Southern California got big play from key players and took care of business otherwise forcing Minnesota to play out of system for a lot of the match. The Gophers struggled with serve receive all night long as the tough serving Trojans tallied six aces and only error. Minnesota fell 25- 23, 28-26, 25-16, ending their season with a 28-6 record.
The play of freshman, Brooke Botkin, who came in the match averaging less than two kills a set and hitting .174 was key for USC. She put away 14 kills, 11 in the first two sets with only one error, while hitting .