2 0 2 1 U S C B e a c h V o l l e y b a l l 2016 & 2017 NCAA Champions • 2015 AVCA Champions • 4 Pairs National Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 3-Time Pac-12 Champions • 11 AVCA All-Americans • 20 AVCA All-America Awards

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University of Southern California Sports Information • 3501 Watt Way • HER103 • , Calif. • (213) 740-8480 • Fax: (213) 740-7584 Assistant Director: Jeremy Wu • Office: (213) 740-3807 • Cell: (213) 379-3977 • E-mail: [email protected] No. 4 USC Hosts No. 10 Pepperdine to Open 2021 Season

2021 Schedule and Results Match #1 • Thursday, Feb. 25 • 11 a.m. PT 0-0 OVERALL Match #2 • Thursday, Feb. 25 • 1 p.m. PT 0-0 HOME • 0-0 AWAY • 0-0 NEUTRAL AVCA POLL: No. 4 • CBVB POLL: No. 1 No. 4 USC (0-0) vs. No. 10 Pepperdine (0-0) Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. FEBRUARY 25 No. 10 Pepperdine 11 a.m. SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 15-13 (.536) No. 10 Pepperdine 1 p.m. STREAK: Won 3 • LAST 10: 5-5 LAST MEETING: W 4-1 (March 11, 2020 • Merle Norman) MARCH OPPONENT WEBSITE: PepperdineWaves.com 4 Cal Poly 12:15 p.m. UCLA 2:30 p.m. Bare E-sand-shells 7 vs. Long Beach State 1 12 p.m. • USC owns three beach national championships includ- at Pepperdine 1 2 p.m. 13 Long Beach State 12:15 p.m. ing the first-ever NCAA title in 2016 (AVCA, 2015). Loyola Marymount 2:30 p.m. • The Trojans have won three Pac-12 crowns (2016, ‘17, ‘19). 18 CSU Bakersfield 12 p.m. • Second-year head coach took the helm for the de- 21 at Pepperdine 2 p.m. fending Pac-12 champions following the retirement of two-time 27 vs. Oregon 2 (P12N) 12:45 p.m. AVCA National Coach of the Year Anna Collier in July 2019. vs. Utah 2 (P12N) 7 p.m. • USC opens the 2021 season ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll. It 28 vs. Washington 2 (P12N) 12:45 p.m. is the 65th time (of 65 polls) that the Trojans are ranked. vs. UCLA 2 (P12N) 5:45 p.m. • USC players have received AVCA All-America notice 20 times. The Trojans return All-American Sr. Sammy Slater and All-American Jr. Tina Graudina following a APRIL hiatus season during which she qualified for the 2020 . 3 Florida State 11 a.m. • It will have been 350 days since the Women of Troy last played a dual match Florida State 1 p.m. following the suspension and cancellation of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. 4 Louisiana State 11 a.m. Louisiana State 1 p.m. 10 vs. California 3 8 a.m. LOS ANGELES – The fourth-ranked USC team will play its first duals vs. Arizona 3 (P12N) 11 a.m. in 350 days when the Women of Troy (0-0) open the 2021 season with two matches 11 at Stanford 3 (P12N) 1 p.m. against Pepperdine (0-0) at Merle Norman Stadium on Thursday, Feb. 25. vs. Arizona State 3 2 p.m. 16 Center of Effort Challenge 4 TBD The last time the Trojans played on their home sand was March 11, 2020, before 17 Center of Effort Challenge 4 TBD the COVID-19 world pandemic forced the pause and eventual cancellation of 29 Pac-12 Championship Day 1 * (P12N) TBD NCAA championship sports. USC also faced Pepperdine that day and claimed a 30 Pac-12 Championship Day 2 * (P12N) TBD 4-1 victory over its longest-standing rival. MAY 1 Pac-12 Championship Day 3 * (P12N) TBD This USC roster looks quite different from it did one season ago. The Trojans welcome 2 Pac-12 Championship Day 4 * (P12N) TBD back a familiar face in two-time AVCA All-American and the 2019 DiG Magazine National Player of the Year Tina Graudina. Graudina spent the 2020 season away 7 NCAA Championship ^ (ESPN) TBD from the team to prepare for the Olympic Games after she qualified to represent 8 NCAA Championship ^ (ESPN) TBD her native Latvia. The Women of Troy also welcome graduate transfers Julia Scoles 9 NCAA Championship ^ (ESPN) TBD and Bo Chulo and bring in a six-athlete freshman class.

All times PST unless otherwise noted USC returns junior All-American Sammy Slater and senior Haley Hallgren. Graduates Bold indicates home match at Merle Norman Stadium Hailey Harward and Joy Dennis also return to the sand after the COVID stoppage. 1 Pepperdine Invite • Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. 2 Pac-12 South Invitational • Bear Down Beach • Tucson, Ariz. Head coach Dain Blanton guides the defending Pac-12 champion Trojans and 3 Pac-12 North Invitational • Beach VB Stadium • Stanford, Calif. looks improve on the team’s 6-5 mark from a season ago. 4 Center of Effort Challenge • Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex • San Luis Obispo, Calif. * Pac-12 Championship • Mapes Beach • Los Angeles, Calif. ^ NCAA Championship • Gulf Shores Beach • Gulf Shores, Ala. Anticipated USC Lineup

Pairing Record all-Time Streak No. 1 :: Tina GRAUDINA/Sammy SLATER 0-0 0-0 -- No. 2 :: Hailey HARWARD/Julia SCOLES 0-0 0-0 -- No. 3 :: Haley HALLGREN/Megan KRAFT 0-0 0-0 -- @USCBeach No. 4 :: Joy DENNIS/Delaynie MAPLE 0-0 0-0 -- No. 5 :: Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE 0-0 9-2 W8 2021 USC Women of Troy ## NAME HEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Harper HALLGREN 5-11 So. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 3 Maja KAISER 6-0 Sr. Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley HS) 4 Sammy SLATER 5-10 Sr. Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS) 5 Paige DREEUWS 5-9 Sr. San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS/Hawai’i) 11 Joy DENNIS 6-0 Gr. Cypress, Calif. (Keystone Academy) 12 Haley HALLGREN 6-1 Sr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 13 Hailey HARWARD 5-9 Gr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) 14 Tina GRAUDINA 6-0 Jr. Jurmala, Latvia 15 Lauren HARRISON 5-8 Fr. Menlo Park, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) 20 Josannah VAZQUEZ 5-10 Sr. Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge HS/Long Beach CC) 21 Olivia BAKOS 5-9 Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 22 Megan KRAFT 6-0 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) 23 Delaynie MAPLE 5-10 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) 24 Audrey NOURSE 5-11 So. Newport Beach, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 25 Julia SCOLES 6-1 Gr. Mooresville, N.C. (South Iredell HS/Hawai’i) 30 Mollie EBERTIN 6-1 Jr. Saratoga, Calif. (Saint Francis HS) 31 Bo CHULO 6-2 Gr. Bjelovar, Croatia (Architecture Tech Zagreb/LMU) 33 Caitlin CUMMINGS 6-1 Fr. Pacifica, Calif. (Lick-Wilmerding HS) 40 Hallie CARBALLO 5-2 Fr. Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) 42 Nicole NOURSE 5-11 So. Newport Beach, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS)

HEAD COACH Dain BLANTON (2nd year), Pepperdine ‘94 ASSISTANT COACH Gustavo ROCHA (4th year), Park ‘06 VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Laurel WEAVER (2nd year), Hawai’i ‘18

