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2020 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE #BROTHERHOOD 6 National Championships 15 NCAA Tournament appearances 20 Olympians 34 All-American first teamers 7 College Players of the Year 3 Cole PAXSON 13 Kyle GEAR 6 Chris HALL 23 Sam LEWIS

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2020 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALLMEDIA GUIDE

#BROTHERHOOD

6 National Championships

15 NCAA Tournament appearances

20 Olympians

34 All-American first teamers

7 College Players of the Year

3 Cole PAXSON

13 Kyle GEAR

6 Chris HALL

23 Sam LEWIS

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2020 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULEDATE DAY OPPONENT TIMEDec. 30 Mon. Douglas College (exhibition) 4 p.m.Jan. 2 Thurs. Princeton 7 p.m.Jan. 10 Fri. #at George Mason 7 p.m.

(Stanford vs. NJIT at 5 p.m.)Jan. 11 Sat. #vs. NJIT 5 p.m.

(Stanford at George Mason at 7 p.m.)Jan. 16 Thurs. *Concordia 7 p.m.Jan. 17 Fri. at Long Beach State 7 p.m.Jan. 24 Fri. $vs. Ohio State 4:30 p.m.

(UCLA at Penn State at 7 p.m.)Jan. 26 Sun. $at Penn State 4 p.m.

(UCLA vs. Ohio State at 1:30 p.m.)Jan. 31 Fri. at Cal State Northridge 7 p.m.Feb. 1 Sat. UC Irvine 7 p.m.Feb. 6 Thurs. at UC San Diego 7 p.m.Feb. 8 Sat. *Grand Canyon 7 p.m.Feb. 14 Fri. *at Pepperdine 7 p.m.Feb. 16 Sun. *at UCLA 5 p.m.%Feb. 20 Thurs. *at Stanford 7 p.m.%

DATE DAY OPPONENT TIMEFeb. 22 Sat. *at BYU 7 p.m.Feb. 29 Sat. UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m.March 5 Thurs. St. Francis 7 p.m.March 7 Sat. Lindenwood 7 p.m.March 11 Wed. *at Concordia 7 p.m.March 14 Sat. Harvard 7 p.m.March 26 Thurs. *BYU 7 p.m.March 28 Sat. *Stanford 7 p.m.%April 2 Thurs. *Pepperdine 7 p.m.%April 4 Sat. *UCLA 7 p.m.%April 9 Thurs. *at Grand Canyon 7 p.m.April 11 Sat. Alumni (exhibition) 5 p.m.April 18 Sat. MPSF Quarterfinals (at TBA) 7 p.m.April 23 Thurs. MPSF Semifinals (at TBA) 5 & 7 p.m.April 25 Sat. MPSF Final (at TBA) 7 p.m.May 1 Fri. NCAA Champ. Play-In (at TBA) TBAMay 5 Tues. NCAA Champ. Play-In (at G. Mason) TBAMay 7 Thurs. NCAA Champ. Semis (at G. Mason) TBAMay 9 Sat. NCAA Champ. Final (at G. Mason) TBA

#George Mason Opening Weekend Tournament, Fairfax, Va.*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match

$Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge, State College, Pa.%Televised live on Pac-12 Network

Home matches (in bold) played in Galen Center, except 1/16 Concordia, 2/1 UC Irvine, 2/29 UC Santa Barbara in North GymAll times are local to match site

Site of the 2012 NCAA Men's Volleyball ChampionshipThe Galen Center

Site of the 2012 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

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Top Row Standing (left to right): Technical Coordinator Justin Chang, Assistant Coach Rory Prager, Assistant Coach Gary Sato, Sam Lewis,Max Beck, Billy Fauntleroy, Simon Gallas, Michael O'Toole, Head Coach Jeff Nygaard, Noah Franklin, Vecas Lewis, Liam Scroeder,Clay Dickinson, Kyle Gear, Athletic Trainer Lisa Noceti-DeWit, Strength and Conditioning Coach Kurtis Schultz, Sports PsychologistDylan Firsick.

Front Row Seated (left to right): Corbitt Kerr, Brandon Browning, Matt Faraimo, Jameson McKibbin, Gus Acord, Shane Suxho, Michael Chang,Cole Paxson, Chris Hall, Adam Flood, Andrew Condon, Lucas Frassrand.

2020 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School)1 Brandon Browning 6-4 185 OH So. Corona del Mar, CA (Corona del Mar)2 Michael O’Toole 6-6 185 OH Fr.* Barrington, IL (Barrington)3 Cole Paxson 5-11 165 L Jr. Laguna Beach, CA (Laguna Beach)4 Michael Chang 5-8 170 L Jr.* Irvine, CA (Beckman)5 Gus Accord 6-1 160 L Fr. Los Angeles, CA (Campbell Hall)6 Chris Hall 6-2 195 S Jr. Sherman Oaks, CA (Notre Dame)7 Vecas Lewin 6-7 220 MB Sr. Culver City, CA (Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica JC)8 Matt Faraimo 6-3 200 S Jr*. San Diego, CA (Cathedral Catholic)10 Jameson McKibbin 6-3 170 S So. Honolulu, HI (Punahou)11 Billy Fauntleroy 6-8 205 OH-OP So.* Wilmette, IL (New Trier)13 Kyle Gear 6-9 205 MB-OP Jr. Rochester, NY (Gates Chili)14 Noah Franklin 6-6 185 OH So.* Huntington Beach, CA (Huntington Beach)15 Clay Dickinson 6-7 190 OH-OP So.* Corona del Mar, CA (Corona del Mar)16 Max Beck 6-8 205 MB Fr. Anaheim, CA (Canyon)17 Shane Suxho 6-0 180 S Fr. Ladera Ranch, CA (Santa Margarita)18 Liam Schroeder 6-8 225 MB So. Milwaukee, WI (Marquette University)19 Lucas Frassrand 6-6 180 MB-OP Fr. Rockville, MD (Richard Montgomery)20 Andrew Condon 6-6 185 MB Fr. Villa Park, CA (Villa Park)21 Adam Flood 6-3 165 OH Fr. Corona del Mar, CA (Corona del Mar)23 Sam Lewis 6-10 200 MB Jr. Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly)24 Simon Gallas 6-8 200 OP-OH Fr. Buhl, Germany (Windeck-Gymnasium Buhl)25 Corbitt Kerr 6-6 190 OPP Fr. San Diego, CA (St. Augustine)*Used up redshirt year

Head Coach: Jeff Nygaard (fifth year)Assistant Coaches: Gary Sato (fifth year), Rory Prager (first year)Technical Coordinator: Justin Chang (third year)Athletic Trainer: Lisa Noceti-DeWitStrength and Conditioning Coach: Kurtis SchultzSports Psychologist: Dylan FirsickCaptains: Matt Faraimo, Billy Fautleroy

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEGus Acord uh-CORDMatt Faraimo fuh-RAY-moeBilly Fauntleroy FAWNT-luh-royLucas Frassrand FRASS-randSimon Gallas SIGH-mun GAL-usKyle Gear GEERVecas Lewin VEE-kus LEW-unJameson McKibbin JAY-muh-sun muh-KIB-en

Lisa Noceti-DeWit no-SET-ee duh-WITJeff Nygaard NIE-gardCole Paxson PACK-sunRory Prager ROAR-ee PRAY-gurGary Sato SAW-toeLiam Schroeder LEE-um SHRAY-durShane Suxho SUE-jhoe

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SEASON OUTLOOK

Kyle Gear

Can the 2020 USC men’s volleyball team build on the momentum of2019, when the Trojans advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the firsttime since 2012 and had their most wins since 2015?

Fifth-year head coach Jeff Nygaard and his young Trojans (1 seniorand 15 underclassmen on the 22-man roster) believe they can. And will.

“This is a hungry team, having tasted the fruit last year,” said Nygaard.“We’re young, so we need to gain experience, but we will improve as theseason goes on because we are deep, competitive and physical at everyposition. We are grooming a strong group of team leaders and growing theright culture. Our players are 100% bought in topursuing the goal of a championship.”

Last season, the Trojans more than doubledtheir win total from 2018 by going 18-11 overall andfinishing third in the MPSF at 7-5 (their highest leaguefinish since 2012). Troy was the MPSF Tournamentrunnerup. USC, playing the nation’s toughest sched-ule, had 7 wins over teams ranked in the AVCA Top10 at the time and won 11 of its last 15 matches. Itsin-season No. 4 AVCA ranking was the program’shighest since 2015 and its final No. 5 ranking was itsbest finish since 2012. Troy was undefeated at home(12-0) for the first time since 2000 and was 5-2 onneutral courts. The team’s .320 hitting percentagewas its highest since 2011. USC snapped eventualNCAA champ Long Beach State’s 23-match winningstreak, Troy’s first win over a No. 1 team since 2013(USC was 1 of just 2 teams to beat LBSU in 2019). TheTrojans’ 3-0 win over BYU was its first sweep overthe Cougars since 1991 and the back-to-back winsover UCLA were USC’s first consecutive victoriesover the Bruins since 2011.

However, USC has graduated some key performers from that 2019squad: outside hitters Jack Wyett and Gianluca Grasso, opposite hitterRyan Moss, libero Matt Douglas (all 4 were starters) and backup middleblocker Tyler Resnick. Wyett and Moss made the 2019 All-MPSF first team(Wyett also was an All-American second teamer) and Grasso made theAll-MPSF second team. Last season, Wyett hit .319 with 387 kills, 115 digs,50 blocks and 22 aces, Grasso started for his third year and had 323 kills(hitting .269), 141 digs, a team-high 29 aces and 37 blocks, Moss had ateam-best 403 kills while hitting .338, with 169 digs, 68 blocks and 25 acesand Douglas led USC with 210 digs.

Fourteen squad members, including 3 starters and 9 who saw actionlast year, return from the 2019 roster. They are joined by 8 talented first-year freshmen. This group, using the term “Brotherhood” as its mantra,will look to continue the high standards of the USC men’s volleyball programthat has won 6 national championships, played in 15 NCAA tourneys andproduced 20 Olympians, 34 All-American first teamers and 7 College

Players of the Year.Chris Hall, a 6-2 junior

setter, returns for his thirdseason running USC’s of-fense. Last year, he had 1,027assists (ranking 10th national-ly in assist average at 10.88)to go with his 158 digs, 30blocks and 15 aces. A 2019All-MPSF honorable mentionselection, he was named tothe MPSF All-Tournamentteam.

“Chris is a veteran andhe’ll help us tremendouslybecause of his experience,”said Nygaard. “He works hardand he continues to improveand evolve his game.”

Kyle Gear, a 6-9 junior with a .432 career hitting percentage and 28starts, will be in the lineup at either middle blocker or opposite hitter. Hestarted in the middle last spring, leading USC in hitting (.421) and getting 91kills, 54 blocks, 28 digs and 14 aces.

“Kyle has the ability to physically dominate and take over matches,especially from the opposite spot,” said Nygaard. “We’re looking for himto do that on a consistent basis this year. If so, he can redefine that positionfor us.”

Two-year starting middle blocker Sam Lewis, at 6-10 the secondtallest Trojan in history, could be slowed again thisseason while recuperating from a collapsed lung inthe fall (he had the same issue prior to the 2019season). The junior hit .370 last year and had a team-high 70 blocks.

“Sam gives us the experience and big presencein the middle that we need,” said Nygaard. “We arehopeful that he recovers well and quickly. We needto get him back healthy this season and playing at thelevel of which he is capable.”

Cole Paxson, a 5-11 junior, could take overagain at libero, where he started most of 2018. Hesaw action in only 3 matches last spring due toinjuries (surgery on both hips in the pre-season andthen a midseason broken hand).

“Cole has put the injuries of his past behind himand worked hard to earn the right to be our startinglibero,” said Nygaard. “His athleticism is matching hisphysicality. It will be fun to watch how far he growshis game.”

Vying for the open outside hitter spots are 6-4sophomore Brandon Browning, 6-6 soph Noah

Franklin and 6-6 redshirt freshman Michael O’Toole. Browning ap-peared in 11 matches last year and hit .300. Franklin missed the 2019campaign with a back injury after getting time in 18 matches in 2018.

“Brandon has a great all-around game and is everything you want inan outside hitter,” said Nygaard. “He is a hard worker and leads by example,which earns him the team’s respect every day. Noah continues to find away to bring value to our team with his hard work day in and day out.Michael also has a strong all-around game. He not only continues to impressus by giving everything he has on a daily basis, but with his high character.”

A pair of untested sophomores—6-7 Clay Dickinson and 6-8 BillyFauntleroy—will compete at either outside hitter or opposite hitter.Dickinson, who was slowed in fall practice by a back injury, redshirted lastspring after seeing brief action in 5 matches in 2018, while Fauntleroy hasyet to see action at USC.

“Clay has one of the highest ceilings of any of our players,” saidNygaard. “This past fall, he showed his ability to play at an extremely highlevel. As he gets healthy andcontinues to improve, he willhelp our team. We expect bigthings from Billy this season.He has set high goals and isworking hard to achieve them.”

Looking for time at middleblocker are 6-7 Vecas Lewin,the team’s only senior, and 6-8sophomore Liam Schroeder.Lewin played in 5 early-sea-son matches in 2019, hitting.375, then was slowed by amid-season back injury.Schroeder saw action as ablocking specialist off thebench in 16 matches last year.

Chris Hall Sam Lewis

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“Vecas has unlimited po-tential, both athletically andphysically,” said Nygaard. “Ilook forward to watching himstrive daily to be all he can be.Liam is big and physical andgives 100% on every play. Heis also a great teammate, witha big heart.”

Backing up Hall are a pairof somewhat experienced 6-3setters: junior Matt Faraimoand soph JamesonMcKibbin. Faraimo has ap-peared in 14 matches in hiscareer (with 5 starts), includ-ing 8 times in 2019. McKibbin,who has 4 relatives who woreCardinal and Gold, played in 23matches last spring, mainly asa serving specialist.

“Matt has accepted thechallenge of his role and being a senior leader, something that will transcendhis time at USC,” said Nygaard. “He is respected by all his teammates andhas done an outstanding job of maturing and also growing his voice withinthe team. Jameson’s work ethic, charisma and leading-by-example showshis willingness to help our team in any way. He is living up to the McKibbinlegacy at USC.”

Junior Michael Chang, a 5-8 libero, has not played yet in his USCcareer.

“Michael is the epitome of a Trojan: faithful, scholarly, skillful,courageous and ambitious,” said Nygaard. “It’s great to have him in the gymevery day and we’re fortunate he is on our roster.”

Look for several of USC’s new freshmen to contend for playing timein 2020.

At middle blockers are 6-8 Max Beck of Canyon High in Anaheim,Calif., who made the 2019 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 list, and 6-6 AndrewCondon of Villa Park (Calif.) High, along with 6-6 Lucas Frassrand ofRichard Montgomery High in Rockville, Md., who might also work at oppositehitter. Also available at opposite hitter is 6-6 Corbitt Kerr of St. AugustineHigh in San Diego, Calif., and 6-8 Simon Gallas, who was on Germany’sYouth National Team. Gallas, who also can play outside hitter, was slowedby a back injury from fall practice. Then there are 6-3 outside hitter AdamFlood of Corona del Mar (Calif.) High, another Volleyballmag.com Fab 50pick, 6-0 setter Shane Suxho of Santa Margarita High in Rancho SantaMargarita, Calif., whose father Donald was the 2000 College Player of theYear at USC and then a 2-time U.S. Olympian setter, and 6-1 libero GusAcord of Campbell Hall High in Studio City, Calif.

“Max has been a fixtureall fall in the middle,” saidNygaard. “I love how he com-petes and I am excited to watchhim improve as he gets moretime on the court. Andrew is anintense, strong competitor whogives us all he has every day.Lucas was one of the surpris-es of the fall, opening our eyesto his athleticism while heworked at several positions.He is explosive, highly analyt-ical and improving daily. Corbitt,too, has been a pleasant sur-prise. He is a fierce competitorwho wants to win every point.Simon brings international ex-perience, has a high level ofphysicality and knows how towin. He is very dedicated tohis rehab so he can get back onthe court as soon as possible and make the most of his opportunity ofplaying at USC.

“Adam is a very smooth, steady, dependable workhorse who isdeveloping his physicality. He is one of our most disciplined and composedplayers. Shane knows how to run an offense. He is still developing, buthe has a high volleyball IQ and a great pedigree. Gus is one of our mostathletic players and brings infectious energy to our team every day. I’mdelighted to see how good he is.”

Gary Sato returns for his fifth season as an assistant coach, whileex-club and high school coach Rory Prager joins the staff this year asan assistant.

Along with its 12 MPSF contests, USC’s 2020 schedule features early-season tournaments at George Mason (facing the Patriots and NJIT) andPenn State (meeting the Nittany Lions and Ohio State), plus non-confer-ence matches against 5 Big West members (at 2-time defending NCAAchampion Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge and UC San Diego andhosting UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara) and rare visits from Princeton,Harvard, St. Francis and Lindenwood.

Cole Paxson Brandon Browning

SEASON OUTLOOK

USC QUICK FACTSLocation ........................................... Los Angeles, Calif., 90089University Telephone ......................................... (213) 740-2311Founded .............................................................................. 1880Size ............................................................................ 235 AcresEnrollment .............................. 48,500 (20,500 undergraduates)President ................................................................ Dr. Carol FoltAthletic Director .......................................................... Mike BohnColors ............................................................ Cardinal and GoldNickname ........................................................................ TrojansHome Court .............................. Galen Center (10,258 capacity)Press Row Phone ............................................. (213) 821-1840Conference ........................ Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Head Men’s Volleyball Coach ................................ Jeff NygaardCoach’s Telephone ............................................ (213) 740-3838Record (USC and Overall) .... 47-64, 4 Years USC and OverallAssistant Coaches ............................... Gary Sato, Rory Prager2019 Overall Record/Ranking ............................... 18-11 (No. 5)2019 Conference Record/Finish .................................. 7-5 (3rd)2019 Postseason Results MPSF Finals, NCAA Opening RoundLetterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................... 9/6Starters Returning/Lost ........................................... 3 /3 + liberoMen’s Volleyball SID ............................................ Tim Tessalone....... (213) 740-8480 w, (213) 725-3572 c, [email protected]

The 2020 USC Men’s Volleyball media guide was produced by Tim Tessalone. Photos by John McGillen, Katie Chin, Dan Avila, Pierson Clair, KirbyLee, Long Photography, Figge Photography, Patrick Gee and Don Liebig.

