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2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALLUSC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL6 National Championships - 15 NCAA Appearances - 20 Olympians - 34 All-Americans - 7 College Players of YearMVB SID: Katie Ryan(katierya@usc.edu, 949-874-5475)Release Date:January 11, 20222022 SCHEDULE (4-0 Overall, 0-0 MPSF)DATEJan. 6Jan. 7Jan. 12Jan. 14Jan. 21Jan. 22Jan. 26Jan. 28OPPONENT (USC-Opp. Rank) TIME/RESat UC Santa Barbara (NR-11) W, 3-2vs. UC Santa Barbara (NR-11) W, 3-1Princeton (T-12-NR)W, 3-0Erskine (T-12-NR)W, 3-0vs. Penn State (12-3)7:30 p.m. PTvs. Ohio State (12-11)5 p.m. PTUC Irvine7 p.m. PTat UC Irvine7 p.m. PTFeb. 2Feb. 4Feb. 9Feb. 10Feb. 23Feb. 25UC San Diegoat Long Beach StateUC Santa BarbaraCSUN*at Pepperdine*Pepperdine7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PTMarch 4March 5March 9March 11March 16March 18March 25March 26March 31*BYU*BYUGeorge MasonVanguardAlumni MatchMenlo*at Stanford*at Stanford*UCLA7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT6 p.m. PT7 p.m. PTApril 2April 8April 9April 15April 16April 20April 21April 23April 30*at UCLA*Concordia*at Confordia*at Grand Canyon*at Grand CantonMPSF Quarterfinals (at TBA)MPSF Semifinals (at TBA)MPSF Final (at TBA)NCAA Play-in (at TBA)5 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT7 p.m. PT6 p.m. PT6 p.m. PTTBATBATBATBAMay 5-7NCAA Championships (at UCLA) TBA*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match MPSF TournamentHome games (in bold) played in Galen CenterAll times are local to match siteUSC QUICK FACTSLocationLos Angeles, Calif., 90089Enrollment48,500 (20,500 undergraduates)ColorsCardinal and GoldNicknameTrojansHome Court (Capacity)Galen Center (10,258)ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports FederationHead CoachJeff NygaardUSC/Career Record57-91, Seventh YearAssistantsGary Sato, Rory PragerVB Office Phone(213) 740-3838Press Row Phone (213) 821-1840, (213) 740-3900USCTrojans.com@USCmensvolley#FIGHTONTHIS WEEK IN USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL (4-0 overall, 0-0 MPSF, 12 AVCA)vs. No. 3 Penn State (4-0 overall, 0-0 EIVA)Fri., Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. PT, at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilionvs. No. 11 Ohio State (3-0 overall, 0-0 MIVA)Sat., Jan. 22, 5 p.m. PT, at UCLA’s Pauley PavilionLive Video/Stats: links found at USCTrojans.comNO. 12 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TO PLAY NO. 3 PENN STATE ANDNO. 11 OHIO STATE IN PAC-12/BIG TEN CHALLENGETHIS WEEKThe USC men’s volleyball team will be tested this weekend against two ranked teams, No. 3 PennState and No. 11 Ohio State, in the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge hosted by UCLA in Westwood, Calif. TheTrojans will face the Nittany Lions on Friday (Jan. 21) at 7:30 p.m. PT and the Buckeyes on Saturday(Jan. 22) at 5 p.m. PT in UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.Penn State is 4-0 on the season, sweeping both BYU and Grand Canyon twice each this year. This willbe the team’s first test on the road this season.Ohio State is 3-0 is also hitting the road for the first time in 2022. They have defeated Central Statetwice (3-0 both matches) and swept St. Francis as well.FOLLOW THE TROJANS All of USC’s home matches in the Galen Center are video-streamed live for free on USCTrojans.com,except for matches televised live on Pac-12 Network. USC’s online announcers are ex-Trojan playerand assistant coach Mark Beltran and onetime Northeastern player/Winthrop assistant coach PaulDuchesne. Fans also can follow USC home matches through Live Stats at USCTrojans.com and allmatches via Twitter (@USCmensvolley). Live streaming and stat links for away matches can be found at USCTrojans.com.RANKINGS USC is ranked No. 12 in the current AVCA Division I-II Top 15 poll. Penn State is No. 3 and Ohio Stateis No. 11.OPPONENTS The Trojans hold a 19-11 record over the Nittany Lions dating