USC Head Coach Dain Blanton Pronunciation Guide Dain Blanton, an Olympic gold-medalist, is in his second season as Olivia BAKOS BAKE-ohs USC’s head coach (2021) and has a 6-5 overall record. He was the Hallie CARBALLO HAL-ee car-BALL-oh volunteer assistant coach at USC for four seasons (2015-18) when the Bo CHULO CHEW-low Trojans won the 2015 AVCA championship and the 2016 and 2017 Paige DREEUWS sounds like “blues” NCAA championships. USC also captured back-to-back (2016-17) Mollie EBERTIN EEE-ber-tin Pac-12 titles with Blanton on staff. Tina GRAUDINA gr-ow-DEE-nah Haley HALLGREN HAY-lee Blanton helped USC produce eight AVCA All-Americans and Hailey HARWARD HAY-lee coached USC’s top pair of Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes to the 2015 Maja KAISER MY-uhh AVCA Pairs Championship and the 2017 USAV Collegiate Pairs crown. Audrey/Nicole NOURSE NORSE The duo also won back-to-back Pac-12 titles in 2016 and 2017. Josannah VAZQUEZ hose-ANNA VASS-kez

In 2019, Blanton was a color analyst and sideline reporter for ESPN and the Olympic Channel. Gustavo ROCHA goo-STAH-voh ROW-kah He has had a distinguished career as a sports broadcaster, covering NBA basketball, Major League Baseball, college basketball, football, and beach volleyball for networks including ESPN, NBC, ABC, FOX Sports Net, Universal Sports Network, Pac-12 Networks, Olympic Channel, and Amazon Prime. He covered beach volleyball for NBC at the 2016 Olympics. The Blanton File

Blanton was the first two-time U.S. male beach volleyball Olympian. He andEric Fonoimoana VITALS won gold at the 2000 Sydney Games as the ninth seed. He then partnered with • 6-5 overall record at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. ALMA MATER Blanton has won an NCAA title, Olympic gold, and multiple pro crowns. At Pepperdine • Pepperdine, 1994 (Public Relations) (1991-94), he won the 1992 NCAA title as a sophomore and received All-America honorable • 1992 NCAA men’s volleyball champion mention in 1994. Blanton won 11 beach tournaments, including nine AVP championships • 1994 All-America honorable mention and two FIVB titles. In 2003, he and Nygaard were the AVP Team of the Year and Blanton was the AVP’s Best Offensive Player. He was the first male African-American to win a major HONORS & AWARDS beach volleyball event when he won the 1997 AVP Hermosa Grand Slam. He and Kent • 2015 AVCA Championship, USC Steffes won bronze medals at the 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships. • 2016 NCAA Championship, USC • 2017 NCAA Championship, USC Blanton was the 1990 Orange County Boys’ Volleyball Player of the Year at Laguna Beach (Calif.) High, where he was also an All-State basketball player. In 1997, Blanton started PRO BEACH CAREER a charity called Dain’s Day at the Beach; and he has spent time mentoring students • 2000 Olympic gold medalist as a motivational speaker through his non-profit organization Getting to Gold. Blanton • 2004 Olympic participant graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Pepperdine in 1994 and also • 1997 AVP Hermosa Grand Slam holds a teaching credential in physical education. • 1997 bronze at World Championships

2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions TRACK THE TROJANS: Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCBeach on 2021 USC Quick Facts Twitter for score updates during home matches and select road matches; and on Instagram for exclusive content and a behind-the-scenes look at the team. University Information LOCATION Los Angeles, Calif. LAST TIME OUT: USC last played on March 11, 2020, before the COVID-19 FOUNDED 1880 world pandemic suspended the season. The Trojans defeated 10th-ranked ENROLLMENT 46,000 total; 19,500 undergraduates Pepperdine, 4-1, but lost to No. 2 UCLA at Merle Norman Stadium that day. With CAMPUS SIZE 226 acres PRESIDENT Dr. Carol L. Folt the cancellation of the season, USC finished with a 6-5 overall record. Each of DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS’ CHAIR Mike Bohn the Trojans’ five losses were 3-2 results and came against ranked opponents. SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR Joyce Bell Then freshman twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse collected their eighth NATIONAL AFFILIATION NCAA Division I straight victory to finish their shortened first season with a 9-2ecord. r CONFERENCE AFFILIATION Pac-12 NICKNAME Trojans / Women of Troy CENTURY CITY: USC has had eight different players reach the 100-career win FIGHT SONG ! mark. Four-time All-American Sara Hughes leads all players with 190-career COLORS Cardinal and Gold victories. Kelly Claes (180), Nicolette Martin (141), and Allie Wheeler (130), MASCOT comprise an elite group of four Women of Troy to have recorded over 125 wins. HOME COURT (CAPACITY) Merle Norman Stadium (500) Jenna Belton finished with 124 wins and is followed byAbril Bustamante (121) and Terese Cannon (112). Jo Kremer had 103-career victories. Beach Volleyball Staff HEAD COACH Dain Blanton (2nd year) PAIR’S LAIR: Six different USC pairs have recorded 50 or more victories together. ALMA MATER Pepperdine, ‘94 Atop that list is the two-time Pac-12 Champion duo of Kelly Claes and Sara BLANTON’S RECORD AT USC 6-5 (.545) Hughes, which won 147 matches together. Nicolette Martin and Allie Wheeler BLANTON’S CAREER RECORD 6-5 (.545) (91 wins) stands next in line and is followed by the tandem of Sophie Bukovec ASSISTANT COACH Gustavo Rocha (4th year) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Laurel Weaver (2nd year) and Alexa Strange with 66 wins. In just two seasons, Abril Bustamante and Tina OFFICE PHONE (213) 740-0855 Graudina produced 64 wins. Jenna Belton and Jo Kremer stayed together for ATHLETIC TRAINER Lauren Crawford 54 wins and last season, Terese Cannon and Sammy Slater finished with 50 wins. TRAINING ROOM PHONE (213) 740-0891

POW-WOW: USC pairs have won the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week Sports Information award 17 times since its inception in 2016. In 2019, Abril Bustamante and Tina DIRECTOR Tim Tessalone Graudina won on March 5 and were chosen again on March 26 for their third MAILING ADDRESS 3501 Watt Way honor as a duo. Haley Hallgren and Alexandra Poletto were selected on March Heritage Hall 12; and Terese Cannon and Sammy Slater were voted for the award (April 16). Brittingham Family Media Wing In 2018, Bustamante paired with Cannon for one of two USC awards. She also Los Angeles, CA 90089 won with then-freshman Graudina. In 2017, USC pairs claimed five of the eight OFFICE PHONE (213) 740-8480 awards. All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes are owners of a record BEACH VOLLEYBALL CONTACT Jeremy Wu five Pac-12 POW awards. Jenna Belton and Jo Kremer became the first-ever OFFICE PHONE (213) 740-3807 No. 5 pair to win the honor on March 21, 2017. USC’s Nicolette Martin and Allie OFFICE FAX (213) 740-7584 Wheeler have the great distinction of being the first-ever Pac-12 Pair of the Week MOBILE PHONE (213) 379-3977 honorees; chosen from the No. 3 position as juniors on March 8, 2016. E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] TICKET OFFICE (213) 740-GOSC WEBSITE www.USCTrojans.com/beach SANDCASTLE: The Women of Troy are 57-9 (.864) at Merle Norman Stadium since INSTAGRAM/TWITTER/FACEBOOK @USCBeach it opened in 2013. The Trojans won 19 straight home matches between 2014 and 2016; and went 10-0 in 2015 and 8-0 in 2014 on MNS sand. USC’s later 16-match Beach Volleyball History was snapped on Feb. 28, 2018, when UCLA and Pepperdine INAUGURAL SEASON * 2012 claimed back-to-back 3-2 wins over the Trojans. Only four teams have ever FIRST HEAD COACH Anna Collier come to Merle Norman Stadium and beaten the Women of Troy: Pepperdine ALL-TIME RECORD 211-43 (.831) (3), UCLA (3), Florida State (2), and Long Beach State (1). RECORD AT MERLE NORMAN STADIUM 57-9 (.864) ALL-TIME AVCA POSTSEASON RECORD 7-4 (.636) POLL POSITION: USC is ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Coaches Top 20 preseason ALL-TIME NCAA POSTSEASON RECORD 14-4 (.778) poll. The Women of Troy have been ranked in every AVCA poll for a total of 65 TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 (2016-17, ‘19) weeks. USC was also in the top five of the poll for 63 consecutive weeks from its PAIRS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 (2016-17) inception until March 2, 2020. USC first seized the top spot in both polls on March TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 (2015-17) 23, 2015, following a victory over then No. 1-ranked Hawai’i on the road and held PAIRS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 4 (2013-15, ‘17) the ranking for the rest of 2015. USC has been ranked No. 1 in 36 AVCA polls, the AVCA TEAM APPEARANCES 3 most all-time. The Trojans, Pepperdine, Hawai’i, UCLA, and LSU are the only five NCAA TEAM APPEARANCES 4 AVCA ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS 20 (11 players) teams ever to hold the top spot in the poll. USC is 100-9 all-time when ranked No. * First season women’s beach volleyball scholarships awarded at USC 1. The Trojans received their first-ever No. 1 ranking in 2014 and maintained the position for much of the season, before the they fell to eventual AVCA champion 2020 Season Review Pepperdine in the national semifinals. In 2013, USC started the season ranked OVERALL RECORD 6-5 third and finished in fourth. HOME RECORD 2-1 AWAY RECORD 0-1 LET’S GO STREAKING: USC set a new program record to close the 2016 season NEUTRAL SITE RECORD 4-3 as winners of 30 consecutive dual matches. That streak carried into the FINAL AVCA RANKING No. 6 (suspended March 9) 2017 campaign and reached 62 before a loss on April 28 in the 2017 Pac-12 POSTSEASON FINISH N/A Championship. The 62 victories rank sixth among longest streaks in the history LAST OPPONENT March 11, 2020: vs. #2 UCLA (L 3-2) of USC athletics. All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes won 103 straight matches as a pair between April 2, 2015 and April 8, 2017. During that streak, the 2021 Team Information two Trojans lost just seven sets (only one in 2016 and one in 2017). LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST 12 / 5 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST 8 / 2 NEWCOMERS 8 CLASS BREAKDOWN 4 Gr. / 5 Sr. / 2 Jr. / 3 So. / 6 Fr.

