No. 1 USC Set for Four Top-Five Duals This Week

2 0 1 8 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 2-Time Pac-12 Champions • 2014 AVCA National Coach of the Year Anna Collier • 14 AVCA All-Americans

For release: February 26, 2018

University of Southern California Sports Information • 3501 Watt Way • HER103 • Los Angeles, 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. 1 USC Set for Four Top-Five Duals This Week

2018 Schedule and Results Match #5 • Wednesday, Feb. 28 • 2:30 p.m. PT 4-0 Overall Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. 0-0 Home • 2-0 Away • 2-0 Neutral No. 1 USC (4-0) vs. No. 3 UCLA (3-1) AVCA Poll: No. 1 • DiG Magazine Poll: No. 1 Series History: USC leads, 8-1 (.889) • Streak: W1 Last Meeting: W, 3-2 (Apr. 28, 2017 • Tucson, Ariz.) February TV: P12N/LA (Anne Marie Anderson & Holly McPeak) 24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon W 3-2 Opponent Web: UCLABruins.com at Arizona State 1 W 3-2 25 vs. Nebraska 1 W 5-0 Match #6 • Wednesday, Feb. 28 • 4 p.m. PT vs. No. 14 Cal Poly 1 W 3-2 Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif. 28 No. 3 UCLA (P12N/LA) 2:30 p.m. No. 1 USC (4-0) vs. No. 5 Pepperdine (2-1) No. 5 Pepperdine (P12N/LA) 4 p.m. Series History: USC leads, 10-8 (.556) • Streak: W6 March Last Meeting: W, 3-2 (May 7, 2017 • Gulf Shores, Ala.) 3 at No. 5 Pepperdine 2 9 a.m. TV: P12N/LA (Anne Marie Anderson & Holly McPeak) vs. No. 3 UCLA 2 10:15 a.m. Opponent Web: PepperdineWaves.com 10 vs. Florida International 3 10:30 a.m. vs. Louisiana State 3 12:30 p.m. Match #7 & #8 • Saturday, March 3 • ZUMA CLASSIC 11 vs. Florida State 3 12 p.m. Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. vs. TCU 3 4 p.m. at No. 5 Pepperdine (2-1) • 9 a.m. PT 17 vs. Grand Canyon 4 10 a.m. HT vs. No. 3 UCLA (3-1) • 10:15 a.m. PT at Hawai’i 4 11:30 a.m. HT vs. Nebraska 4 2 p.m. HT 18 vs. Nebraska 4 8:30 a.m. HT Bare E-sand-shells at Hawai’i 4 9:45 a.m. HT • USC is the three-time defending national champion and won the 24 vs. California 5 10 a.m. first-ever NCAA title in the sport in 2016 (AVCA, 2015). The Trojans vs. Arizona State 5 2 p.m. are also the two-time defending Pac-12 Champions. 25 vs. Arizona 5 10 a.m. • The Women of Troy have won 104 of their last 107 dual matches. vs. Stanford 5 1 p.m. • 7th-year head coach Anna Collier is 150-18 (.893) and was the 31 vs. Saint Mary’s College 6 10:10 a.m. first coach to reach 100 career victories; now just one of two. vs. Loyola Marymount 6 12:30 p.m. • Only five teams have ever beaten the Trojans in a dual: Pepperdine (8), Long at Pepperdine 6 1:40 p.m. Beach State (5), Florida State (3), Hawai’i (1), and UCLA (1). April • The USC-Pepperdine dual is a rematch of the 2017 NCAA title match. The Trojans 4 at UCLA (P12LA) 4 p.m. won, 3-2, and have beaten the Waves in each of their last six meetings. 10 Pepperdine (P12N/LA) 5 p.m. • USC went 38-1 in 2017, but the lone loss was dealt by crosstown rival UCLA in the 14 at Washington 7 12 p.m. Pac-12 championship semifinals. The loss also snapped a 62-dual winning streak. vs. Stanford 7 2 p.m. • The Trojans are 42-4 (.913) all-time at Merle Norman Stadium. USC has won 16 15 vs. California 7 10 a.m. consecutive home duals since a 3-2 loss to Florida State on March 11, 2016. vs. Oregon 7 1 p.m. 17 Long Beach State (P12+) 4 p.m. 26-28 Pac-12 Championship * (P12BA) TBA LOS ANGELES – No. 1-ranked USC (4-0) rekindles its two most heated rivalries with back-to-back duals against No. 3 UCLA (3-1) and No. 5 Pepperdine (2-1). The May Trojans face the Bruins and the Waves at Merle Norman Stadium on Wednesday 4-6 NCAA Championship ^ (ESPN) TBA 10-12 USAV Collegiate Pairs Championship 8 TBA (Feb. 28) and then meet the two teams again on Saturday (March 3) on Zuma Beach for the Zuma Classic hosted by Pepperdine. All times PST unless otherwise noted Bold indicates home match at Merle Norman Stadium Wednesday’s matches are USC’s home openers at Merle Norman Stadium where 1 Arizona State Invitational • PERA Club • Tempe, Ariz. the Trojans are 42-4 all-time. USC and Pepperdine faced off in the NCAA title 2 Zuma Classic • Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. 3 UCLA East Meets West Invitational • Manhattan Beach, Calif. match last May. The Trojans won, 3-2, and have won six straight over the Waves. 4 Outrigger Hawai’i Invitational • Queen’s Beach • Honolulu USC’s only loss last season was dealt by UCLA in the Pac-12 semifinals. 5 Pac-12 South Invitational • Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica 6 Pepperdine Invitational • Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. 7 Pac-12 North Invitational • Alki Beach • Seattle, Wash. * Pac-12 Championships • Stanford Sand VB Courts • Stanford, Calif. Anticipated USC Lineup ^ NCAA Championship • Gulf Shores Beach • Gulf Shores, Ala. 8 USAV Collegiate Pairs Championship • Manhattan Beach, Calif. Pairing Dual Ovr. all-Time Streak No. 1 :: Abril Bustamante/Terese Cannon 4-0 4-0 4-0 W4 No. 2 :: Haley Hallgren/Sammy Slater 3-1 3-1 3-1 L1 No. 3 :: Joy Dennis/Brianna Sizemore 2-2 2-2 2-2 W2 @USCBeach No. 4 :: Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer 4-0 4-0 39-9 W4 No. 5 :: Maja Kaiser/Alexandra Poletto 0-1 1-1 1-1 L1 2018 USC Women of Troy ## NAME HEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 2 Alexandra Poletto 6-3 Gr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (De La Salle HS/Colorado State) 3 Maja Kaiser 6-0 Fr. Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley HS) 4 Sammy Slater 5-10 Fr. Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS) 5 Peri Green 5-7 Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i (La Pietra) 10 Abril Bustamante 6-0 Jr. Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 11 Joy Dennis 6-0 So Cypress, Calif. (Keystone Academy) 12 Haley Hallgren 6-1 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 13 Lainy Thomas 5-10 So. Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS) 14 Tina Graudina 6-0 Fr. Jurmala, Latvia 20 Katrina Kernochan 5-9 Jr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 24 Cammie Dorn 6-0 So. Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) 25 Jo Kremer 5-8 Sr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS/Notre Dame) 30 Brianna Sizemore 6-0 Jr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS/Point Loma Nazarene Univ.) 31 Jenna Belton 6-1 Sr. Aptos, Calif. (Aptos HS) 41 Terese Cannon 6-3 Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. (Our Lady of Mercy HS/Georgetown)

