No. 7 USC Men’s Volleyball Hosts D’Youville and Emmanuel

Men’s Volleyball | January 16, 2025

LOS ANGELES – The seventh-ranked USC men’s volleyball team (2-0) hosts D’Youville (0-0) from the Northeast Conference and Emmanuel (0-0) from Conference Carolinas for a pair of home contests at Galen Center this weekend. In first-time meetings with both, the Trojans take on the Saints on Friday (Jan. 17) and the Lions on Saturday (Jan. 18). Both matches are set to begin at 7 p.m. PT and will each be shown live on Big Ten Plus streams. The Men of Troy are 2-0 for the second straight year and for the third time in the last four seasons. Last year, USC began the season with five consecutive victories.

THIS WEEK

MATCH #3 • Friday, Jan. 17 • 7 p.m. PT

No. 7 USC (2-0) vs. D’Youville (0-0)

Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.

SERIES RECORD: First Meeting

TV/STREAM: Big Ten Plus (Jack Smith & Grace Schneider)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: DYUSaints.com

MATCH #4 • Saturday, Jan. 18 • 7 p.m. PT

No. 7 USC (2-0) vs. Emmanuel (0-0)

Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.

SERIES RECORD: First Meeting

TV/STREAM: Big Ten Plus (Jack Smith & Devyn Dyett)

OPPONENT WEBSITE: GoEULions.com

FIRST SERVE (TL;DR)

• USC is led by 10th-year head coach Jeff Nygaard, a three-time Olympian in indoor and beach volleyball and a two-time NCAA champion.
• The Trojans are ranked seventh in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
• USC plays its first four matches at home and will play its first five in Southern California before a trip to the midwest for the Big Ten Challenge.
• The MPSF expanded its membership to include Menlo and Vanguard this season for a total of nine teams. For schedule balance, USC will face Vanguard but won’t meet Menlo or Concordia.
• All of USC’s home matches and all road contests against conference opponents will be shown on Big Ten Plus as part of the MPSF’s new partnership with Big Ten Network and B1G+.
• USC has reached double-digit blocks in each of its first two matches. The Trojans’ 3.43 blocks per set ranks second in the MPSF (fourth nationally).
• Jr. OH Dillon Klein has reached double-digit kills in two matches this season and has had 43 double-digit matches in his career. His 4.29 kills per set rank…