2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions AVCA Coaches Top 20 Poll 1-2 PUNCH: The Trojans have played in 15 1v2 matchups and are 8-7 all-time in such duals. In 2019, USC was part of 1v2 matches six times and went 3-3. USC went 3-1 in 2016 but didn’t play any such matches in 2015. In three 1-vs-2 duals in 2014, USC went 1-2. Overall, in these duals, USC is 5-4 when ranked No. 1 and 3-3 when ranked No. 2.

HIGHEST HIGHS: Sophomore twins Audrey and Nicole Nourse were each named RK TEAM 2020 RECORD LAST AVCA High School Beach All-Americans and have also experienced success on 1 LSU (12) 11-0 1 the pro tour advancing into the main draw at both the Huntington Beach and 2 UCLA (2) 11-2 2 Hermosa Beach Open AVP events in 2019. The Nourse twins also own three fifth- 3 Florida State 12-1 3 place finishes from 2019 FIVB tour stops. They were the sixth and seventh all-time 4 USC (2) 6-5 6 USC players to earn High School All-America honors and got a jumpstart to their 5 Hawaii 7-2 4 collegiate careers when they traveled to Europe with the Women of Troy in the 6 Cal Poly 7-2 5 summer of 2019. 7 Grand Canyon 10-2 7 8 Loyola Marymount 6-3 8 IN TRANSIT: The 2021 USC roster features five transfer players.Paige Dreeuws (San 9 California 9-1 9 Marcos, Calif.) and Hailey Harward (Phoenix, Ariz.) joined the program ahead 10 Pepperdine 2-3 10 of the 2020 season. Dreeuws previously played at Hawai’i and Harward came 11 Stetson 8-6 11 from Long Beach State where she played both indoor and beach volleyball. This season, the Trojans added Julia Scoles (Mooresville, N.C.) who previously 12 Florida Atlantic 11-1 12 played at Hawai’i and was an indoor volleyball player at North Carolina; and 13 Florida International 7-1 13 Bo Chulo (Bjelovar, Croatia) who played beach volleyball at Loyola Marymount 14 South Carolina 5-7 14 and indoors at Florida State. USC’s longest-tenured transfer is Josannah Vazquez 15 TCU 9-3 15 (Mansfield, Texas) who enters her third season with the program after coming 16 Long Beach State 4-4 16 from Long Beach City College in 2019. 17 Arizona 7-0 17 18 Georgia State 8-3 18 TOP CLASS: The Trojans have the top-ranked freshman class according to 19 Stanford 6-7 19 VolleyballMag.com. USC signed four of the top high school/prep players in 20 Arizona State 4-6 20 the country. Olivia Bakos (Mira Costa HS/Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Caitlin Others receiving votes: Tulane, Coastal Carolina, Cummings (Lick-Wilmerding HS/Pacific, Calif.), Megan Kraft (Torrey Pines HS/ North Florida San Diego, Calif.), and Delaynie Maple (Torrey Pines HS/Temecula, Calif.) join the Women of Troy this spring. Kraft and Maple have already made national as of January 27 • Next poll: March 2 noise as the youngest pair to first emerge from the AVP qualifier (2019 Huntington Beach Open) and then as the youngest pair to advance to finish in fifth place (2019 Hermosa Open). The two first-year Trojans were named to the first-ever VolleyballMag.com Fab 30 list with Kraft getting the edge as the No. 1-ranked CBVB Committee Top 20 Poll player in the class and Maple ranked No. 2. USC later added a pair of stellar prep players in Hallie Carballo (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) and Lauren Harrison (Menlo Park, Calif./Notre Dame HS).

SAND SHARK: Junior Mollie Ebertin used to lace up skates and played ice hockey for several years as a youth; taking after her older brothers. As a native of the Bay RANK TEAM Area, she naturally is a fan of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. 1 USC 2 LSU TEXAS TOWN: The Trojans’ roster features four players who hail from the Lone Star 3 Florida State State. Senior Maja Kaiser is from Bulverde, a small town north of San Antonio. 4 UCLA Fellow senior Haley Hallgren prepped at Carroll High School in Southlake, in the 5 Cal Poly Dallas Metro area; which is also where younger sister Harper Hallgren is from. 6 Hawai’i The Hallgren family has roots in California, where they lived before relocating to 7 Loyola Marymount Texas. Senior Josannah Vazquez is from Mansfield, a suburb to the southwest of 8 Pepperdine Dallas. Vazquez is no stranger to California either after having spent one year at 9 Grand Canyon Long Beach City College. 10 California 11 Florida International ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS: USC has celebrated 11 AVCA All-Americans and 20 All- 12 Florida Atlantic America certificates in eight seasons. Sara Hughes became the first-ever four- 12 Stetson time All-American in 2017. Kelly Claes is USC’s second three-time All-American. 14 TCU Among two-time selections, Kirby Burnham, Sophie Bukovec, Abril Bustamante, 15 Long Beach State and Tina Graudina hold the honor. Stevi Robinson, Alexa Strange, Allie Wheeler, 15 South Carolina Terese Cannon, and Sammy Slater each hold one All-America distinction on their 17 Stanford resumes. Several Trojans have also been chosen for DiG Magazine All-America 18 Georgia State honors in their careers. 19 Arizona 20 Arizona State HIGH MARKS: Trojan All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes are the winningest pair in program history. The duo won 147 matches (4 losses) together as of February 8 • Next poll: March 2 over the course of a three-year relationship. Nicolette Martin and Allie Wheeler formed the second-most successful duo in school history from 2014-16 as they amassed 91 victories (91-14) through the end of the 2016 NCAA championship run. Claes and Hughes own the USC single-season record for wins with a 48-0 mark achieved in 2016 and the record for longest winning streak with a 103-match run between April 2, 2015 and April 8, 2017.