Head Coach Anna Collier (7th year), USC ‘77 Assistant Coach Gustavo Rocha (1st year), Park ‘06 Volunteer Assistant Coach Dain Blanton (4th year), Pepperdine ‘94 Athletic Trainer Louis Duran Strength & Conditioning Coach Kelly Dormandy Graduate Assistant Sara Hughes Undergraduate Managers Roman Bertozzi, Reed Malone

USC Head Coach Anna Collier Pronunciation Guide Anna Biller Collier, who coached women’s beach volleyball teams Bustamante ...... April, like the month in two Olympic games, is in her seventh season as USC’s first-ever Cannon ...... ter-EES head coach of beach volleyball with a 150-18 (.893) overall record. Collier ...... AW-nuh CALL-yur Hallgren ...... HAY-lee Collier has led the Trojans to three national championships (AVCA Graudina ...... grah-DEE-nah 2015) including the first two NCAA titles in history. USC went 38-1 in Green ...... PAIR-ee 2017 and was 34-2 in 2016 when it finished on a 30-match winning Kaiser ...... MY-uhh streak. The Trojans are the first team ever to win back-to-back crowns Kernochan ...... KER-nah-KIN and are also the first to win three in a row. Under her care, USC Kremer ...... CREMM-err has also won consecutive Pac-12 titles (2016-17). In 2015, USC was Poletto ...... puh-LED-oh undefeated (28-0) and won the AVCA’s national championship. Sizemore ...... bree-AW-nuh

USC pairs have claimed four national titles under Collier. Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes won the 2015 AVCA and the 2017 USAV championships. Kirby Burnham and Hughes won the Collier’s Career Record 2014 championship; and Burnham and Stevi Robinson won the 2013 crown. YEAR RECORD H A N In 2014, USC was 23-3 and and Collier was named the 2014 AVCA National Coach of the 2012 7-4 2-0 1-2 4-2 Year. The Trojans went 16-8 in 2013 and made their first-ever AVCA semifinals appearance 2013 16-8 7-3 2-2 7-3 as a team. Burnham and Robinson became USC’s first-ever All-Americans in the sport. 2014 23-3 8-0 3-1 12-2 Collier took USC to a 7-4 record in 2012, the sport’s inaugural season as an NCAA emerging 2015 28-0 10-0 5-0 13-0 sport, and sent two USC teams to the pairs championship of the first VCAA pairs tourney. 2016 34-2 9-1 3-1 22-0 2017 38-1 8-0 4-0 26-1 She has led two U.S. teams to fifth-place Olympic finishes: Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno (1996 Atlanta Games) and Annette Davis and Jenny Johnson (2000 Sydney Games). Collier 2018 4-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 has coached beach volleyball since 1990, and has worked with standouts Misty May- TOTAL 150-18 44-4 20-6 86-8 Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Nicole Branagh, Rachel Wacholder, and Angie Akers.

As head coach for the U.S. Senior A2 Beach National Team, she led teams to first and fifth The Collier File place finishes at the 2012 World University Championships in Brazil. She coached U26 and ALMA MATER U23 A2 U.S. squads at the 2010 Team FISU World University Championships in Turkey and § USC, 1977 (Physical Education) coached the U26 U.S. squads at the 2011 championships in China. She served as coach of § Two-time Track & Field All-American Team USA at the 2013 Summer World University Games in Russia. On top of her duties, she § Volleyball and Swimming Letterwinner is a USAV High Performance coach and a founding member of the USAV Beach Coaching Accreditation Program Cadre. HONORS & AWARDS § First coach to reach 100-career wins Collier played professionally on the beach for seven seasons between 1978 and 1989, and § 2014 AVCA National Coach of the Year posted 10 Top 10 finishes among her 20 tournament appearances. At USC (as Anna Biller) she was on the track and field, volleyball, and swimming teams and was a two-time All- PRO BEACH CAREER American in track as a member of the 800-meter (1975) and 400-meter (1977) relay teams. § 1978-89; 20 tournament appearances Collier earned a degree in physical education from USC in 1977. § 10 top 10 finishes