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Jeff Nygaard • Head CoachCOACHES

Jeff Nygaard, a 3-time Olympian inindoor and beachvolleyball and a 2-time collegiate MVPwhile playing on apair of NCAAc h a m p i o n s h i pteams, is in his fifthseason as the headcoach of the USCmen’s volleyballteam. He wasnamed head coach

on June 4, 2015, after serving the previous 5seasons as a Trojan assistant.

Nygaard's 4-year head coaching mark atUSC is 47-64.

Nygaard’s fourth season, 2019, was hisbest as head coach. His Trojans more thandoubled their win total from 2018 by going 18-11overall (their most wins since 2015) and finishingthird in the MPSF at 7-5 (their highest league finishsince 2012). Troy was the MPSF Tournamentrunnerup and, for the first time since 2012,qualified for the NCAAs. USC, playing the nation’stoughest schedule, had 7 wins over teams rankedin the AVCA Top 10 at the time and won 11 of itslast 15 matches. Its in-season No. 4 AVCAranking was the program’s highest since 2015and its final No. 5 ranking was its best finish since2012. Troy was undefeated at home (12-0) forthe first time since 2000 and was 5-2 on neutralcourts. The team’s .320 hitting percentage wasits highest since 2011. USC snapped eventualNCAA champ Long Beach State’s 23-matchwinning streak, Troy’s first win over a No. 1 teamsince 2013 (USC was 1 of just 2 teams to beatLBSU in 2019). The Trojans’ 3-0 win over BYUwas its first sweep over the Cougars since 1991and the back-to-back wins over UCLA were thefirst consecutive victories over the Bruins since2011. Jack Wyett and Ryan Moss made All-MPSFfirst 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 inthe MPSF. But the Trojans did post a pair of biglate-season upsets, defeating No. 3 UCLA (theNCAA runnerup) and then No. 5 Pepperdine (ina road MPSF Tournament quarterfinal match).Jack Wyett made All-American honorable mentionand All-MPSF first team, while Sam Lewis andCole Paxson were on the MPSF All-Freshmanteam.

In 2017, his second season at Troy, USCwent 14-14 overall (8-10 for a sixth place tie inthe MPSF) to double its win total from the previousyear and it advanced to the MPSF Tournamentafter a year's hiatus. After dropping 7 of theirfirst 9 matches, his Trojans finished strong bywinning 8 of their last 10 contests. USC gaveNCAA Tournament participant Long Beach State1 of its 4 losses of 2017 and Troy also beat 4 otherTop 10 teams. Lucas Yoder made All-Americansecond team and All-MPSF first team, while AndyBenesh was an All-American honorable mentionpick and All-MPSF second teamer.

A rebuilding USC team went 7-19 overall inhis 2016 debut season (5-17 in the MountainPacific Sports Federation for 11th place).

Nygaard, 47, replaced Bill Ferguson, whowas USC’s head coach the previous 9 years.

In the summer of 2015, he was the headcoach of the U.S. Men's National Team thatcompeted in the Pan American Cup in Reno.

Nygaard coached USC’s middle blockers inhis 5 seasons (2011-15) as Ferguson’s leadassistant. During that span, Troy played in a pairof NCAA Final Fours, won 2 Mountain PacificSports Federation regular season titles and postedan 88-48 (64.7%) overall mark. The 2015 Trojanswent 19-9 overall, placed fourth in the MPSF,advanced to the MPSF Tournament semifinalsand finished with a No. 7 national ranking.

Before coming to USC, Nygaard was avolunteer assistant coach with the UCLA men’steam for 3 seasons (2002-04). He spent 2009 asan assistant women’s coach at Whittier.

He has been involved with USA Volleyball,serving as an assistant with the Pan Americanmen’s indoor team in 2010, as head coach at theUSA High Performance Clinic (Iowa/MidwestRegion) for indoor women since 2010 and onstaff with the Elite Development Program on thebeach since 2013.

The 6-8 Nygaard was a middle blocker onthe U.S. National Team from 1993 to 2000 andrepresented the U.S. in 3 Olympics. He was amember of the indoor team at the 1996 and 2000Olympics and teamed with Dain Blanton on thebeach in the 2004 Olympics. He also helped theU.S. win a bronze medal at the 1994 WorldChampionships.

He played indoors professionally in Greece(1996-97), Croatia (1998), France (1999) andTurkey (2007). He also played on the 1999 and2001 Los Angeles Athletic Club teams that wonthe U.S. Men’s Open national titles.

Nygaard played on the pro beach tour from2001 to 2011, winning AVP MVP honors in 2003when he and Blanton were named AVP Team ofthe Year. He won 7 AVP tourneys and an FIVBevent, with nearly $500,000 in career earnings.He captured a beach tourney for 4 consecutiveyears (2002-05), including an AVP-best 3victories in 2003.

As a 4-year (1992-95) starter at UCLA,Nygaard was the first collegiate men’s player tobe named National Player of the Year in 2consecutive seasons when he did so in 1994and 1995. He was also the National andConference Freshman of the Year in 1992. Hewas a 3-time (1993-95) All-American and All-Conference first teamer. He helped the Bruins tothe 1993 NCAA title, setting an NCAA tourneyrecord by hitting .867 in the semifinals and earningNCAA All-Tournament co-MVP honors. In 1994,he set UCLA season records with 650 kills whileaveraging 6.98 kills per match as the Bruinsadvanced to the NCAA championship match,where he made the NCAA All-Tourney team. The1995 UCLA team won the NCAA title whileposting a 31-1 record (going undefeated in leagueplay) and he was named NCAA All-TournamentMVP. His 123 career aces set a school record.

In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. In 2019, the World OlympiansAssociation awarded the letters OLY after hisname in recognition for an Olympian’s athleticachievements, their status in the global sportssociety, commitment to furthering the Olympicideals and dedication to hard work and athleticendeavor. In 2020, he was inducted into theSouthern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Englishfrom UCLA in 1995 and began work on hismaster’s in English at Whittier.

He helped La Follette High in Madison, Wisc.,to the 1987 and 1989 state championships anda runner-up finish in 1988.

Nygaard was born on Aug. 3, 1972. He andhis wife, Renee, have 2 daughters, Sophia, 12,and Elena, 9, and a son, Alexander, 4.

YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH JEFF NYGAARD

OVERALL MPSFFinal National NCAA Tourney MPSF Tourney

Year W L Pct Ranking Finish W L Pct Finish Finish2016 7 19 .269 -- -- 5 17 .227 11th --2017 14 14 .500 11th -- 8 10 .444 6th tie 5th tie2018 8 20 .286 -- -- 3 9 .250 6th tie 3rd tie2019 18 11 .621 4th 5th 7 5 .583 3rd 2ndTotal (4 years) 47 64 .423 -- -- 23 41 .359 -- --

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Justin ChangTechnical Coordinator

Lisa Noceti-DeWitAsst. Athletic Trainer

Kurtis SchultzStrength and

Conditioning Coach

Dylan FirsickSports Psychologist

Gary Sato • Assistant Coach

COACHES/STAFF

Gary Sato, an assistant coach on 3 U.S.Olympic teams, is in his fifth year as an as-sistant coach with the USC men's volleyballteam.

Sato, 65, was an assistant with the U.S.Men’s National team from 1984 to 1988, in1992 and from 2009 to 2012, including squadsthat won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics,a bronze at the 1992 Games and placed fifthin 2012. He also assisted with U.S. men’steams that won the 1986 FIVB World Cham-pionship and the 1987 Pan American Games

and captured a silver medal at the 2012 FIVB World League. He was thehead coach for the U.S. men’s squad that won gold at the 1985 FIVBWorld Cup, where he was named the tourney’s Most Valuable Coach.

He spent 2013 as the head coach of the Japan men’s national team.Sato also was the head coach for the U.S. Beach National men’s

(silver medal) and women’s teams at the 2007 Pan Am Games, as well asfor Team Paul Mitchell in the Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League.

He was the head coach of the U.S. Boys’ Youth National team thatwon silver at the 2010 NORCECA Boys’ Youth Continental Championship.

He was the head coach of Pepperdine’s women’s team for 4 years(1979-82), leading the Waves into the post-season 3 times (his 1979squad finished ninth in the national rankings). He also was an assistantcoach with the Pepperdine men’s teams that won NCAA championshipsin 1978 and 2005.

Additionally, he was the head coach for the Santa Monica BeachVolleyball Club, the technical director for the Sinjin Smith Volleyball Acad-emy and a clinician at the Los Angeles Volleyball Academy. He is thefounder of the Gary Sato Volleyball Clinics/Grow the Game and presidentof the Association of Beach Volleyball Coaches.

Sato played volleyball at Santa Monica (Calif.) High and Santa MonicaCollege before moving on to UC Santa Barbara, where he was an All-American outside hitter. He was inducted into the International VolleyballHall of Fame, Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame, SantaMonica High School Hall of Fame, Pepperdine Athletic Hall of Fame, Cali-fornia Community Colleges Sports Hall of Fame and Santa Monica CollegeSports Hall of Fame.

Sato graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 1978 fromPepperdine and as a Doctor of Chiropractic from the Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Health Sciences in 1992. He has his own practice, SatoChiropractic.

Sato is a member of the “First Family of Volleyball.” Brother Eric wonan Olympic gold medal with the U.S. men in 1988 and a bronze in 1992(Gary was an assistant with those teams). Sister Liane won an Olympicbronze medal with the U.S. women in 1992 and also played on the 1988Olympic team. Brothers Scott (San Diego State) and Glenn (LoyolaMarymount) both played college volleyball and Glenn also was an assis-tant coach at USC from 1990 to 1996 (the Trojans won the 1990 NCAAtitle). Their mother, Elissa, was a longtime fixture at local volleyball matchesas a scorekeeper, usually accompanied by their late father, Richard.

Sato was born on Jan. 2, 1955. He has 3 children: Andrew (25),who was a libero at Long Beach State (2014-17), Katie (24), who was alibero (2014-17) and on the beach team (2015-18) at Cal State Northridge,and Malia (19), a junior at USC.

Rory Prager • Assistant CoachRory Prager, who has coached at the club

and high school levels, is in his first year asa USC assistant men’s volleyball coach.

Prager, 30, was a coach with the BalboaBay Volleyball Club for 3 years (2017-19). Heled the 17-2s team as head coach to a firstplace finish in the USA Division at the 2019USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Champi-onships. Before that, he was an assistantwith the 17-1s team that placed fifth in the2017 and 2018 Open Division at the JuniorNationals.

He also spent the past 9 years (2011-19) as an assistant coach withthe boys team at Servite High in Anaheim (Calif.). During his tenure,numerous Friar players earned college volleyball scholarships and fourwere named high school All-Americans. Servite won 3 Trinity League titles(2012-15-19) with Prager on the staff, with the 2012 team ranked fifthnationally. He also taught mathematics at Servite for 4 years (2014-19).

Prager was an outside hitter at Long Beach State in 2008. He earnedhis bachelor’s degree in business administration from there in 2012.

He was a 2-time (2006-07) All-League selection in volleyball atServite. He also competed for the Highline club team.

He is married and his wife’s name is Chelsea.

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#4 • Michael Chang • 5-8, 170 • Junior • Libero2020: Chang will serve as a backup libero as a junior in 2020 ... 2019: He did not see actionas a backup libero as a sophomore in 2019 ... 2018: He did not see action as a backup liberoas a redshirt freshman in 2018 ... 2017: He redshirted as a first-year freshman libero in 2017... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 All-CIF Division I first team and Orange CountyRegister All-Orange County first team as a senior libero at Beckman High in Irvine (Calif.)... He had 362 digs and 12 aces in 2016 ... As a junior in 2015, he made Orange CountyRegister All-Orange County honorable mention while getting 268 digs and 12 aces ...He had 239 digs as a 2014 sophomore ... PERSONAL: He earned gold, silver and bronzemedals at the Junior Olympics as a member of Balboa Bay Volleyball Club ... He scored a perfect36 on his ACT test and was a USC Presidential Scholar ... He was an Eagle Scout ... He madea pair of mission trips to Taiwan ... He is fluent in Chinese ... He plays the piano and violin ... He is a business administrationmajor at USC ... Birthdate is Jan. 23, 1998.

#1 • Brandon Browning • 6-4, 185 • Sophomore • Outside Hitter2020: Browning will compete to start at outside hitter as a sophomore in 2020 ... 2019: Hesaw backup action at outside hitter in 11 matches (starting once) as a first-year freshmanin 2019 ... Overall in 2019, he had 26 kills while hitting .300, plus 19 digs, 6 blocks and 3 aces... He had 5-plus digs once ... HIGH SCHOOL: Browning was the 2018 VolleyballMag.comBoys National High School Player of the Year, VolleyballMag.com All-Americanfirst team, All-CIF Division 1 Player of the Year, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Pacific Coast League MVP and aVolleyballMag.com Fab 50 pick as a senior at Corona del Mar (Calif.) High, which wonthe CIF Division 1 and SoCal Regional Division I championships ... He earned 2017 All-CIFDivision 1 first team and All-Pacific League first team honors as a junior while getting259 kills, 74 digs, 25 aces and 24 blocks ... Corona del Mar was the 2017 CIF Division 1 champion and 2016 runnerup,as well as the 2016 state runnerup ... Current Trojans Clay Dickinson and Adam Flood also prepped at Corona del Mar... PERSONAL: He was the starting outside hitter on the USA Volleyball Boys Youth National Team that playedin the 2017 FIVB U19 World Championship in Bahrain ... He helped the USA Volleyball Boys Youth National Teamwin a silver medal at the 2016 NORCECA U19 Continental Championship in Havana, Cuba, and qualify for the 2017 FIVBBoys U19 World Championship ... He helped the 949 Volleyball Club to an unprecedented run of gold medals at the 2015

(15 Open), 2016 (16 Open), 2017 (Open) and 2018 (18 Open) Junior Olympics, making the All-Tournament Team each year ... He is a businessadministration major at USC with a 3.54 GPA ... Birthdate is March 25, 2000.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2019 (Fr.)... 23 11 26 8 60 .300 4 3 16 6 19 3 3 0

Career single-match highs: 8 kills (NJIT, 2019), 7 digs (Concordia, 2019), 3 blocks (NJIT, 2019)

#16 • Max Beck • 6-8, 205 • Freshman • Middle Blocker2020: Beck will battle for a starting middle blocker role as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 as a senior at Canyon High in Anaheim (Calif.) … He earned 2018 All-Crestview Leaguefirst team honors as a junior … He also played basketball at Canyon ... PERSONAL: He played for the Pulse AthleticsVolleyball Club ... He is a journalism major at USC with a 3.85 GPA ... Birthdate is Dec. 18, 2000.

#5 • Gus Acord • 6-1, 160 • Freshman • Libero2020: Acord will serve as a backup libero as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 All-CIF Division4 first team as a senior at Campbell Hall High in Studio City (Calif.) ... He had 97 kills (hitting .320), 112 digs, 225 assistsand 24 aces in 2019 ... As a 2018 junior, he had 19 kills, 49 digs, 107 assists and 13 aces ... PERSONAL: He played forTeam Rockstar Volleyball Club ... He is a business administration major at USC with a 3.10 GPA ... Birthdate is Jan. 4, 2001.

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#20 • Andrew Condon • 6-6, 185 • Freshman • Middle Blocker2020: Condon will be a backup middle blocker as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 All-NorthHills League first team as a junior at Villa Park (Calif.) High ... PERSONAL: He played for the Pulse Athletics VolleyballClub, helping the team to second at the 2017 USAV Junior Olympics 17 Club Division ... He is a biochemistry major at USC... Birthdate is May 23, 2001.