2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions FOUR SCORE: Trojans own four pairs’ national titles. Kirby Burnham and Stevi 2021 USC Poll Progression Robinson won the 2013 AVCA championship. Burnham won again with Sara Hughes in 2014. Hughes later teamed with Kelly Claes to win in 2015. With the NCAA’s sponsorship of beach volleyball as its 90th championship sport, it decided to hold a team championship and not a pairs’ tournament. Claes and DATE RECORD AVCA CBVB Hughes won a second national title as the USAV Pairs Champions in 2017. JAN 27 (PRE) 0-0 No. 4 No. 1 DISTANCE RUNNING: No team can claim a winning record against the Women MAR 2 of Troy. Just 10 teams have ever registered a win over USC and together are MAR 9 responsible for all 43 of USC’s all-time losses. Pepperdine (13), UCLA (11), Long Beach State (5), Florida State (4), Hawai’i (3), South Carolina (2), California (2), MAR 16 LSU (1), Stetson (1), and Grand Canyon (1) own those victories. USC is otherwise MAR 23 undefeated against the other 31 of their all-time opponents. MAR 30 STAFF INFECTION: Over the years, the Trojans’ coaching staff has featured APR 6 some of the game’s biggest names. Before he became the head coach, for APR 13 four seasons (2015-18) Olympic gold-medal winner Dain Blanton served as the team’s volunteer assistant coach. Blanton won beach volleyball gold in the APR 20 2000 Sydney Games with partner . Fonoimoana was the team’s APR 27 volunteer assistant for the 2019 season. In 2015, Blanton replaced the Trojans’ MAY 10 (FINAL) former assistant Misty May-Treanor, who was a three-time Olympic gold-medal winner on the sand herself. In 2017, Gustavo Rocha joined the staff following a stint at Pepperdine as the Waves’ volunteer assistant coach. Rocha has also USC AVCA POLL SUPERLATIVES served as an assistant to Marcio Sicoli (now Pepperdine’s head coach), who 65 • Number of weeks ranked in the poll (1.000) coached Olympic gold medalists May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings. 64 • Number of weeks ranked in top 5 USC ALUMS ON THE BEACH: USC women’s volleyball players have shined on the 36 • Number of weeks ranked No. 1 (most all-time) pro beach world circuit, both internationally and domestically. Some top stars 1 • One of five teams to hold No. 1 ranking include Olympic medalists and Jennifer Kessy; Tracy (Lindquist) Jones (13-year pro); Geena Urango, Jessica Gysin, and Keao Burdine (young beach 100-9 • Overall record when ranked No. 1 stars); Bibiana Candelas (indoor All-American who won the first-ever Collegiate Nationals Beach Championship in 2006); Paula Weishoff (an indoor Olympian and inductee); and Miki McFadden (indoor Olympian). More recently, Sara Hughes, Kelly Claes, Nicolette Martin, Allie Wheeler, and Terese 2021 Honors and Awards Cannon have made inroads on the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals) tour. Preseason National Rankings No. 1 College Beach Volleyball Committee Poll No. 4 AVCA Coaches Poll

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2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions Merle Norman Stadium 2021 USC Superlatives Merle Norman Stadium is the on-campus home to the Overall Longest Streaks USC women’s beach volleyball program. Located on Overall Record 0-0 Winning Streak -- the east side of University Park Campus on Figueroa Home 0-0 Losing Streak -- Street across from the , it features three Road 0-0 Active Streak L1 courts with sand from the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Neutral 0-0 The palm tree-encircled stadium also has bleachers Match Clinchers and a grass berm for spectator seating, a scoreboard vs. AVCA Ranked 0-0 Pair No. 1 0 / 0 and audio system, lighting, restrooms, showers, and vs. AVCA Top 10 0-0 Pair No. 2 0 / 0 multiple team storage areas. vs. AVCA Top 5 0-0 Pair No. 3 0 / 0 vs. AVCA Unranked 0-0 Pair No. 4 0 / 0 Ground was broken to build the new venue in July USC Ranked Higher 0-0 Pair No. 5 0 / 0 of 2012 under the generous donations of Jack and USC Ranked Lower 0-0 Helen Nethercutt and John and Melinda Muller, and By Positional Result a large sum from an anonymous donor. The Mullers In 5-0 Matches 0-0 Pair No. 1 Win 0-0 have a daughter (Erica) on the 2013 squad. A USC In 4-1 Matches 0-0 Pair No. 1 Loss 0-0 alumnus, Jack Nethercutt served as vice president In 3-2 Matches 0-0 Pair No. 2 Win 0-0 of marketing and later President of Merle Norman Other Finishes 0-0 Pair No. 2 Loss 0-0 Cosmetics in 1973. He left the company to pursue Pair No. 3 Win 0-0 other ventures but returned to his presidency in In February 0-0 Pair No. 3 Loss 0-0 March of 2002 and now serves as Chairman of the In March 0-0 Pair No. 4 Win 0-0 Board with his wife Helen as Vice Chairman. In April 0-0 Pair No. 4 Loss 0-0 In May 0-0 Pair No. 5 Win 0-0 The stadium is named for Nethercutt’s great aunt Pair No. 5 Loss 0-0 and namesake of the cosmetics corporation, Merle Nethercutt Norman. Jack and Helen are active in Los Angeles non-profits and charities and are Galen Founders, Scholarship Club members, and Conquest USC All-Time Individual Career Wins supporters of the USC Trojan Marching Band. PLAYER SEASONS MATCHES WINS LOSSES PCT. 1 Sara HUGHES 2014-17 198 190 8 .960 On Thursday, March 7, 2013, USC officially opened 2 Kelly CLAES 2014-17 192 181 11 .943 and dedicated Merle Norman Stadium in conjunction with the beach volleyball program’s alumni match. 3 Nicolette MARTIN 2014-17 166 141 25 .850 The Nethercutts were on hand to cut the ribbon with 4 Allie WHEELER 2014-17 153 130 23 .850 first Trojan head coach Anna Collier and athletic 5 Jenna BELTON 2015-18 160 124 36 .775 director Pat Haden. USC All-America alumnae and 6 Abril BUSTAMANTE 2016-19 145 121 24 .834 Olympic beach volleyball silver medalists Jennifer 7 Terese CANNON 2016-19 143 112 31 .783 Kessy and April Ross christened the sand in their return 8 Jo KREMER 2015-18 134 103 31 .769 to campus for the special match. 9 Alexa STRANGE 2014-16 125 99 26 .792 10 Kirby BURNHAM 2012-14 119 96 23 .807 The Women of Troy played their first dual match in the 11 Sophie BUKOVEC 2015-17 119 93 26 .782 stadium on Sunday, March 10, 2013, and earned a 4-1 victory over Loyola Marymount. The stadium hosted the inaugural Pac-12 Championship in 2016 and USC All-Time Pairs Career Wins hosted the tournament again in 2019. The Trojans won the league crown in both years. USC produced a 7-3 PAIR MATCHES WINS LOSSES PCT. mark in 2013 and was 8-0 in 2014 on its home sand at 1 Kelly CLAES/Sara HUGHES 151 147 4 .974 Merle Norman Stadium. USC also went undefeated 2 Nicolette MARTIN/Allie WHEELER 106 91 15 .859 in 2015 (10-0) and in 2017 (8-0). The Trojans are 57-9 3 Sophie BUKOVEC/Alexa STRANGE 85 66 19 .777 (.864) all-time at Merle Norman Stadium. 4 Abril BUSTAMANTE/Tina GRAUDINA 68 64 4 .941 5 Jenna BELTON/Jo KREMER 70 54 16 .771 6 Terese CANNON/Sammy SLATER 66 50 16 .758 7 Haley HALLGREN/Alexandra POLETTO 51 42 9 .824 Kirby BURNHAM/Sara HUGHES 46 42 4 .913 9 Terese CANNON/Nicolette MARTIN 51 41 10 .804 10 Eve ETTINGER/Bria RUSS 57 39 18 .684 11 Kelly CLAES/Alexa STRANGE 40 33 7 .825 12 Eve ETTINGER/Meg NORTON 38 32 6 .842 Jo KREMER/Zoe NIGHTINGALE 38 32 6 .842 14 Sam HIRSCHMANN/Natasa SILJKOVIC 50 31 19 .620 15 Jenna BELTON/Bria RUSS 35 30 5 .857 16 Jenna BELTON/Abril BUSTAMANTE 35 28 7 .800 17 Sophie BUKOVEC/Allie WHEELER 32 25 7 .781 Kirby BURNHAM/Stevi ROBINSON 29 25 4 .862