2018 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions CORE STRENGTH: The USC lineup returns five starters with seniors Jenna Belton, 2018 USC Quick Facts Jo Kremer, and Terese Cannon at the forefront. Junior Abril Bustamante and sophomore Joy Dennis were also integral pieces to the 2017 championship team. University Information Junior Katrina Kernochan--who partnered with eighth different teammates a Location Los Angeles, California season ago--and sophomores Cammie Dorn and Lainy Thomas are also back to Founded 1880 bolster the Trojans’ lineup. Transfer junior Brianna Sizemore and senior Alexandra Enrollment 43,000 (19,000 undergraduates) Poletto will factor into the lineup as well. USC’s freshman class includes Haley Campus Size 150 Acres President Dr. C.L. Max Nikias Hallgren, Sammy Slater, Maja Kaiser, Tina Graudina, and Peri Green. Athletic Director Lynn Swann Senior Woman Administrator Dr. Donna C. Heinel SCOUTING REPORT: The No. 3 Bruins (3-1) defeated Stanford, 5-0, to open National Affiliation NCAA Division I the season but turned around to drop a 5-0 decision at Hawai’i. UCLA then Conference Affiliation Pac-12 defeated Stanford, 3-2, and exacted revenge on the Wahine with another 3-2 Nickname Trojans / Women of Troy win at the Rainbow Wahine Classic. USC leads UCLA, 8-1, in the all-time series Fight Song Fight On history. The only Bruin win was also the only loss for the 2017 Trojans. The 3-2 UCLA Colors Cardinal and Gold victory snapped USC’s NCAA-record 62-match winning streak, but the Trojans Mascot Traveler rebounded to defeat the Bruins, 3-2, in the Pac-12 final and later won the NCAA Home Court (Cap) Merle Norman Stadium (500) title. No. 5 Pepperdine opened the season with a 3-2 loss to Cal Poly, but earned 4-1 wins over LSU and Grand Canyon on opening weekend. The Waves are Beach Volleyball Staff owners of two AVCA national titles (2012 and 2014). USC defeated Pepperdine, Head Coach Anna Collier (7th year) 3-2, in the NCAA title match in May and has won the last six meetings to lead the Alma Mater USC, ‘77 all-time series, 10-8. Collier’s Record at USC 150-18 (.893) Collier’s Career Record 150-18 (.893) POW-WOW: USC pairs have won the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week Assistant Coach Gustavo Rocha (1st year) Vol. Assistant Coach Dain Blanton (4th year) award 11 times since its inception in 2016. Trojans claimed five of the eight awards Office Phone (213) 740-0855 in 2017. All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes are owners of a record five Athletic Trainer Louis Duran Pac-12 POW awards. Seniors Jenna Belton and Jo Kremer became the first-ever Training Room Phone (213) 740-0891 No. 5 pair to win the honor on March 21, 2017. Sports Information LET’S GO STREAKING: USC set a new program record to close the 2016 season as Director Tim Tessalone winners of 30 consecutive matches. That streak carried into the 2017 campaign Mailing Address USC Sports Information and reached 62 before a loss on April 28 in the Pac-12 Championship winner’s 3501 Watt Way, Heritage Hall 103 bracket final. The 62 victories rank sixth among longest streaks in the history Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601 of USC athletics. All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes won 103 straight Office Phone (213) 740-8480 matches as a pair between April 2, 2015 and April 8, 2017. During that incredible Beach Volleyball SID Jeremy Wu streak, the two Trojans lost just seven sets (only one in 2016 and one in 2017). Office Phone (213) 740-3807 Office Fax (213) 740-7584 HIGH MARKS: Trojan All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes are the Mobile Phone (213) 379-3977 winningest pair in program history. The duo won 147 matches (4 losses) together E-Mail [email protected] over the course of a three-year relationship. Nicolette Martin and Allie Wheeler USC Ticket Office (213) 740-GOSC Website www.usctrojans.com/beach formed the second-most successful duo in school history from 2014-16 as they Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, SnapChat @USCBeach 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 Beach Volleyball History achieved in 2016 and the record for longest winning streak with a 103-match run First Season of Beach Volleyball * 2012 between April 2, 2015 and April 8, 2017. First Head Coach Anna Collier All-Time Record 150-18 (.893) ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS: On Saturday, April 23, 2016, USC defeated Hawai’i, Record at Merle Norman Stadium 42-4 (.913) 3-0, to make head coach Anna Collier the first collegiate beach volleyball coach All-Time AVCA Postseason Record 7-4 (.636) to reach the 100 career victories mark. She is now 150-18 (.893) all-time. The next All-Time NCAA Postseason Record 8-0 (1.000) closest coach is Pepperdine’s Nina Matthies who reached 100 this season and is Team Conference Championships 2 (2016-17) 114-19 (.857) overall. Pairs Conference Championships 2 (2016-17) Team National Championships 3 (2015-17) 1-2 PUNCH: When No. 1 USC and No. 2 UCLA met in the 2017 Pac-12 championship Pairs National Championships 4 (2013-15, ‘17) match, the Trojans played in their 11th 1v2 matchup. The Trojans are 7-4 all-time AVCA Team Appearances 3 in No. 1 vs. No. 2 duals. They went 3-1 in 2016 but didn’t play any such matches NCAA Team Appearances 2 AVCA All-America Selections 14 (7 players) in 2015. In three 1-vs-2 duals in 2014, USC went 1-2. Overall, in these duals, USC is * First season women’s beach volleyball scholarships awarded at USC 5-3 when ranked No. 1 and 2-1 when ranked No. 2. 2017 Season Review HOME, SWEET, HOME: The Women of Troy are 42-4 at Merle Norman Stadium Overall Record 38-1 since the venue’s opening in 2013. The Trojans won 19 straight home matches Home Record 8-0 between 2014 and 2016; and went 10-0 in 2015 and 8-0 in 2014 on MNS sand. Away Record 4-0 USC currently owns a 16-match winning streak at the stadium. Only three teams Neutral Site Record 26-1 have ever come to Merle Norman Stadium and beaten the Trojans: Florida State Final AVCA Ranking No. 1 (twice), Long Beach State, and Pepperdine. Postseason Finish NCAA Champion (def. Pepp, 3-2)

FOUR SCORE: Women of Troy own four pairs’ national titles. Kirby Burnham and 2018 Team Information Stevi Robinson claimed the 2013 AVCA championship. Burnham won it again Letterwinners Returning / Lost 9 / 5 with Sara Hughes in 2014. Hughes later teamed with Kelly Claes to win the 2015 Starters Returning / Lost 5 / 5 crown. With the NCAA’s sponsorship of beach volleyball as its 90th championship Newcomers 6 sport, the organization decided to hold a team championship and not a pairs’ Class Breakdown (Sr / Jr / So / Fr) 4 / 3 / 3 / 5 tournament. Claes and Hughes won a second national title as the USAV Pairs Champions in 2017.

