‘Cats Drop Conference Opener to No. 23 Trojans

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern volleyball (7-5, 0-1 B1G) fell 3-0 to the No. 23 USC Trojans (7-4, 1-0 B1G) on Thursday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena, dropping its Big Ten opener 25-20, 25-19, 25-16. Mara Štiglic led the offense for the third straight match with nine kills on a .333 attack percentage. Both Štiglic and first-year Maya Stillwell collected three blocks, while Lauren Dignan anchored the back row with 12 digs. How It Happened SET 1 | Bella Bullington and Campbell Paris opened action with early kills for the Wildcats, helping Northwestern to a 5-3 advantage. Strong blocking kept the ‘Cats…