#15 • Clay Dickinson • 6-7, 190 • Sophomore • Outside Hitter-Opposite Hitter2020: Dickinson will battle to start at outside hitter or opposite hitter as a sophomore in 2020... He was slowed in 2019 fall practice with a back injury ... 2019: He redshirted as a sophomoreoutside hitter in 2019 ... 2018: He saw brief action in 5 matches at outside hitter as a first-year freshman in 2018 and he had 1 dig ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Volleyballmag.comFab 50 as a senior outside hitter at Corona del Mar (Calif.) High ... Corona del Mar won the2017 CIF Division 1 championship ... Current Trojans Brandon Browning and Adam Flood alsoprepped at Corona del Mar ... PERSONAL: He helped the SCVA team win a bronze at the 2016USA Volleyball High Performance Championship ... As a member of the Balboa BayVolleyball Club, he won a 17 Open gold medal at the 2016 Junior Olympics and a 15 Open goldat the 2014 Junior Olympics, while he won a 16 Club Bronze at the 2015 Junior Olympics withthe Ultimate Volleyball Club ... He is an environmental studies major at USC ... Birthdate is April 18, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2018 (Fr.)... 8 5 0 3 7 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Career single-match highs: 0 kills, 1 dig (UCLA, 2018), 0 blocks

#8 • Matt Faraimo • 6-3, 200 • Junior • SetterCAREER: He has 174 assists, 28 digs and 5 kills while appearing in 14 matches (starting 5)in his career ... 2020: Faraimo will be a backup setter as a junior in 2020 ... He is a USC captain... 2019: He saw action in 8 matches (starting 3) as a backup setter as a sophomore in 2019... Overall in 2019, he had 102 assists, 16 digs and 2 kills ... He had 5-plus digs twice ... 2018:He redshirted as a backup setter as a sophomore in 2018 ... 2017: He served as the backupsetter as a first-year freshman in 2017 ... Overall in 2017 while appearing in 6 matches (startingtwice), he had 3 kills (hitting .125), 12 digs, 3 blocks and 72 assists ... He had 5-plus digs twice... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 All-CIF San Diego first team and San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic as a senior setter at Cathedral Catholic High in San Diego (Calif.) ...As a junior in 2016, he made All-CIF San Diego second team while getting 253 assists,77 digs, 72 kills, 17 aces and 15 blocks and helping Cathedral Catholic win the CIF San Diego Open title ... PERSONAL:He played for WAVE Volleyball Club and Coast Volleyball Club ... He made the 2014 Junior Olympics Club 16 divisionAll-Tournament team ... He is related to Salo Faraimo, who played linebacker at USC in 2003, and Preston Faraimo, whoplayed football at Hawaii (2000-01) ... He is a business administration major at USC ... Birthdate is April 16, 1998.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2017 (Fr.)... 12 6 3 2 8 .125 72 0 6 0 12 0 3 12019 (So.)... 14 8 2 2 7 .000 102 0 1 0 16 0 3 0CAREER....... 26 14 5 4 15 .067 174 0 7 0 28 0 6 1

Career single-match highs: 3 kills (Sacred Heart, 2017), 7 digs (Concordia, 2019), 2 blocks (Sacred Heart, 2017, Barton, 2019)

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#11 • Billy Fauntleroy • 6-8, 205 • Sophomore • Outside Hitter-Opposite Hitter2020: Fauntleroy will compete to start at outside hitter or opposite hitter as a sophomore in 2020 ... He is a USC captain ...2019: He did not see action as a redshirt freshman outside hitter or opposite hitter in 2019 ... 2018: He redshirted as an outsidehitter and opposite hitter as a first-year freshman in 2018 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50and FloVolleyball Boys' All-American first team as a senior outside hitter and middle blocker at New Trier High in Winnetka(Ill.) ... He earned 2016 Pioneer Press All-Area honorable mention and All-Central Suburban League South honorsas a junior while getting 223 kills, as New Trier was the state runnerup ... PERSONAL: He played for the Adversity VolleyballClub ... His middle name is Battle ... He speaks Chinese ... His sister Katie was an outside hitter at Colgate (2012-14), his sisterHaley was a middle hitter at Virginia (2014-15, 2017) and his twin sister Callie is a senior middle blocker at George Washington... He is a business administration major at USC with a 3.39 GPA... Birthdate is July 23, 1999.

#14 • Noah Franklin • 6-7, 185 • Sophomore • Outside Hitter2020: Franklin will battle to get into the playing rotation at outside hitter as a sophomore in 2020... 2019: He redshirted as a sophomore outside hitter in 2019 ... He was slowed in the fall of2018 with a back injury ... 2018: He was a backup outside hitter as a first-year freshman in2018 ... Overall while appearing in 18 matches in 2018 (starting 3), he had 23 kills (hitting .044),23 digs, 7 blocks and 3 aces ... He hit .500-plus once and had 5-plus digs twice ... HIGHSCHOOL: He made 2017 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 as a senior outside hitter at HuntingtonBeach (Calif.) High ... He was a 2016 All-Sunset League second team pick as a junior... He also was on the basketball team at Huntington Beach and he played beach volleyball... PERSONAL: He was a member of the Team Rockstar Volleyball Club that won a 17 Openbronze medal at the 2016 Junior Olympics ... He helped the SCVA team win a bronze at the2016 USA Volleyball High Performance Championship ... His father, Paul, is the director of the videoboards at USCfootball, basketball and volleyball events ... He is an electrical engineering major at USC ... Birthdate is Jan. 23, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2018 (Fr.)... 32 18 23 20 68 .044 4 3 18 7 23 2 5 0

Career single-match highs: 8 kills (Stevens Institute, 2018), 10 digs (Harvard, 2018), 2 blocks (UCLA and UC Irvine, 2018)

#24 • Simon Gallas • 6-8, 200 • Freshman • Opposite Hitter-Outside Hitter2020: Gallas could compete for playing time at opposite hitter or outside hitter as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... He wasslowed in 2019 fall practice with a back injury ... HIGH SCHOOL: He attended Windeck-Gymnasium Buhl in Buhl, Germany... PERSONAL: He was a member of Germany’s Youth National Team that won the 2018 U19/U18 EuropeanChampionship and qualified for the 2019 FIVB U19 World Championship in Tunisia in August 2019 … He played for the SSCKarlsruhe volleyball club in 2019, a Bundesliga South Second Division team … He was MVP of the 2018 and 2019 internationalBearWool Volley tournament while playing for the Baden-Wurttemberg U18 team … He also previously played for the TVBuhl and USC Konstanz clubs … He also played beach volleyball ... He is a biological sciences major at USC ... Birthdateis Oct. 1, 2001.

#19 • Lucas Frassrand • 6-6, 180 • Freshman • Middle Blocker-Opposite Hitter2020: Frassrand will look for playing time at middle blocker or opposite hitter as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL:He made 2018 All-Montgomery County Public Schools first team as a junior and 2017 All-Montgomery CountyPublic Schools second team as a sophomore at Richard Montgomery High in Rockville (Md.) ... PERSONAL: He playedfor The Volleyball Practice Volleyball Club, helping the team to third at the 2018 USAV Junior Olympics 18 Club Division …He also played beach volleyball … He was a National Merit Award finalist ... He is a mathematics major at USC with a 3.77GPA ... Birthdate is Nov. 24, 2000.

#21 • Adam Flood • 6-3, 165 • Freshman • Outside Hitter2020: Flood will be a backup outside hitter as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019Volleyballmag.com Fab 50, All-CIF Division 1 first team and All-Surf League Co-MVP as a senior at Corona delMar (Calif.) High … He made 2018 All-Pacific Coast League second team honors as a junior at Corona del Mar, whichwon the 2018 CIF Division 1 and SoCal Regional Division I championships ... Current Trojans Brandon Browning and ClayDickinson also prepped at Corona del Mar ... PERSONAL: He played for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, helping his teamwin gold medals at the Junior Olympics in 2015 (14 Open), 2016 (15 Open) and 2017 (16 Open) … He made the 15 OpenAll-Tournament team in 2016 … His brother, Tyler, is a sophomore middle blocker at NYU ... He is a real estate developmentmajor at USC with a 3.08 GPA ... Birthdate is Nov. 19, 2000.

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#13 • Kyle Gear • 6-9, 205 • Junior • Middle Blocker-Opposite HitterCAREER: He has 131 kills (hitting .432), 90 blocks, 43 digs and 19 aces while appearing in50 matches (starting 28) in his career ... 2020: Gear figures to make an impact at either middleblocker or opposite hitter as a junior in 2020 ... 2019: He started most of 2019 at middle blockeras a sophomore ... Overall in 2019 while appearing in 28 matches (starting 19), he led USCin hitting percentage at .421 and had 91 kills, 54 blocks (third on USC), 28 digs and 14 aces... He hit .500-plus 13 times and had 5-plus blocks 3 times ... 2018: He saw significant playingtime at middle blocker as a first-year freshman in 2018 ... Overall in 2018 while appearing in22 matches (starting 9), he had 40 kills while hitting a team-high .349, plus he had 36 blocks,15 digs and 5 aces ... He hit .500-plus 7 times and had 5-plus blocks twice (including oncewith 10 blocks) ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made the 2016 Rochester Democrat & ChronicleAll-Greater Rochester first team and All-Monroe County League as a senior at Gates Chili High in Rochester (N.Y.)while averaging 18 kills per match (boys volleyball is a fall sport in New York) ... As a 2015 junior, he was RochesterDemocrat & Chronicle All-Greater Rochester first team and All-Monroe County League while averaging 13kills and 7 digs ... He also played tennis at Gates Chili and played saxophone in the concert and marching band ... PERSONAL:He played for the Victor Volleyball Club ... His sister, Shelby, was an outside hitter at Lycoming (2010-13), while his brother,Kevin, was a middle blocker at Penn State (2016-18) ... He is a biological sciences major at USC with a 3.11 GPA ... He

made 2019 MPSF All-Academic ... Birthdate is Oct. 17, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2018 (Fr.)... 63 22 40 11 63 .349 0 5 19 0 15 6 30 22019 (So.)... 95 28 91 22 164 .421 1 14 57 1 28 7 47 6CAREER.......158 50 131 33 227 .432 1 19 76 1 43 13 77 8

Career single-match highs: 7 kills (Concordia, 2019,) 4 digs (Grand Canyon, 2018, Penn State and Grand Canyon, 2019), 10 blocks (Grand Canyon,2018)

#6 • Chris Hall • 6-2, 195 • Junior • SetterCAREER: He has 1,459 assists, 209 digs, 47 blocks, 40 kills and 16 aces while appearingin 52 matches (starting 36) in his career ... 2020: Hall returns for his third season as the startingsetter as a junor in 2020 ... 2019: He started for his second season at setter as a sophomorein 2019 ... Overall in 2019 while appearing in 28 matches (starting 26), he had a team-best1,027 assists along with 158 digs (third on USC), 30 blocks and 15 aces ... He had 5-plus digs17 times, including 4 times with 10-plus digs (once with a USC season best 18 against UCIrvine) ... He was 10th nationally in assist average (10.88, third in MPSF) ... He made 2019 All-MPSF honorable mention and MPSF All-Tournament team ... He was the OffTheBlockSetter of the Week (March 25) ... 2018: He was a part-time starting setter as a first-yearfreshman in 2018 ... Overall while 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 had 5-plus digs 4 times ... His 64 assists againstStanford was a USC season high ... He was named the OffTheBlock.com National Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb.12) ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 AVCA All-American first team, Volleyballmag.com Fab 50, FloVolleyballBoys' All-American second team and All-CIF Division 2 Player of the Year as a senior setter at Notre Dame Highin Sherman Oaks (Calif.) ... He played for his father, Jim, at Notre Dame ... PERSONAL: He was on the 2017 USA VolleyballBoys Youth National Team that played in the 2017 FIVB U19 World Championship in Bahrain ... He was the starting setter

on the USA Volleyball Boys Youth National Team that won a silver medal at the 2016 NORCECA U19 Continental Championship in Havana, Cuba, andqualified for the 2017 FIVB Boys U19 World Championship ... He was on the 2015 USA Volleyball High Performance Select Continental team ...He played for the Manhattan Beach Surf club team ... He also played beach volleyball ... He is active in community service, including participating in fundraisersto help find a cure for multiple sclerosis ... He is a business administration major at USC ... Birthdate is June 23, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2018 (Fr.)... 61 24 7 3 16 .250 432 1 13 1 51 0 17 32019 (So.)... 104 28 33 14 74 .257 1027 15 59 3 158 5 25 9CAREER.......165 52 40 17 90 .256 1459 16 72 4 209 5 42 12

Career single-match highs: 4 kills (Concordia and BYU, 2019), 18 digs (UC Irvine, 2019), 4 blocks (Penn State, 2018)

#25 • Corbitt Kerr • 6-6, 190 • Freshman • Opposite Hitter2020: Kerr will be a backup opposite hitter as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 2018 All-EasternLeague MVP as a junior at St. Augustine High in San Diego (Calif.) ... PERSONAL: He was on the 2017 USAV Boys SelectA1 National Training Team … He played for the Coast Volleyball Club ... He is an English major at USC ... Birthdate is Feb.22, 2001.

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#23 • Sam Lewis • 6-10, 200 • Junior • Middle BlockerCAREER: He has 246 kills while hitting .348, plus 157 blocks, 33 digs and 31 kills while appearingin 53 matches (starting 49) in his career ... 2020: Lewis returns for his third season as a startingmiddle blocker as a junior in 2020 ... He suffered a collapsed lung (his second in 2 years) inthe fall that has sidelined him entering the 2020 season ... 2019: He started for his secondseason at middle blocker as a sophomore in 2019 ... He was slowed early in the 2019 seasonwhile recuperating from a collapsed lung suffered in November of 2018 ... Overall in 2019 whileappearing in 26 matches (starting 23), he had 94 kills while hitting .370, plus a team-high 70blocks along with 20 digs and 19 aces ... He hit .500-plus 11 times and had 5-plus blocks 3times (including a USC season high 7 against BYU) ... 2018: He started at middle blocker asa first-year freshman in 2018 ... Overall in 2018 while appearing in 27 matches (starting 26),he had 152 kills (fourth on USC) while hitting .334, plus a team-best 87 blocks, 13 digs and 12 aces ... He had double killsfigures 5 times, hit .500-plus 7 times (including a USC season high .786 against Princeton) and had 5-plus blocks 6 times(including a USC season high 11 against Penn State) ... He was 37th nationally in blocks (0.90, ninth in MPSF) ... He madethe 2018 MPSF All-Freshman team ... He made OffTheBlock.com National Freshman of the Week honorablemention (Jan. 22) ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50, FloVolleyball Boys' All-Americansecond team, All-CIF Division 2 and Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team Player of the Year as a senior

outside hitter and middle blocker at Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High ... He was the 2016 Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team Player of the Yearas a junior ... PERSONAL: At 6-10, he is tied for the second tallest USC volleyball player ever (with Szilard Kovacs and Chris McKniff, behind 6-11 PhilSmall) ... He was captain of the 2018 USA Volleyball Junior National Team that placed fourth at the NORCECA U21 Continental Championship in Havana,Cuba ... He was the starting middle blocker on the 2017 USA Volleyball Boys Youth National Team that played in the 2017 FIVB U19 World Championshipin Bahrain ... He helped the USA Volleyball Boys Youth National Team win a silver medal at the 2016 NORCECA U19 Continental Championship in Havana,Cuba, and qualify for the 2017 FIVB Boys U19 World Championship in Bahrain ... He was a member of the Team Rockstar Volleyball Club that won a 17Open bronze medal at the 2016 Junior Olympics and the High Line Volleyball Club that won a 16 Club bronze at the 2014 Junior Olympics ... His brother,Cameron Jones, played basketball at Northern Arizona (2008-11) and then professionally in the NBA Development League (Fort Wayne and Santa Cruz)and in Russia, Israel and Greece, while his cousin, Landry Fields, played basketball at Stanford (2007-10) and then with the New York Knicks (2011-12)and Toronto Raptors (2013-15) ... He is an openly-gay student-athlete who on 2018 National Coming Out Day shared his coming out story and his journeyof learning to love the person he is (the video was posted on USCTrojans.com); as a 6-10, multiracial, gay athlete, he has many descriptors, but ashe grew up, he never found an individual with whom to identify, therefore he wants to be a relatable figure for those facing similar struggles ... Heis a sociology major at USC ... Birthdate is Aug. 27, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2018 (Fr.)... 97 27 152 48 311 .334 9 12 82 0 13 14 73 282019 (So.)... 91 26 94 27 181 .370 8 19 75 1 20 9 61 12CAREER.......188 53 246 75 492 .348 17 31 157 1 33 23 134 40

Career single-match highs: 12 kills (Stanford, 2018), 3 digs (UC Irvine, 2019), 11 blocks (Penn State, 2018)

#7 • Vecas Lewin • 6-7, 220 • Senior • Middle Blocker2020: Lewin could contend for playing time at middle blocker as a senior in 2020 ... 2019: Hesaw action at middle blocker in 5 early-season matches (with 2 starts) as a junior in 2019 aftertransferring from a junior college ... Overall in 2019, he had 13 kills while hitting .375, plus 10blocks, 6 digs and 1 ace ... He was slowed for the middle part of the 2019 season with a stressfracture in his back ... JUNIOR COLLEGE: He started for 2 seasons (2017-18) at Santa Monica(Calif.) Junior College ... As a 2018 sophomore, he had 152 kills (hitting .335), 54 blocks, 28digs and 14 aces ... As a 2017 freshman, he had 140 kills, 64 blocks, 17 digs and 12 aces... HIGH SCHOOL: Lewin made the 2016 All-L.A. City first team and All-Western Leaguefirst team as a senior at Pacific Palisades (Calif.) High, which was the L.A. City runnersup... Pacific Palisades was the L.A. City champions in his 2015 junior season ... PERSONAL:He played for Southern California Volleyball Club, where he helped SCVC win a gold medal in the 17 Open Junior Olympicsand bronze medal in the 16 Open ... He was a member of the Palisades Volleyball Club that won a bronze medal in the 15Open at the Junior Olympics ... He also played beach volleyball ... He is a communication major at USC ... Birthdate is Jan.1, 1998.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2019 (Jr.)... 13 5 13 4 24 .375 1 1 2 1 6 0 10 0

Career single-match highs: 6 kills (Barton, 2019), 2 digs (Hawaii and Barton, 2019), 4 blocks (Lincoln Memorial, 2019)

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#10 • Jameson McKibbin • 6-3, 170 • Sophomore • Setter2020: McKibbin, who has a USC volleyball lineage, will be a backup setter as a sophomorein 2020 ... 2019: He was a backup setter as a first-year freshman in 2019 and was used oftenas a serving specialist ... Overall in 2019 while appearing in 23 matches, he had 6 assists,5 digs and 3 aces ... HIGH SCHOOL: McKibbin earned 2018 VolleyballMag.com All-American honorable mention, VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 and All-InterscholasticLeague of Honolulu Division I first team notice as a senior at Punahou School in Honolulu(Hi.), which won the 2018 Hawaii Division I state championship (he made the All-Tournament team) ... As a junior in 2017, he was FloVolleyball Boys’ All-Americansecond team and All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I second teamas Punahou won the 2017 Hawaii Division I state championship and he made the All-Tournament Team ... PERSONAL: In the summer of 2019, he won a silver medal at the FIVB Snow VolleyballWorld Tour event in Bariloche, Argentina (playing on a team with his brothers, Riley and Maddison, and Troy Field)... He was a member of the 2017 USA Volleyball High Performance Youth A1 Team ... He helped the Spike & ServeVolleyball Club to a bronze medal at the 2016 (16 Open) and 2017 (17 Open) Junior Olympics, making the 16 Open All-Tournament team ... He was a member of the Ka Ulukoa team that won a 14 Open gold medal at the 2014 Junior Olympicsand the Outrigger Canoe Club team that won a silver at the 2013 Junior Olympics ... He also played beach volleyball,

helping Punahou to the 2016 and 2017 Hawaii state beach championships ... He and Ryan Wilcox won the 2016 Hawaii state beach pairs title ... Hehas 4 McKibbin relatives with USC volleyball roots: his brother, Riley, was a setter (2008-11) and led 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 thatplayed in the NCAA Championships (runnerup in 2012 after tying for third in 2011); his uncle, Owen, lettered in 1983-84-86-87, as the Trojans finishedsecond at the NCAA Championships his final 2 seasons; and his aunt, Claudia, was a letterwinner on the Women of Troy’s 1980 national championshipteam (Riley and Maddison currently play on the AVP beach volleyball tour, while Owen previously did) ... His mother, Diana McInerny McKibbin, playedvolleyball at Hawaii (1978-79) and on the beach ... His cousin, Blaze, is a redshirt freshman quarterback at Fresno State ... He is a communication majorat USC ... Birthdate is Jan. 19, 2000.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2019 (Fr.)... 65 23 0 0 0 .000 6 3 16 0 5 0 0 0

