YOUTHFUL USC TO PLAY IN FINAL FOUR TODAY.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Youth has served the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. women's volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. team to this point. And the Trojans are counting on that to continue for two more matches. USC's six freshmen, including three who start (April Ross Ross , Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. , Toni Anderson and Katie Olsovsky), have led the team to a 29-2 record, a No. 2 national ranking and a berth in today's Final Four against Wisconsin in Richmond, Va. Can the Trojans go further and win the school's first women's volleyball NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association title since 1981? One factor will be what they do when they have a game-point situation. In the Pacific Region last week at the Sports Arena, every time the Trojans reached 14 points, they stopped playing with the same intensity, allowing the opponents to catch up and make it interesting. USC led Florida 14-10, 14-6 and 14-9 in the three games. The Gators held off seven game-points and scored nine points in the three games. Against Penn State, USC led one game 14-4 and gave up seven points before winning 15-11. It led another game 14-7 and failed to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. six game points. Penn State held off two match points before falling in the third game. The good news for USC is Florida and Penn State handed Wisconsin (32-3) two of its defeats this season. The Badgers won the Big Ten and are led by former Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. standout Sherisa Livingston. Livingston won All-America and the conference Player of the Year honors after leading the team with 5.2 kills a game, 1.39 blocks and a .386 attack percentage. Also, freshman Claudia Rodriguez was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after averaging 2.7 kills and 1.10 blocks a game. Setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Lizzy Fitzgerald averaged 13.93 assists a game in being named all-conference and second team All-America. USC counters with Ross, an second-team All-America and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year who averaged 3.98 kills and 2.99 digs a game. Junior middle blocker Jennifer Pahl earned all-conference and second-team All-America honors after averaging 3.23 kills a game, 1.26 blocks a game and a .409 attack percentage. Olsovsky averages 2.76 kills and 1.2 blocks and hits .371. Senior opposite hitter Janae Henry averages 3.22 kills a game. WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FINAL FOUR at Richmond, Va. Today Nebraska (32-0) vs. Hawaii (31-1), 3 p.m. USC (29-2) vs. Wisconsin (32-3), 5:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after conclusion of first match Saturday Winners, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2) CAPTION(S): box Box: WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FINAL FOUR (see text) |
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