LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The Arizona State women's volleyball team (10-15, 0-13 Pac-12) fell to No. 17 USC in four sets, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-25, Friday night at the Galen Center.
Freshman Griere Hughes paced the Sun Devil attack, logging 15 kills, while senior Oluoma Okaro added 11. Hughes has now recorded double-digit kills tallies in 14 of Arizona State's 25 matches on the season.
Junior Peyton Grahovac led the Sun Devils at the net, recording four total blocks, while adding seven kills, hitting at a clip of .308.
Sophomore Nicole Peterson made her sixth consecutive start at the setter postilion, notching 39 assists and 10 digs en route to posting her sixth double-double of the season.
Senior Halle Harker posted 17 digs on the outing to move her career total to 1,878. The career mark remains the third-best in program history and constitutes the 11th best in the NCAA among active players.
Up next, the Sun Devils remain in Los Angeles to take on No. 18 UCLA on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT. The match will air on via the Bruin's Pac-12 Live Stream.
ASU Career Digs Leaders
-- Sydney Donahue, 2004-07-- 2385
-- Stephanie Preach, 2010-2013—2010
-- Halle Harker, 2014-present—1878
-- Christy Nore, 1985-88 –1597
-- Jami Coughlin, 1998-2001—1528
"We battled, but we were not able to execute over time," noted interim head coach Carlos Moreno. "I liked the effort we showcased in set two. We need to be more consistent at all aspects of the game and can learn to eliminate mindless mistakes. We all know that we have the ability to compete at a high level in this conference, but we have to maintain that through the match and when it matters the most. We are going to move forward and continue to hold ourselves to a high standard."
After dropping the night's opening frame, 25-20, the Sun Devils rebounded to take set two, 25-21. Despite battling in sets three and four, Arizona State could not withstand a flurry of Trojan scoring runs, falling in the sets, 25-19 and 25-18, respectively.Freshman Griere Hughes paced the Sun Devil attack, logging 15 kills, while senior Oluoma Okaro added 11. Hughes has now recorded double-digit kills tallies in 14 of Arizona State's 25 matches on the season.
Junior Peyton Grahovac led the Sun Devils at the net, recording four total blocks, while adding seven kills, hitting at a clip of .308.
Sophomore Nicole Peterson made her sixth consecutive start at the setter postilion, notching 39 assists and 10 digs en route to posting her sixth double-double of the season.
Senior Halle Harker posted 17 digs on the outing to move her career total to 1,878. The career mark remains the third-best in program history and constitutes the 11th best in the NCAA among active players.
Up next, the Sun Devils remain in Los Angeles to take on No. 18 UCLA on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT. The match will air on via the Bruin's Pac-12 Live Stream.
ASU Career Digs Leaders
-- Sydney Donahue, 2004-07-- 2385
-- Stephanie Preach, 2010-2013—2010
-- Halle Harker, 2014-present—1878
-- Christy Nore, 1985-88 –1597
-- Jami Coughlin, 1998-2001—1528