# 2022 USC Trojans men's volleyball team

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.

## 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 $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | RV | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | RV | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.