back to 1980. In USC’s last four matchesagainst Penn State (2017-20), the match went five sets.Setter Cole Bogner is fifth nationally in assists per set (10.50), and opposite Cal Fisher is tied forsecond in aces per set (1.000).As a team, Penn State is 5th nationally in kills per set (12.75). USC is 19-5 all-time against Ohio State dating back to their initial meeting in 1977.As a team, the Buckeyes are first nationally in opponent hitting percentage (0.040).LAST MATCHES See page 10 for recaps of USC’s most recent matches: a 3-0 win on Jan. 12 versus Princeton, and a3-0 victory over Erskine on Jan. 14.HALL Chris Hall, a 6-2 redshirt senior setter, using his extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic,has 62 starts during the past four seasons, with 2,471 career assists. In 2021, he led USC in assists(678) and was second in digs (127) and third in aces (9). Hall led the MPSF in assist average (10.43) lastyear, and was seventh nationally. He started USC’s first 9 matches of 2020, getting a team-best 334assists with 62 digs, before an injury sidelined him the rest of the way. In 2019, he was an All-MPSF1
2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL2022 MPSF STANDINGS(As of January 17)USCPepperdineConcordiaUCLAStanfordGrand CanyonBYU2022 AVCACOACHES POLL(Jan. 17)1. Hawaii2. UCLA3. Penn State4. Pepperdine5. Long Beach St.6. Grand Canyon7. Lewis8. UC San Diego9. Loyola-Chicago10. BYU11. Ohio St.12. USC13. UC Irvine14. McKendree15. StanfordOthers: Ball State,UCSB, -00-00-00-00-00-02022 MPSFCOACHES POLLPAXSON 5-11 senior libero Cole Paxson also returns for his redshirt senior season using his extra year of eligibilitydue to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has started 55 times at Troy and had 428 career digs coming into 2022.Paxson led the MPSF in dig average (2.17) last year. He led USC with 141 digs last year, including an MPSFseason-high 19 versus Grand Canyon (2 shy of USC’s rally scoring era record). He made 2021 All-MPSFhonorable mention. In 2020, he led USC with 136 digs. He was named to the 2018 MPSF All-Freshman nd CanyonUSCStanfordConcordia2022OFF THE BLOCKMEDIA POLL(Jan. 18)1. Hawaii2. Penn State3. UCLA4. Pepperdine5. Long Beach St.6. Lewis7. Grand Canyon8. Loyola-Chicago9. UC San Diego10. USCOthers: Ohio State,Ball State, UC Irvine,StanfordUSC IN THE 2022AVCA/OFF THE BLOCK POLLSDATEPre-seasonJan. 11Jan. 18honorable mention pick and made the MPSF All-Tournament team. Hall was a part-time starting setter asa first-year freshman in 2018, appearing in 24 matches (starting 10), he had 432 assists (second on USC),7 kills (hitting .250), 51 digs, 17 blocks and 1 ace. He currently is fourth nationally in assists (10.67, tops theMPSF).AVCA/OTBNR/NAT-12/NR12/10PRESENCE AT THE PIN Senior Brandon Browning, at 6-4, started the past 2 seasons at outside hitter. He had 173 kills (second onUSC) while hitting .266 in 2021, plus he had a team-best 13 aces along with 28 blocks and 74 digs. His .917hitting percentage versus Stanford tied the USC rally scoring era record. Looking to move into an open outside hitter spot is 6-3 UCLA graduate transfer Sam Kobrine, who can alsoplay opposite hitter and setter. He earned All-MPSF first team and All-American honorable mention acclaimin 2021 while starting all 21 of the Bruins’ matches at setter, getting team highs in assists (827) and digs(136). In his Bruin career (with 39 starts), he had 220 kills, 997 assists, 253 digs, 72 blocks and 33 aces. Hestarted on the outside as a 2019 sophomore. 