Will UCLA BURY USC Hopes?

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Find out Friday at 7 PM PT

USC needs to win this match to have a record of at least .500 so it can be eligible for the NCAA tournament

If the Bruins defeat both the Trojans, UCLA will be Pac-12 Champions for the first time since 1999

Will USC prevail or will UCLA kill USC's dreams?

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UCLA Bruins		USC Trojans
(23-4)(16-3)  #11 (VT)/#13 (AVCA)		(14-14)(9-9)
	Galen Center     Los Angeles, CA

Friday, Nov 26nd
7 PM PT

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Projected Lineups - based on 11/21 matches

Other than Ariail for USC and Luper for UCLA, are any other players out/unavailable for either team?

Owes was subbed out for Weske at the very beginning of the fourth set vs ASU. She didn't play vs Brown and only played one set vs Stanford. Is she available?

USC

#22	Shannon Scully	OH/L	6'2"	Grad	2
#15	Mia Tuaniga	S	5'9"	Fr	6
#5	Kalen Owes	OH	6'2"	Jr
#2	Candace Denny	MB	6'2"	Grad	5
#8	Sabrina Smith	MB	6'3"	Grad
#7	Brooke Botkin	OH	6'2"	Grad	1
#13	Tyrah Ariail	MB	6'1"	Fr
#3	Emelia Weske	Opp	6'2"	Jr	3
#20	Kylie Baumert	DS	5'6"	Sr
#9	Paige Hammons	Opp	6'1"	Grad

  #12        Sam Hastings                         L/DS       5'8"         So
  #14        Keila Barra                              DS          5'8"          Jr             4
  #10        Raquel Lázaro                         S            6"0"         Sr

Key players: Brooke Botkin, Shannon Scully

Frosh to watch: Tyrah Ariail (out), Mia Tuaniga

UCLA

#10	Shelby Martin	S	5'10"	Grad	1
#14	Mac May	OH	6'3"	Grad	2
#4	Zoe Fleck	L	5'6"	Sr	3
#0	élan McCall	OH	6'0"	Sr	4
#3	Charitie Luper	OH	5'9"	Fr
#22	Kelsey Campeau	DS	5'4"	Sr	6
#2	Anna Dodson	MB	6'5"	R-So
#13	Iman Ndiaye	DS/Opp	6'2"	So
#1	Emily Ryan	MB	6'4"	R-Sr
#17	Francesca Alupei	MB	6'3"	Fr

 #6             Allison Jacobs                  Opp/DS       5'11"        So                  5           
 #12           Lexi Hadrych                    OH/Opp       6'1"         R-Jr
 #21           Kate Lane                         S                   6'0"         S
    

Key players: Mac May, Zoe Fleck

Frosh to watch: Charitie Luper (out), Francesca Alupei

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I'd appreciate help with lineups, service orders, or injuries. If I made a mistake, post below or message me. Thanks!

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Whether they've been here for 4 years or 1 (or 5), they have left their mark on the Women of Troy and we will sincerely miss them!

Come celebrate them tonight at Galen Center!

Senior Night will honor Brooke Botkin, Raquel Lázaro, Kylie Baumert, Brooklyn Schirmer, Candace Denny, Paige Hammons, Sarah Nelson, Shannon Scully,  and Sabrina Smith

[dman]

Please!! I need this to happen…even if it’s a shallow grave!!

[hammer]

USC did not impress in their 3-0 loss to Stanford and they have injury issues. It's going to be a tough task for them to beat the Bruins.

[beba]

USC with the sweep.

[kb808]

Even if they win they still don’t deserve to make the tourney!!

[vbcoltrane]

But I want them to win just to see what the committee does.

[trojansc]

Nov 25, 2021 22:54:29 GMT -5 vbcoltrane said:

But I want them to win just to see what the committee does.

The bubble is pretty ugly right now. And it's not even to say that USC's resume looks good either.

You have teams like Arkansas, High Point, Texas State, Cincinnati, Texas State, James Madison, and UTEP on the bubble range near the cutoff and next teams out. Almost all of those teams have nothing to sell on their resume.

Then you have a team like Houston who is on the further end of that RPI spectrum who has three pretty bad losses and played a horrible S.O.S but has big wins against UCF and Mississippi State (way better than the teams above). You have LSU who also has better wins than the grouping above, but even further out than Houston in RPI.

I think USC gets in with a win. A lot of fortunate things have happened on the bubble except for the Big 12 teams practically all clinging to each other and might all get in. The SEC bubble teams may have mostly all played themselves out.

[vollectator]

didn't realize Luper was 5'9. was impressed with Allison Jacobs at the U18. why do you guys think she hasn't cracked the starting lineup yet?

[stanfankev]

The drama. The suspense.

[fetchin]

Keller kind of sucks.

[babybacksets]

I think anything can happen to this UCLA team sans Luper. ESPECIALLY if it’s an LA battle. Go Bruins but would be great for the Trojans to squeak something out.

[trojansc]

Nov 26, 2021 1:11:47 GMT -5 fetchin said:

Keller kind of sucks.

Why?

[mikegarrison]

Nov 26, 2021 1:25:15 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Nov 26, 2021 1:11:47 GMT -5 fetchin said:

Keller kind of sucks.

Why?

This reminds me of the old joke about Lucas (a British electronics company):

"Back in the '70s Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which didn't suck."