2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team

2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball
2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	10–16 (3–9 MPSF)
Head coach	Jeff Nygaard (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Gary Sato (8th season); Rory Prager (4th season);
Home arena	Galen Center
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represents the University of Southern California in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Trojans, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Nygaard,^[1] play their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll.^[2]

2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍^y	12	–	0	1.000	31	–	2	.939
No. 8 BYU ‍‍‍	8	–	4	.667	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍^y	6	–	6	.500	22	–	8	.733
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍	6	–	6	.500	15	–	13	.536
No. 10 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	5	–	7	.417	16	–	14	.533
No. 12 USC ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	10	–	16	.385
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	2	–	10	.167	8	–	19	.296

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 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]

2023 USC Trojans roster^[3]

Defensive specialist/libero

3 Austin Stuard – Sophomore

Middle blockers

17 Teddy Terrill – Sophomore
18 Christian Thomas – Sophomore
19 Lucas Frassrand – Senior
20 Markus Olsson – Sophomore

Outside hitters

1 Dillon Klein – Freshman
2 Noah Roberts – Freshman
4 Jackson Reed – Junior
9 George Dyer – Senior
12 Riley Haine – Freshman
15 Jack Deuchar – Junior
23 Peter Brown – Junior

Opposite hitters

8 Kyle Paulson – Junior
14 Luke Hobus – Sophomore
19 Lucas Frassrand – Senior
21 Kevin Kobrine – Senior
24 Simon Gallas – Junior

Setters

6 Trevor Powell – Freshman
7 Ryan Sprague – Freshman
8 Kyle Paulson – Junior
13 Nate Tennant – Junior

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)
1/5 3 p.m.	@ #11 UC Santa Barbara	#10	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)	Vimeo	L 1–3 (25–19, 16–25, 18–25, 23–25)^[4]^[5]	542	0–1
1/6 8 p.m.	vs. CSUN	#10	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)		W 3–0 (25–21, 28–26, 25–20)	92	1–1
1/7 5:30 p.m.	vs. UC San Diego	#10	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)		W 3–2 (22–25, 20–25, 25–16, 25–22, 15–12)	212	2–1
1/13 5 p.m.	vs. Lindenwood^[6]	#11	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA		W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–16)		3-1
1/14 4 p.m.	vs. King^[6]	#11	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA		W 3–0 (25–16, 25–17, 25–16)	416	4-1
1/18 7 p.m.	@ #7 UC Irvine	#10	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	L 2-3 (22-25, 27–25, 25–23, 20-25, 11-15)^[7]	1,534	4-2
1/19 7 p.m.	#12 UC Santa Barbara	#10	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3-2 (21-25, 25–22, 25–22, 18-25, 15-12)	1,508	5-2
1/25 7 p.m.	@ CSUN	#10	Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-22, 19–25, 25–16, 25-17)	422	6-2
2/03 4 p.m.	@ #4 Penn State	#10	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)	B1G+	L 1-3 (28-30, 20–25, 25–23, 18-25)	1,177	6-3
2/04 1 p.m.	vs. #13 Ohio State	#10	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)		L 1-3 (19-25, 25–20, 20–25, 18-25)	0	6-4
2/15 7 p.m.	#5 Grand Canyon*	#12	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12	L 1-3 (21-25, 22–25, 28–26, 22-25)	400	6-5 (0-1)
2/17 7 p.m.	#5 Grand Canyon*	#12	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	L 1-3 (25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 22-25)	562	6-6 (0-2)
2/24 7 p.m.	#9 Stanford*	#13	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 1-3 (22-25, 26-24, 16-25, 20-25)	392	6-7 (0-3)
2/26 4 p.m.	#9 Stanford*	#13	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12	W 3-2 (25-19, 18-25, 26-24, 22-25, 17-15)	559	7-7 (1-3)
3/03 5 p.m.	Menlo	#11	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20)	201	8-7
3/09 6 p.m.	@ #7 Pepperdine*	#10	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WavesCast	L 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 19-25)	723	8-8 (1-4)
3/11 7 p.m.	#7 Pepperdine*	#10	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	L 1-3 (25-27, 25-17, 23-25, 20-25)	493	8-9 (1-5)
3/24 7 p.m.	@ #4 Long Beach State	#11	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (17-25, 15-25, 23-25)	2,814	8-10
3/25 7 p.m.	#4 Long Beach State	#11	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	L 1-3 (13-25, 25-14, 25-27, 21-25)	876	8-11
3/30 6 p.m.	@ #7 BYU*	#11	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 17-25, 20-25)	3,283	8-12 (1-6)
3/31 6 p.m.	@ #7 BYU*	#11	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1-3 (20-25, 28-30, 26-24, 14-25)	4,261	8-13 (1-7)
4/06 7 p.m.	@ #2 UCLA*	#12	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 22-25)	3,072	8–14 (1-8)
4/08 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA*	#12	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 20-25)	1,614	8–15 (1-9)
4/13 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#13	CU Center Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3-2 (25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12)	113	9–15 (2-9)
4/15 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#13	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-21)	304	10–15 (3-9)
4/19 TBD	@ #8 Stanford ⁽³⁾	#12 ⁽⁶⁾	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	L 1-3 (25-21, 21-25, 24-26, 15-25)	706	10-16

*-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 Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene ^[8]
CSUN:
Penn State:
Grand Canyon:
Grand Canyon:
Stanford:
Stanford:
Menlo:
Pepperdine:
Pepperdine:
Long Beach State:
Long Beach State:
BYU:
BYU:
UCLA:
UCLA:
Concordia Irvine:
Concordia Irvine:
MPSF Quarterfinal:

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	10^[9]	11^[10]	10^[11]	10^[12]	10^[13]	12^[14]	12^[15]	13^[16]	11^[17]	10^[18]	11^[19]	11^[20]	11	12	13	12	12	12
Off the Block Media	Not released		RV^[21]	RV^[22]	RV		RV		RV	RV

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References[edit]

^ "Jeff Nygaard named USC men's volleyball coach". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". USC Athletics.
^ "UCSB men's volleyball defeats USC". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ "UCSB wins season opener over USC in men's volleyball". KEYT-TV. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Faces Lindenwood and King in Long Beach". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ "UCI Men's Volleyball Outlasts USC 3-2 in Top 10 Battle". New University. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "Set for a fun one at USC". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 24)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

[1] "Jeff Nygaard named USC men's volleyball coach". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[2] "UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[3] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". USC Athletics.

[4] "UCSB men's volleyball defeats USC". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[5] "UCSB wins season opener over USC in men's volleyball". KEYT-TV. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[Games_in_Long_Beach-6] "No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Faces Lindenwood and King in Long Beach". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[7] "UCI Men's Volleyball Outlasts USC 3-2 in Top 10 Battle". New University. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[8] "Set for a fun one at USC". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[9] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[10] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[11] "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[12] "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[13] "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[14] "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[15] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[16] "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[17] "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[18] "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[19] "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[20] "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[21] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[22] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 24)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

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