Career single-match highs: 0 kills, 2 digs (UC Irvine, 2019), 0 blocks

#3 • Cole Paxson • 5-11, 165 • Junior • LiberoCAREER: He has 151 digs, 35 assists and 2 kills while appearing in 28 matches (starting 19)in his career ... 2020: Paxson will re-assume the starting libero job as a junior in 2020 ... 2019:He saw action as a backup libero in 3 early-season matches in 2019 as a sophomore ... Hewas slowed in the fall of 2018 after having surgery on both hips and then broke his hand inthe middle of the 2019 season, sidelining him the rest of the way ... Overall in 2019, he had10 digs (including 5-plus once) and 4 assists ... 2018: He started most of 2018 at libero asa first-year freshman ... Overall in 2018 while appearing in 25 matches (starting 19), he had141 digs (third on USC) and 2 kills ... He had 5-plus digs 15 times, including 4 times with 10-plus digs ... He had more than 2 reception errors just 4 times (with a total of 30 receptionserrors in 434 attempts) ... He was 49th nationally in digs (1.76, fifth in MPSF) ... He made the2018 MPSF All-Freshman team ... HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 as a senior libero andsetter at Laguna Beach (Calif.) High ... He earned 2016 All-CIF Division 2 first team and Orange County RegisterAll-Orange County honorable mention as a junior while getting 332 digs, 155 assists, 10 kills, 9 aces and 9 blocks... As a 2015 sophomore, he made Orange County Register All-Orange County second team and All-Orange CoastLeague second team while recording 282 digs, 54 assists and 27 aces ... Laguna Beach won the 2014 and 2015 CIFSouthern California Regional Division III championships ... PERSONAL: He helped the USA Volleyball Boys Youth National

Team win a silver medal at the 2016 NORCECA U19 Continental Championship in Havana, Cuba, and qualify for the 2017 FIVB Boys U19 World Championshipin Bahrain ... At the Junior Olympics, he was on Balboa Bay Volleyball Club teams that won a 17 Open gold medal in 2016, a 16 Open silver in 2015 (hemade the All-Tournament team) and a 15 Open gold in 2014 ... He is a business administration major at USC ... Birthdate is Feb. 12, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2018 (Fr.)... 80 25 2 0 2 1.000 31 0 0 30 141 0 0 02019 (So.)... 6 3 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 4 10 0 0 0CAREER....... 86 28 2 0 2 1.000 35 0 0 34 151 0 0 0

Career single-match highs: 1 kill (Loyola Chicago and UC Santa Barbara, 2018), 13 digs (Loyola Chicago, 2018), 0 blocks

#2 • Michael O'Toole • 6-6, 185 • RS Freshman • Outside Hitter2020: O'Toole will battle for playing time at outside hitter as a redshirt freshman in 2020 ... 2019: He redshirted as a first-yearfreshman backup outside hitter in 2019 ... HIGH SCHOOL: O'Toole made 2018 Illprepvb.com All-State first team, DailyHerald All-Northwest Area and All-Mid Suburban West League Player of the Year as a senior at Barrington (Ill.) High... He had 409 kills, 211 digs and 31 blocks in 2018 ... As a 2017 junior, he made Daily Herald All-Northwest Area whilegetting 199 kills and 185 digs ... He also played golf at Barrington ... PERSONAL: He played for the Pipeline Volleyball Club... He is a chemical engineering major at USC with a 3.65 GPA ... Birthdate is Jan. 31, 2000.

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PLAYERS

#18 • Liam Schroeder • 6-8, 225 • Sophomore • Middle Blocker2020: Schroeder will battle for a starting middle blocker job as a sophomore in 2020 ... 2019:He saw action off the bench in 16 matches as a blocking specialist at middle blocker as a first-year freshman in 2019 ... Overall in 2019, he had 5 blocks ... HIGH SCHOOL: Schroeder wasa 2-time (2016-17) All-State first team and All-Greater Metro Conference firstteam pick as a junior and senior at Marquette University High in Milwaukee (Wisc.) ...Marquette University High won the 2017 state championship after being the runnerup in 2016... He set the state season blocks record in 2017 ... He also played basketball in high school... PERSONAL: He played for the Milwaukee Volleyball Club ... He is a philosophy, politicsand law major at USC with a 3.65 GPA ... Birthdate is Sept. 7, 1999.

S M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE2019 (Fr.)... 44 16 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0

Career single-match highs: 0 kills, 0 digs, 1 block (UCLA, Concordia, Penn State, Long Beach State and Stanford, 2019)

#17 • Shane Suxho • 6-0, 180 • Freshman • Setter2020: Suxho will be a backup setter as a first-year freshman in 2020 ... HIGH SCHOOL: He was the 2019 All-Trinity LeagueMVP as a senior at Santa Margarita High in Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) … He made the 2018 All-Trinity League firstteam as a junior ... PERSONAL: He played for the 949 Volleyball Club ... His father, Donald, a native of Albania, letteredat setter for USC (1997-2000), where he was the 2000 College Player of the Year and a 2-time All-American first teamer(1999-2000) while leading the 2000 Trojans to the league title and setting USC records for assists in a match and aces ina season and career, then played in the 2004 and 2012 Olympics for the USA and professionally in Europe ... He is a businessadministration major at USC ... Birthdate is Feb. 18, 2001.

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2019 STATISTICS

2019 USC OVERALL STATISTICS

FINAL 2019 MPSF STANDINGS

Name MP SP K AVG E ATT PCT AST SA AVG SE RE DG AVG BS BA AVG BE BHEGEAR 28 95 91 0.96 22 164 .421 1 14 0.15 57 1 28 0.29 7 47 0.57 6 0LEWIN 5 13 13 1.00 4 24 .375 1 1 0.08 2 1 6 0.46 0 10 0.77 0 0LEWIS 26 91 94 1.03 27 181 .370 8 19 0.21 75 1 20 0.22 9 61 0.77 12 0Moss 29 111 403 3.63 113 859 .338 25 25 0.23 40 10 169 1.52 9 59 0.61 5 1Resnick 17 51 50 0.98 15 105 .333 8 13 0.25 32 1 14 0.27 4 39 0.84 3 1Wyett 29 107 387 3.62 127 815 .319 18 22 0.21 62 45 115 1.07 6 44 0.47 6 3BROWNING 11 23 26 1.13 8 60 .300 4 3 0.13 16 6 19 0.83 3 3 0.26 0 0Grasso 28 106 323 3.05 139 685 .269 19 29 0.27 95 33 141 1.33 4 33 0.35 15 4HALL 28 104 33 0.32 14 74 .257 1027 15 0.14 59 3 158 1.52 5 25 0.29 9 5SCHROEDER 16 44 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 0.11 0 0PAXSON 3 6 0 0.00 0 0 .000 4 0 0.00 0 4 10 1.67 0 0 0.00 0 0Carracher 5 7 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.14 0 0McKIBBIN 23 65 0 0.00 0 0 .000 6 3 0.05 16 0 5 0.08 0 0 0.00 0 0FARAIMO 8 14 2 0.14 2 7 .000 102 0 0.00 1 0 16 1.14 0 3 0.21 0 0Douglas 29 107 0 0.00 0 0 .000 99 0 0.00 0 43 210 1.96 0 0 0.00 0 2Team 5USC 29 111 1422 12.81 471 2974 .320 1322 144 1.30 455 153 911 8.21 48 329 1.91 56 16Opponents 29 111 1297 11.68 490 2900 .278 1232 153 1.38 441 144 898 8.09 39 321 1.80 60 14

2019 USC RESULTS(18-11 overall, 7-5 MPSF)

W/L Opponent ScoreW #vs Concordia-Irvine 25-14,25-18,25-14W #vs New Jersey Institute of Technology 25-17,24-26,25-23,25-15L #at Hawaii 12-25,23-25,16-25W %vs Lincoln Memorial 25-22,25-20,25-23L %vs Barton College 24-26,25-21,17-25,24-26W %vs Lindenwood 25-20,25-21,32-30W UC Irvine 25-19,25-21,21-25,25-18L at Long Beach State 17-25,24-26,25-19,17-25W Princeton 25-22,25-22,25-21L at UC Irvine 20-25,27-25,25-19,23-25,10-15W *Grand Canyon 25-14,25-22,25-16L *at Stanford 15-25,28-26,24-26,25-23,12-15L *at BYU 28-26,22-25,23-25,13-25L *at UCLA 21-25,21-25,22-25W *at Concordia 25-21,23-25,23-25,25-15,15-13W *Peperdine 25-19,25-27,28-26,25-20W Penn State 25-18,24-26,25-13,23-25,15-13W Ohio State 25-18,23-25,19-25,25-15,15-10L *at Grand Canyon 26-24,22-25,20-25,23-25W *Concordia 21-25,25-17,25-21,25-20W Long Beach State 25-21,25-21,25-17W *Stanford 25-23,25-20,21-25,22-25,15-10W *BYU 25-20,25-22,25-21L *at Pepperdine 16-25,23-25,21-25W *UCLA 19-25,25-15,14-25,25-20,15-11W ^Grand Canyon 25-17,25-19,25-22W ^vs UCLA 25-21,25-18,25-27,25-23L ^at Pepperdine 23-25,20-25,25-27L $vs Lewis 25-20,18-25,19-25,23-25#Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Warrior Classic, Honolulu, Hi.%Off The Block Grow The Game Challenge, Lebanon, Tenn.*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match$Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge, Galen Center^MPSF Tournament--USC 2nd$NCAA Championships at Long Beach, Calif.--USC 5th tie

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Brandon Browning — #1Att. 17 .......................................... vs. NJIT, 1/11Kills: 8̂ ........................................... vs. NJIT, 1/11Pct.: .400 ............................... vs. Concordia, 2/28Ast.: 2 .................................... vs. Concordia, 2/28Aces: 2 ............................................ vs. NJIT, 1/11Digs: 7̂ ................................... vs. Concordia, 2/28BS: 2 ............................................ vs. NJIT, 1/11BA: 1 ........................................................ 3 timesTB: 3̂ ........................................... vs. NJIT, 1/11

Cole Paxson — #3Att. 0 .....................................................................Kills: 0 .....................................................................Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 2 ............................................ vs. NJIT, 1/11Aces: 0 .....................................................................Digs: 9 ............................................ vs. NJIT, 1/11BS: 0 .....................................................................BA: 0 .....................................................................TB: 0 .....................................................................

Matt Douglas — #5Att. 0 .....................................................................Kills: 0 .....................................................................Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 9 .................................... vs. Concordia, 2/28Aces: 0 .....................................................................Digs: 17 .................................. vs. Pepperdine, 3/2BS: 0 .....................................................................BA: 0 .....................................................................TB: 0 .....................................................................

Chris Hall — #6Att. 8 ........................................... vs. Lewis, 4/30Kills: 4̂ ............................................................ twicePct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 55 .................................... vs. Stanford, 2/14Aces: 3 ............................................................. twiceDigs: 18̂ ................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2BS: 2 ............................. vs. Grand Canyon, 3/14BA: 2 ........................................................ 7 timesTB: 3 ............................................................. twice

Matt Faraimo — #8Att. 3 ......................... vs. Lincoln Memorial, 1/18Kills: 1 .................................... vs. Concordia, 1/10Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 34 ........................................................... twiceAces: 0 .....................................................................Digs: 7̂ ................................... vs. Concordia, 1/10BS: 0 .....................................................................BA: 2 .......................................... vs. Barton, 1/19TB: 2̂ ......................................... vs. Barton, 1/19

Gianluca Grasso — #9Att. 42 .................................. vs. Concordia, 2/28Kills: 21 .................................. vs. Concordia, 2/28Pct.: .556 ............................... vs. Pepperdine, 4/4Ast.: 4 ........................................... vs. Lewis, 4/30Aces: 4 .................................... vs. Concordia, 1/10Digs: 9 ............................................................. twiceBS: 2 ...................................... vs. Stanford, 3/29BA: 3 ........................................................ 3 timesTB: 3 ........................................................ 4 times

Jameson McKibbin — #10Att. 0 .....................................................................Kills: 0 .....................................................................Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 1 ........................................................ 7 timesAces: 2 ............................................. vs. UCLA, 4/6Digs: 2̂ ..................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2BS: 0 .....................................................................BA: 0 .....................................................................TB: 0 .....................................................................

Izac Carracher — #12Att. 0 .....................................................................Kills: 0 .....................................................................Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 0 .....................................................................Aces: 0 .....................................................................Digs: 0 .....................................................................BS: 0 .....................................................................BA: 1 ............................................ vs. NJIT, 1/11TB: 1̂ ........................................... vs. NJI ., 1/11

2019 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SEASON HIGHSKyle Gear — #13

Att. 17 .................................... vs. Stanford, 2/14Kills: 7̂ ................................... vs. Concordia, 3/16Pct.: .333 ............................... vs. Concordia, 3/16Ast.: 1 ............................... vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7Aces: 2 ........................................................ 3 timesDigs: 4̂ ............................................................ twiceBS: 2 .................................... vs. Pepperdine, 3/2BA: 5 ............................................................. twiceTB: 6 .................................... vs. Pepperdine, 3/2

Tyler Resnick — #16Att. 16 ............................. vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7Kills: 9̂ .............................. vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7Pct.: .562 .......................... vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7Ast.: 3 ...................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2Aces: 3 ............................................................. twiceDigs: 3̂ ............................................................ twiceBS: 2 ...................................... vs. Stanford, 2/14BA: 5 ...................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2TB: 5̂ ....................................................... 3 times

Liam Schroeder — #18Att. 0 .....................................................................Kills: 0 .....................................................................Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 0 .....................................................................Aces: 0 .....................................................................Digs: 0 .....................................................................BS: 1 ....................... vs. Long Beach State, 3/23BA: 1 ........................................................ 4 timesTB: 1̂ ....................................................... 5 times

Jack Wyett — #20Att. 45 .................................... vs. Stanford, 2/14Kills: 21 ........................................................... twicePct.: .647 ................................ vs. Princeton, 1/31Ast.: 2 ........................................................ 5 timesAces: 3 ............................................................. twiceDigs: 10̂ ................................. vs. UC Irvine, 1/23BS: 2 ..................................... vs. Princeton, 1/31BA: 4 ........................................................ 4 timesTB: 5̂ ................................... vs. Concordia, 3/16

Vecas Lewin — #21Att. 8 ............................................................. twiceKills: 6̂ ......................................... vs. Barton, 1/19Pct.: — ...................................................................Ast.: 1 .......................................... vs. Barton, 1/19Aces: 1 ............................................ vs. NJIT, 1/11Digs: 2̂ ............................................................ twiceBS: 0 .....................................................................BA: 4 ......................... vs. Lincoln Memorial, 1/18TB: 4̂ ........................ vs. Lincoln Memorial, 1/18

Sam Lewis — #23Att. 12 ...................................................... 3 timesKills: 8 ...................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2Pct.: .636 ................................. vs. UC Irvine, 2/2Ast.: 2 ........................................... vs. UCLA, 4/18Aces: 3 ............................................................. twiceDigs: 3̂ ..................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2BS: 2 ...................................... vs. Stanford, 3/29BA: 7 ............................................. vs. BYU, 3/30TB: 7 ............................................. vs. BYU, 3/30

Ryan Moss — #24Att. 47 .................................. vs. Concordia, 2/28Kills: 23̂ .......................................................... twicePct.: .632 ................................ vs. Princeton, 1/31Ast.: 3 ............................................................. twiceAces: 4 ............................................................. twiceDigs: 12 ........................................................... twiceBS: 2 ............................................. vs. BYU, 3/30BA: 5 ...................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/2TB: 5̂ ............................................................ twice

^USC Career High (listed for kills, digs, total blocks only)(All Individual Hitting Pct.: minimum 10 attempts)

2019 SEASON HIGHS

USC Individual HIghsAtt. 47 ............. Ryan Moss, vs. Concordia, 2/28Kills: 23 .......... Ryan Moss, vvs. Concordia, 2/28

23 ............. Ryan Moss, vs. Penn State, 3/8Pct.: .647 .......... Jack Wyett, vs. Princeton, 1/31Ast.: 55 .................. Chris Hall, vs. Stanford, 2/14Aces: 4 ...... Gianluca Grasso, vs. Concordia, 1/10

4 .. Ryan Moss, vs. Long Beach State, 1/254 ....... Ryan Moss, vs. Grand Canyon, 4/13

Digs: 18 .................. Chris Hall, vs. UC Irvine, 2/2BS: 2 ............. Brandon Browning, vs. NJIT, 1/11

2 ............... Jack Wyett, vs. Princeton, 1/312 ................... Kyle Gear, vs. Stanford, 2/142 ............. Tyler Resnick, vs. Stanford, 2/142 .................. Kyle Gear, vs. Pepperdine, 3/22 .......... Chris Hall, vs. Grand Canyon, 3/142 ......... Gianluca Grasso, vs. Stanford, 3/292 .................. Sam Lewis, vs. Stanford, 3/292 ....................... Ryan Moss, vs. BYU, 3/30

