Nov. 24, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz. - Senior outside hitter Diane Copenhagen (Saratoga/St. Francis HS) had a team-high 17 kills to go with 10 digs Saturday as the No. 5 USC Trojans swept the host Arizona State Sun Devils, 3-0 (30-26, 30-23, 30-18), in a Pac-10 match at the Wells Fargo Arena. USC finishes the regular season with a 25-4 record and a third-place finish in the Pac-10 Conference with a 14-4 mark.
Arizona State ends the season with a 15-16 overall mark, 7-11 in conference.
USC head coach Mick Haley has now guided his teams (Texas and USC) to at least 25 victories in a season a total of 17 times since 1982. As a program, USC has registered 25 wins in six of the last eight seasons.
Senior All-American Asia Kaczor (Wroclaw, Poland/College of Southern Idaho) added 14 kills for the Trojans while junior Jessica Gysin (Los Gatos/St. Francis HS) had seven kills without an error. Sophomore setter Taylor Carico (Manhattan Beach/Mira Costa HS) had four kills, 46 assists and eight digs.
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