2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2022
Prev Year:2021
Next Year:2023
Team:USC Trojans
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:MPSF
Record:22–7
Conf Record:8–4
Head Coach:Jeff Nygaard
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Gary Sato
Ac1 Year:7th
Asst Coach2:Rory Prager
Ac2 Year:3rd
Stadium:Galen Center

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]

Season highlights

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
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/6
3 p.m.
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)
ESPN+W 3–2
(19–25, 25–22, 17–25, 25–23, 15–8)[2]
11–0
1/7
3 p.m.
@ #11 UC Santa BarbaraRobertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)
ESPN+W 3–1
(20–25, 25–17, 25–18, 25–22)
12–0
1/12
7 p.m.
Princeton
  1. 12
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–0
(35–33, 25–22, 25–20)[3]
1003–0
1/14
10 a.m.
Erskine
  1. 12
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–0
(25–16, 25–13, 25–13)[4]
504–0
1/21
7:30 p.m.
vs. #3 Penn State
  1. 12
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)
P12 LAW 3–1
(25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 25–16)
05–0
1/22
5 p.m.
vs. #11 Ohio State
  1. 12
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)
P12 InsiderL 1–3
(24–26, 25–16, 18–25, 21–25)
4005–1
1/26
7 p.m.
  1. 14 UC Irvine
  1. 10
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3–0
(25–16, 25–20, 25–17)
2506–1
1/28
8 p.m.
@ #14 UC Irvine
  1. 10
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
ESPN+W 3–2
(29–27, 30–32, 25–13, 22–25, 15–10)
8147–1
2/02
7 p.m.
  1. 13 UC San Diego
  1. 7
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3–0
(25–23, 25–18, 32–30)
2548–1
2/04
7 p.m.
@ #3 Long Beach State
  1. 7
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
ESPN+L 1–3
(25–15, 23–25, 21–25, 19–25)
1,7298–2
2/9
7 p.m.
  1. 8 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 7
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–23)
3039–2
2/10
7 p.m.
CSUN
  1. 7
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–23)
20010–2
2/23
7 p.m.
@ #7 Pepperdine*
  1. 5
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsL 2–3
(25–23, 17–25, 26–28, 26–24, 13–15)
44310–3
(0–1)
2/25
7 p.m.
  1. 7 Pepperdine*
  1. 5
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3–1
(22–25, 25–23, 25–19, 25–20)
81311–3
(1–1)
3/04
7 p.m.
  1. 15 BYU*
  1. 6
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–1
(25–23, 25–19, 18–25, 25–20)
45012–3
(2–1)
3/05
7 p.m.
  1. 15 BYU*
  1. 6
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3–0
(25–18, 25–10, 25–17)
45113–3
(3–1)
3/09
7 p.m.
George Mason
  1. 6
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–0
(25–16, 25–20, 25–16)
25814–3
3/11
7 p.m.
Vanguard
  1. 6
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–1
(25–21, 25–22, 21–25, 25–16)
20615–3
3/18
7 p.m.
Menlo
  1. 5
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–0
(25–12, 25–22, 25–19)
20316–3
3/25
7 p.m.
@ #14 Stanford*
  1. 5
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAY/LAL 1–3
(19–25,25–20, 16–25, 26–28)
37616–4
(3–2)
3/26
6 p.m.
@ #14 Stanford*
  1. 5
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAY/LAW 3–1
(23–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–21)
45017–4
(4–2)
3/31
7 p.m.
  1. 1 UCLA*
  1. 5
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAL 0–3
(23–25, 19–25, 17–25)
97517–5
(4–3)
4/02
5 p.m.
@ #1 UCLA*
  1. 5
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAL 2–3
(25–23, 19–25, 25–17, 12–25, 12–15)
4,03217–6
(4–4)
4/08
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine
  1. 6
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCW 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 25–18)
34718–6
(5–4)
4/09
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine*
  1. 6
CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeW 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 33–31)
9119–6
(6–4)
4/15
6 p.m.
@ #10 Grand Canyon*
  1. 5
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–2
(21–25, 15–25, 25–14, 25–23, 15–12)
92820–6
(7–4)
4/16
6 p.m.
@ #10 Grand Canyon*
  1. 5
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–22, 25–22, 27–25)
70321–6
(8–4)
4/20
2 p.m.
vs. Concordia Irvine
(7)
  1. 5
    (2)
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyballW 3–0
(25–19, 25–22, 25–19)
N/A22–6
4/20
7 p.m.
vs. Pepperdine
(3)
  1. 5
    (2)
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Semifinal)
FloVolleyballL 1–3
(23–25, 26–28, 25–20, 25–27)
85022–7

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

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

^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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL. MPSF. 2021-12-16.
  2. Web site: Gauchos volleyball drop season opener to USC in modified UCSB Asics Invitational. 2022-01-06. KEYT.
  3. Web site: No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps Princeton 3-0 in Home Opener. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124130231/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/01/12/no-12-usc-mens-volleyball-sweeps-princeton-3-0-home-opener. dead. January 24, 2022. 2022-01-12. Pac-12.com.
  4. Web site: No. 12 USC Men's Volleyball Defeats Erskine 3-0 to Improve to Best Start Since 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125180227/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/01/14/no-12-usc-mens-volleyball-defeats-erskine-3-0-improve-best-start-2015. dead. January 25, 2022. 2022-01-14. Pac-12.com.