2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions All-Time USC Beach Volleyball Annual Record YEAR RECORD HOME AWAY NEUTRAL NATIONAL FINISH HEAD COACH TEAM CAPTAINS 2012 7-4 2-0 1-2 4-2 -- Anna Collier Geena Urango 2013 16-8 7-3 2-2 7-3 AVCA Semifinal Anna Collier Kirby Burnham, Sam Hirschmann 2014 23-3 8-0 3-1 12-2 AVCA Semifinal Anna Collier Kirby Burnham, Sam Hirschmann 2015 28-0 10-0 5-0 13-0 AVCA Champion Anna Collier Sara Hughes, Meg Norton 2016 * 34-2 9-1 3-1 22-0 NCAA Champion Anna Collier Sophie Bukovec, Sara Hughes 2017 * 38-1 8-0 4-0 26-1 NCAA Champion Anna Collier Sara Hughes, Nicolette Martin 2018 27-14 2-3 3-5 22-6 NCAA Semifinal Anna Collier Jenna Belton, Terese Cannon 2019 * 32-6 11-1 4-2 17-3 NCAA Runner-up Anna Collier Abril Bustamante, Terese Cannon 2020 6-5 2-1 0-1 4-3 -- Dain Blanton Joy Dennis, Haley Hallgren 2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ------TOTALS 211-43 59-9 25-14 127-20 * denotes Pac-12 Championship

All-Time USC Series Records by Opponent OVERALL FIRST LONGEST LONGEST LAST OPPONENT RECORD PCT. HOME ROAD NEUT. MEETING WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10 ARIZONA 8-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 5-0 2014, W 4-1 W8, 2014- -- 8-0 ARIZONA STATE 12-0 1.000 3-0 3-0 6-0 2014, W 5-0 W12, 2014- -- 10-0 BOISE STATE 2-0 1.000 -- -- 2-0 2014, W 5-0 W2, 2014- -- 2-0 CALIFORNIA 8-2 .800 3-0 -- 5-2 2015, W 5-0 W5, 2015-18 L1, 2018/2020 8-2 CAL POLY 3-0 1.000 2-0 -- 1-0 2017, W 5-0 W3, 2017- -- 3-0 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 7-0 1.000 4-0 1-0 2-0 2013, W 5-0 W7, 2013- -- 7-0 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 2-0 1.000 1-0 -- 1-0 2014, W 5-0 W2, 2014- -- 2-0 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 1-0 1.000 -- -- 1-0 2020, W 5-0 W1, 2020- -- 1-0 CONCORDIA (CA) 2-0 1.000 1-0 -- 1-0 2015, W 5-0 W2, 2015- -- 2-0 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-0 1.000 -- -- 2-0 2016, W 5-0 W2, 2016- -- 2-0 FLORIDA GULF COAST 1-0 1.000 -- -- 1-0 2012, W 5-0 W1, 2012- -- 1-0 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 6-0 1.000 -- 1-0 5-0 2016, W 5-0 W6, 2016- -- 6-0 FLORIDA STATE 12-4 .750 3-2 0-1 9-1 2012, L 1-4 W6, 2016-18 L2, 2012-13 9-1 FULLERTON COLLEGE 1-0 1.000 -- -- 1-0 2013, W 5-0 W1, 2013- -- 1-0 GEORGIA STATE 4-0 1.000 -- 1-0 3-0 2016, W 4-1 W4, 2016- -- 4-0 GRAND CANYON 7-1 .875 3-0 2-0 2-1 2013, W 5-0 W7, 2013-19 L1, 2020- 7-1 HAWAI’I 14-3 .824 1-0 4-2 9-1 2012, W 4-1 W8, 2015-18 L2, 2018 8-2 IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- 2015, W 5-0 W1, 2015- -- 1-0 LONG BEACH STATE 8-5 .615 4-1 1-1 3-3 2012, W 4-1 W7, 2015- L5, 2012-13 7-3 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2-0 1.000 -- -- 2-0 2013, W 3-2 W2, 2013- -- 2-0 LOUISIANA STATE 3-1 .750 -- -- 3-1 2017, W 4-1 W2, 2019- L1, 2018 3-1 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 20-0 1.000 13-0 -- 7-0 2012, W 5-0 W20, 2012- -- 10-0 NEBRASKA 10-0 1.000 1-0 -- 9-0 2013, W 3-2 W10, 2013- -- 10-0 NEW MEXICO 2-0 1.000 -- -- 2-0 2015, W 4-1 W2, 2015- -- 2-0 NORTH FLORIDA 1-0 1.000 -- -- 1-0 2013, W 4-1 W1, 2013- -- 1-0 OREGON 4-0 1.000 2-0 -- 2-0 2014, W 5-0 W4, 2014- -- 4-0 PACIFIC 1-0 1.000 -- -- 1-0 2013, W 4-1 W1, 2013- -- 1-0 PEPPERDINE 15-13 .536 5-3 2-7 8-3 2012, L 1-4 W6, 2016-17 L6, 2012-14 5-5 SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE 5-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 3-0 2013, W 5-0 W5, 2013- -- 5-0 SAN FRANCISCO 2-0 1.000 1-0 -- 1-0 2015, W 5-0 W2, 2015- -- 2-0 SAN JOSE STATE 2-0 1.000 -- -- 2-0 2014, W 5-0 W2, 2014- -- 2-0 SANTA BARBARA CC 1-0 1.000 -- 1-0 -- 2013, W 5-0 W1, 2013- -- 1-0 SANTA CLARA 2-0 1.000 -- -- 2-0 2014, W 5-0 W2, 2014- -- 2-0 SOUTH CAROLINA 3-2 .600 -- 1-0 2-2 2016, W 5-0 W3, 2016-17 L2, 2019- 3-2 STANFORD 6-0 1.000 -- 2-0 4-0 2017, W 5-0 W6, 2017- -- 6-0 STETSON 6-1 .857 1-0 -- 5-1 2012, W 5-0 W6, 2012-19 L1, 2019- 6-1 TCU 4-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 2-0 2015, W 5-0 W4, 2015- -- 4-0 TULANE 1-0 1.000 -- -- 1-0 2016, W 5-0 W1, 2016- -- 1-0 UCLA 12-11 .522 6-3 0-3 6-5 2013, W 5-0 W7, 2013-17 L6, 2018-19 3-7 UTAH 3-0 1.000 -- -- 3-0 2017, W 4-1 W3, 2017- -- 3-0 WASHINGTON 5-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 2-0 2017, W 4-1 W5, 2017- -- 5-0 TOTAL 211-43 .831 59-9 25-14 127-20 39-2

2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions 2021 USC Beach Volleyball Broadcast Roster

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Harper HALLGREN Maja KAISER Sammy SLATER Paige DREEUWS Joy DENNIS So. • 5-11 Sr. • 6-0 Sr. • 5-10 Sr. • 5-9 Gr. • 6-1 Southlake, Texas Bulverde, Texas Ventura, Calif. San Marcos, Calif. Cypress, Calif. #12 #13 #14 #15 #20

Haley HALLGREN Hailey HARWARD Tina GRAUDINA Lauren HARRISON Josannah VAZQUEZ Sr. • 6-1 Gr. • 5-9 Jr. • 6-0 Fr. • 5-8 Sr. • 5-10 Southlake, Texas Phoenix, Ariz. Jurmala, Latvia Menlo Park, Calif. Mansfield, Texas #21 #22 #23 #24 #25

Olivia BAKOS Megan KRAFT Delaynie MAPLE Audrey NOURSE Julia SCOLES Fr. • 5-9 Fr. • 6-0 Fr. • 5-10 So. • 5-11 Gr. • 6-1 Manhattan Beach, Calif. San Diego, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Newport Beach, Calif. Mooresville, N.C. #30 #31 #33 #40 #42

Mollie EBERTIN Bo CHULO Caitlin CUMMINGS Hallie CARBALLO Nicole NOURSE Jr. • 6-1 Gr. • 6-2 Fr. • 6-1 Fr. • 5-2 So. • 5-11 Saratoga, Calif. Bjelovar, Croatia Pacifica, Calif. Laguna Beach, Calif. Newport Beach, Calif.

