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American college volleyball season

2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record10–16 (3–9 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gary Sato (8th season)
  • Rory Prager (4th season)
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons← 20222024 →

The 2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represented 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, played their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll.

2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍ 12 – 0   1.000 31 – 2   .939
No. 8 BYU ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 19 – 7   .731
No. 6 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 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

Roster

2023 USC Trojans roster
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 3 Austin Stuard – Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 17 Teddy Terrill – Sophomore
  • 18 Christian Thomas – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Senior
  • 24 Simon Gallas – Redshirt Junior

Setters

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

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
 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) 		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 #11 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		W 3–0
(25–16, 25–21, 25–16) 		3-1
1/14
4 p.m. 		vs. King #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) 		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
 #12
 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

  • UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
  • UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
  • UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene
  • 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches101110101012121311101111111213121212
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRVRVRVRVRVRV

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

References

See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team, 2022–23 USC Trojans men's basketball team, and 2022 USC Trojans baseball team
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  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.
  6. ^ "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.
  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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