No. 5 USC Men’s Volleyball Kit for Top Five Collision with # 2 UC Irvine – Official Athletic Site of the University of South California

Men’s volleyball February 10, 2025

Los Angeles – The Fifth Men’s Volleyball Team (9-0) meets # 2 UC Irvine (8-0) for a series of home and home collisions from the top five this week. The Trojans and anteaters meet unbeaten at the Bren’s event center for a match in the middle of the week on Wednesday (February 12th) and then gather for a rematch on Friday (February 14th) at Galen Center. The Irvin match will be shown live on ESPN+, and Valentine’s night collision will be transferred by Big Ten Plus. Both matches are the last USC before starting MPSF. The Trojans lead the league in all statistical categories, but serving aces.

This week

№ 5 USC (9-0, 0-0 mpsf) vs. 2 UC Irvine (8-0, 0-0 Big West)

Match # 10 • Wednesday, February 12 • 18:00 PT
Bren’s event center • Ervine, California.

TV/live stream: ESPN+

Match No. 11 • Friday, February 14, 19:00 PT
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California.

TV/live stream: Big Ten Plus (B1G+)

A series of recording: USC leading, 43-36 (.544)

Last Meeting: W 3-1 (February 10, 2024 • Galen Center)

Strip: Won 1 • Last 10 meetings: 4-6

The enemy’s website: Ucirvinesports.com

First serving (tl; dr)

• USC is led by the main trainer of the 10th year Jeff NigarardA three -time Olympian in closed and beach volleyball and a two -time NCAA champion.
• The Trojans are ranked fifth In the AVCA coaches poll. USC reached the fifth place on February 2, the highest ranking of the team, as it was also fifth on April 18, 2022.
• USC is 9-0 to open the season for the first time since 1991, when the Trojans were 28-0 before taking their first loss.
• The Nine March series of the Trojans of the Trojans is the longest under Nygaard and is the longest, as the USC has an 18-mach series in 2012.
• The Trojans have reached two -digit blocks in five of their nine games. 3.07 USC Blocks of Set Water NCAA.
• Junior O. Dylan Klein has reached two -digit killings in five games and has had 46 double -digit career matches. Its 4.35 sets of Seth lead MPSF (3rd, NCAA) and it is first in points of 4.91 pps (6th, NCAA).
• O. MB Parker Tomkinson Leads NCAA in the punch rate (.589) and is fourth in blocks (1.37 bps). Its 3,02 sets per set in 17th place in MPSF.
• Red shirt, so. Opp Noah Roberts ranked second in MPSF for blocks (1.25 bps). He is the second leading USC goal scorer with 3.75 sets per set (12th, MPSF).
• So. S Caleb Blanchette He leads MPSF and is third in the country for assists of the set of 10.75 AP.
• USC keeps MPSF in all statistical categories, but serving ACES entering the week.

Follow the Trojans: Home matches in the regular season in Galen Center will be broadcast live through the Big Ten Plus app and on Bigtenplus.com. Follow the USC matches of live statistics with USCTROJANS.com links.

The last time outside: The USC has improved to 9-0 with a dominant 3-0 dominican. The game extends to the longest of the Trojans, as the 18-mile series of wins in 2012 and is the best start to the season, as USC went with 28-0 to open 1991. Dylan Klein He struck nine strokes against Chargers to lead all the goal scorers and did it in only one set of actions while hitting .900. Sterling foil They added six strokes and there was a match with six cops. Marcus Olson He led all players with four blocks. When the dust settled, the Trojans set a new school record and tied the third best one-time percentage of MPSF with. 691 performance against Dominican.

Played Position: The Trojans were ranked No. 7 In the AVCA’s pre -season poll. In 2024, the poll expanded to 20 teams (before 15). USC is currently ranked No. 5in February 10 A poll. The Trojans reached the fifth place in the coach’s poll on February 3 to mark their highest position, as they also qualified for 5 years in 2022 (April 18).

Great block energy: Trojans 3.07 blocks per kit rows first Both MPSF and NCAA. USC has collected two -digit blocks in five of its 13 13 -11 competitions against Princeton, 11.5 against Emmanuel, 13.5 in Ohio, and Season 17 in CSUN. In two games under 10 blocks, USC had nine against d’Heville and Central State. Four Trojan Starters qualify in the top 25 MPSF for blocks led by MB Parker Tomkinson whose 1.37 BPS also rank fourth in NCAA. Opp Noah Roberts Average 1.25 BPS and is second in the league and seventh in the country. Mb Guy Genis is seventh in the league at 1.05 bps. O. Sterling foil It ranks 20th place at 0.73 BPS.



Write high: .691 on USC. It also tied the third highest production per match from a MPSF team also equal to Pepperdine earlier this season. Trojans have fallen north from .300 nine Each of his matches. Four times the USC has registered the punch rate higher than .450. Hitting USC .430 leading Both MPSF and NCAA.