2018 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions AVCA Coaches Top 20 Poll POLL POSITION: USC opens the season ranked No. 1 in both the AVCA Coaches Top 20 and the DiG Magazine Top 20 media poll. The Women of Troy seized the top spot in both polls on March 23, 2015, following a victory over then No. 1-ranked Hawai’i on the road and held the ranking for the rest of 2015. USC has been ranked No. 1 in 24 AVCA polls, the most all-time. The Trojans, the Waves, and the Wahine are the only three teams ever to hold the top spot in the poll. USC is 95-4 all-time when ranked No. 1. The Trojans received their first-ever No. 1 RK TEAM RECORD LAST ranking in 2014 and maintained the position for much of the season, before the 1 USC 4-0 1 they fell to eventual AVCA champion Pepperdine in the national semifinals. In 2 Hawai’i 3-1 5 2013, USC started the season ranked third and finished in fourth. 3 UCLA 3-1 3 4 Florida State 4-0 4 TRACK THE TROJANS: Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCBeach on Twitter 5 Pepperdine 2-1 2 for score updates during home matches and select road matches. The Trojans 6 LSU 3-1 6 are also active on Instagram, Facebook, Periscope, and Snapchat. Search @ 7 Long Beach State 0-0 7 USCBeach and follow us today! 8 Cal Poly 4-2 14 9 South Carolina 3-1 8 TROJANS IN TV LAND: USC beach volleyball matches will be shown on Pac- 10 Arizona 3-0 9 12 Networks four times this spring. The Trojans’ home matches with UCLA and 11 Florida International 3-0 11 Pepperdine on Feb. 28 will appear on the national network and the Pac-12 Los Angeles sub-network. When the Trojans play at UCLA for the first time on April 4, 12 Grand Canyon 0-4 10 Pac-12 Los Angeles will broadcast the match. USC’s rematch with Pepperdine 13 Georgia State 2-2 12 on April 10 will be shown on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Los Angeles. 14 TCU 3-1 13 15 Stetson 1-3 15 ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS: USC has celebrated seven AVCA All-Americans and 14 All- 16 Stanford 0-4 17 America certificates in six seasons. Sara Hughes became the first-ever four-time 17 Florida Atlantic 1-2 16 All-American in 2017. Kelly Claes is USC’s second three-time All-American while 18 Tulane 0-0 18 Kirby Burnham and Sophie Bukovec are each two-time winners. Stevi Robinson, 19 Washington 0-0 19 Alexa Strange, and Allie Wheeler each hold one-time All-America distinction on 20 Loyola Marymount 2-0 20 their resumes. Hughes, Claes, Bukovec, and Strange have also been chosen for Also receiving votes: Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, DiG Magazine All-America honors. California, Oregon, Utah, Colorado Mesa, New Mexico, Nebraska, Florida Gulf Coast, UNC- BETTER THAN THE REST: No team can claim a winning record against the Women Wilmington, Florida Southern, UAB, Central Arkansas of Troy and just five teams have ever registered a win over USC and together are responsible for all 18 of USC’s all-time losses. Pepperdine (8), Long Beach State as of Feb. 26 • Next poll: March 5 (5), Florida State (3), Hawai’i (1), and UCLA (1) own those victories. The Trojans are undefeated against the other 33 of their all-time opponents.

DiG Magazine Top 20 Poll OH, CANADA: Senior transfer Alexandra Poletto is the Trojans’ second Canadian player and hails from the same city as two-time All-American Sophie Bukovec (Toronto, Ontario). Both have trained with the Canadian Beach Volleyball national team and have international experience.

FRESH AWARD: Freshmen Haley Hallgren and Sammy Slater were each named RK TEAM RECORD LAST to the fourth-annual AVCA High School Beach All-America Team. The team 1 USC (15) 4-0 1 is comprised of six of the top high school beach volleyball players with 10 2 Hawai’i 3-1 4 additional selections for honorable mention. The duo combined to win gold at 3 Florida State 4-0 5 the 2017 18U BVCA National Championship and took home first-place medals 4 UCLA 3-1 3 at the USAV High Performance Championships. In 2016, Joy Dennis received 5 Pepperdine 2-1 2 honorable mention status. Abril Bustamante was a 2015 HS All-American and Jo 6 LSU 3-1 6 Kremer was a member of the inaugural team in 2014. 7 Cal Poly 4-2 11 8 Long Beach State DNP 7 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: Freshman Tina Graudina is the Trojan’s first-ever player 9 South Carolina 3-1 9 from Latvia, but she is the second to hail from Europe. Natasa Siljkovic, an indoor 10 Arizona 3-0 8 volleyball convert, played two seasons on the sand (2013-14), and is from Uzice, 11 Grand Canyon 0-4 10 Serbia. They are two of just four international players to have held roster spots 12 Florida International 3-0 12 with the Trojans. Alexandra Poletto and Sophie Bukovec are each from Canada. 13 TCU 3-1 13 14 Georgia State 2-2 16 TWINNING TIME: Senior Terese Cannon, and junior Brianna Sizemore are each 15 Stanford 0-4 14 halves of sets of twins. Cannon’s sister Maryn is a senior at Georgetown, from 16 Stetson 1-3 15 where Terese transferred. The Cannons also have another sister named Hannah. 17 Loyola Marymount 2-0 17 Sizemore’s sister Morgan actually played volleyball long before Brianna took 17 Arizona State 1-2 19 it up. The two Sizemores also have a set of twin brothers named Gregory and 19 Saint Mary’s College 2-0 NR Tommy. 20 Washington DNP 18 PARENTAL INFLUENCE: Senior Jenna Belton’s biological parents separated when Others receiving votes: Tulane, California, Florida she was still a toddler, but familial love extends beyond marital lines as all four Atlantic, New Mexico parents get along and have provided her with a firm foundation on which to grow. In particular, Belton’s stepfather Mark Rosen—who played football and as of Feb. 26 • Next poll: March 5 baseball for Stanford—is most responsible for her growth as an athlete. She credits him with teaching her the sport of volleyball and draws inspiration from him on a regular basis. While Belton has one biological sister, her parents’ marriages make her one of six sisters in the family.