6-8 redshirt sophomore Simon Gallas, who opted out of the 2021 season because of the pandemic andremained in his native Germany, returns for the Trojans. A member of Germany’s Youth National Team, hehad 4 starts in 2020 as a freshman.MANNING THE MIDDLE Two of the three players who manned a middle blocker spot last spring are back: 6-8 senior Liam Schroederand 6-6 junior Lucas Frassrand. Schroeder hit a team-best .511 in 5 starts last year with 25 kills and 7 blocks,while Frassrand had 33 blocks and 42 kills (hitting .321) with 8 starts in 2021 despite being slowed by injuries.OTHER RETURNEES 6-3 junior Adam Flood, who has 134 kills (hitting .254), 61 digs, 18 blocks and 13 aces in his career with 15starts (including 3 times in 2021, when he had 28 kills). In 2021, he saw action in 6 matches (with 3 starts).As a freshman in 2020, he was named to the MPSF All-Freshman team after hitting .279 with 106 kills and54 digs. Jameson McKibbin, a 6-3 redshirt junior setter who has 4 relatives who played volleyball at USC, did notplay in 2021. He has appeared in 37 matches at USC (6 starts) at setter and as a serving specialist and hasnotched 255 assists, 27 digs, 10 aces and 7 blocks. 6-3 junior libero George Dyer has 10 digs and 5 aces while appearing in 21 matches in his career, primarilyas a serving specialist. Gus Acord, a 6-2 redshirt sophomore libero, saw action at libero and as a serving specialist in 11 matchesas a redshirt freshman in 2021 tallying 5 digs. 6-1 sophomore outside hitter Jackson Reed, contributed most of his time as serving specialist anddefensive specialist in 14 matches in 2021, tallying he had 7 kills, 6 digs, 4 aces and 3 blocks. Kyle Paulson, a 6-8 sophomore setter and opposite, appeared in 17 matches off the bench as a freshmanin 2021, recording 4 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs and 2 blocks. Jack Deuchar, a 6-8 sophomore outside hitter, notched 6 kills and 3 blocks in his 2 match apperances in2021. 6-7 sophomore outside hitter Peter Brown played in one match in 2021 and tallied 1 kill and 1 dig. Christian Thomas, a 6-7 middle blocker, redshirted as a freshman in 2021, and looks to compete tocontribute this season.NEWCOMERSUSC’s new faces hope to make an immediate impression. 6-0 freshman libero Austin Stuard, who earned 2021 All-CIF Division 1 honors at Mira Costa High inManhattan Beach (Calif.). Stuard also was a member of the USA Boys National Training Teams the past 2seasons.*6-4 freshman outside hitter Noah Keelin out of San Clemente (Calif.) High, who spent the past 2 years withthe USA Boys National Training Teams.*6-9 opposite Luke Hobus of Palos Verdes High in Palos Verdes Estates (Calif.). Paulson, Gallas and Hobuswill work at opposite hitter. 6-7 middle blocker Markus Olsson of Homestead High in Cupertino (Calif.), who like Keelin was on the USABoys National Training Teams the last 2 years.2
2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 6-7 middle blocker Teddy Terrill, who was a 2021 prep All-American first teamer at Loyola High in LosAngeles (Calif.).USC IN 2022 NCAA/MPSFSTATISTICAL RANKINGS(As of Jan. 17)Individual*NCAA/MPSF AVG/SAcesSimon GallasSam Kobrine--/T-6th--/10th0.3500.46AssistsChris Hall4th/2nd10.67Blocks----/----DigsBrandon Browning --/4th2.29Hitting PercentageLiam Schroeder --/3rdLucas Frassrand --/5th.575.514KillsSimon GallasSam Kobrine--/4th--/8th3.643.08PointsSimon GallasSam Kobrine--/4th--/9th4.363.65*Top 50 NCAA/Top 10 MPSFTeamAcesUSCNCAA/MPSF 3DigsUSC--/3rd9.07Hitting PercentageUSC9th/3rdKillsUSCT-6th/1stOpponent Hitting PercentageUSC--/4th12.27 6-4 sophomore setter Nate Tennant, who transferred to USC in the fall from Moorpark (Calif.) JuniorCollege.RELATIVELY SPEAKING George Dyer comes from a volleyball family. His father, Ian, played volleyball and basketball at Harvardand then played pro beach volleyball; his sister, Heidi, played indoor (2015-18) and beach (2016-19, earningAll-American in 2016) volleyball at Pepperdine; his brother, Noah, is a senior libero and outside hitterat Pepperdine; his sister, Lily, is a sophomore setter at Pepperdine; his brother, Travis Waddell, playedvolleyball at UC Santa Cruz; his uncle, Aaron Dyer, played volleyball (1988-89, including on the 1988 NCAAchampions) and basketball at USC. Sam Kobrine’s brother, Kevin, is a junior opposite hitter/outside hitter at UCLA. Adam Flood’s brother, Tyler, is a sophomore middle blocker at NYU. Luke Hobus’ brother, Kyle, is a junior outside hitter at Cal State