BA: 7 ........................ Sam Lewis, vs. BYU, 3/30TB: 7 ........................ Sam Lewis, vs. BYU, 3/30

USC Team HIghsAtt. 162 .................................. vs. Stanford, 2/14Kills: 67 .................................. vs. Concordia, 2/28Pct.: .508 ................................ vs. Princeton, 1/31Ast.: 63 .................................. vs. Concordia, 2/28Aces: 11 .......................................... vs. NJIT, 1/11Digs: 52 .................................. vs. Pepperdine, 3/2BS: 5 ...................................... vs. Stanford, 2/14

5 ...................................... vs. Stanford, 3/29BA: 19 ........................................... vs. BYU, 3/30TB: 23 .................................... vs. Stanford, 2/14

USC Team LowsAtt. 63 ................................... vs. Princeton, 1/31

63 ......................................... vs. UCLA, 2/24Kills: 30 ......................................... vs. UCLA, 2/24Pct.: .191 ........................ vs. Grand Canyon, 3/14Ast.: 27 ......................................... vs. UCLA, 2/24Aces: 0 .................................... vs. Pepperdine, 4/4Digs: 9 ............................. vs. Grand Canyon, 4/13BS: 0 .......................................... vs. Hawaii, 1/12

0 .......................................... vs. Barton, 1/190 ...................................... vs. UC Irvine, 2/20 ............................... vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7

BA: 4 .......................................... vs. Hawaii, 1/124 ............................. vs. Grand Canyon, 4/134 .................................. vs. Pepperdine, 4/20

TB: 4 .......................................... vs. Hawaii, 1/12Opponent Team HIghs

Att. 147 ......................................... UC Irvine, 2/2Kills: 65 ........................................... UC Irvine, 2/2

65 ........................................... Stanford, 2/14Pct.: .456 ............................................ Hawaii, 1/12Ast.: 61 ........................................... UC Irvine, 2/2Aces: 14 .......................................... Ohio State, 3/9Digs: 55 ........................................... Stanford, 2/14BS: 4 .................................................. Lewis, 4/30BA: 27 ................................................ Lewis, 4/30TB: 31 ................................................ Lewis, 4/30

Opponent Team LowsAtt. 54 ................................. Grand Canyon, 4/13Kills: 21 ................................... Grand Canyon, 1/7Pct.: .081 ................................ Grand Canyon, 1/7Ast.: 21 ................................... Grand Canyon, 1/7Aces: 0 ........................................... Concordia, 1/10Digs: 10 ................................. Grand Canyon, 4/13BS: 0 ........................................ Lindenwood, 1/20

0 ............................................ Princeton, 1/310 ..................................... Grand Canyon, 1/70 ................................................. UCLA, 2/240 ............................................ Ohio State, 3/90 ........................................... Pepperdine, 4/2

BA: 0 ..................................... Grand Canyon, 1/70 .............................. Long Beach State, 3/23

TB: 0 ..................................... Grand Canyon, 1/7Opponent Individual HIghs

Att. 59 ................. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford, 2/14Kills: 29 ................. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford, 2/14Pct.: .722 ............... Daenan Gyimah, UCLA, 2/24Ast.: 57 .................. Paul Bischoff, Stanford, 2/14Aces: 6 ........ Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State, 1/25Digs: 17 ................. Michael Simmons, Lewis, 4/30BS: 2 .......................... Justice Lord, Barton, 1/19

2 ................... Stephen Moye, Stanford, 2/142 ........................ Miki Jauhiainen, BYU, 2/162 ..................... Kyler Presho, Stanford, 3/292 ............................... Micah Ma’a, UCLA, 4/62 ............... Ian McLain, Grand Canyon, 4/132 ......................... Ryan Coenen, Lewis, 4/30

BA: 9 ............................... TJ Murray, Lewis, 4/30TB: 10 ............................. TJ Murray, Lewis, 4/30

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USC ALL-ERA STATISTICAL RECORDS

(Records are incomplete prior to 1986)(*MPSF Record, #NCAA Record)

Individual

KillsCareer: ............................................ 2,380, Bryan Ivie, 1988-91Season: .................................................... 770, Bryan Ivie, 1991Match: .. 55, Jason Mulholland, vs. Cal State Northridge, 1993#

Kill AverageSeason: ............ 7.67 (514 in 67 sets), Jason Mulholland, 1993

DigsCareer: ........................................... 1,042, Luke Morris, 2006-09Season: ................................................. 315, Luke Morris, 2009Match: ............. 27, Russell Brock, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1994

Dig AverageSeason: ................ 3.15 (189 in 60 sets), Andrew Pizula, 2010

AcesCareer: ........................................ 167, Tony Ciarelli, 2009-2012Season: ............................................... 63, Donald Suxho, 1999Match: ............... 11, Tony Ciarelli, vs. Long Beach State, 2012*

Ace AverageSeason: .................... .614, Tony Ciarelli (62 in 101 sets), 2012

Blocks (Solo + Assists)Career: ................................................. 661, Bryan Ivie, 1988-91Season: .................................................... 199, Bryan Ivie, 1991Match: .......... 27, Mark Wellborn, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1979#

Block AverageSeason: ...................... 1.83 (199 in 109 sets), Bryan Ivie, 1991

Hitting PercentageCareer (min. 3 atts./set): ..... .454, Steven Shandrick, 2009-12Season (min. 3 atts./set): .............. .494, Jason Perkins, 1991Match (min. 15 atts.): ...... .941 (16 kills, 0 errors, 17 attempts),...................................................... Tom Duke, vs. Calgary, 1988......................... (note: best vs. NCAA school is .889, 17-1-18,.................... Chris Underwood, vs. Loyola Marymount, 1992#)

AssistsMatch ..................... 129, Donald Suxho, vs. Ohio State, 1997*#

Matches with Double-Figure KillsCareer: ................................................. 107, Bryan Ivie, 1988-91Season: ................................................... 37, Dave Yoder, 1987

Matches with Double-Figure DigsCareer: ......................................... 46, Joao Grangeiro, 2003-06Season: ............................................ 17, Henry Cassiday, 2014

Matches with Double-Figure BlocksCareer: ............................................. 6, Szilard Kovacs, 1995-98Season: ................................................ 6, Szilard Kovacs, 1998

Matches with 20+ KillsCareer: ....................................... 55, Jason Mulholland, 1992-95Season: ...................................................... 23, Bryan Ivie, 1990

Matches with 20+ DigsCareer: .. 2, Dave Yoder, 1984-87; Jason Mulholland, 1992-95;......................................................................... Tri Bourne, 2008Season: ....................................................... 2, Tri Bourne, 2008

Matches with 20+ Kills and DigsCareer: ... 2, Dave Yoder, 1984-87; Jason Mulholland, 1992-95Season: ................ 1, Leon Devaney, 1991; Jen-Kai Liu, 1988;...................................................... Dave Yoder, 1987 and 1986;......... Jason Mulholland, 1992 and 1994; Chris Guigliano, 1997

RECORDS

Team

KillsSeason Average: .................... 22.68 (2,721 in 120 sets), 1990Match: .............................................. 142, vs. Ohio State, 1997#

DigsSeason Average: .................... 12.81 (1,563 in 122 sets), 1988Match: ................................. 101, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1988#

AcesSeason Average: ......................... 1.92 (228 in 119 sets), 2000Match: .....................................................18, vs. UC Irvine, 2001

Blocks (Solo + 1/2 Assists)Season Average: 4.19 (152 solo, 575 assists, 105 sets), 1991Match: ................................... 56, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1979#

Hitting PercentageSeason: ..................................................................... .399, 1991Match: ................................................. .636, vs. UC Irvine, 1994

WinsSeason: ............................................................. 34, 1988; 1991Consecutive: ............................................................ 30, 1990-91Consecutive Conference: ..................................... 29, 1985-87#Consecutive Home Court: ................................... 19, 1999-2001Consecutive Road (includes neutral site) .............. 21, 1990-91Consecutive Start of Season ...................................... 28, 1991

Highest Winning PercentageSeason: .......................................................... .947 (18-1), 1977

LossesSeason: ...................................................................... 25, 2003#Consecutive: ........................................................... 13, 2004-05Consecutive in a Season: .................................. 11, 2002, 2004Consecutive Conference: .................................. 11, 2002, 2004Consecutive Home Court: ..................................... 8, 2003-2004Consecutive Road (includes neutral site) .......... 12, 2002-2003Consecutive Start of Season ........................................ 6, 2016

Lowest Winning PercentageSeason: ............................................................ .143 (1-6), 1970

Most Points ScoredSet: .............................. 40 (at UC Irvine, 2017; at Lewis, 2018)

Most Points AllowedSet: .............................. 42 (at UC Irvine, 2017; at Lewis, 2018)

Jason Perkins Szilard Kovacs

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RECORDS

USC SIDEOUT SCORING ERASTAT RECORDS -- THROUGH 2000

(Records are incomplete prior to 1986)

IndividualKills

Career: .............................................. 2,380, Bryan Ivie, 1988-91Season: .................................................... 770, Bryan Ivie, 1991Match: .... 55, Jason Mulholland, vs. Cal State Northridge, 1993

Kill AverageSeason: ............ 7.67 (514 in 67 sets), Jason Mulholland, 1993

DigsCareer: ........................................... 879, Russell Brock, 1993-96Season: ................................................. 301, Dave Yoder, 1987Match: ............. 27, Russell Brock, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1994

Dig AverageSeason: .................. 3.02 (272 in 90 sets), Russell Brock, 1995

AcesCareer: ...................................... 164, Donald Suxho, 1997-2000Season: ................................................ 63, Donald Suxho, 1999Match: ......... Undetermined (however, no Trojan had at least 7)

Ace AverageSeason: ................ .589 (63 in 107 sets), Donald Suxho, 1999

Blocks (Solo + Assists)Career: ................................................. 661, Bryan Ivie, 1988-91Season: .................................................... 199, Bryan Ivie, 1991Match: .......... 27, Mark Wellborn, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1979#

Block AverageSeason: .................. 1.83 (199 in 109 games), Bryan Ivie, 1991

Hitting PercentageCareer (min. 3 atts./set): ........... .430, Jason Perkins, 1990-93Season (min. 3 atts./set): .............. .494, Jason Perkins, 1991Match (min. 15 atts.): ...... .941 (16 kills, 0 errors, 17 attempts),...................................................... Tom Duke, vs. Calgary, 1988......................... (note: best vs. NCAA school is .889, 17-1-18,.................... Chris Underwood, vs. Loyola Marymount, 1992#)

AssistsMatch ..................... 129, Donald Suxho, vs. Ohio State, 1997*#

Matches with Double-Figure KillsCareer: ................................................. 107, Bryan Ivie, 1988-91Season: ................................................... 37, Dave Yoder, 1987

Matches with Double-Figure DigsCareer: ............................................. 45, Russell Brock, 1993-96Season: ................................ 15, Russell Brock, 1995 and 1996

Matches with Double-Figure BlocksCareer: ............................................. 6, Szilard Kovacs, 1995-98Season: ................................................ 6, Szilard Kovacs, 1998

Matches with 20+ KillsCareer: ....................................... 55, Jason Mulholland, 1992-95Season: ...................................................... 23, Bryan Ivie, 1990

Matches with 20+ DigsCareer: ... 2, Dave Yoder, 1984-87; Jason Mulholland, 1992-95Season: ................. 1, Leon Devaney, 1991; Jen-Kai Liu, 1988;............... Mike Lauterman, 1988; Dave Yoder, 1986 and 1987;............................... Lawrence Hom, 1987; Rudy Dvorak, 1986;........ Adam Johnson, 1986; Jason Mulholland, 1992 and 1994;.............................. Russell Brock, 1994; Chris Guigliano, 1997;................................. Donald Suxho, 1998; Greg Burden, 2000

Matches with 20+ Kills and DigsCareer: ... 2, Dave Yoder, 1984-87; Jason Mulholland, 1992-95Season: ................ 1, Leon Devaney, 1991; Jen-Kai Liu, 1988;...................................................... Dave Yoder, 1987 and 1986;......... Jason Mulholland, 1992 and 1994; Chris Guigliano, 1997

TeamKills

Season Average: .................... 22.68 (2,721 in 120 sets), 1990Match: .............................................. 142, vs. Ohio State, 1997#

DigsSeason Average: .................... 12.81 (1,563 in 122 sets), 1988Match: ................................. 101, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1988#

AcesSeason Average: ......................... 1.92 (228 in 119 sets), 2000Match: .................................................. 15, vs. Ohio State, 2000

Blocks (Solo + 1/2 Assists)Season Average: 4.19 (152 solo, 575 assists, 105 sets), 1991Match: .................................. 56, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1979 #

Hitting PercentageSeason: ..................................................................... .399, 1991Match: ................................................. .636, vs. UC Irvine, 1994

USC RALLY SCORING ERASTAT RECORDS -- FROM 2001 ON

IndividualKills

Career: ........................................ 1,902, Murphy Troy, 2008-11Season: ............................................... 615, Murphy Troy, 2009Match: ................................ 36, Brook Billings, vs. Pacific, 2002

Kill AverageSeason: ................. 5.04 (615 in 122 sets), Murphy Troy, 2009

DigsCareer: ........................................... 1,042, Luke Morris, 2006-09Season: ................................................. 315, Luke Morris, 2009Match: .................... 21, Henry Cassiday, vs. Pepperdine, 2014

Dig AverageSeason: ................ 3.15 (189 in 60 sets), Andrew Pizula, 2010

AcesCareer: ............................................ 167, Tony Ciarelli, 2009-12Season: ................................................... 62, Tony Ciarelli, 2012Match: ............... 11, Tony Ciarelli, vs. Long Beach State, 2012*

Ace AverageSeason: .................... .614, Tony Ciarelli (62 in 101 sets), 2012

Blocks (Solo + Assists)Career: ......................................... 395, Hunter Current, 2007-10Season: .......................................... 154, Robert Feathers, 2012Match: ........................... 13, Phil Peterson, vs. Cal Baptist, 2003

Block AverageSeason: .............. 1.60 (154 in 96 sets), Robert Feathers, 2012

Hitting PercentageCareer (min. 3 atts./set): ..... .454, Steven Shandrick, 2009-12Season (min. 3 atts./set; min. 500 atts.): .446, Austin Zahn, 2009Season (min. 3 atts./set; min. 100 atts.): .453, Robert Feathers, 2014Match (min. 3 atts./set): .. .917 (11 kills, 0 errors, 12 attempts),..................................... Josh Day, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2003

AssistsCareer .......................................... 4,820, Jimmy Killian, 2005-08Season .......................................... 1,703, Riley McKibbin, 2009Match ............................ 84, Miles McGann, vs. UC Irvine, 2001

Assists AverageSeason ........... 13.85 (1,703 in 123 sets), Riley McKibbin, 2009

Matches with Double-Figure KillsCareer: ........................................... 101, Murphy Troy, 2008-11Season: .................................................. 29, Murphy Troy, 2009

Matches with Double-Figure DigsCareer: ......................................... 46, Joao Grangeiro, 2003-06Season: ............................................ 17, Henry Cassiday, 2014

Matches with Double-Figure BlocksCareer: .................................................. 3, Austin Zahn, 2008-10Season: ....................... 2, Josh Day, 2003; Austin Zahn, 2009;................................................................ Robert Feathers, 2012

Matches with 20+ KillsCareer: ............................................. 32, Murphy Troy, 2008-11Season: .................................................. 16, Murphy Troy, 2009

Matches with 20+ DigsCareer: ......................................................... 2, Tri Bourne, 2008Season: ....................................................... 2, Tri Bourne, 2008

Matches with 20+ Kills and DigsCareer: ................................................................................ NoneSeason: .............................................................................. None

TeamKills

Season Average: .................... 16.41 (2.068 in 126 sets), 2009Match: ..................................................... 93, vs. UC Irvine, 2001

DigsSeason Average: .................... 11.50 (1,231 in 107 sets), 2010Match: ...................................... 71, vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2015

AcesSeason Average: ........................... 1.81 (176 in 82 sets), 2001Match: ..................................................... 18, vs. UC Irvine, 2001

Blocks (Solo + 1/2 Assists)Season Average: . 3.13 (60 solo, 538 assists, 105 sets), 2012Match: .................................... 26, vs. Long Beach State, 2009#

Hitting PercentageSeason: ..................................................................... .351, 2011Match: ............................... .543, vs. Cal State Northridge, 2015

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Volleyball/VB Magazine/News/Monthly/AVCA All-Americans:First Team:Celso Kalache ....................... 1977Bob Yoder ............................ 1977Tim Hovland .............. 1979, 80, 81Dusty Dvorak .................. 1979, 80Pat Powers ..................... 1979, 80John Hedlund ........................ 1981Steve Timmons ..................... 1982Bill Stetson ............................ 1982Bill Yardley ...................... 1984, 85Adam Johnson 1985, 86 MVP, 87Rudy Dvorak ......................... 1986Tom Duke ..................... 1988 MVPJen-Kai Liu ............................ 1988Bryan Ivie ..... 1990 MVP, 91 MVPDan Greenbaum ................... 1991Jason Mulholland .................. 1994Chris Underwood ................. 1994Donald Suxho ... 1999, 2000 MVPBrook Billings ........................ 2000Murphy Troy ......... 2009, 11 MVPRiley McKibbin ....................... 2011Tony Ciarelli ................. 2012 MVPMicah Christenson .......... 2014, 15Second Team:Dusty Dvorak .................. 1977, 78Steve Obradovich ................ 1977Bob Yoder ...................... 1978, 79Steve Timmons ..................... 1981Bill Stetson ............................ 1981John Hedlund ........................ 1982Bill Yardley ............................ 1983Adam Horstman .................... 1985Chao Ying Zhang ................. 1986Tom Duke ........................ 1986, 87Dave Yoder .......................... 1987Lawrence Hom ..................... 1989Dan Greenbaum ................... 1990Kevin Shepard ...................... 1990Nick Becker ........................... 1991Jason Mulholland .................. 1993Juan Figueroa ................. 2007, 08Tony Ciarelli .................... 2009, 11Murphy Troy ......................... 2010Steven Shandrick ................. 2012Henry Cassiday .............. 2012, 14Micah Christenson .......... 2012, 13Lucas Yoder ......................... 2017Jack Wyett ............................ 2019Third Team:Chao Ying Zhang ................. 1985Chris Martz ........................... 1988Bryan Ivie .............................. 1989Jason Perkins ....................... 1991Riley McKibbin ....................... 2009Austin Zahn .......................... 2009Tri Bourne ............................. 2011Henry Cassiday .................... 2011Honorable Mention:Robert Chavez ..................... 1983Steve Rottman ...................... 1983Dave Yoder .......................... 1986Mike Lauterman .................... 1988Nick Becker ........................... 1990Kevin Shepard ...................... 1991Jason Perkins ................. 1992, 93Jason Mullholand .................. 1995Szilard Kovacs ..................... 1998Eli Fairfield ............................. 2000Brook Billings ........................ 2001Murphy Troy ......................... 2008Lucas Yoder ......................... 2014Andy Benesh .................. 2015, 17Robert Feathers ................... 2015Jack Wyett ............................ 2018Freshman/Newcomer of the Year:Bryan Ivie .............................. 1988Brook Billings (Co) ................ 1999Tony Ciarelli .......................... 2009Micah Christenson ................ 2012Lucas Yoder ......................... 2014All-Freshman:Jason Perkins ....................... 1990Jason Mulholland .................. 1992Steve Loeswick ................... 1993Szilard Kovacs ..................... 1995Gabe Gardner ....................... 1996Eli Fairfield ............................. 1998Andy Benesh ........................ 2014

Olympians (U.S. men havebeen in 1964-68-84-88-92-96-

2004-08-12-16 Olympics only):Dick Hammer ......................... 1964Ron Lang .............................. 1964Celso Kalache (Brazil) .... 1972, 76Dusty Dvorak * ..................... 1984Pat Powers * ......................... 1984Steve Timmons * ....... 1984, 88, 92Nick Becker ........................... 1992Dan Greenbaum ................... 1992Bryan Ivie ........................ 1992, 96Brook Billings ........................ 2004Gabe Gardner ................. 2004, 08Donald Suxho ................. 2004, 12Micah Christenson ................ 2016Murphy Troy ......................... 2016* Starters for U.S. “Triple Crown”team: 1984 Olympics, 1985 WorldCup and 1986 World Championships.

