2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team

2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball
2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	22–7 (8–4 MPSF)
Head coach	Jeff Nygaard (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Gary Sato (7th season); Rory Prager (3rd season);
Home arena	Galen Center
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represents the University of Southern California in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Trojans, led by seventh year head coach Jeff Nygaard, play their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fifth in the MPSF preseason poll.^[1]

2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	1	.917	22	–	5	.815
No. 7 USC ‍‍‍	8	–	4	.667	22	–	7	.759
No. 5 Pepperdine ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
No. 11 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	6	–	6	.500	16	–	12	.571
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍	4	–	8	.333	14	–	14	.500
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	10	–	16	.385
BYU ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	8	–	17	.320

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights[edit]

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[edit]

2022 USC Trojans roster^[2]

Defensive specialist/libero

2 Austin Stuard - Freshman
3 Cole Paxson - Graduate
5 Gus Acord - Sophomore

Middle blockers

17 Teddy Terrill - Freshman
18 Liam Schroeder - Senior
19 Lucas Frassrand - Junior
20 Markus Olsson - Freshman
22 Christian Thomas - Freshman

Outside hitters

1 Brandon Browning - Senior
4 Jackson Reed - Sophomore
7 Sam Kobrine - Graduate
9 George Dyer - Junior
11 Noah Keelin - Freshman
15 Jack Deuchar - Sophomore
21 Adam Flood - Junior
23 Peter Brown - Sophomore
24 Simon Gallas - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

7 Sam Kobrine - Graduate
8 Kyle Paulson - Sophomore
14 Luke Hobus - Freshman
19 Lucas Frassrand - Junior
24 Simon Gallas - Sophomore

Setters

6 Chris Hall- Senior
7 Sam Kobrine - Graduate
8 Kyle Paulson - Sophomore
10 Jameson McKibbin - Junior
13 Nate Tennant - Sophomore

Schedule[edit]

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ USC. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

Date time	Opponent	Rank ^{(tournament seed)}	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/6 3 p.m.	@ #11 UC Santa Barbara		Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3–2 (19–25, 25–22, 17–25, 25–23, 15–8)^[3]	1	1–0
1/7 3 p.m.	@ #11 UC Santa Barbara		Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–17, 25–18, 25–22)	1	2–0
1/12 7 p.m.	Princeton	#12	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (35–33, 25–22, 25–20)^[4]	100	3–0
1/14 10 a.m.	Erskine	#12	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–13, 25–13)^[5]	50	4–0
1/21 7:30 p.m.	vs. #3 Penn State	#12	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)	P12 LA	W 3–1 (25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 25–16)	0	5–0
1/22 5 p.m.	vs. #11 Ohio State	#12	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)	P12 Insider	L 1–3 (24–26, 25–16, 18–25, 21–25)	400	5–1
1/26 7 p.m.	#14 UC Irvine	#10	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–17)	250	6–1
1/28 8 p.m.	@ #14 UC Irvine	#10	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	W 3–2 (29–27, 30–32, 25–13, 22–25, 15–10)	814	7–1
2/02 7 p.m.	#13 UC San Diego	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–18, 32–30)	254	8–1
2/04 7 p.m.	@ #3 Long Beach State	#7	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (25–15, 23–25, 21–25, 19–25)	1,729	8–2
2/9 7 p.m.	#8 UC Santa Barbara	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–23)	303	9–2
2/10 7 p.m.	CSUN	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–23)	200	10–2
2/23 7 p.m.	@ #7 Pepperdine*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 2–3 (25–23, 17–25, 26–28, 26–24, 13–15)	443	10–3 (0–1)
2/25 7 p.m.	#7 Pepperdine*	#5	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–23, 25–19, 25–20)	813	11–3 (1–1)
3/04 7 p.m.	#15 BYU*	#6	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–1 (25–23, 25–19, 18–25, 25–20)	450	12–3 (2–1)
3/05 7 p.m.	#15 BYU*	#6	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–10, 25–17)	451	13–3 (3–1)
3/09 7 p.m.	George Mason	#6	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–16)	258	14–3
3/11 7 p.m.	Vanguard	#6	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–22, 21–25, 25–16)	206	15–3
3/18 7 p.m.	Menlo	#5	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–22, 25–19)	203	16–3
3/25 7 p.m.	@ #14 Stanford*	#5	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY/LA	L 1–3 (19–25 ,25–20, 16–25, 26–28)	376	16–4 (3–2)
3/26 6 p.m.	@ #14 Stanford*	#5	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY/LA	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–21)	450	17–4 (4–2)
3/31 7 p.m.	#1 UCLA*	#5	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 0–3 (23–25, 19–25, 17–25)	975	17–5 (4–3)
4/02 5 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#5	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 2–3 (25–23, 19–25, 25–17, 12–25, 12–15)	4,032	17–6 (4–4)
4/08 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#6	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–18)	347	18–6 (5–4)
4/09 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#6	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 33–31)	91	19–6 (6–4)
4/15 6 p.m.	@ #10 Grand Canyon*	#5	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–2 (21–25, 15–25, 25–14, 25–23, 15–12)	928	20–6 (7–4)
4/16 6 p.m.	@ #10 Grand Canyon*	#5	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 27–25)	703	21–6 (8–4)
4/20 2 p.m.	vs. Concordia Irvine ⁽⁷⁾	#5 ⁽²⁾	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–19)	N/A	22–6
4/20 7 p.m.	vs. Pepperdine ⁽³⁾	#5 ⁽²⁾	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	L 1–3 (23–25, 26–28, 25–20, 25–27)	850	22–7

*-Indicates conference match. ^(#)-Indicates tournament seeding.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
Princeton: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Erskine: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Penn State: Anne Marie Anderson
Ohio State: Denny Cline
UC Irvine: Brian Webber
UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
UC San Diego: Brian Webber
Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
UC Santa Barbara: Kevin Barnett
CSUN: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Pepperdine: Al Epstein
Pepperdine: Anne Marie Anderson
BYU: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
BYU: Anne Marie Anderson
George Mason: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Vanguard: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Menlo: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Stanford: Ted Enberg
Stanford: Ted Enberg
UCLA: Anne Marie Anderson
UCLA: Anne Marie Anderson
Concordia Irvine: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
Concordia Irvine: Kienan Dixon
Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roche
Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
MPSF Quarterfinal- Concordia Irvine: Nick Koop
MPSF Semifinal- Pepperdine: Darren Preston

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	RV^[6]	12^[7]	12^[8]	10^[9]	7^[10]	7^[11]	5^[12]	5^[13]	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	5
Off the Block Media	Not released	RV^[14]	10^[15]	7^[16]	7^[17]	7^[18]	6^[19]	5^[20]

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

References[edit]

^ "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
^ "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of USC Athletics". USC Athletics.
^ "Gauchos volleyball drop season opener to USC in modified UCSB Asics Invitational". KEYT. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ "No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps Princeton 3-0 in Home Opener". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Defeats Erskine 3-0 to Improve to Best Start Since 2015". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[1] "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.

[2] "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of USC Athletics". USC Athletics.

[3] "Gauchos volleyball drop season opener to USC in modified UCSB Asics Invitational". KEYT. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[4] "No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps Princeton 3-0 in Home Opener". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[5] "No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Defeats Erskine 3-0 to Improve to Best Start Since 2015". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[6] "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[7] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[8] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[9] "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[10] "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[11] "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[12] "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[13] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[14] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[15] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[16] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[17] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[18] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[19] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[20] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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