Northridge. Jameson McKibbin has 4 relatives with USC volleyball roots: his brother, Riley, was a setter (2008-11) andled USC to a pair of NCAA Championship appearances (placing second in 2009 and tied for third in 2011);another brother, Maddison, was an outside hitter (2010-12, 2014) on a pair of Trojan teams that playedin the NCAA Championships (runnerup in 2012 after tying for third in 2011); his uncle, Owen, lettered in1983-84-86-87, as the Trojans finished second at the NCAA Championships his final 2 seasons; and hisaunt, Claudia, was a letterwinner on the Women of Troy’s 1980 national championship team (Riley andMaddison currently play on the AVP beach volleyball tour, while Owen previously did). His mother, DianaMcInerny McKibbin, played volleyball at Hawaii (1978-79) and on the beach. His cousin, Blaze, was aquarterback at Fresno State (2019) who is now playing at Long Beach City College. Assistant coach Gary Sato is a member of the “First Family of Volleyball”: his son, Andrew, was a liberoat Long Beach State (2014-17), and his daughter, Katie, was a libero (2014-17) and on the beach team(2015-18) at Cal State Northridge, while his brother, Eric, won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. menin 1988 and a bronze in 1992 (Gary was an assistant with those teams), his sister, Liane, won an Olympicbronze medal with the U.S. women in 1992 and also played on the 1988 Olympic team, his brothers, Scott(San Diego State) and Glenn (Loyola Marymount), both played college volleyball and Glenn also was anassistant coach at USC from 1990 to 1996 (the Trojans won the 1990 NCAA title), and his late mother,Elissa, was a longtime fixture at local volleyball matches as a scorekeeper (usually accompanied by hislate father, Richard).341NYGAARD Jeff Nygaard, a 3-time Olympian in indoor and beach volleyball and a 2-time collegiate MVP whileplaying on a pair of NCAA championship teams at UCLA, was named the head coach of the USC men’svolleyball team prior to the 2016 season, after serving the previous 5 seasons as a Trojan assistant. Nowentering his seventh season, his head coaching mark at USC is 57-91.12.67 His 2021 Trojans were 5-13 overall (5-12 MPSF), playing without the benefit of much of a fall season dueto COVID-19 protocols.231 USC was 5-14 overall (1-6 MPSF) in a 2020 campaign that saw the sport shut down nationally due to thecoronavirus (Troy’s last 6 regular season matches were cancelled). Nygaard’s fourth season, 2019, was his best as head coach. His Trojans more than doubled their wintotal from 2018 by going 18-11 overall (their most wins since 2015) and finishing third in the MPSF at 7-5(their highest league finish since 2012). Troy was the MPSF Tournament runnerup and, for the first timesince 2012, qualified for the NCAAs. USC, playing the nation’s toughest schedule, had 7 wins over teamsranked in the AVCA Top 10 at the time and won 11 of its last 15 matches. Its in-season No. 4 AVCA rankingwas the program’s highest since 2015 and its final No. 5 ranking was its best finish since 2012. Troy wasundefeated at home (12-0) for the first time since 2000 and was 5-2 on neutral courts. The team’s .320hitting percentage was its highest since 2011. USC snapped eventual NCAA champ Long Beach State’s23-match winning streak, Troy’s first win over a No. 1 team since 2013 (USC was 1 of just 2 teams to beatLBSU in 2019). The Trojans’ 3-0 win over BYU was its first sweep over the Cougars since 1991 and the backto-back wins over UCLA were the first consecutive victories over the Bruins since 2011. Jack Wyett andRyan Moss made All-MPSF first team (Wyett was All-American second team). His 2018 team (his third season at USC) went 8-20 overall and 3-9 for a sixth place tie in the MPSF. Butthe Trojans did post a pair of big late-season upsets, defeating No. 3 UCLA (the NCAA runnerup) andthen No. 5 Pepperdine (in a road MPSF Tournament quarterfinal match). Jack Wyett made All-Americanhonorable mention and All-MPSF first team, while Sam Lewis