2018 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions SURF’S UP!: Freshman Peri Green spent much of her youth as a competitive surfer. 2018 USC Poll Progression She hails from the Hawai’i and is no stranger to both the sand and the surf. She is the first USC beach player to come from Hawai’i.

TEXAS THREE-STEP: The Trojans’ roster features three players who hail from the DATE RECORD AVCA DiG MAG Lone Star State. Freshman Maja Kaiser is from Bulverde, a small town north of San Antonio. Sophomore Lainy Thomas is from the city of Frisco, a suburb to the north FEB 19 (PRE) 0-0 No. 1 No. 1 of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Freshman Haley Hallgren prepped at FEB 26 4-0 No. 1 No. 1 Carroll High School in Southlake, in the Dallas Metro area, but has deep roots in MAR 5 California, where her family previously lived. MAR 12 OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO: The USC beach program is on the rise, and the MAR 19 nation knows. Since 2012, the Trojans have acquired student-athletes that have chosen to transfer in order to compete on one of the top teams in the country. MAR 26 Even USC’s two oldest traditional football rivals have been represented on the APR 2 Trojan roster. Senior Jo Kremer played indoor volleyball at Notre Dame in the fall APR 9 of 2014. 2016 graduate Zoe Nightingale and 2015 graduate Meg Norton were each previously members of UCLA’s indoor volleyball team. 2016 grad Alexa APR 16 Strange gave up the indoor game at Nebraska to join the Trojans and Sophie APR 23 Bukovec did the same after a successful season at Long Beach State. In 2016, APR 30 the Trojans got a transfer from Georgetown, a traditional basketball power, when Terese Cannon made the coastal change. In 2017, a budding beach MAY 7 (FINAL) star, Brianna Sizemore joined the Trojans from Point Loma Nazarene. Alexandra Poletto completed her indoor career at Colorado State in the fall of 2017 and USC AVCA POLL SUPERLATIVES joins the Women of Troy for the 2018 beach season. 37 • Number of weeks ranked in the poll (1.000) STAFF INFECTION: The Trojans will benefit from having Olympic gold-medal 37 • Number of weeks ranked in top 5 winner Dain Blanton as the team’s volunteer assistant coach for a fourth straight 24 • Number of weeks ranked No. 1 (most all-time) year. Blanton won beach volleyball gold in the 2000 Sydney Games with partner Eric Fonoimoana. He also played in the 2004 games in Athens, and currently 1 • One of three teams to hold No. 1 ranking serves as an analyst for the Pac-12 Networks for men’s volleyball matches. Three 95-4 • Overall record when ranked No. 1 seasons ago, Blanton replaced the Trojans’ former assistant Misty May-Treanor, who was a three-time Olympic gold-medal winner on the sand. In 2017, Gustavo Rocha joined the staff following a stint at Pepperdine as the Waves’ volunteer 2018 Honors and Awards assistant coach. Rocha has also served as an assistant to Marcio Sicoli, who was the coach for Olympic gold medalists May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings. Team Ranked No. 1 in AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll Ranked No. 1 in DiG Magazine Preseason Poll TOP HONORS: USC All-Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes were selected as the 2017 Los Angeles Sports Council Sportswomen of the Year. The duo was honored in a special ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 6, 2018, alongside the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger (Sportsman of the Year), the Los Angeles Rams’ Sean McVay (Coach of the Year), and LA 20208 Chairman Casey Wasserman (Sports Executive of the Year).

USC ALUMS ON THE BEACH: USC women’s volleyball players have shined on the pro beach world circuit, both internationally and domestically. Some top stars include Olympic medalists April Ross and Jennifer Kessy; Tracy (Lindquist) Jones (13-year pro); Geena Urango, Jessica Gysin, and Keao Burdine (young beach stars); Bibiana Candelas (indoor All-American who won the first-ever Collegiate Nationals Beach Championship in 2006); Paula Weishoff (an indoor Olympian and Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee); and Miki McFadden (indoor Olympian).

