Merle Norman Stadium is a
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side o ...
facility located in
Los Angeles
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, California, United States.
The on-campus USC facility, built in 2013, serves as the home of the
USC Trojans women's beach volleyball.
The facility has three sand courts where USC plays its home matches and holds practices.
History
Ground was broken to construct the venue in July 2012 from donations of several
USC alumni, including
Jack Nethercutt II
Jack Boison Nethercutt II (born December 22, 1936) is an American businessman, restaurateur, and former racing driver with Ferrari and Lotus. He is the chairman of Merle Norman Cosmetics and president of the Nethercutt Collection.
Nethercutt ra ...
. The stadium opened on March 7, 2013, and was named after Nethercutt's aunt,
Merle Norman.
The Trojans went undefeated at the stadium in 2014, 2015, and 2017. As of July 2020, the Trojans are 34–4 at the stadium.
As of 2023, the Trojans have won 5
NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships since the NCAA program's foundation in 2016.
Events
The women's beach volleyball team played their first dual match in the stadium on March 10, 2013, versus
Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
.
The 2016
Pac-12 Conference
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beach volleyball championships were held at the stadium, which the USC Trojans won.
Gallery
File:Merle Norman Stadium 3.jpg, The three sand courts
File:Merle Norman Stadium 1.jpg, Merle Norman Stadium with the Galen Center
The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Ang ...
in background
File:Merle Norman Stadium 2.jpg, Merle Norman Stadium sand court
File:Merle Norman Stadium 4.jpg, Merle Norman Stadium bleachers
See also
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USC Trojans
The USC Trojans (also Southern California Trojans) are the College athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. While the men's teams are nicknamed the ...
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Merle Norman
References
External links
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{{Nethercutt-Richards family
College beach volleyball venues in the United States
USC Trojans women's beach volleyball venues
USC Trojans sports venues
Volleyball venues in Los Angeles
Sports venues completed in 2013
2013 establishments in California
Nethercutt–Richards family