U.S. National Team:Nick Becker (1994)Brook Billings (2002-09)Tony Ciarelli (2013-14)Dennis Duggan (1965-66)Tom Duke (1990, 1993-94)Dusty Dvorak (1979-86)Rudy DvorakMicah Christenson (2013-20)Gabe Gardner (2002-12)Dan Greenbaum (1991-95)Dick Hammer (1960, 1964)Tim Hovland (1979-80)Bryan Ivie (1989)Adam Johnson (1989)Jim Kaufman (1963)Ronnie LangRiley McKibbin (2014)Pat Powers (1979-86)Randy Shaw (1971)George Spratt (1973)Donald Suxho (2001-12)Steve Timmons (1982-88, 1991-92)Murphy Troy (2011-17)Chris Underwood (1994)Bill Wardrup (1971-74)Jeff WellsBill Yardley (1985)Bob Yoder

International VolleyballAssociation (professionals):

Carlos FonsecaGeorge SprattBill Wardrup

International Volleyball Hall ofFame (with year of induction):

Dusty Dvorak ........................ 1998Steve Timmons ..................... 1998Ron Lang ............................. 2005

All-Conference Teams:First Team:Bob Yoder ................ 1976, 77, 78Celso Kalache ....................... 1977Dusty Dvorak ............ 1978, 79, 80Tim Hovland .................... 1979, 80Pat Powers ........................... 1980John Hedlund ........................ 1981Steve Timmons ..................... 1982Bill Yardley ................ 1983, 84, 85Adam Johnson ......... 1985, 86, 87Rudy Dvorak ......................... 1986Chao Ying Zhang ................. 1986Tom Duke .............................. 1988Jen-Kai Liu ............................ 1988Bryan Ivie ........................ 1990, 91Dan Greenbaum ................... 1991Jason Mulholland .................. 1994Chris Underwood ................. 1994Donald Suxho ....................... 2000Brook Billings ........................ 2000Murphy Troy ......... 2009, 11 MVPRiley McKibbin ....................... 2011Tony Ciarelli .......... 2011, 12 MVPMicah Christenson .......... 2014, 15Lucas Yoder ......................... 2017Jack Wyett ...................... 2018, 19Ryan Moss ............................ 2019Second Team:Dusty Dvorak ........................ 1977Steve Obradovich ................ 1977Pat Powers ........................... 1979Bob Yoder ............................ 1979Steve Timmons ..................... 1981Bill Stetson ...................... 1981, 82John Hedlund ........................ 1982Adam Horstman .................... 1985Tom Duke ........................ 1986, 87Dave Yoder .......................... 1987Bryan Ivie ........................ 1988, 89Mike Lauterman .................... 1988Lawrence Hom ..................... 1989Dan Greenbaum ................... 1990Jason Perkins ....................... 1991Jason Mulholland ............ 1993, 95Donald Suxho ....................... 1999Eli Fairfield ............................. 2000Joao Grangeiro ..................... 2003Tony Ciarelli .......................... 2009Tri Bourne ............................. 2011Steven Shandrick ........... 2011, 12Micah Christenson .......... 2012, 13Henry Cassiday .................... 2014Lucas Yoder ......................... 2014Robert Feathers ................... 2015Andy Benesh ........................ 2017Gianluca Grasso .................. 2019Third Team:Chris Martz ........................... 1989Kevin Shepard ................ 1990, 91Leon Devaney ...................... 1991Jason Perkins ....................... 1992Szilard Kovacs ..................... 1998Donald Suxho ....................... 1998Juan Figueroa ................. 2007, 08Murphy Troy ................... 2008, 10Honorable Mention:Dave Yoder .......................... 1986Leon Devaney ...................... 1990Gabe Gardner ....................... 1996Chris Guigliano ..................... 1997Eric Seiffert ........................... 1997Brook Billings ............ 1999, 01, 02Trevor Julian ................... 2000, 01Beau Rawi ............................ 2000Josh Day ............................... 2001Donny Killian ......................... 2001Mark Dusharme .................... 2003Joao Grangeiro ............... 2005, 06Jimmy Killian .......................... 2008Riley McKibbin ................. 2009, 10Austin Zahn .................... 2009, 11Tony Ciarelli .......................... 2010Henry Cassiday .............. 2011, 12Robert Feathers ................... 2012Tanner Jansen ..................... 2012Andy Benesh .................. 2014, 15Alex Slaught ......................... 2015Lucas Yoder ......................... 2016Gianluca Grasso .................. 2018Ryan Moss ............................ 2018Chris Hall ............................... 2019

Freshman of the Year:Brook Billings ........................ 1999Micah Christenson ................ 2012Lucas Yoder ......................... 2014All-Freshman:Jason Mulholland .................. 1992Brook Billings ........................ 1999Tony Ciarelli .......................... 2009Maddison McKibbin ............... 2010Henry Cassiday .................... 2011Micah Christenson ................ 2012Robert Feathers ................... 2012Lucas Yoder ......................... 2014Andy Benesh ........................ 2014Larry Tuileta .......................... 2015Sam Lewis ............................ 2018Cole Paxson .......................... 2018

NCAA All-Tournament Team:Dusty Dvorak ......... 1977, 80 MVPCelso Kalache ............... 1977 MVPBob Yoder ...................... 1977, 79Tim Hovland .............. 1979, 80, 81Pat Powers ..................... 1979, 80Steve Timmons ..................... 1980John Hedlund ........................ 1981Bill Stetson ...................... 1981, 82Bill Yardley ............................ 1985Rudy Dvorak ................... 1985, 86Chao Ying Zhang ................. 1985Adam Johnson ............... 1986, 87Dave Yoder .................... 1986, 87Jen-Kai Liu .................... 1988 MVPTom Duke .............................. 1988Bryan Ivie ......... 1988, 90 MVP, 91Mike Lauterman .................... 1988Dan Greenbaum ................... 1990Kevin Shepard ...................... 1990Jason Perkins ....................... 1990Murphy Troy ................... 2009, 11Riley McKibbin ....................... 2009Austin Zahn .......................... 2009Tri Bourne ............................. 2011Tony Ciarelli .......................... 2012

Off The Block Lloy Ball Award:Micah Christenson ......2014, 15 (Co)

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship:Bob Yoder ............................ 1978Leon Devaney ...................... 1991

NCAA Silver Anniversary Award:Bill Stetson ............................ 2007

Jess Hill Heritage Award(top USC scholar-athlete):

Bob Yoder ............................ 1978

Pacific-10 Conference Medal(top senior student-athlete):

Bill Stetson ............................ 1982Bryan Ivie .............................. 1991

HISTORY

USC VOLLEYBALL GREATS

Nick BeckerSteve Obradovich

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USC VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAMERS

Celso Kalache – 1977Led USC to the 1977 NCAAChampionship, where he was namedNCAA All-Tournament MVP.

Bob Yoder – 1977Led USC to 2 Final Fours, winning in1977; 1978 NCAA Post-GraduateScholarship and Jess Hill MemorialAward winner; Made 1977, 79 NCAA All-Tournament team; 1978, 79 All-Americansecond teamer; Became USC head coachin 1982, leading USC to 5 NCAA FinalFours (winning 1988 NCAA title).

Tim Hovland – 1979, 80, 81Led USC to 3 Final Fours, winning the1980 NCAA Championship; Troy’s first3-time All-American first teamer; Made1979, 80, 81 NCAA All-Tournament team.

Dusty Dvorak – 1979, 80Led USC to 3 Final Fours, winning NCAAChampionship in 1977, 80; Made 1977NCAA All-Tournament team; 1980 NCAAAll-Tournament MVP; 1977, 78 All-American second teamer.

Pat Powers – 1979, 80Led USC to 2 Final Fours, winning the1980 NCAA Championship; Made 1979,80 NCAA All-Tournament team; WasUSC's head coach from 1997 to 2002.

John Hedlund – 1981Led USC to 3 Final Fours, winning 1980NCAA Championship; Made 1981 NCAAAll-Tournament team; 1982 All-Americansecond teamer.

Steve Timmons – 1982Led USC to 3 Final Fours, winning the1980 NCAA Championship; Made 1980NCAA All-Tournament team; 1981 All-American second teamer.

Bill Stetson – 1982Played on 4 Final Four teams, including1980 NCAA Championship team; 1981All-American second teamer; 1982Pacific-10 Conference Medal and 2007NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winner.

Bill Yardley – 1984, 85Played on 2 Final Four teams; Made1985 NCAA All-Tournament team; 1983All-American second teamer.

Adam Johnson – 1985, 86, 87USC’s first College Player of the Year(1986); led USC to 3 Final Fours; Made1986, 87 NCAA All-Tournament team.

Rudy Dvorak – 1986Led USC to 2 Final Fours; Made 1985,86 NCAA All-Tournament team.

Tom Duke – 1988USC’s second College Player of the Year(1988); Led USC to 3 Final Fours; Made1988 NCAA All-Tournament team; 1986, 87All-American second teamer.

HISTORY

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USC VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAMERS

Jen-Kai Liu – 1988Led USC to 3 Final Fours, winning 1988and 1990 NCAA Championship; Was1988 NCAA All-Tournament MVP.

Bryan Ivie – 1990, 91USC’s third College Player of the Yearand only 2-time winner (1990, 91); LedUSC to 3 Final Fours, winning NCAAChampionships in 1988, 90; 1988, 91NCAA All-Tournament team, MVP in1990; 1988 College Freshman of theYear; 1989 All-American third teamer.

Dan Greenbaum – 1991Led USC to 3 Final Fours, winning NCAAChampionship in 1988, 90; Made 1990NCAA All-Tournament team; 1990 All-American second teamer.

Jason Mulholland – 1994USC’s all-time leader in kills in a match(55) and kill average in a season (7.67,1993); 1993 All-American second teamer.

Chris Underwood – 1994USC’s all-time single-match hittingpercentage leader (.889, 1992 vs. LoyolaMarymount).

Donald Suxho – 1999, 20002000 College Player of the Year; USC’scareer (164), season (63, 1999) and seasonaverage (.589, 1999) leader in service aces;USC's single match assist recordholder(129, vs. Ohio State, 1997).

Brook Billings – 20002001 All-American honorable mention;1999 College and Conference Freshmanof the Year.

HISTORY

Murphy Troy – 2009, 11Led USC to 2009 and 2011 NCAA FinalFours, making NCAA All-Tournamentteams; 2011 AVCA and MPSF Player of theYear; Set 8 USC rally scoring era seasonand career records.

Riley McKibbin – 2011Led USC to 2009 and 2011 NCAA FinalFours, making NCAA All-Tournamentteams; A 3-year USC captain; 2009 All-American third team.

Tony Ciarelli – 20122012 AVCA and MPSF Player of the Year;Led USC to 2009, 2011 and 2012 NCAAFinal Four; Set USC all-era records forcareer aces and ace average, USC rallyscoring era record for season aces andMPSF all-era record for aces in a match.

Micah Christenson – 2014, 15Led USC to 2012 NCAA Final Four; 2012National Newcomer of the Year and MPSFFreshman of the Year; 2014-15 All-MPSFfirst team; 2014-15 Lloy Ball Award winner;3-year USC captain.

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Steve Timmons – 2001 Dusty Dvorak – 2007

VOLLEYBALLERS IN USC ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

Tim Hovland – 2009

USC VOLLEYBALL RETIRED JERSEYS

HISTORY

Tim Hovland (#10) and Bob Yoder (#15) withformer USC head coach Ernie Hix at 2010 ceremony

Celso Kalache (#8) and Dusty Dvorak (#1) withformer USC head coach Ernie Hix at 2011 ceremony

Bryan Ivie – 2012 Bob Yoder – 2015

Steve Timmons (#6) and Adam Johnson (#9)at 2012 ceremony

Bryan Ivie (#10) and Tom Duke (#1) with former USC headcoaches Bob Yoder (L) and Bill Ferguson (R) at 2015 ceremony

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USC VOLLEYBALL COLLEGE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Adam Johnson1986 Player of the Year

Johnson was an All-American first teamer in 1985, 86, 87 (he and TimHovland are USC's only 3-time All-American first team picks). He ledTroy to 3 consecutive NCAA Finals appearances (1985, 86, 87).

Tom Duke1988 Player of the Year

Duke led USC to 2 NCAA Championship finals appearances in 1986 and87 as an All-American second teamer before guiding Troy to its thirdNCAA Championship in 1988 en route to earning All American first teamhonors. He holds the USC record for hitting percentage in a match (.941,vs. Calgary, 1988).

Bryan Ivie1990, 1991 Player of the Year

Ivie played in 3 NCAA Championship matches (’88, ’90, ’91) in 4 yearsat USC, winning NCAA titles in 1988 and 90. He was the 1988 NationalFreshman of the Year, then earned All-American second team honorsin 1989 and was an All-American first teamer in 1990 and 91. He holdsUSC records for career kills (2,380), matches with 20+ kills in a season(23, 1990), season kills (770), career blocks (661), season blocks (199,1991) and season blocking average (1.93, 1991).

Donald Suxho2000 Player of the Year

Suxho was an All-American first teamer in 1999 and 2000, leading USCto the 2000 league championship. He holds USC records for single-match assists (129, vs. Ohio State, 1997), season aces (63, 1999) andcareer aces (164).

HISTORY

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USC VOLLEYBALL COLLEGE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Murphy Troy2011 Player of the Year

The appropriately-named Troy was an All-American first teamer in 2009and 2011, leading the Trojans to the NCAA Final Four both seasons. USCwon the MPSF Tournament title in 2009 and the MPSF regular seasoncrown in 2011. He set 8 school rally scoring era season and careerrecords.

Tony Ciarelli2012 Player of the Year

Ciarelli helped USC to 3 NCAA Final Four appearances during his 4seasons, back-to-back MPSF regular season championships for its firsttime ever and the 2009 MPSF Tournament title. He set 4 USC acerecords.

Site of the 2012 NCAA Men's Volleyball ChampionshipThe Galen Center

Site of the 2012 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

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TROJANS IN THE PROS 2020

MICAH CHRISTENSONModena Volley Punto Zero

Italy

MADDISON McKIBBINAVP

RILEY McKIBBINAVP

TRI BOURNEFIVB/AVP

HISTORY

LUCAS YODERAVP

ANDY BENESHAVP

GIANLUCA GRASSOLos Mulos De Juncos

Puerto Rico

RYAN MOSSAero Odolena Voda

Czech Republic

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HISTORY

USC VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIANS

DICK HAMMER1964

RON LANG1964

CELSO KALACHE19721976

DUSTY DVORAK1984-Gold

PAT POWERS1984-Gold

STEVE TIMMONS*1984-Gold1988-Gold

1992-Bronze

NICK BECKER1992-Bronze

DAN GREENBAUM1992-Bronze

BRYAN IVIE1992-Bronze

1996

BROOK BILLINGS2004

GABE GARDNER2004

2008-Gold

DONALD SUXHO20042012

*Steve Timmons is the only American maleto win 3 Olympic medals in indoor volleyball

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HISTORY

USC VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIANS

MICAH CHRISTENSON2016-Bronze

MURPHY TROY2016-Bronze

IN MEMORIAMERNIE HIX1936-2016

"THE FATHER OF USC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL"

Ernie Hix, known as “The Father of USC Men’s Volleyball” after building the program in its early years as head coach and guiding the Trojansto their first 2 NCAA championships, died of malignant melanoma on June 4, 2016, in Alta Loma, Calif. He was 80.

