USC Women’s Volleyball Earns At-Large Berth into NCAA Tournament

LOS ANGELES – The USC women's volleyball team (21-10) was awarded one of 32 at-large berths into the 2022 NCAA tournament on Sunday, Nov. 27. The Women of Troy will hold the sixth seed in the Texas quarter of the bracket and will face Big South champion High Point (23-9) in a first-round match at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) on Friday, Dec. 2, at Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.
 
In the other first-round match (7:30 p.m. ET) at the Columbus site, Ohio Valley Conference champion Tennessee State (19-15) will take on third-seeded Ohio State (19-9) from the Big Ten. The winners of the two first-round contests will meet in the second round at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 3.
 
The Women of Troy make their first appearance in the postseason tournament since 2019 and the program's 38th overall. The Trojans own three NCAA titles (1981, 2002, '03) and are 127-41 (.756) all-time in the postseason with an 81-34 (.704) mark in NCAA tournament matches. In total, USC is the winner of six national championships including the three NCAA crowns. The Trojans won back-to-back championships under Mick Haley in 2002 and 2003 and are the holders of three AIAW titles (1976, '77, '80) under the guidance of Chuck Erbe. USC has appeared in all but four of the NCAA's 42 annual championship tournaments (1986, 1990, 2020-21, 2021).
 
Since the NCAA expanded to a field of 64 teams in 1998, USC has advanced to 12 regional championship matches, seven national semifinals (final four), and two national finals (both victories). The last time the Women of Troy played in the national tournament (2019), USC defeated Stephen F. Austin in a first-round match in Waco, Texas, before falling to top-seeded Baylor in the second round.
 
Under third-year head coach Brad Keller, USC finished in fourth place in the Pac-12 with a 13-7 record in league contests. The Trojans are led by Sr. OH Skylar Fields, the Pac-12's leader in kills and points.
 
For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Purchase tickets or sign up to receive ticket information when available at USCTrojans.com/tickets. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.