The USC women's volleyball program has signed a pair of highly-rated recruits to National Letters of Intent (NLI), head coach Brent Crouch announced on Thursday, Dec. 13. Middle blocker Madison Horin (Munster, Ind./Munster HS), rated the No. 7 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com and outside hitter Kalen Owes (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS), the No. 11-ranked Senior Ace, will join the Women of Troy for the fall 2019 season.

USC women's volleyball sophomore outside hitter Brooke Botkin (Houston, Texas/Pearland HS) was named to the 2018 AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division I All-America second team on Wednesday, Dec. 12.

USC women's volleyball junior outside hitter Khalia Lanier (Scottsdale, Ariz./Xavier College Preparatory), sophomore outside hitter Brooke Botkin (Houston, Texas/Pearland HS), and freshman setter Raquel Lázaro (Córdoba, Spain/Castile HS) were named to the 2018 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Pacific South All-Region Team

The 11th-seeded USC women's volleyball team (22-11) was defeated in three sets (27-25, 25-21, 25-19) by San Diego (18-12) in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship at Galen Center on Saturday, Dec. 1.

The 11th-seeded USC women's volleyball team (22-10) overpowered Southern Conference champion Samford (19-15) to take a three-set sweep (25-18, 25-19, 25-14) in the first round of the 2018 NCAA tournament at Galen Center on Friday, Nov. 30.

USC women's volleyball senior middle blocker Madison Murtagh (San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart Preparatory) and senior libero Victoria Garrick (Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Preparatory) were each selected for Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as announced by The Conference on Thursday, Nov. 29.