During his 8-year (1974-81) tenure at USC, Hix not only won NCAA titles in 1977 and 1980 and finished as runner-up in 1979 and 1981, but helaid the foundation of the nascent Trojan program and fostered its development into a national power. He won 73.8% of his matches at USC,with an overall record of 138-49.

Among the All-American players he coached at USC were Tim Hovland, Dusty Dvorak, Steve Timmons, Celso Kalache, Bob Yoder, Pat Powersand Bill Stetson. Dvorak, Timmons, Kalache and Powers were Olympians.

In 1977, midway through Hix’s head coaching tenure at USC, the university started awarding athletic scholarships in men’s volleyball.

From 1971 to 1973, Hix served as USC’s assistant coach.

A 1958 graduate of USC who played on the 1955 Trojan freshman basketball team and on the varsity in 1956, Hix was a member of a pair ofHollywood (Calif.) High’s Los Angeles City finalist basketball squads.

He was founder and president of Hix Homes and Hix Development Corp., a residential homebuilder and land developer in Southern California,from 1963 to 2009. He served in leadership roles in the residential construction industry, including as president of the Building Industry AssociationBaldy View Chapter in 1992 and then president of the Building Industry Association of Southern California.

He also owned and operated assisted living facilities in Southern California since 2002. In fact, Hix passed away at Sunlit Gardens in Alta Loma,an assisted living facility that he developed.

Ernie Hix (center) with his former players (left to right) Tim Hovland, Dusty Dvorak, Celso Kalache, Bob Yoder

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AN ERA OF EXCELLENCESince volleyball scholarships were first awarded at USC in 1976-77, the USCmen’s and women’s teams have combined to become a dominant force inthe sport. The men have captured 4 national titles and played in 15 NCAAtourneys in the last 43 years, while the women have won 6 national crownsand played in 12 Final Fours since 1976. The men have a winning percentageof .606 in that span (784-509), while the women are at .738 (1,025-362-4).

1976-77: After the Trojan women won the national title in the fall of 1976,the men made it a USC sweep when they won the NCAA championship inthe spring. The Trojans finished 18-1 with a team that included futureOlympians Celso Kalache and Dusty Dvorak, and future coach Bob Yoder.This was the year that volleyball scholarships were first awarded at USC.

1977-78: Though the women won their second straight national crown,the men fell short of a second straight title when they were stopped by LongBeach State in the NCAA regionals and finished 14-7.

1978-79: Ernie Hix’s squad rebounded to reach the Final Four again,where Troy downed Rutgers-Newark but fell to host UCLA in the final. USCbegan the season with wins in its first eight matches and finished 23-5overall.

1979-80: The Trojans avenged the previous season’s NCAA final lossto UCLA by beating the Bruins in the title game this time. Tim Hovland, DustyDvorak and Pat Powers all were named first team All-Americans as theTrojans won their second NCAA crown in four years. Troy was 22-6 overall.

1980-81: For the third straight year and the fourth time in five seasons,the Trojans made an appearance in the NCAA title match. Their bid for asecond straight crown fell short, though, when UCLA won in five games,the fifth 15-13. The Trojans were 21-5 overall in Ernie Hix’s last season ascoach, winning the California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association title alongthe way. USC’s women won the national title that season.

1981-82: Under new head coach Bob Yoder, himself a former playerat Troy, USC reached the Final Four for the fourth straight year. Though theTrojans were stunned by host Penn State in the semifinals, Yoder’s first teamstill finished 22-10 overall and third in the nation. The Women of Troy,meanwhile, captured a second straight national championship.

1982-83: USC found itself in the unusual position of rebuilding, and forthe first time in the decade failed to make the NCAA Tournament, finishingthe season 14-13. The Trojan women were second in the country.

1983-84: USC rebounded from its mediocre 1983 season, winning itsfirst six matches en route to a 29-13 overall mark. Only a loss in the finalsof the NCAA Western Regional kept the Trojans from another Final Four trip.

1984-85: After a two-year hiatus, the Trojans returned to the Final Fourand finished second in the nation. First team All-Americans Bill Yardley andAdam Johnson led USC to a 28-9 record and a spot in the NCAA title game,where Troy was stopped by Pepperdine, 15-13, in the match’s deciding game.

1985-86: After the Women of Troy finished third nationally, Yoder’ssquad began its season with a loss at UCLA in the Kilgour Cup, then ran off27 straight victories, including an unprecedented 20 without a blemish in theCIVA. Only a heartbreaking five-game loss to Pepperdine in the closestNCAA final ever (the fifth and deciding game was 16-14) kept the Trojansfrom a national title in a 27-2 season. College Player of the Year AdamJohnson led Troy, which was in the Final Four for the seventh time in 10years.

1986-87: For the third year in a row, USC was the NCAA runner-up,losing in the final to UCLA (no other school in the country had been to theFinal Four each of those years). Featuring 3-time All-American AdamJohnson and second team All-American Dave Yoder (the coach's brother),USC’s 29 victories (29-11) equalled a school season record.

1987-88: After three straight second-place finishes in the NCAAtourney, USC won the national championship (the school’s third). TheTrojans set a school victory record by going 34-4 and were led by the likesof College Player of the Year Tom Duke, All-American Jen-Kai Liu, CollegeFreshman of the Year Bryan Ivie and third team All-American Chris Martz.The Women of Troy, after a year layoff, advanced into the NCAA tourney.

1988-89: For the first time in 5 years, USC didn’t advance to the NCAAFinal Four. The Trojans, 28-11 overall, finished tied for fourth in the WIVAand lost to Stanford in the NCAA regional. Although all but one player returnedfrom the 1988 NCAA titlists, injuries to 3 starters hampered Troy’s hopes.

1989-90: Although it lost in the semifinals of the WIVA Tournament, USCwas selected to an NCAA tourney berth ... and made the most of it. TheTrojans, 26-7 overall, won their fourth NCAA title. Under the guidance of first-year coach Jim McLaughlin, USC’s senior-less team was led by CollegePlayer of the Year Bryan Ivie, second team All-Americans Dan Greenbaumand Kevin Shepard, and Freshman All-American Jason Perkins. The womenalso had a new coach, Lisa Love, who led them into the NCAA playoffs.

1990-91: USC spent all year ranked No. 1 nationally and had a school-record 30-match win streak en route to a 34-2 record (tying the Trojanseason win mark), but Troy lost in the NCAA final to Long Beach State. USC,the nation’s top hitting team, lost only 21 games. Bryan Ivie won College Playerof the Year honors again and Dan Greenbaum was a first team All-American.

1991-92: For the first time since scholarships were awarded in thesport at USC (1977), the young (no seniors, four frosh/soph starters)Trojans finished with a sub-.500 record (11-13). It was USC’s fewest winssince 1976. The Women of Troy, however, went 23-8 to advance into theNCAAs.

1992-93: For the second consecutive year, USC didn’t advance to theNCAA Final Four (only the second such two-year occurence since schol-arships were awarded in the sport at Troy in 1977). But the Trojans wereimproved, posting an 18-12 overall mark. Sophomore Jason Mulholland, whoset NCAA records for most kills in a match (55) and highest kill average ina season (7.67), was a second team All-American, while Jason Perkinsclosed out his career with USC’s highest all-time hitting percentage (.430).USC’s women went 21-9 and were an NCAA tourney team.

1993-94: USC started off 10-0 and ranked No. 2 nationally, but leveledoff to finish with a 17-7 NCAA mark (23-8 overall). It was the first time in theschool’s scholarship-era history that it went three years without a Final Fourvisit. Jason Mulholland and Chris Underwood were first team All-Americans.The Women of Troy, 22-9 overall, advanced to the NCAA second round.

1994-95: USC — with just one senior — began the season at 11-5, butwon just five of its next 17 matches to finish at 16-17 overall (11-14 NCAA).USC’s women went 22-8 and made it to the NCAA regional finals.

1995-96: For the first time since 1983, USC didn’t qualify for a berth inthe conference tournament. The Trojans were 14-16 overall (10-12 NCAA).The Women of Troy were 18-9 and advanced to the NCAA regional semis.

1996-97: Pat Powers — the one-time USC All-American, Olympic goldmedalist and pro beach star — took over as Troy’s head coach. He guidedthe Trojans to an 18-14 record (12-12 NCAA), but they failed to advance tothe conference tourney for the second year in a row. USC’s women went21-9 and made it to the NCAA regional semifinals.

1997-98: In Powers’ second season, USC finished 17-17 (11-15NCAA) but missed out on the MPSF Tournament by one game. In the fall, theWomen of Troy made it to the NCAA Pacific Region semifinals and had arecord of 23-6, the squad’s most wins since 1991.

1998-99: A senior-less USC team came within a victory of advancingto the NCAA Final Four, losing in the MPSF Tourney championship to host andtop-ranked BYU. But the Trojans finished strong with wins over No. 7 Hawaii,No. 4 Pepperdine and No. 2 Long Beach State before the BYU loss. USCfinished 24-12 (17-11 NCAA) and ranked No. 7. All-American setter DonaldSuxho's 63 aces was a school season record and Brook Billings was theMPSF Freshman of the Year. USC's women went 24-6 in the fall and madethe NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

1999-2000: For the second straight year, USC was 1 win away fromthe NCAA Final Four, losing in the MPSF Tourney semis to Pepperdine. Troywent 26-6 overall (No. 4 in final poll) and, for the first time since 1991, wona share of the MPSF Pacific Division title at 16-3. USC went 14-0 at home,was ranked No. 1 nationally for 2 weeks near season's end, twice beat aNo. 1 team (Long Beach State and UCLA, to break a 13-match losing streakto the Bruins). The Women of Troy went 21-9 and got to the NCAA's second round.

2000-01: The Trojan men, with 5 starters returning, then went 15-11and qualified for the MPSF tourney with a 10-7 record. The Women of Troywent 29-3 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 1985,losing in the semifinals.

2001-02: USC's men struggled through their most difficult season,going 6-22 overall (finishing 11th in the MPSF at 3-19). Troy set schoolrecords for most losses, as well as most consecutive overall and MPSFlosses (11). USC's women were 25-4, getting to the NCAA regional final.

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HISTORY

2002-03: The Women of Troy went 31-1 and captured their fifth nationalchampionship, while Turhan Douglas took over the men's program and wentjust 6-25 (a school record for losses in a season) in his first year.

2003-04: USC's women had a perfect 35-0 season for their sixthnational title (second consecutive). The Trojan men posted their third straight6-win season (this time 6-23) while tying school records for most consecu-tive overall and MPSF losses (11) and setting the consecutive home loss mark(8).

2004-05: USC's men, hampered by injuries throughout the year, were7-23. The Women of Troy went 23-6 and advanced to their third consecutiveNCAA Final Four, losing in the semis.

2005-06: After USC's women forged a 17-11 record and advanced tothe NCAA second round, the Trojan men posted an 11-18 mark (their best since2001), including wins over UCLA and Pepperdine to break 6- and 5-year losingstreaks to those teams.

2006-07: The Trojan men, under new head coach Bill Ferguson, had theirbest season since 2001, going 12-16 overall and 9-13 in the MPSF for eighthplace to qualify for the conference tournament. Along the way, Troy had itsfirst 3-game win over UCLA since 1991 and first win at Hawaii since 1999.The USC women went 27-5 and made it to the NCAA third round.

2007-08: USC's men had their most overall (13) and league (10) winssince 2001, their first repeat MPSF tourney visit since 2001, their first victoryat Pepperdine since 1999 and their first consecutive wins over UCLA since1991 (and first consecutive wins at UCLA since 1990). The Women of Troymade it to the NCAA Final Four (losing in the semifinals), finishing at 29-5.

2008-09: The Trojan men, after tying for fifth in the MPSF, re-emergedonto the volleyball map by winning their first MPSF Tournament and advancingto the NCAAs for the first time since 1991 (they lost in the final to UC Irvine,3-2). The USC women went 17-12 and got to the NCAA second round.

2009-2010: After the USC women went 22-10 and got to the secondround of the NCAAs, the men were 16-11 and qualified for the MPSF tourney.

2010-2011: Both the USC women (who went 29-5) and men advancedto the NCAA Final Four, losing in the semifinals. The 23-4 men (their most winssince 1999) won their first MPSF title since 2000 and were ranked No. 1nationally until the final poll, led by AVCA National Player of the Year MurphyTroy.

AN ERA OF EXCELLENCE (con't.)2011-12: For the second consecutive year, USC's women (19-5) and

men (24-6) made it to the NCAA Final Four. The women won the first-everPac-12 title and the men (the NCAA runnersup) won their second straightMPSF regular season title for the second year in a row (for the first time ever).Both teams featured the AVCA National Player of the Year, Alex Jupiter andTony Ciarelli.

2012-13: USC's women went 30-6 while advancing to the NCAAregional final, as Natalie Hagglund repeated as an All-American first teamerand Samantha Bricio was the National Freshman of the Year. The young,injury-plagued Trojan men struggled to a 6-18 mark in a rebulding season,but did beat teams that were ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3 along the way.

2013-14: The Women of Troy were 29-6 and got to the NCAA regionalfinal, with Natalie Hagglund, Samantha Bricio and Ebony Nwanebu makingAll-American first team (Hagglund also was an Academic All-American firstteamer and Nwanebu was the National Freshman of the Year). USC's men,led by All-American first teamer Micah Christenson (winner of the inauguralLloy Ball Award) and National and MPSF Freshman of the Year Lucas Yoder,were 16-11.

2014-15: After the USC women went 16-16, the Trojan men were 19-9 and advanced to the MPSF Tourney semis (repeat All-American MicahChristenson won his second consecutive Lloy Ball Award).

2015-16: The Trojan women advanced to the NCAA regional final andfinished with a 33-3 record, while Jeff Nygaard assumed the men's headcoaching duties and his rebuilding Trojan squad was 7-19.

2016-17: USC's women were 18-14 and played in their 26th consecu-tive NCAA tourney, while the Trojan men went 14-14 (doubling their win totalfrom the previous year and making the MPSF tourney after a year's hiatus).

2017-18: The women went 25-10, advanced to the NCAA regional finaland had Khalia Lanier made All-American first team (head coach Mick Haleywas replaced after the season by Brent Crouch), while the men were 8-20(the program's most losses since 2005) and got to the MPSF tourney semis.

2018-19: After USC's women went 22-11 and got to the NCAA secondround, the men rebounded with an 18-11 mark (12-0 at home), were the MPSFtourney runnersup and advanced into the NCAAs.

Owen McKibbin Riley McKibbin Maddison McKibbin

Paul YoderBob Yoder Dave Yoder Jack Yoder Lucas Yoder

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USC’S SETTERSAND THE 5-1 SYSTEM

USC was one of the earliest proponents of the 5-1 offensein college volleyball. Much of the Trojans’ success over the years— four NCAA crowns, eight runners-up placings and two third-place finishes — can be attributed to the 5-1 offense.

The 5-1, which features only one setter handling the entireoffensive scheme, has long been recognized internationally as thepremier offensive system. With the success of the U.S. men’sNational Team, which uses the system, all of today’s college teamshave gravitated to the 5-1.

USC began with the system in the early 1970s with CarlosFonseca at setter (1973-74-75). Although three players sharedthe setting position in 1976 (Gary Fisette, Brent Peterson and AlanRosehill), the Trojans have had only 16 setters since then: DustyDvorak (1977-78-79-80), Bill Stetson (1981-82), Rudy Dvorak(1983-84-85-86), Mike Lauterman (1987-88), Dan Greenbaum(1989-90-91), Ty Price and Aaron Boone in 1992, Price and SteveLoeswick in 1993, Loeswick in 1994-96, Donald Suxho in 1997-2000, Miles McGann in 2001 and 2003, McGann and J.T. Gilmourin 2002, Gilmour in 2004, Jimmy Killian in 2005-08, Riley McKibbinin 2009-11, Micah Christenson in 2012-15, Jack Yoder and GertLisha in 2016, Lisha solely in 2017 and Lisha and Chris Hall in 2018.

The accomplishments of these setters are a testament to theefficiency and effectiveness of the system as employed by USC.During Dusty Dvorak’s tenure, the Trojans won two nationalchampionships (1977-80). Under the guidance of coach Ernie Hix,and with the talent and creativity of Dvorak, much of the playsetoffense and quick transition attack was developed. The USCsystem combined the quickness of the Japanese and the playsetoptions and back-row attack of the Polish teams (both wereOlympic gold medal winners). The USA National Team adopted thesystem when Dvorak moved there. As the setter, Dvorak led theU.S. to international dominance and an eventual gold medal in the1984 Olympics. He is still recognized as perhaps the best setterever produced in the U.S.

Bill Stetson set the Trojans to the NCAA Final Four in 1981-82. He proved himself internationally as the setter for WestGermany’s 1988 national champions. And Stetson was the startingsetter for this country’s most successful club team, MoltenAmerica, guiding his squad to several national championships.Rudy Dvorak, an All-American in 1986, brought USC back tocollegiate volleyball prominence with two NCAA runners-up finishesin 1985-86. He has since trained with the U.S. National Team, andplayed internationally in Italy and professionally on the beach. MikeLauterman, a walk-on surprise, set USC in the 1987 and 1988NCAA Finals, guiding Troy to its third NCAA title (1988) when hewas named to the NCAA All-Tournament team.

Dan Greenbaum took over the setting reins in 1989 and helpedthe Trojans win the 1990 NCAA crown. He was an All-Americanfor the 1991 NCAA runners-up and then was with the U.S. Olympicteam. First-time Trojan Ty Price handled most of the setting dutiesin 1992, while first-year freshman Steve Loeswick took over forPrice in mid-1993 and continued on solely in 1994, 1995 and 1996.Donald Suxho of Albania started at setter for 4 years (1997-2000),earning National Player of the Year honors in 2000 before joiningthe U.S. Olympic squad. He was succeeded in 2001 and 2003 byMiles McGann (McGann and J.T. Gilmour handled the duty in 2002).Gilmour (along with Gio Altamura at times) was the 2004 setter.Jimmy Killian took over in 2005 through 2008 (Gilmour filled in attimes in 2005). Riley McKibbin inherited the job in 2009, getting theTrojans their first NCAA berth since 1991, and continued settingin 2010 and while earning All-American first team honors in 2011.Micah Christenson was the AVCA National Newcomer of the Yearin 2012 as he guided USC to the NCAA runnerup spot and continuedin that role in 2013 and as an All-American first teamer in 2014 and2015 (while also setting for the U.S. National Team). Jack Yoderand Gert Lisha shared the setter job in 2016, with Lisha handlingit in 2017 and sharing it with Chris Hall in 2018 before Hall took overin 2019.