Dain BLANTON Gustavo ROCHA Laurel WEAVER Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Asst. Coach 2nd year 4th year 2nd year

2021 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions 2020 USC BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Overall Record: 6-5 Home: 2-1 • Away: 0-1 • Neutral: 4-3 AVCA Ranking: No. 6 • DiG Magazine Ranking: No. 6 as of March 11, 2020

Dual Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD 1 2 3 4 5 RANK OPP RANK

FEB 29 vs. College of Charleston 1 5-0 W 1-0 W W W W W No. 4 -- FEB 29 vs. South Carolina 1 2-3 L 1-1 W L L W L No. 4 No. 17 MAR 1 vs. Grand Canyon 1 2-3 L 1-2 L W L W L No. 4 No. 10 MAR 1 vs. Florida State 1 3-2 W 2-2 L W W L W No. 4 No. 3 MAR 5 Loyola Marymount 4-1 W 3-2 W L W W W No. 5 No. 8 MAR 7 vs. Stanford 2 4-1 W 4-2 L W W W W No. 5 No. 19 MAR 7 at UCLA 2 2-3 L 4-3 L W W L L No. 5 No. 2 MAR 8 vs. California 2 2-3 L 4-4 L L W L W No. 5 No. 11 MAR 8 vs. Utah 2 5-0 W 5-4 W W W W W No. 5 -- MAR 11 Pepperdine 4-1 W 6-4 W W W L W No. 6 No. 10 MAR 11 UCLA 2-3 L 6-5 L L W W L No. 6 No. 2 MAR 14 vs. Florida State 3 No. 6 No. 3 MAR 14 at Stetson 3 No. 6 No. 11 MAR 15 vs. UAB 3 No. 6 -- MAR 15 vs. Hawai’i 3 No. 6 No. 4 MAR 17 at Florida Atlantic No. 6 No. 12 MAR 24 vs. Loyola Marymount # MAR 24 at Pepperdine APR 4 vs. Arizona 4 APR 4 vs. California 4 APR 5 vs. UCLA 4 APR 5 vs. Washington 4 APR 11 vs. TCU 5 APR 11 vs. Florida International 5 APR 12 vs. Florida State 5 APR 12 vs. LSU 5 APR 14 Cal Poly APR 14 Long Beach State

BOLD denotes home matches played at Merle Norman Stadium RED indicates clinching point All times Pacific unless otherwise noted # at Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. 1 Hilton Head Island Invitational • Coligny Beach • Hilton Head, S.C. 2 Pac-12 South Invitational • Santa Monica/Los Angeles, Calif. 3 Stetson Beach Blast • Cooper Beach Courts • DeLand, Fla. 4 Pac-12 North Invitational • Beach VB Stadium • Stanford, Calif. 5 East Meets West Invitational • Manhattan Beach, Calif. * Pac-12 Championship • Mapes Beach • Los Angeles, Calif. ^ NCAA Championship • Gulf Shores Beach • Gulf Shores, Ala. USC Pairs Records

PAIR NO. 1 NO. 2 NO. 3 NO. 4 NO. 5 DUAL OTHER OVERALL Belen CASTILLO/Mollie EBERTIN ------1-0 1-0 Joy DENNIS/Mollie EBERTIN ------1-0 1-0 -- 1-0 Joy DENNIS/Harper HALLGREN ------6-4 -- 6-4 -- 6-4 Kyla DOIG/Sammy SLATER -- 6-4 1-0 -- -- 7-4 -- 7-4 Cammie DORN/Paige DREEUWS ------1-0 5-2 6-2 1-0 7-2 Mollie EBERTIN/Maja KAISER ------1-2 1-2 1-1 2-3 Mollie EBERTIN/Ariyana KIM ------1-1 1-1 Haley HALLGREN/Hailey HARWARD 5-6 ------5-6 -- 5-6 Ariyana KIM/Karina MYSZKOWSKI ------0-1 0-1 Audrey NOURSE/Nicole NOURSE -- 1-0 8-2 -- -- 9-2 -- 9-2 TOTALS 5-6 7-4 9-2 7-4 7-4 35-20 4-3 39-23

Individual Records

PLAYER NO. 1 NO. 2 NO. 3 NO. 4 NO. 5 DUAL OTHER OVERALL #1 Molly DAVIS ------#2 Belen CASTILLO ------1-0 1-0 #3 Maja KAISER ------1-2 1-2 1-1 2-3 #4 Sammy SLATER -- 6-4 1-0 -- -- 7-4 -- 7-4 #5 Paige DREEUWS ------1-0 5-2 6-2 1-0 7-2 #10 Kyla DOIG -- 6-4 1-0 -- -- 7-4 -- 7-4 #11 Joy DENNIS ------6-4 1-0 7-4 -- 7-4 #12 Haley HALLGREN 5-6 ------5-6 -- 5-6 #13 Audrey NOURSE -- 1-0 8-2 -- -- 8-2 -- 9-2 #15 Ariyana KIM ------1-2 1-2 #20 Josannah VAZQUEZ ------#21 Hailey HARWARD 5-6 ------5-6 -- 5-6 #24 Cammie DORN ------1-0 5-2 6-2 1-0 7-2 #25 Anaree SMITH ------#30 Mollie EBERTIN ------2-2 2-2 3-2 5-4 #31 Nicole NOURSE -- 1-0 8-2 -- -- 9-2 -- 9-2 #35 Karina MYSZKOWSKI ------0-1 0-1 #40 Harper HALLGREN ------6-4 -- 6-4 -- 6-4 USC Starters by Dual Position

DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5

FEB 29 vs. College of Charleston W Haley/Harward W Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse W Dennis/Harper W Ebertin/Kaiser FEB 29 vs. South Carolina W Haley/Harward L Doig/Slater L Nourse/Nourse W Dennis/Harper L Ebertin/Kaiser MAR 1 vs. Grand Canyon L Haley/Harward W Doig/Slater L Nourse/Nourse W Dennis/Harper L Ebertin/Kaiser MAR 1 vs. Florida State L Haley/Harward W Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse L Dennis/Harper W Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 5 Loyola Marymount W Haley/Harward L Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse W Dennis/Harper W Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 7 vs. Stanford L Haley/Harward W Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse W Dennis/Harper W Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 7 at UCLA L Haley/Harward W Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse L Dennis/Harper L Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 8 vs. California L Haley/Harward L Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse L Dennis/Harper W Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 8 vs. Utah W Haley/Harward W Nourse/Nourse W Doig/Slater W Dorn/Dreeuws W Dennis/Ebertin MAR 11 Pepperdine W Haley/Harward W Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse L Dennis/Harper W Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 11 UCLA L Haley/Harward L Doig/Slater W Nourse/Nourse W Dennis/Harper L Dorn/Dreeuws MAR 14 vs. Florida State MAR 14 at Stetson MAR 15 vs. UAB MAR 15 vs. Hawai’i MAR 17 at Florida Atlantic MAR 24 vs. Loyola Marymount MAR 24 at Pepperdine APR 4 vs. Arizona APR 4 vs. California APR 5 vs. UCLA APR 5 vs. Washington APR 11 vs. TCU APR 11 vs. Florida International APR 12 vs. Florida State APR 12 vs. LSU APR 14 Cal Poly APR 14 Long Beach State

