Utah St. USU 1-5,0-0 Mountain West

Southern California USC 4-2,0-0 Big Ten

Utah St. USU

1-5,0-0 Mountain West

Final

Sep. 12, 2024

Southern California USC

4-2,0-0 Big Ten

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Utah St. USU	12	20	19	(0)
Southern California USC	25	25	25	(3)

Box Score

Utah State volleyball huddles up during a break in play during a recent match

Volleyball Falls to No. 23 USC, 3-0

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/12/2024 9:48:00 PM

LOS ANGELES – In their first of three matches this weekend in California, Utah State volleyball fell to No. 23 USC, 3-0, on Thursday night at the Galen Center.

Set One
The Trojans immediately took control of the opening set with a 13-1 run at the start of the match. USU fought back with a 6-1 burst to cut into the lead but the deficit proved too large to overcome as USC took the first set, 25-12.

Set Two
The Aggies battled tough in the second frame as the two sides traded rallies in the early stages. After USU battled to a one-point deficit at 11-10, a 3-0 Trojan run gave the home side the momentum. The Aggies again battled back on multiple occasions to single-point deficits but were unable to complete the comeback as USC went up 2-0 with a 25-20 win in the second set.

Set Three
The third set threatened to quickly end the match as USC jumped out to a 6-0 lead to begin the frame. After the Trojans led by as many as nine points, however, the Aggies fought back as close as four points at 21-17 before USC closed the door to claim the set and match, 25-19.

Quick Notes

Junior Tierney Barlow led the Aggies with six total blocks, becoming the first Aggie other than graduate senior Kelsey Watson to lead the team in blocks this season.
Freshman Jagoda Bialek posted a team-high 13 digs, continuing her streak of six straight matches recording or tying for the team lead in digs. It is Bialek's third game recording double-digit digs.
Senior Adna Mehmedovic led USU with seven kills while freshmen Kate Lijic and Kaylie Kofe each posted seven assists to lead the team.
Barlow, Bialek, Kofe and freshman Andrea Simovski each recorded one service ace.

Up Next
Utah State remains in LA to take on LMU tomorrow at 7 p.m. (MT). The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

Fans can follow the Aggie volleyball program on Twitter, @USUVolleyball, on Facebook at /USUVolleyball or on Instagram, @usuvolleyball. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter, @USUAthletics, Facebook at /USUAthletics and on Instagram, @USUAthletics.

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