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2018 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions Merle Norman Stadium 2018 USC Superlatives Merle Norman Stadium is the on-campus home to the Overall Winning Clinchers USC women’s beach volleyball program. Located on Overall Record 4-0 Pair No. 1 1 the east side of University Park Campus on Figueroa Home 0-0 Pair No. 2 2 Street across from the Galen Center, it features three Away 2-0 Pair No. 3 1 courts with sand from the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Neutral 2-0 Pair No. 4 0 The palm tree-encircled stadium also has bleachers Pair No. 5 0 and a grass berm for spectator seating, a scoreboard vs. AVCA Ranked 2-0 and audio system, lighting, restrooms, showers, and vs. AVCA Unranked 2-0 Streaks multiple team storage areas. USC Ranked Higher 4-0 Win Streak 4 (Feb. 24-active) USC Ranked Lower 0-0 Losing Streak -- Ground was broken to build the new venue in July Active Streak W10 (Apr. 28, 2017-) of 2012 under the generous donations of Jack and In 5-0 Matches 1-0 Helen Nethercutt and John and Melinda Muller, and In 4-1 Matches 0-0 a large sum from an anonymous donor. The Mullers In 3-2 Matches 3-0 have a daughter (Erica) on the 2013 squad. A USC Other Finishes 0-0 alumnus, Jack Nethercutt served as vice president of marketing and later President of Merle Norman Cosmetics in 1973. He left the company to pursue other ventures but returned to his presidency in All-Time USC Series Records by Opponent March of 2002 and now serves as Chairman of the Board with his wife Helen as Vice Chairman. LAST LAST LAST OPPONENT MEETING LOCATION RESULT STREAK REC The stadium is named for Nethercutt’s great aunt Arizona 3/13, 2017 Honolulu, HI W 4-1 W6 6-0 and namesake of the cosmetics corporation, Merle Arizona State 2/24, 2018 Tempe, AZ W 3-2 W8 8-0 Nethercutt Norman. Jack and Helen are active in Boise State 4/11, 2015 Hermosa Beach W 5-0 W2 2-0 Los Angeles non-profits and charities and are Galen California 3/28, 2017 MNS W 5-0 W4 4-0 Cal Poly 2/25, 2018 Tempe, AZ W 3-2 W2 2-0 Founders, Scholarship Club members, and Conquest Cal State Northridge 3/27, 2014 MNS W 5-0 W2 2-0 supporters of the USC Trojan Marching Band. Concordia 4/14, 2015 Irvine W 5-0 W2 2-0 CSU Bakersfield 4/20, 2017 MNS W 5-0 W7 7-0 On Thursday, March 7, 2013, USC officially opened Florida Atlantic 4/02, 2016 South Beach, FL W 5-0 W1 1-0 and dedicated Merle Norman Stadium in conjunction Florida Gulf Coast 3/24, 2012 Tallahasee, FL W 5-0 W1 1-0 with the beach volleyball program’s alumni match. Florida International 3/11, 2017 Manhattan Beach W 4-1 W2 2-0 The Nethercutts were on hand to cut the ribbon with Florida State 3/25, 2017 Columbia, SC W 4-1 W5 7-3 first Trojan head coach Anna Collier and athletic Fullerton College 4/13, 2013 Santa Barbara W 5-0 W1 1-0 director Pat Haden. USC All-America alumnae and Georgia State 3/26, 2017 Columbia, SC W 5-0 W3 3-0 Olympic beach volleyball silver medalists Jennifer Grand Canyon 2/24, 2018 Phoenix, AZ W 3-2 W4 4-0 Kessy and April Ross christened the sand in their return Hawai’i 5/05, 2017 Gulf Shores, AL W 3-0 W8 12-1 to campus for the special match. Irvine Valley College 4/14, 2015 Irvine W 5-0 W1 1-0 Long Beach State 4/20, 2017 MNS W 4-1 W5 6-5 The Women of Troy played their first dual match in the Louisiana-Monroe 4/16, 2016 Fort Worth, TX W 5-0 W2 2-0 stadium on Sunday, March 10, 2013, and earned a Louisiana State 3/11, 2017 Manhattan Beach W 4-1 W1 1-0 Loyola Marymount 4/08, 2017 Manhattan Beach W 4-1 W17 17-0 4-1 victory over Loyola Marymount. USC produced a Nebraska 2/25, 2018 Tempe, AZ W 5-0 W8 8-0 7-3 mark in 2013 and was 8-0 in 2014 on its home sand New Mexico 4/15, 2016 Fort Worth, TX W 5-0 W2 2-0 at Merle Norman Stadium. USC also went undefeated North Florida 5/03, 2013 Gulf Shores, AL W 4-1 W1 1-0 in 2015 (10-0) and in 2017 (8-0). The Trojans are 42-4 Oregon 4/29, 2016 MNS W 5-0 W2 2-0 (.913) all-time at Merle Norman Stadium. Pacific 3/19, 2013 Moraga W 4-1 W1 1-0 Pepperdine 5/07, 2017 Gulf Shores, AL W 3-2 W6 10-8 Saint Mary’s College 4/08, 2017 Manhattan Beach W 4-1 W4 4-0 San Francisco 4/01, 2017 Santa Cruz W 5-0 W2 2-0 San Jose State 4/02, 2017 Monterey W 5-0 W2 2-0 Santa Barbara CC 4/13, 2013 Santa Barbara W 5-0 W1 1-0 Santa Clara 4/11, 2015 Hermosa Beach W 5-0 W2 2-0 South Carolina 5/05, 2017 Gulf Shores, AL W 4-0 W3 3-0 Stanford 4/18, 2017 Stanford W 5-0 W1 1-0 Stetson 3/26, 2017 Columbia, SC W 4-1 W5 5-0 TCU 4/16, 2016 Fort Worth, TX W 5-0 W2 2-0 Tulane 4/01, 2016 South Beach, FL W 5-0 W1 1-0 UCLA 4/28, 2017 Tucson, AZ W 3-2 W1 8-1 Utah 4/27, 2017 Tucson, AZ W 5-0 W2 2-0 Washington 4/28, 2017 Tucson, AZ W 5-0 W2 2-0 TOTAL 150-18

2018 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions 2018 USC BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Overall Record: 4-0 Home: 0-0 • Away: 2-0 • Neutral: 2-0 AVCA Ranking: No. 1 • DiG Magazine Ranking: No. 1 as of February 26

DUAL MATCH RESULTS

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

FEB 24 at Grand Canyon 3-2 W 1-0 W W L W L No. 1 No. 10 FEB 24 at Arizona State 1 3-2 W 2-0 W W L W L No. 1 -- FEB 25 vs. Nebraska 1 5-0 W 3-0 W W W W W No. 1 -- FEB 25 vs. Cal Poly 1 3-2 W 4-0 W L W W L No. 1 No. 14 FEB 28 UCLA No. 1 No. 3 FEB 28 Pepperdine No. 1 No. 5 MAR 3 at Pepperdine 2 No. 1 No. 5 MAR 3 vs. UCLA 2 No. 1 No. 3 MAR 10 vs. Florida International 3 MAR 10 vs. Louisiana State 3 MAR 11 vs. Florida State 3 MAR 11 vs. TCU 3 MAR 17 vs. Grand Canyon 4 MAR 17 at Hawai’i 4 MAR 17 vs. Nebraska 4 MAR 18 vs. Nebraska 4 MAR 18 at Hawai’i 4 MAR 24 vs. California 5 MAR 24 vs. Arizona State 5 MAR 25 vs. Arizona 5 MAR 25 vs. Stanford 5 MAR 31 vs. Saint Mary’s College 6 MAR 31 vs. Loyola Marymount 6 MAR 31 at Pepperdine 6 APR 4 at UCLA APR 10 Pepperdine APR 14 at Washington 7 APR 14 vs. Stanford 7 APR 15 vs. California 7 APR 15 vs. Oregon 7 APR 17 Long Beach State