BOLD RED indicates clinching point 2020 Team Dual Agate Results

MATCH #1 No. 4 USC def. College of Charleston, 5-0 2020 Hilton Head Island Invitational Coligny Beach • Hilton Head Island, S.C. Saturday, February 29, 2020 0 Records: USC (1-0), College of Charleston (0-1) 1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Lauren Freed/Mandy Napierala (CofC) 21-15, 21-16 2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Claire Campbell/Amani Dunston (CofC) 21-18, 21-10 5 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Sky Benjamin/Ella Ridinger (CofC) 21-9, 21-17 4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Brooke Harris/Meghan Murphy (CofC) 21-11, 21-10 5. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Logan Manusky/Molly Russell (CofC) 21-11, 21-16 Exh. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Caroline Bower/Kyra Thompson (CofC) 21-8, 21-13 Order of finish: 4, 5, 3*, 2, 1

MATCH #2 No. 17 South Carolina def. No. 4 USC, 3-2 2020 Hilton Head Island Invitational Coligny Beach • Hilton Head Island, S.C. Saturday, February 29, 2020 3 Records: USC (1-1), South Carolina (2-4) 1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Carly Schnieder/Jess Vastine (SC) 21-16, 21-18 2. Skylar Allen/Katie Smith (SC) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) 25-23, 21-16 2 3. Avery Davis/Franky Harrison (SC) def. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) 20-22, 21-18, 17-15 4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Madison Brabham/Hannah Edelman (SC) 21-15, 21-16 5. Morgyn Greer/Jordan Smith (SC) def. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC) 17-21, 21-15, 18-16 Exh. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) vs. Kaeli Crews/Sarah Nacouzi (SC) 21-17, 19-21 DNF Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3*

MATCH #3 No. 10 Grand Canyon def. No. 4 USC, 3-2 2020 Hilton Head Island Invitational Coligny Beach • Hilton Head Island, S.C. Sunday, March 1, 2020 3 Records: USC (1-2), Grand Canyon (6-1) 1. Bella Bauman/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Jessica Stansfield/Hannah Towne (GCU) 23-21, 23-25, 15-9 2 3. Ayana Evans/Katie Sarber (GCU) def. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Katie Hess/Natalie Honzovicova (GCU) 21-19, 21-18 5. Taylor Jarzombek/Madi Relaz (GCU) def. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC) 24-22, 21-11 Exh. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) vs. Micaela Mirabel/Alina Randall (GCU) 21-23, 21-11 DNF Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1*, 2

MATCH #4 No. 4 USC 3 def. No. 3 Florida State, 3-2 2020 Hilton Head Island Invitational Coligny Beach • Hilton Head Island, S.C. Sunday, March 1, 2020 2 Records: USC (2-2), Florida State (10-1) 1. Alaina Chacon/Molly McBain (FSU) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Madison Fitzpatrick/Alice Zeimann (FSU) 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 3 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Maddie Anderson/Kate Privett (FSU) 21-19, 21-17 4. Payton Caffrey/Liz Waters-Leiga (FSU) def. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) 21-16, 21-13 5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Morgan Chacon/Keara Rutz (FSU) 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 Exh. Jenna Johnson/Lexi McKeown (FSU) def. Ariyana Kim/Karina Myszkowski (USC) 21-7, 21-11 Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 1, 2*

MATCH #5 No. 5 USC def. No. 8 Loyola Marymount, 4-1 Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. Thursday, March 5, 2020 Records: USC (3-2), Loyola Marymount (3-3) 1 1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Selina Marolf/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU) 21-18, 23-21 2. Darby Dunn/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) 21-17, 21-19 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Emma Doud/Savannah Slattery (LMU) 21-19, 21-17 4 4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Georgia Fusco/Lacy Haddock (LMU) 21-18, 22-20 5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Cassie Chinn/Jessie Prichard (LMU) 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 Exh. Belen Castillo/Ariyana Kim (USC) vs. Madison Ligon/Piper Manross (LMU) 21-19, 19-21 DNF Order of finish: 3, 4, 1*, 2, 5 2020 Team Dual Agate Results

MATCH #6 No. 5 USC def. No. 19 Stanford, 4-1 Pac-12 South Invitational Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif. Saturday, March 7, 2020 1 Records: USC (4-2), Stanford (3-7) 1. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Tori Ashkinos/Maddi Kriz (STAN) 22-20, 21-15 4 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) 24-22, 21-12 4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) 21-13, 21-12 5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Natalie Berty/Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl (STAN) 21-11, 21-13 Exh. Mollie Ebertin/Ariyana Kim (USC) def. Kat Anderson/Kylee Matheson (STAN) 18-21, 21-9, 15-7 Order of finish: 4, 5, 3*, 2, 1

MATCH #7 No. 2 UCLA def. No. 5 USC, 3-2 Pac-12 South Invitational Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif. Saturday, March 7, 2020 2 Records: USC (4-3), UCLA (9-2) 1. Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 21-13, 21-18 2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Lexi Denaburg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) 21-17, 21-16 3 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Lily Justine/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) 21-15, 21-14 4. Devon Newberry/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) def. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 5. Mac May/Megan Muret (UCLA) def. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) 25-23, 23-21 Exh. Jacqueline Quade/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) def. Mollie Ebertin/Ariyana Kim (USC) 21-8, 22-24, 15-7 Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5*

MATCH #8 No. 11 California def. No. 5 USC, 3-2 Pac-12 South Invitational Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif. Sunday, March 8, 2020 3 Records: USC (4-4), California (9-1) 1. Iya Lindahl/Mima Mirkovic (CAL) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 21-18, 10-21, 16-14 2. Jordan Polo/Caroline Schafer (CAL) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) 21-18, 21-12 2 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Madison Dueck/Alexia Inman (CAL) 18-21, 21-19, 15-7 4. Maddie Micheletti/Ainsley Randall (CAL) def. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) 23-21, 25-23 5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Chloe Luyties/Jacqueline Ribeiro (CAL) 21-17, 21-14 Exh. Belen Castillo/Mollie Ebertin (USC) def. Francesca Gettings/Bridget Gustafson (CAL) 21-17, 21-12 Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1*, 3

MATCH #9 No. 5 USC def. Utah, 5-0 Pac-12 South Invitational Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif. Sunday, March 8, 2020 0 Records: USC (5-4), Utah (0-8) 1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Kenzie Koerber/Madelyn Robinson (UTAH) 21-6, 21-10 2. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH) 21-9, 21-12 5 3. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Sommer Daniel/Kinga Windisch (UTAH) 21-12, 21-13 4. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Mckenna Granato/Keana Smalls (UTAH) 21-9, 21-9 5. Joy Dennis/Mollie Ebertin (USC) def. Tiyana Hallums/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH) 21-8, 21-12 Order of finish: 2, 3, 4*, 1, 5

MATCH #10 No. 6 USC def. No. 10 Pepperdine, 4-1 Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Records: USC (6-4), Pepperdine (2-4) 1 1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Brook Bauer/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 2. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Carly Skjodt/Sutton Mactavish (PEPP) 19-21, 22-20, 15-12 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Alexis Filippone/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) 21-11, 24-22 4 4. Melanie Paul/Simone Priebe (PEPP) def. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) 21-17, 21-16 5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Michaela Kasper/Mary Sinclair (PEPP) 21-16, 21-17 Exh. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC) def. Katie Gavin/Savana Greene (PEPP) 25-23, 23-21 Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 1*, 2 2020 Team Dual Agate Results

MATCH #11 No. 2 UCLA def. No. 6 USC, 3-2 Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Records: USC (6-5), UCLA (12-2) 3 1. Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 21-19, 21-10 2. Lexy Denaberg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC) 21-16, 23-21 3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Lily Justine/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 2 4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Devon Newberry/Riliegh Powers (UCLA) 21-15, 22-20 5. Mac May/Megan Muret (UCLA) def. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) 17-21, 21-14, 15-11 Exh. Jacqueline Quade/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) def. Mollie Ebertin/Maja Kaiser (USC) 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 Order of finish: 4, 3, 1, 2, 5* 2020 USC Pairs Results and Records

Belen CASTILLO • Mollie EBERTIN DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 3-08 vs. No. 11 California Exh W Francesca Gettings/Bridget Gustafson (CAL) 21-17, 21-12 TOTAL 1-0

