USC Women's Beach Volleyball | |
University: | University of Southern California |
Athletic Director: | Mike Bohn |
Coach: | Dain Blanton |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Conference Short: | Pac-12 |
City: | Los Angeles |
Stateabb: | CA |
State: | California |
Arena: | Merle Norman Stadium |
Nickname: | Women of Troy |
Ncaachampion: | 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Ncaarunnerup: | 2019 |
The USC Trojans women's beach volleyball team is coached by Olympic gold medalist Dain Blanton and competes in the Pac-12 Conference.[1] The team is the most successful college beach volleyball program with 6 NCAA national championships.[2]
The program began in 2012 with the construction of the university's new Merle Norman Stadium beach volleyball venue across the street from the Galen Center. USC played their first match in the stadium on March 10, 2013, and earned a 4-1 victory over Loyola Marymount.[3] Through the 2015 season, national championship play was conducted by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Trojans won an AVCA national team title in 2015, with a USC team claiming the AVCA pairs championship in each of the 2013–2015 seasons.
The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was established in 2016, with the Trojans winning a record 6 national championships in 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.