2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team

2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record22–7 (8–4 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gary Sato (7th season)
  • Rory Prager (3rd season)
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represented 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, played their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fifth in the MPSF preseason poll.[1]

2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
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

Roster

2022 USC Trojans roster[2]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

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

Middle blockers

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

Opposite hitters

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

Setters

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

Schedule

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

  • 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA CoachesRV[6]12[7]12[8]10[9]7[10]7[11]5[12]5[13]66555655
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[14]10[15]7[16]7[17]7[18]6[19]5[20]

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

References

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team, 2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team, and 2022 USC Trojans baseball team
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  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. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. 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.