After crushing the UCLA Bruins on Thursday, the Nebraska volleyball team puts their sights on the USC Trojans.
The Huskers will be looking for a sweep of the California schools after holding the Bruins, who were on a five game winning streak, to hitting just .036 and picking up 9 blocks on the night.
The Huskers and Trojans will play at Bob Devaney Sports Center at 8pm. The game will be aired on Big Ten Network.
USC Trojans (9-10) (3-6 Big Ten)
2025 Record: 25-7
2025 Conference Record (15-5 Big Ten)
NCAA Tournament- The Trojans defeated
Princeton 3-0 in the first round of the tournament, but then lost in the second round 2-3 to Cal Poly.
Nebraska and USC have met eleven times previously. The Trojans hold the lead in the series 7-4. The Huskers have won the last three matches and this is the first time in six matches between the two teams that USC has been unranked. The last time USC beat Nebraska was in a 1992 match up.
USC has had an up and down season, they started the season ranked #20 and opened with sweep of then #13 Arizona State, but followed it with losses to Creighton and Texas. The Trojans stayed ranked throughout the non conference season, but fell out of the top 25 after a loss to Illinois. Two weeks ago they swept #15 Indiana, but last week they lost to Ohio State and Penn State. On Thursday they won a five set battle against Iowa.
Ohio State is led by redshirt Junior outside hitter London Wijay. She has 204 kills on the year and averages 3.04 kills per set. Sophomore opposite Abigail Mullen has 194 kills on the year and averages 3.13 kills per set. Junior setter Lilli Etter and Freshman setter Milly Mcgee lead the Trojan offense with 377 and 310 assists respectively.
Sophomore libero Taylor Deckert covers the defense on the floor for the Trojans. Deckert has 239 digs on the year, averaging 3.51 per set.
Junior middle blocker, Papillion-LaVista graduate, Mia Tvrdy will return to Nebraska leading USC in blocking. She averages 1.28 blocks per set, totaling 87 on the season. Following close behind her is redshirt Junior middle blocker Leah Ford, recording 1.26 blocks per set with a total of 73.
#1 Nebraska (20-0)
#1 Keri Leimbach 5’4” SO DS/L
#2 Bergan Reilly 6’1” SR S
#3 Virginia Adriano 6’5 SO OPP
#4 Campbell Flynn 6’3” SO S
#6 Laney Choboy 5’3” SR DS/L
#8 Kenna Cogill 6’4” SO MB
#10 Olivia Mauch 5’6” JR DS/L
#11 Teraya Sigler 6’3” SO OH
#14 Mania Ogbechie 6’3” SO MB
#15 Andi Jackson 6’3” SR MB
#17 Keoni Williams 6’4” FR MB
#18 Ryan Hunter 6’2” SO OPP
#20 Jayden Robinson 6’3” FR OH
#21 Skyler Pierce 6’2” JR OH
#23 Gabby DeVita 6’1” FR OH
#27 Harper Murray 6’2” SR OH
USC Trojans (9-10)
#1 Adonia Faumuina 6’1” RS SR OH
#2 London Wijay 5’10” RS JR OH
#3 Layli Ostovar 5’11”FR OH
#5 Abigail Mullen 6’3” SO OPP
#6 Taylor Deckert 5’9” SO L/DS
#7 Leah Ford 6’4” RS JR MB
#8 Mia Tvrdy 6’1” JR MB
#10 Quinn Loper 6’2” RS FR OH
#14 Taliyah Hanks 6’3” FR MB
#16 Lilli Etter 5’9” JR S
#17 Paisley Douglas 5’6” RS SO L/DS
#18 Riley Malloy 6’5” FR OH
#20 Addison Coady 6’2” FR MB
#21 Brooklyn Tealer 6’0” RS SO OH
#24 Milly McGee 6’1” FR S
#40 Addison Townsend 5’7” RS FR L/DS
