WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: REGIONAL NEXT FOR TROJANS.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Diane Copenhagen had 16kills and Jessica Gysin added 12, hitting .500, as No. 5-seeded USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. swept Brigham Young 30-25, 39-37, 30-19 in the first round of the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association women's volleyball tournament Friday night at 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 . The Trojans (27-4) advanced to the Honolulu Regional next week to face the winner of tonight's Long Beach State- Hawaii match. USC reached the regionals for the sixth time in the past sevenyears. The Trojans, ranked No. 6 in the latest AVCA AVCA American Volleyball Coaches Association AVCA American Veterinary Chiropractic Association AVCA African Venture Capital Association AVCA Almaden Valley Community Association AVCA Automobil Veteranen Club Austria AVCA Apoyo Vital Cardiopulmonar Avanzado poll, battled a team that rallied from a 2-0 deficit Thursday to defeat UC Santa Barbara. With the win against the No. 23 Cougars (25-6) , USC is 9-4 this season against ranked opponents. ``I think Game 2 might have been a breakthrough for us this season,'' Trojans coach Mick Haley said. ``It's something you can't create in practice and something this team had not been able to do in any of the matches we had played this year. I thought the whole attitude and effort we got out of the team now gives them the confidence that they can go into any match and fight back.'' Asia Kaczor had 15 kills for the Trojans and Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the Year Taylor Carico had 44 assists with five kills, four blocks and three digs. USC had 10 service aces to BYU's two. All-America senior libero Libero can refer to:
Chelsea Goodman, who led the Cougars against UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer with 26 kills, had 14 kills to go with eight digs. Senior middle blocker Lindsy Hartsock had sixkills and did not have an error for a .667 percentage. ``We came out with some purpose and resolve tonight,'' BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding coach Jason Watson said. ``I thought we fought diligently in Games 1 and 2 and while the score perhaps doesn't show it, I thought we fought just as well in Game 3. USC is a very nice volleyball team and I thought they were very good tonight.'' 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 3, Alabama-Birmingham 0: Katie Carter had 13 kills and Nana Meriwether added 12 as the host Bruins rolled to a 30-24, 30-21, 30-23 NCAA victory. Nellie Spicer had 40 assists and a team-high nine digs for fourth- ranked UCLA (30-3), which plays Utah at 7 p.m. today at Pauley Pavilion, with a berth to the Honolulu Regional at stake. Utah beat Michigan State 30-25, 27-30, 20-30, 30-28, 15-11 in Friday's other match. Long Beach State 3, Pepperdine 1: Alexis Crimes had 16 kills to lead the host 49ers to a 30-22, 30-27, 25-30, 30-26 NCAA victory. Julie Rubenstein had a match-high 17 kills for Pepperdine (16-12). Teammates Sophia Milo Milo, athlete of ancient Greece Milo (mī`lō) or Milon (mī`lŏn), fl. 500 B.C., athlete of ancient Greece, b. Crotona. and Cassi Chamberlain added 12 and 11 kills, respectively, while Kiah Fiers had 46 assists and Kekai Crabbe 14 digs for the Waves. JUNIOR COLLEGE COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) A document that accompanies software which states that it is an original package from the manufacturer. It generally includes a seal with a difficult-to-copy emblem such as a holographic image. state tournament: Ashley Lugo-Brown had 14kills to lead Pierce to a 30-24, 30-22, 30-25 victory against Shasta in an elimination match in Fresno. Tara Henn added 11 kills in 19 attempts (.526) with sixblocks and two aces. Meredith Rice had 16 digs and four aces and Jackie Tomas added 46assists for Pierce (24-4), which plays the loser of the Sacramento City vs. El Camino match at 1 p.m. today. The Brahmas bounced back from a 29-31, 30-23, 30-26, 31-29 defeat to top-ranked SanJoaquin Delta. ``Our goal is to win the state title, and now we have to win two (today) and two more on Sunday,'' Pierce coach Nabil Mardini said. |
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