2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team
Appearance
2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball | |
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Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
Record | 10–16 (3–9 MPSF) |
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Home arena | Galen Center |
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]
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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
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Season highlights
[edit]- Will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster
[edit]2023 USC Trojans roster[3]
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Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers |
Outside hitters
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Opposite hitters
Setters
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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) |
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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
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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. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. 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.