-by-Match Category Leaders

DATE OPPONENT RESULT KILLS ACES DIGS BLOCKS POINTS JAN 29 at Oregon State * 1-3 L 17, Owes 3, Horin 15, Hastings 3, Horin 17.0, Owes JAN 31 at Oregon State * 3-1 W 12, Botkin 5, Lázaro 12, Botkin 6, Denny 15.5, Botkin FEB 5 OREGON * 2-3 L 19, Owes 4, Lázaro 25, Hastings 4, Denny 21.0, Owes 4, Owes FEB 7 OREGON * 2-3 L 18, Weske 1, Botkin 20, Hastings 6, Denny 19.5, Weske 1, Theriot FEB 12 at Utah * 0-3 L 11, Weske 1, 4 players 8, Hastings 1, Nelson 12.5, Weske 1, Weske FEB 14 at Utah * 2-3 L 21, Botkin 1, Schirmer 18, Hastings 7, Gryka 24.0, Botkin 1, Theriot FEB 19 at California * FEB 21 at California * FEB 26 ARIZONA STATE * FEB 28 ARIZONA STATE * MAR 5 WASHINGTON STATE * MAR 7 WASHINGTON STATE * MAR 12 at Washington * MAR 14 at Washington * MAR 19 UCLA * MAR 21 at UCLA * MAR 26 at Arizona * MAR 28 at Arizona * APR 1 COLORADO * APR 3 COLORADO *

* indicates Pac-12 match | Bold indicates home match at Galen Center

2020-21 USC Starting Lineups

DATE OPPONENT RESULT OH OH OPP/DS MB MB/DS S L

JAN 29 at Oregon State * 1-3 L BOTKIN OWES WESKE GRYKA HORIN LÁZARO HASTINGS JAN 31 at Oregon State * 3-1 W BOTKIN OWES WESKE DENNY GRYKA LÁZARO HASTINGS FEB 5 OREGON * 2-3 L BOTKIN OWES WESKE DENNY DUFF LÁZARO HASTINGS FEB 7 OREGON * 2-3 L BOTKIN OWES THERIOT (DS) DENNY DUFF LÁZARO HASTINGS FEB 12 at Utah * 0-3 L BARRA HASTINGS WESKE DENNY SCHIRMER NELSON BAUMERT FEB 14 at Utah * 2-3 L BOTKIN SCHIRMER WESKE DENNY GRYKA LÁZARO HASTINGS FEB 19 at California * FEB 21 at California * FEB 26 ARIZONA STATE * FEB 28 ARIZONA STATE * MAR 5 WASHINGTON STATE * MAR 7 WASHINGTON STATE * MAR 12 at Washington * MAR 14 at Washington * MAR 19 UCLA * MAR 21 at UCLA * MAR 26 at Arizona * MAR 28 at Arizona * APR 1 COLORADO * APR 3 COLORADO *

* indicates Pac-12 match | Bold indicates home match at Galen Center

10 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball Speed Chart

1 2 3 4 5 Brooklyn SCHIRMER Chandlar DUFF Emilia WESKE Candice DENNY Kalen OWES OH • 6-1 • Jr. MB • 6-2 • So. OPP • 6-2 • So. MB • 6-2 • Sr. OH • 6-2 • So. Long Beach, Calif. Detroit, Mich. Potsdam, Germany Saratoga, Calif. Phoenix, Ariz.

6 7 10 11 12 Sophia THERIOT Brooke BOTKIN Raquel LÁZARO Sarah NELSON Sam HASTINGS LIB • 5-7 • So. OH • 6-1 • Sr. S • 6-0 • Jr. S • 5-9 • Gr. LIB • 5-8 • Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. Houston, Texas Malaga, Spain Los Gatos, Calif. Frisco, Texas

14 18 20 21 23 Keila BARRA Aleksandra GRYKA Kylie BAUMERT Madison HORIN Malaya JONES LIB • 5-8 • So. MB • 6-3 • So. LIB • 5-6 • Sr. MB • 6-2 • So. OH • 6-0 • Fr. Pasadena, Calif. Warsaw, Poland Twin Falls, Idaho Munster, Ind. Mission Viejo, Calif.

Brad KELLER JJ VAN NIEL Amy PAULY Matt GEMEINHARDT Virginia PHAM Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Operations 1st Season 3rd Season 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season

11 2020-21 USC Women’s Volleyball