2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team explained

Sport:	men's volleyball
Year:	2023
Prev Year:	2022
Next Year:	2024
Team:	USC Trojans
Conference:	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:	MPSF
Record:	10–16
Conf Record:	3–9
Head Coach:	Jeff Nygaard
Hc Year:	8th
Asst Coach1:	Gary Sato
Ac1 Year:	8th
Asst Coach2:	Rory Prager
Ac2 Year:	4th
Stadium:	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]

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

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)
1/5 3 p.m.		10	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational)	Vimeo	L 1–3 (25–19, 16–25, 18–25, 23–25)^[3] ^[4]	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^[5]	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)^[6]	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

• UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
• UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
• UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene ^[7]
• 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

^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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeff Nygaard named USC men’s volleyball coach. Orange County Register. 2015-06-04.
2. Web site: UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll. Off the Block. 2022-12-16.
3. Web site: UCSB men’s volleyball defeats USC. Santa Barbara News-Press. 2023-01-07.
4. Web site: UCSB wins season opener over USC in men’s volleyball. KEYT-TV. 2023-01-07.
5. Web site: No. 11 USC Men's Volleyball Faces Lindenwood and King in Long Beach. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118011602/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/01/11/no-11-usc-mens-volleyball-faces-lindenwood-and-king-long-beach. dead. January 18, 2023. Pac-12.com. 2023-01-11.
6. Web site: UCI Men’s Volleyball Outlasts USC 3-2 in Top 10 Battle. New University. 2023-01-20.
7. Web site: Set for a fun one at USC. Twitter. 2023-01-19.