Bold denotes home matches played at Merle Norman Stadium All times Pacific unless otherwise noted 1 Sun Devil Challenge • Pera Club • Tempe, Ariz. 2 Zuma Classic • Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. 3 UCLA East Meets West Invitational • Manhattan Beach Pier • Manhattan Beach, Calif. 4 Outrigger Hawai’i Invitational • Queen’s Beach • Honolulu, Hawai’i 5 Pac-12 South Invitational • Ocean Park Beach • Santa Monica, Calif. 6 Pepperdine Invitational • Zuma Beach • Malibu, Calif. 7 Pac-12 North Invitational • Alki Beach • Seattle, Wash. * Pac-12 Championship • Stanford Sand Volleyball Courts • Stanford, Calif. ^ NCAA Championship • Gulf Shores Beach • Gulf Shores, Ala. PAIRS RECORDS

PAIR NO. 1 NO. 2 NO. 3 NO. 4 NO. 5 DUAL OTHER OVERALL Jenna BELTON/Jo KREMER ------4-0 -- 4-0 -- 4-0 Abril BUSTAMANTE/Terese CANNON 4-0 ------4-0 -- 4-0 Joy DENNIS/Brianna SIZEMORE -- -- 2-2 -- -- 2-2 -- 2-2 Cammie DORN/Lainy THOMAS ------1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Cammie DORN/Katrina KERNOCHAN ------0-1 0-1 Peri GREEN/Alexandra POLETTO ------0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 Haley HALLGREN/Sammy SLATER 3-1 ------3-1 -- 3-1 Maja KAISER/Katrina KERNOCHAN ------0-1 0-1 -- 0-1 Maja KAISER/Alexandra POLETTO ------0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 TOTALS 4-0 3-1 2-2 4-0 1-3 14-6 3-1 17-7

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

PLAYER NO. 1 NO. 2 NO. 3 NO. 4 NO. 5 DUAL OTHER OVERALL #2 Alexandra POLETTO ------0-2 0-2 2-0 2-2 #3 Maja KAISER ------0-2 0-2 1-0 1-2 #4 Sammy SLATER -- 3-1 ------3-1 -- 3-1 #5 Peri GREEN ------0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 #10 Abril BUSTAMANTE 4-0 ------4-0 -- 4-0 #11 Joy DENNIS -- -- 2-2 -- -- 2-2 -- 2-2 #12 Haley HALLGREN -- 3-1 ------3-1 -- 3-1 #13 Lainy THOMAS ------1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 #14 Tina GRAUDINA ------#20 Katrina KERNOCHAN ------0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 #24 Cammie DORN ------1-0 1-0 1-1 2-1 #25 Jo KREMER ------4-0 -- 4-0 -- 4-0 #30 Brianna SIZEMORE -- -- 2-2 -- -- 2-2 -- 2-2 #31 Jenna BELTON ------4-0 -- 4-0 -- 4-0 #41 Terese CANNON 4-0 ------4-0 -- 4-0 TEAM DUAL AGATE RESULTS

MATCH #1 No. 1 USC def. No. 10 Grand Canyon, 3-2 Beach Volleyball Stadium • Phoenix, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 Records: USC (1-0), Grand Canyon (0-4) 3 1. Abril Bustamante/Terese Cannon (USC) def. Katie Pyles/Molly Turner (GCU) 21-16, 21-16 2. Haley Hallgren/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Jessica Stansfield/Hannah Towne (GCU) 22-24, 21-15, 15-11 3. Bella Bauman/Taylor Jarzombek (GCU) def. Joy Dennis/Brianna Sizemore (USC) 21-19, 30-28 2 4. Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Emily Reinking/Jamie Walsh (GCU) 17-21, 21-12, 15-10 5. Jessica Clark/Madi Relaz (GCU) def. Maja Kaiser/Katrina Kernochan (USC) 22-20, 21-12, 15-8 Exh: Peri Green/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Natalie Honzovicova/Olivia Unnasch (GCU) 21-7, 21-13 Order of finish: 5, 4, 1, 3, 2*

MATCH #2 No. 1 USC def. Arizona State, 3-2 2018 Sun Devil Challenge Pera Club • Tempe, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 3 Records: USC (2-0), Arizona State (0-1) 1. Abril Bustamante/Terese Cannon (USC) def. Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU) 21-9, 21-15 2. Haley Hallgren/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Halle Harker/Kara Woodard (ASU) 21-12, 21-14 2 3. Katelyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) def. Joy Dennis/Brianna Sizemore (USC) 21-14, 16-21, 15-11 4. Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) 21-18, 21-13 5. Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU) def. Peri Green/Alexandra Poletto (USC) 21-19, 21-18 Exh: Cammie Dorn/Lainy Thomas (USC) def. Frances Giedraitis/Sydney Palmer (ASU) 21-14, 21-18 Order of finish: 5, 4, 1, 2*, 3

MATCH #3 No. 1 USC def. Nebraska, 5-0 2018 Sun Devil Challenge Pera Club • Tempe, Ariz. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 5 Records: USC (3-0), Nebraska (1-3) 1. Abril Bustamante/Terese Cannon (USC) def. Kelly Hunter/Lauren Stivrins (NEB) 21-12, 21-15 2. Haley Hallgren/Sammy Slater (USC) def. Annika Albrecht/Kenzie Maloney (NEB) 21-18, 21-15 0 3. Joy Dennis/Brianna Sizemore (USC) def. Sami Slaughter/Jazz Sweet (NEB) 21-11, 21-9 4. Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Hayley Densberger/Anezka Szabo (NEB) 21-2, 21-8 5. Cammie Dorn/Lainy Thomas (USC) def. Allie Havers/Jasmine Schmidt (NEB) 27-25, 21-18 Exh: Maja Kaiser/Alexandra Poletto (USC) def. Kenzie Maloney/Chesney McClellan (NEB) 21-8, 21-11 Order of finish: 4, 5, 1*, 3, 2