and Cole Paxson were on the MPSF AllFreshman team. In 2017, his second season at Troy, USC went 14-14 overall to double its win total from the previous yearand it advanced to the MPSF Tournament after a year’s hiatus. After dropping 7 of their first 9 matches,his 2017 Trojans finished strong by winning 8 of their last 10 contests. USC gave NCAA Tournamentparticipant Long Beach State 1 of its 4 losses of 2017 and Troy also beat 4 other Top 10 teams. LucasYoder made All-American second team and All-MPSF first team, while Andy Benesh was an All-Americanhonorable mention pick and All-MPSF second teamer in 2017.3
2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Nygaard’s 2016 debut team went 7-19 overall, but did post 3 victoriesover Top 15-ranked teams. Nygaard, 48, coached USC’s middle blockers in his 5 seasons (2011-15)as Bill Ferguson’s lead assistant. During that span, Troy played in a pairof NCAA Final Fours, won 2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regularseason titles and posted an 88-48 (64.7%) overall mark. In the summerof 2015, Nygaard was the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Teamthat competed in the Pan American Cup in Reno. In 2019, Nygaard was honored by the World Olympians Association aspart of the group’s initiative awarding the letters OLY after an honoree’sname in recognition for an Olympian’s athletic achievements, as well astheir status in the global sports society, their commitment to furtheringthe Olympic ideals and their dedication to hard work and athleticendeavor.ASSISTANTS Former U.S. Men’s National Team assistant and Japan head coach GarySato returned for his seventh year as an assistant coach. Ex-club andhigh school coach Rory Prager joined the staff in 2020 as an assistant.Virginia Pham is USC’s second-year technical coordinator, joining theteam in 2021.ACADEMICS The USC men’s volleyball team excels in the classroom as well as onthe court. To wit: The team’s 2021 NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 100% set a programhigh and marked the sixth consecutive year that the team scored atleast 90%. The Graduation Success Rate measures how many studentathletes in the classes of 2011 through 2014 graduated within 6 yearsof their enrollment. The USC athletic department’s overall 2020 GSR of92% was an all-time high, the eighth straight year that it hit an all-timehigh. The team’s 2020 NCAA Academic Progress Rate was at 1000 for thefifth consecutive year. A team’s APR accounts for eligibility, retentionand graduation to generate a measure of academic performance ofeach student-athlete on scholarship. The APR is a multiyear rate basedon scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academicyears. The USC athletic department’s overall 2020 APR of 985 was theseventh year in a row that Troy hit an all-time high. The NCAA will delay release of the next APR data until the spring of2023 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Men’s volleyball was one of 6 USC teams that received a 2020 NCAAPublic Recognition Award for achieving an APR within the top 10 percentnationally in its sport. Fourteen Trojans have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 orabove: Brandon Browning (3.74, Business Administration), George Dyer(3.74, Business Administration), Liam Schroeder (3.64, Philosophy,Politics and Law), Cole Paxson, (3.51, Master’s in Entrepreneurship),Markus Olsson (3.50, Environmental Studies), Nate Tennant (3.39, RealEstate Development), Gus Acord (3.335, Communications), ChristianThomas (3.30, International Relations), Peter Brown (3.24, BusinessAdministration), Adam Flood (3.14, Real Estate Development), AustinStuard (3.13, Communications), Sam Kobrine (3.11, Master’s in SocialEntrepreneurship), Noah Keelin (3.00, undeclared) and Jackson Reed(3.00, undeclared).VOLLEYBALL SCHOOL In its history, the USC men’s volleyball program claims 4 NCAA titles(1977-80-88-90) among its 15 NCAA Final Four appearances, as well as 2USVBA titles (1949-50). It has produced 20 Olympians, 34 All-Americanfirst teamers and seven College Players of the Year. Besides the crownsthat USC’s men have won, the Women of Troy have captured 6 nationalvolleyball titles. USC’s women won the AIAW trophy in 1976, 1977 and1980, and the NCAA crown in 1981 before the 2002 and 2003 Womenof Troy squads captured NCAA titles (the 2010 and 2011 teams made itto the NCAA Final Four). Also, USC’s women’s beach volleyball programwon national titles in 2015 (AVCA), 2016 (first-ever NCAA beach crown)and 2017 (NCAA).4