Joy DENNIS • Mollie EBERTIN DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 3-08 vs. Utah No. 5 W Tiyana Hallums/Olivia Teerlink (UTAH) 21-8, 21-12 TOTAL 1-0

Joy DENNIS • Harper HALLGREN DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-29 vs. College of Charleston No. 4 W Brooke Harris/Meghan Murphy (CofC) 21-11, 21-10 2-29 vs. No. 17 South Carolina No. 4 W Madison Brabham/Hannah Edelman (SC) 21-15, 21-16 3-01 vs. No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 4 W Katie Hess/Natalie Honzovicova (GCU) 21-19, 21-18 3-01 vs. No. 3 Florida State No. 4 L Payton Caffrey/Liz Waters-Leiga (FSU) 21-16, 21-13 3-05 No. 8 Loyola Marymount No. 4 W Georgia Fusco/Lacy Haddock (LMU) 21-18, 22-20 3-07 vs. No. 19 Stanford No. 4 W Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) 21-13, 21-12 3-07 at No. 2 UCLA No. 4 L Devon Newberry/Rileigh Powers (UCLA) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 3-08 vs. No. 11 California No. 4 L Maddie Micheletti/Ainsley Randall (CAL) 23-21, 25-23 3-11 No. 10 Pepperdine No. 4 L Melanie Paul/Simone Priebe (PEPP) 21-17, 21-16 3-11 No. 2 UCLA No. 4 W Devon Newberry/Riliegh Powers (UCLA) 21-15, 22-20 TOTAL 6-4

Kyla DOIG • Sammy SLATER DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-29 vs. College of Charleston No. 2 W Claire Campbell/Amani Dunston (CofC) 21-18, 21-10 2-29 vs. No. 17 South Carolina No. 2 L Skylar Allen/Katie Smith (SC) 25-23, 21-16 3-01 vs. No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 2 W Jessica Stansfield/Hannah Towne (GCU) 23-21, 23-25, 15-9 3-01 vs. No. 3 Florida State No. 2 W* Madison Fitzpatrick/Alice Zeimann (FSU) 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 3-05 No. 8 Loyola Marymount No. 2 L Darby Dunn/Megan Rice (LMU) 21-17, 21-19 3-07 vs. No. 19 Stanford No. 2 W Tori Ashkinos/Maddi Kriz (STAN) 22-20, 21-15 3-07 at No. 2 UCLA No. 2 W Lexi Denaburg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) 21-17, 21-16 3-08 vs. No. 11 California No. 2 L Jordan Polo/Caroline Schafer (CAL) 21-18, 21-12 3-08 vs. Utah No. 3 W Sommer Daniel/Kinga Windisch (UTAH) 21-12, 21-13 3-11 No. 10 Pepperdine No. 2 W Carly Skjodt/Sutton Mactavish (PEPP) 19-21, 22-20, 15-12 3-11 No. 2 UCLA No. 2 L Lexy Denaberg/Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) 21-16, 23-21 TOTAL 7-4

Cammie DORN • Paige DREEUWS DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-29 vs. College of Charleston Exh W Caroline Bower/Kyra Thompson (CofC) 21-8, 21-13 3-01 vs. No. 3 Florida State No. 5 W Morgan Chacon/Keara Rutz (FSU) 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 3-05 No. 8 Loyola Marymount No. 5 W Cassie Chinn/Jessie Prichard (LMU) 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 3-07 vs. No. 19 Stanford No. 5 W Natalie Berty/Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl (STAN) 21-11, 21-13 3-07 at No. 2 UCLA No. 5 L* Mac May/Megan Muret (UCLA) 25-23, 23-21 3-08 vs. No. 11 California No. 5 W Chloe Luyties/Jacqueline Ribeiro (CAL) 21-17, 21-14 3-08 vs. Utah No. 4 W* Mckenna Granato/Keana Smalls (UTAH) 21-9, 21-9 3-11 No. 10 Pepperdine No. 5 W Michaela Kasper/Mary Sinclair (PEPP) 21-16, 21-17 3-11 No. 2 UCLA No. 5 L Jacqueline Quade/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 TOTAL 7-2

Mollie EBERTIN • Maja KAISER DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-29 vs. College of Charleston No. 5 W Logan Manusky/Molly Russell (CofC) 21-11, 21-16 2-29 vs. No. 17 South Carolina No. 5 L Morgyn Greer/Jordan Smith (SC) 17-21, 21-15, 18-16 3-01 vs. No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 5 L Taylor Jarzombek/Madi Relaz (GCU) 24-22, 21-11 3-11 No. 10 Pepperdine Exh W Katie Gavin/Savana Greene (PEPP) 25-23, 23-21 3-11 No. 2 UCLA Exh L Jacqueline Quade/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 TOTAL 2-3 2020 USC Pairs Results and Records

Mollie EBERTIN • Ariyana KIM DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 3-07 vs. No. 19 Stanford Exh W Kat Anderson/Kylee Matheson (STAN) 18-21, 21-9, 15-7 3-07 at No. 2 UCLA Exh L Jacqueline Quade/Cami Sanchez (UCLA) 21-8, 22-24, 15-7 TOTAL 1-1

Haley HALLGREN • Hailey HARWARD DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-29 vs. College of Charleston No. 1 W Lauren Freed/Mandy Napierala (CofC) 21-15, 21-16 2-29 vs. No. 17 South Carolina No. 1 W Carly Schnieder/Jess Vastine (SC) 21-16, 21-18 3-01 vs. No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 1 L* Bella Bauman/Teagan DeFalco (GCU) 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 3-01 vs. No. 3 Florida State No. 1 L Alaina Chacon/Molly McBain (FSU) 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 3-05 No. 8 Loyola Marymount No. 1 W* Selina Marolf/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU) 21-18, 23-21 3-07 vs. No. 19 Stanford No. 1 L Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 3-07 at No. 2 UCLA No. 1 L Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) 21-13, 21-18 3-08 vs. No. 11 California No. 1 L* Iya Lindahl/Mima Mirkovic (CAL) 21-18, 10-21, 16-14 3-08 vs. Utah No. 1 W Kenzie Koerber/Madelyn Robinson (UTAH) 21-6, 21-10 3-11 No. 10 Pepperdine No. 1 W* Brook Bauer/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 3-11 No. 2 UCLA No. 1 L Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) 21-19, 21-10 TOTAL 5-6

Ariyana KIM • Karina MYSZKOWSKI DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 3-01 vs. No. 3 Florida State Exh L Jenna Johnson/Lexi McKeown (FSU) 21-7, 21-11 TOTAL 0-1

Audrey NOURSE • Nicole NOURSE DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-29 vs. College of Charleston No. 3 W* Sky Benjamin/Ella Ridinger (CofC) 21-9, 21-17 2-29 vs. No. 17 South Carolina No. 3 L* Avery Davis/Franky Harrison (SC) 20-22, 21-18, 17-15 3-01 vs. No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 3 L Ayana Evans/Katie Sarber (GCU) 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 3-01 vs. No. 3 Florida State No. 3 W Maddie Anderson/Kate Privett (FSU) 21-19, 21-17 3-05 No. 8 Loyola Marymount No. 3 W Emma Doud/Savannah Slattery (LMU) 21-19, 21-17 3-07 vs. No. 19 Stanford No. 3 W* Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) 24-22, 21-12 3-07 at No. 2 UCLA No. 3 W Lily Justine/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) 21-15, 21-14 3-08 vs. No. 11 California No. 3 W Madison Dueck/Alexia Inman (CAL) 18-21, 21-19, 15-7 3-08 vs. Utah No. 2 W Lauren Sproule/Jessica Villela (UTAH) 21-9, 21-12 3-11 No. 10 Pepperdine No. 3 W Alexis Filippone/Gigi Hernandez (PEPP) 21-11, 24-22 3-11 No. 2 UCLA No. 3 W Lily Justine/Lea Monkhouse (UCLA) 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 TOTAL 9-2