It was a weekend full of winning for the USC Women’s volleyball team as they were victorious in all three games they played in the Trojan Invitational, capturing the tournament championship.

After some early season struggles, the three wins improved the Trojans’ record to 4-4 on the season.

“The fact that we’re at home, and we’re able to get 3 wins and get back to even is massive,” Head Coach Brad Keller said.

The Trojans opened the weekend with a 3-0 sweep over UC Davis in front of a packed Galen Center crowd of 3,314 fans Friday night, marking the third-highest attendance for a Trojan home game all-time.

“Being able to come back home and have that Los Angeles energy is something that we’ve definitely missed,” said junior setter Mia Tuaniga.

That energy translated into efficiency. Star senior outside hitter Skylar Fields cashed in 15 kills on a season-high .484 hitting to lead the Trojans’ dominant victory.

Redshirt freshman opposite hitter Madison Pietsch added 13 kills on .321 hitting, and senior middle blocker Lindsey Miller racked up 6 kills on .455 hitting.

Overall, the Trojans outhit the Aggies .327 to .192 and that efficiency was key in the victory.

USC was able to carry momentum over to its next matchup, another 3-0 sweep against Marist University Saturday.

Two Trojans, freshman outside hitter London Wijay and freshman middle blocker Leah Ford, made the first collegiate starts of their respective careers and played well.

Wijay had a great all-around game, putting up a career-high 10 kills as well as three digs, two blocks, a service ace and her first career assist.

Ford finished with seven kills on 10 swings and no errors, giving her an extremely efficient .700 hitting percentage.

The third game against San Diego Sunday was the most challenging for the Trojans. After winning the first set 25-20, the Trojans fell behind in the second set and dropped the set 26-24 to knot the match at 1-1.

The Trojans were able to put together a lot of good touches in a row in the third set, jumping out to a big lead and running away with a 25-19 victory.

But in the fourth set, just like the second, the Toreros jumped out to a big lead early and the Trojans had their work cut out for them.

Luckily, they were able to complete the comeback this time for a 25-23 set victory that gave them a 3-1 match win.

Keller was proud of how his team navigated the ups and downs of the roller-coaster match.

“I would call this a gritty win, a tough win and a necessary win,” Keller said. “I’m really proud of them for sure.”

The victory was once again led by an all-world performance from Fields, whose 28 kills not only led the team but set a new career high for the star outside hitter.

The career-best performance landed her the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award, and she was joined on the all-tournament team by two teammates: senior middle blocker Lindsey Miller and sophomore libero Gala Trubint.

Graduate outside hitter Kalyah Williams also played a crucial role in capturing the tournament crown Sunday. Williams played a huge part in the offense with a season-high 41 swings, matching her career-high with 13 kills.

“I love playing with [Williams],” Tuaniga said. “I have so much respect for what she did in the middle, and I always tell her the way she approaches being in a new position and taking another role as an outside, I just have so much respect for her.”

Tuaniga put up a monster game in her own right, with a season-high 49 assists and a career-best afternoon of passing, matching her career-high with 14 digs.

But Tuaniga got involved in more ways than that, adding four kills, three blocks and an ace, showcasing the versatility that earned her a spot on the Pac-12 All-Conference team last season.

Williams is incredibly grateful to have a do-it-all setter in Tuaniga on the court with her.

“You don’t see a lot of people who can do what she does, and on top of it she’s a great person,” Williams said. “She’s very passionate about the game.”

Williams, Tuaniga, Fields, Keller and the whole squad hope to keep their winning streak going this week as they head to Indiana for the Boilermaker Challenge, where they will play Illinois Thursday afternoon and Purdue Friday evening.