2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALLSCOUTING REPORTPENN STATE LEADERSHIT %KILLSASSISTSACESDIGSBLOCKS.5333.67 kps10.50 aps12 aces1.58 dps1.58dps1.00 bpsSam Marsh (MB)Brett Wildman (OH)Cole Bogner (S)Cal Fisher (OPP)Brett Wildman (OH)Cal Fisher (OPP)Toby Ezeonu (MB)LOCATION State College, Penn.RECORD 4-0HEAD COACH Mark PavlikSTREAK W4OHIO STATE LEADERSOHIO STATE BUCKEYESLOCATION Columbus, OhioRECORD 3-0HEAD COACH Kevin BurchSTREAK W3WON A MATCHLAST 10 vs. PENN STATEPENN STATE NITTANY LIONSHIT %.643KILLS3.44 kpsASSISTS8.00 apsACES7 acesDIGS1.67 dpsBLOCKS1.00 bpsTHE LAST TIME USC.USC leads 19-11(dating back to 1980)YEAR AWAY2015HOME2012HOME2010NEUTRAL2009 NEUTRAL2009 NEUTRALRESLWLLLLWWWLLOST A MATCHVS. GRAND CANYON (MPSF QUARTERFINALS) 4/22/21SCORE2-33-22-32-30-30-33-03-03-12-3LAST 10 vs. OHIO STATESamuel Clark (MB)Jacob Pasteur (OH)Noah Platfoot (S)Jacob Pasteur (OH)Noah Platfoot (S)Jacob Pasteur (OH)Sean Ryan (OH)USC leads 19-5(dating back to EAWAYHOMERESLWLLWWWWLWVS. ERSKINE 1/14/22SCORE0-33-21-31-30-33-13-13-22-33-0WON AT HOMEVS. ERSKINE 1/14/22LOST AT HOMEVS. GRAND CANYON 4/10/21WON ON THE ROADAT UC SANTA BARBARA 1/7/22LOST ON THE ROADAT BYU 4/2/21WON, 3-0 AT HOMEVS. ERSKINE 1/14/22WON, 3-0 ON THE ROADAT LINDENWOOD 1/20/19LOST, 3-0, AT HOMEVS. GRAND CANYON 4/9/21LOST, 3-0 ON THE ROADAT BYU 4/1/21WON IN FOUR SETSAT UC SANTA BARBARA 1/7/22LOST IN FOUR SETSVS. GRAND CANYON (MPSF QUARTERFINALS) 4/22/21WON, 3-2, AT HOMEVS. PRINCETON 1/2/20WON, 3-2, ON THE ROADAT UC SANTA BARBARA 1/6/22LOST 3-2, AT HOMEVS. GRAND CANYON 4/10/21LOST, 3-2, ON THE ROADAT CONCORDIA 3/11/20WON IN FIVE SETS AFTER TRAILING, 2-0VS. SACRED HEART 3/19/17LOST IN FIVE SETS AFTER LEADING, 2-0AT CONCORDIA 3/11/20DEFEATED A NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTVS. ERSKINE 1/14/22LOST TO A NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTVS. UC SANTA BARBARA 2/29/20DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENTAT #11 UC SANTA BARBARA 1/7/22LOST TO AN UNRANKED OPPONENTAT CONCORDIA 3/11/21DEFEATED THE NO. 1 RANKED TEAMVS. LONG BEACH STATE 3/23/19WAS RANKED NO. 1 IN THE AVCA POLLRANKED #1, 61 TIMES, LAST ON 4/23/125
2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL2022 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SEASON lls:Pct.:Ast.:Aces:Digs:BS:BA:TB:Brandon Browning -- #121.vs. Princeton 1/12/2210. vs. UCSB 1/6/22.500. vs. UCSB 1/6/220.0.11.vs. UCSB 1/7/220.2.vs. Princeton 1/12/222.vs. Erskine 1/14/222.vs. Princeton 1/12/222.vs. Erskine 1/14/22Austin Stuard -- #20.0.--.0.0.3.vs. Princeton es:Digs:BS:BA:TB:George Dyer -- #96.vs. Erskine 1/14/225.vs. Erskine 1/14/22--.1.vs. Erskine 1/14/220.3.vs. Erskine B:Jameson McKibbin -- s:BS:BA:TB:Noah Keelin -- #110.0.--.0.0.0.0.0.0.Aces:Digs:BS:BA:TB:Cole Paxson -- #30.0.--.2. vs. UCSB 1/6/222.vs. UCSB 1/7/222.vs. Erskine 1/14/220.9.vs. UCSB :Jackson Reed -- :BS:BA:TB:Nate Tennant -- #130.0.--.8.vs. Erskine 1/14/220.5.vs. Erskine B:Gus Acord -- #50.0.--.3.vs. Erskine 1/14/220.3.vs. Erskine B:Luke Hobus -- #147.vs. Erskine 1/14/225.vs. Erskine s:BS:BA:TB:Chris Hall -- #66. vs. UCSB 1/6/222. vs. UCSB 1/6/22--.53.
(136). In his Bruin career (with 39 starts), he had 220 kills, 997 assists, 253 digs, 72 blocks and 33 aces. He started on the outside as a 2019 sophomore. 6-8 redshirt sophomore Simon Gallas, who opted out of the 2021 season because of the pandemic and A member of Germany's Youth National Team, he had 4 starts in 2020 as a freshman.