MATCH #4 No. 1 USC def. No. 14 Cal Poly, 3-2 2018 Sun Devil Challenge Pera Club • Tempe, Ariz. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 3 Records: USC (4-0), Cal Poly (3-2) 1. Abril Bustamante/Terese Cannon (USC) def. Tiadora Miric/Torrey Van Winden (CP) 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 2. Samantha Manley/Emily Sonny (CP) def. Haley Hallgren/Sammy Slater (USC) 21-14, 21-18 2 3. Joy Dennis/Brianna Sizemore (USC) def. Raeann Greisen/Hannah Hubbard (CP) 21-19, 19-21, 15-6 4. Jenna Belton/Jo Kremer (USC) def. Brayden Gruenewald/Adlee Van Winden (CP) 23-21, 21-9 5. Macy Gordon/Heather Pembroke (CP) def. Maja Kaiser/Alexandra Poletto (USC) 21-17, 21-17 Exh: Dora Beilin/Jamie Stivers (CP) def. Cammie Dorn/Katrina Kernochan (USC) 21-17, 21-15 Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3* USC PAIRS RESULTS Jenna BELTON • Jo KREMER DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 4 W Emily Reinking/Jamie Walsh (GCU) 17-21, 21-12, 15-10 2-24 at Arizona State No. 4 W Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) 21-18, 21-13 2-25 vs. Nebraska No. 4 W Hayley Densberger/Anezka Szabo (NEB) 21-2, 21-8 2-25 vs. No. 14 Cal Poly No. 4 W Brayden Gruenewald/Adlee Van Winden (CP) 23-21, 21-9 TOTAL 4-0 (4-0)

Abril BUSTAMANTE • Terese CANNON DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 1 W Katie Pyles/Molly Turner (GCU) 21-16, 21-16 2-24 at Arizona State No. 1 W Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU) 21-9, 21-15 2-25 vs. Nebraska No. 1 W Kelly Hunter/Lauren Stivrins (NEB) 21-12, 21-15 2-25 vs. No. 14 Cal Poly No. 1 W Tiadora Miric/Torrey Van Winden (CP) 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 TOTAL 4-0 (4-0)

Joy DENNIS • Brianna SIZEMORE DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 3 L Bella Bauman/Taylor Jarzombek (GCU) 21-19, 30-28 2-24 at Arizona State No. 3 L Katelyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) 21-14, 16-21, 15-11 2-25 vs. Nebraska No. 3 W Sami Slaughter/Jazz Sweet (NEB) 21-11, 21-9 2-25 vs. No. 14 Cal Poly No. 3 W Raeann Greisen/Hannah Hubbard (CP) 21-19, 19-21, 15-6 TOTAL 2-2 (2-2)

Cammie DORN • Lainy THOMAS DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at Arizona State Exh W Frances Giedraitis/Sydney Palmer (ASU) 21-14, 21-18 2-25 vs. Nebraska No. 5 W Allie Havers/Jasmine Schmidt (NEB) 27-25, 21-18 TOTAL 2-0 (1-0)

Cammie DORN • Katrina KERNOCHAN DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-25 vs. No. 14 Cal Poly Exh L Dora Beilin/Jamie Stivers (CP) 21-17, 21-15 TOTAL 0-1

Peri GREEN • Alexandra POLETTO DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon Exh W Natalie Honzovicova/Olivia Unnasch (GCU) 21-7, 21-13 2-24 at Arizona State No. 5 L Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU) 21-19, 21-18 TOTAL 1-1 (0-1)

Haley HALLGREN • Sammy SLATER DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 2 W Jessica Stansfield/Hannah Towne (GCU) 22-24, 21-15, 15-11 2-24 at Arizona State No. 2 W Halle Harker/Kara Woodard (ASU) 21-12, 21-14 2-25 vs. Nebraska No. 2 W Annika Albrecht/Kenzie Maloney (NEB) 21-18, 21-15 2-25 vs. No. 14 Cal Poly No. 2 L Samantha Manley/Emily Sonny (CP) 21-14, 21-18 TOTAL 3-1 (3-1)

Maja KAISER • Katrina KERNOCHAN DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-24 at No. 10 Grand Canyon No. 5 L Jessica Clark/Madi Relaz (GCU) 22-20, 21-12, 15-8 TOTAL 0-1 (0-1)

Maja KAISER • Alexandra POLETTO DATE DUAL/TOURNAMENT (ROUND) RES/POS OPPONENT (SCHOOL) SCORE 2-25 vs. Nebraska Exh W Kenzie Maloney/Chesney McClellan (NEB) 21-8, 21-11 2-25 vs. No. 14 Cal Poly No. 5 L Macy Gordon/Heather Pembroke (CP) 21-17, 21-17 TOTAL 1-1 (0-1) 2018 USC Beach Volleyball Broadcast Roster

#2 #3 #4 #5 Alexandra POLETTO Maja KAISER Sammy SLATER Peri GREEN Gr. • 6-3 Fr. • 6-0 Fr. • 5-10 Fr. • 5-7 Toronto, Ontario Bulverde, Texas Ventura, Calif. Honolulu, Hawai’i

#10 #11 #12 #13 Abril BUSTAMANTE Joy DENNIS Haley HALLGREN Lainy THOMAS Jr. • 6-0 So. • 6-1 Fr. • 6-1 So. • 5-10 Redondo Beach, Calif. Cypress, Calif. Southlake, Texas Frisco, Texas

#14 #20 #24 #25 Tina GRAUDINA Katrina KERNOCHAN Cammie DORN Jo KREMER Fr. • 6-0 Jr. • 5-9 So. • 6-1 Sr. • 5-8 Jurmala, Latvia Manhattan Beach, Calif. Laguna Beach, Calif. Pacific Palisades, Calif.

#30 #31 #41 Brianna SIZEMORE Jenna BELTON Terese CANNON Jr. • 6-1 Sr. • 6-1 Sr. • 6-3 Carlsbad, Calif. Aptos, Calif. Pittsford, N.Y.

Anna COLLIER Gustavo ROCHA Dain BLANTON Louis DURAN Kelly DORMANDY Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Asst. Coach Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning 7th year 1st year 4th year 1st year 3rd year

2018 USC Beach Volleyball • Three-time National Champions