COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: 'SC FALLS IN ARENA OPENER.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News It was an opening night fit for a women's volleyball program with a storied tradition like USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . But it didn't take long for an equally prestigious opponent in Stanford to pull the curtain down on the Women of Troy's debut at the Galen Center History USC had planned to build an on-campus indoor arena for over 100 years. Before the Galen Center, USC basketball had been played at a variety of locations, including the neighboring Shrine Auditorium stage, the old Pan-Pacific Auditorium in the Fairfax District, and since . USC, ranked No. 4 in the nation, had celebrities in the seats with Pete Carroll Peter C. Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001. and Tim Floyd Tim Floyd (born February 25, 1954) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California men's college basketball team. Floyd is also a former head coach of several teams in both the NCAA and the NBA. leading a list of coaches and dignitaries in attendance for Thursday's Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members match. But the sixth-ranked Cardinal had too much star power on the court, snapping the Women of Troy's 17-match winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" with a 30-21, 30-26, 30-28 victory. ``This is just fun,'' Stanford coach John Dunning said. ``This is why people practice hard and sweat, to play in a great facility, in front of a great crowd, against a great team. It's even more exciting to come out with a win.'' A couple of former Southern California high school standouts, Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach Wilson) and Jessica Fishburn (Brentwood), used their homecoming to upstage USC (17-1, 6-1 in Pac-10) in front of an estimated crowd of 5,000, which packed the lower section of the 10,258-seat facility. Barboza had a match-high 18kills, Fishburn contributed 12 digs and All-American outside hitter Kristin Richards added 10 kills and seven digs for Stanford (14-2, 5-1), which faces No. 3 UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (20-0, 7-0) at 7 tonight at Pauley Pavilion. ``The Pac-10 is unparalleled (to any conference in the country). It's the best it's been since I've been at Stanford,'' said Richards, who recorded two kills to rally Stanford from a 28-26 deficit in the final game to prevent USC from extending the match. Asia Kaczor led USC, which opened the season with 17 consecutive victories for the seventh time in program history, with 15 kills and Debora Seilhamer added 21 digs, increasing her school record to 1,750. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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