ANNUAL USC WON-LOSS RECORDYear Overall League Finish Head Coach1970 1-6 0-4 6th John Smith1971 2-9 1-4 5th Dick Montgomery1972 3-7 1-5 6th Dick Montgomery1973 9-5 8-3 3rd Dick Montgomery1974 19-4 11-2 2nd Ernie Hix1975 10-8 8-4 2nd (tie) Ernie Hix1976 11-13 1-11 7th Ernie Hix1977 * 18-1 13-1 1st Ernie Hix1978 14-7 9-5 3rd (tie) Ernie Hix1979 ** 23-5 16-2 2nd Ernie Hix1980 * 22-6 14-4 2nd Ernie Hix1981 ** 21-5 16-1 1st Ernie Hix1982 *** 22-10 11-5 3rd Bob Yoder1983 14-13 6-10 7th Bob Yoder1984 29-13 12-6 3rd Bob Yoder1985 ** 28-9 15-3 2nd Bob Yoder1986 ** 27-2 20-0 1st Bob Yoder1987 ** 29-11 14-4 3rd Bob Yoder1988 * 34-4 16-2 1st Bob Yoder #1989 28-11 13-7 4th (tie) Bob Yoder1990 * 26-7 12-4 2nd (tie) Jim McLaughlin1991 ** 34-2 16-0 1st Jim McLaughlin1992 11-13 9-7 3rd Jim McLaughlin1993 18-12 11-8 3rd (tie) Jim McLaughlin1994 23-8 14-5 2nd Jim McLaughlin1995 16-17 8-11 4th Jim McLaughlin1996 14-16 9-10 5th Jim McLaughlin1997 18-14 9-10 4th (tie) Pat Powers1998 17-17 7-12 4th Pat Powers1999 24-12 11-8 2nd (tie) Pat Powers2000 26-6 16-3 1st (tie) Pat Powers2001 15-11 10-7 3rd (tie) Pat Powers2002 6-22 3-19 11th Pat Powers2003 6-25 2-20 11th Turhan Douglas2004 6-23 4-18 11th (tie) Turhan Douglas2005 7-23 3-19 11th Turhan Douglas2006 11-18 7-15 9th Turhan Douglas2007 12-16 9-13 8th Bill Ferguson2008 13-16 10-12 8th Bill Ferguson2009** 21-11 13-9 5th (tie) Bill Ferguson #2010 16-11 13-9 6th Bill Ferguson2011*** 23-4 20-2 1st Bill Ferguson ##2012** 24-6 18-4 1st Bill Ferguson#2013 6-18 6-18 11th (tie) Bill Ferguson2014 16-11 14-10 8th Bill Ferguson2015 19-9 15-7 4th Bill Ferguson2016 7-19 5-17 11th Jeff Nygaard2017 14-14 8-10 6th (tie) Jeff Nygaard2018 8-20 3-9 6th (tie) Jeff Nygaard2019**** 18-11 7-5 3rd Jeff Nygaard49 yrs 839-561 .599 497-384 .564 1st--8 times*NCAA Champion **NCAA Runner-up ***NCAA 3rd ****NCAA 5th# National Coach of Year ##MPSF Coach of Year

HISTORY

FORMER USC HEAD COACHES

Bob Yoder1982-89

Dick Montgomery1971-73

Jim McLaughlin1990-96

Ernie Hix1974-81

Pat Powers1997-2002

Turhan Douglas2003-06

Bill Ferguson2007-15

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USC IN THE NCAA AND MPSF

USC has been one of the most successful teams in college volleyballover the last 43 years. The Trojans won the NCAA title in 1977, 1980, 1988and 1990, finished second in 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2009 and2012, placed third in 1982 and 2011 and fifth in 2019.

The 7-member men's volleyball version of the Mountain Pacific SportsFederation originally was a merger in 1993 of the three largest conferencesin the West — the Pac-10, Big West and Western Athletic — along withseveral independents and it was comprised of 13 teams. A number of teamsjoined or left the MPSF over the next 24 years (it was a 12-team league in2017). As the MPSF celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018, the league wasreconfigured into a 7-team league, maintaining inaugural members USC,UCLA, Stanford, Pepperdine and BYU and adding newcomers Concordiaand Grand Canyon. The MPSF, formerly the Western IntercollegiateVolleyball Association, was formed to pool resources in several non-revenue sports and yet maintain a high level of competition.

Schools play a 12-match MPSF schedule, with overall records againstleague teams determining seeding into the postseason 7-team MPSFTournament. The tourney winner gets 1 of the 5 automatic NCAA Tourna-ment bids.

In all but 10 of the 50 years of the NCAA tourney, the national champ hascome from the MPSF (or its predecessor conferences).

USC IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Record Finish Opponents1977 2-0 1st def. Rutgers-Newark, Ohio State1979 1-1 2nd def. Rutgers-Newark; lost to UCLA1980 2-0 1st def. Rutgers-Newark, UCLA1981 1-1 2nd def. Penn State; lost to UCLA1982 1-1 3rd lost to Penn State; def. Ohio State1985 1-1 2nd def. George Mason; lost to Pepperdine1986 1-1 2nd def. Ohio State; lost to Pepperdine1987 1-1 2nd def. Penn State; lost to UCLA1988 2-0 1st def. Ball State, UC Santa Barbara1990 2-0 1st def. Ball State, Long Beach State1991 1-1 2nd def. Indiana-Purdue; lost to Long Beach State2009 1-1 2nd def. Penn State; lost to UC Irvine2011 0-1 3rd tie lost to UC Santa Barbara2012 1-1 2nd def. Lewis; lost to UC Irvine2019 0-1 5th tie lost to Lewis

TOTAL 17-11 (.607) — 4 firsts, 8 seconds, 2 thirds, 1 fifth

Team RecordBall State 2-0George Mason 1-0Indiana-Purdue 1-0Lewis 1-1Long Beach State 1-1Ohio State 3-0

Team RecordPenn State 3-1Pepperdine 0-2Rutgers-Newark 3-0UC Irvine 1-1UCLA 1-3UC Santa Barbara 1-1

USC’s RECORD IN NCAAs VS. OPPONENTS

USC IN REGIONAL/CONFERENCE TOURNEYS(NCAA West Regional since 1971, WIVA Championship since

1990, MPSF Tournament since 1993)

Year Record Finish Opponents1971 0-4 5th lost to UCLA, UC Santa Barbara,

Long Beach State, San Diego State1972 2-2 3rd def. Long Beach State, Stanford; lost to UCLA,

UC Santa Barbara1973 0-2 4th lost to UCLA, UC Santa Barbara1974 0-1 2nd lost to UCLA1975 0-1 3rd lost to Pepperdine1978 0-1 3rd tie lost to Long Beach State1979 2-0 1st def. UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State1980 2-0 1st def. San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara1982 2-0 1st def. Pepperdine, Hawai‘i1984 1-1 2nd def. UC Santa Barbara; lost to Pepperdine1985 2-0 1st def. Stanford, UCLA1987 2-0 1st def. UC Santa Barbara, Pepperdine1989 0-1 3rd tie lost to Stanford1990 1-1 3rd tie def. CS Northridge; lost to Long Beach State1991 1-0 1st def. UCLA1992 0-1 5th tie lost to UCLA1993 0-1 5th tie lost to Cal State Northridge1994 1-1 3rd tie def. San Diego State; lost to BYU1995 0-1 5th tie lost to UCLA1999 2-1 2nd def. Pepperdine, Long Beach State; lost to BYU2000 1-1 3rd tie def. Hawaii, lost to Pepperdine2001 0-1 5th tie lost to Hawaii2007 0-1 8th lost to Cal State Northridge2008 0-1 8th lost to UC Irvine2009 3-0 1st def. Stanford, UC Irvine, Pepperdine2010 0-1 5th tie lost to Cal State Northridge2011 2-1 2nd def. UCLA, UC Irvine, lost to UC Santa Barbara2012 1-1 3rd tie def. Cal State Northridge, lost to UC Irvine2014 0-1 5th tie lost to BYU2015 1-1 3rd tie def. BYU, lost to UC Irvine2017 0-1 5th tie lost to Long Beach State2018 1-1 3rd tie def. Pepperdine, lost to BYU2019 2-1 2nd def. Grand Canyon, UCLA, lost to PepperdineTOTAL: 29-31 (.483) — seven regional championshipsTOTAL SINCE 1977 (when USC first awarded volleyball scholarships):

27-21 (.563) — seven regional championships

NOTE: USC has been to the NCAA Final Four 15 times, including gaining sevenberths by winning the regional tournament.

USC’S RECORD IN REGIONAL/CONFERENCETOURNEYS VS. OPPONENTS

Team Overall From 1977 (when USC first awardedvolleyball scholarships)

BYU 1-4 1-4Cal State Northridge 2-3 2-3Grand Canyon 1-0 1-0Hawai‘i 2-1 2-1Long Beach State 2-4 1-3Pepperdine 5-4 5-3San Diego State 3-1 3-0Stanford 3-1 2-1UC Irvine 2-3 2-3UCLA 4-6 4-2UC Santa Barbara 4-4 4-1

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Steven ShandrickLeon Devaney

USC’S 1949 AND 1950NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

In 1949 and 1950, USC fielded a men's volleyball team (although notunder the athletic department's jurisdiction)...and those squads won thefirst two USVBA Collegiate National Championships ever held. In the1949 event in Los Angeles, the Trojans defeated Stanford in the final, 15-4, 15-2. Then, in 1950, Troy beat the University of Mexico for the title inKnoxville, Tenn., 13-9, 14-8. Hans Vogel coached USC to both crowns.USC's Dick Archer and Ray Solari were named All-American first teamersin 1949 and Robby Duron and Don Patterson were so honored in 1950.The team disbanded in 1951.

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Vs. MPSF Opponents W L PCT. First/Last StreakBYU 23 44 .343 1974/2019 W1Concordia 8 2 .800 2014/2019 W3Grand Canyon 4 3 .571 2010/2019 W1Pepperdine 43 68 .387 1971/2019 L2Stanford 66 34 .660 1972/2019 W1UCLA 45 97 .317 1970/2019 W2Vs. Other NCAA Opponents W L PCT. First/Last StreakArizona State 3 0 1.000 1988/1997 W3Ball State 8 2 .800 1979/2003 L1Barton 0 1 .000 2019 L1Buffalo 1 0 1.000 1996 W1California 10 0 1.000 1979/2005 W10Cal Baptist 12 8 .600 1999/2017 L3Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 7 0 1.000 1979/1987 W7Cal State Chico 1 0 1.000 1994 W1*Cal State Los Angeles 0 0 — 1970 —Cal State Northridge 48 34 .585 1983/2017 W1Cal State San Bernardino 2 0 1.000 1997/1998 W2Fresno State 1 0 1.000 1999 W1George Mason 8 0 1.000 1985/2017 W8Harvard 4 0 1.000 2001/2018 W4Hawai‘i 39 45 .464 1981/2019 L4Holy Names 1 0 1.000 2016 W1Hope International 2 0 1.000 2009/2012 W2Humboldt State 2 0 1.000 1987/1993 W2Indiana-Purdue 6 5 .545 1988/1999 L3Juniata 1 0 1.000 2018/2018 W1La Verne 13 0 1.000 1995/2003 W13Lewis 5 4 .556 2003/2019 L2Lincoln Memorial 1 0 1.000 2019 W1Lindenwood 2 0 1.000 2015/2019 W1Long Beach State 62 53 .539 1970/2019 W1Loyola-Chicago 4 1 .800 1998/2018 L1*Loyola Marymount 53 5 .914 1970/2000 W2New Jersey Institute of Technology 3 0 1.000 2006/2019 W3Ohio State 19 4 .826 1977/2019 W1Pacific 40 13 .755 1993/2014 W3Penn State 19 10 .655 1980/2019 W1Princeton 2 0 1.000 2018/2019 W2Quincy 1 0 1.000 2007 W1Rutgers-Newark 8 0 1.000 1977/2007 W8Sacramento State 1 0 1.000 1998 W1Sacred Heart 1 0 1.000 2017 W1San Diego 1 0 1.000 1985 W1San Diego State 53 14 .791 1970/2000 W4San Jose State 1 0 1.000 1985 W1Santa Clara 2 0 1.000 1983/1995 W2Sonoma State 1 0 1.000 1991 W1Springfield 1 0 1.000 2008 W1Stevens Institute 1 0 1.000 2018/2018 W1St. Mary’s 3 0 1.000 1985/1986 W3Texas 1 0 1.000 1995 W1UC Davis 4 0 1.000 1984/2001 W4UC Irvine 40 33 .548 1973/2019 L1UC San Diego 44 10 .815 1982/2018 L2UC Santa Barbara 55 55 .500 1970/2017 L1UC Santa Cruz 9 0 1.000 1987/2003 W9Washington State 1 0 1.000 1998 W1Westmont 2 0 1.000 1984/1993 W2Vs. Non-NCAA Opponents W L PCT. First/Last StreakBalboa Bay Club 1 0 1.000 1974 W1Church College of Hawaii 1 0 1.000 1974 W1Colorado State 1 0 1.000 2000 W1Israel National Team 0 3 .000 1987/1990 L3Japan College All-Stars 2 0 1.000 1978/1981 W2Long Beach City College 1 0 1.000 1976 W1Maccabi Union 1 0 1.000 1978 W1Olympic Club of San Francisco 1 0 1.000 1975 W1Outrigger Canoe Club 2 1 .667 1974/1983 L1Quebec Volleyball Team 1 0 1.000 1974 W1Richmond Volleyball Club 1 0 1.000 1976 W1Universidad of Game Filho 0 3 .000 1975 L3University of Alberta 0 1 .000 1999 L1University of British Columbia 2 1 .667 1976/1993 W1University of Calgary 4 0 1.000 1987/1991 W4University of Manitoba 7 3 .700 1983/2000 W3University of Mexico 1 0 1.000 1977 W1University of Saskatchewan 3 0 1.000 1980/1984 W3University of Victoria 2 1 .667 1976/1978 W1University of Waterloo 1 0 1.000 1984 W1University of Winnipeg 5 0 1.000 1973/1984 W5*Unknown 0 0 — 1970 —Vancouver Volleyball Club 1 0 1.000 1976 W1Waseda University 1 1 .500 1974/1983 W1Winnipeg Volleyball Club 1 0 1.000 1984 W1**TOTALS 839 561 .599*1 additional match was played, but no result is available**Includes additional 1 win and 2 losses combined versus asterisked opponents above

USC’s RECORD VS. OPPONENTS

HISTORY

Joao Grangeiro

Chris Knowles

Cliff Kapololu

Blake Tippett

Oz Simmons

Eric Seiffert

Kevin Shepard

Chris Guigliano

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USC'S 1949 USVBA CHAMPIONS

USC’s 1949 men’s volleyball team, although not under the jurisdiction of the athletic department, captured the first-ever USVBA Collegiate NationalChampionship. The event was held in Los Angeles that year and the Hans Vogel-coached Trojans beat Stanford in the final, 15-4, 15-2. Dick Archerand Ray Solari were named All-American first teamers.

USC'S 1950 USVBA CHAMPIONS

USC followed up its 1949 USVBA Collegiate National Championship with a repeat title in 1950. Hans Vogel took his Trojans (still not under the auspicesof the athletic department) to the final in Knoxville, Tenn., where they beat the University of Mexico, 13-9, 14-8. Robby Duron and Don Patterson madethe All-American first team. The team disbanded in 1951.

HISTORY

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HISTORY

USC'S 1977 NCAA CHAMPIONS

USC'S 1980 NCAA CHAMPIONS

In the year that USC first awarded volleyball scholarships, head coach Ernie Hix's Trojans went 18-1 with a team that featured future Olympians CelsoKalache (Brazil) and Dusty Dvorak (USA) and future USC head coach Bob Yoder. After beating Rutgers Newark in the NCAA semifinal, USC defeatedOhio State in 4 games (15-11, 9-15, 15-10, 15-12) to win its first NCAA Championship. Kalache and Yoder were All-American first team picks, whileDvorak and Steve Obradovich were All-American second teamers. Kalache was the NCAA All-Tournament team MVP.

The Trojans and head coach Ernie Hix found themselves in their third Final Four in 4 years. USC defeated UCLA in four games (15-7, 6-15, 15-13, 15-8) to win its second NCAA Championship. Troy (22-6), one of the best teams in college volleyball history, featured 3 future Olympic gold medalists (DustyDvorak, Steve Timmons and Pat Powers) and a 3-time All-American first teamer (Tim Hovland). Powers went on to coach the Trojans from 1997 to 2002.Hovland, Dvorak and Powers were All-American first team selections that year, with Dvorak earning NCAA All-Tournament team MVP honors.

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USC'S 1988 NCAA CHAMPIONS

USC'S 1990 NCAA CHAMPIONS

After being down two games to none in the NCAA Championship match, USC head coach Bob Yoder subbed Lawrence Hom into the lineup…and Homsparked one of the greatest comebacks in NCAA history as Troy won the next three games to defeat UC Santa Barbara, 15-17, 14-16, 15-10, 15-11,15-9, en route to the school’s third NCAA Championship (after three straight NCAA Championship runnerup seasons). The Trojans (34-4) were led byAll-American first teamer and NCAA All-Tournament team MVP Jen-Kai Liu, All-American first teamer and College Player of the Year Tom Duke andCollege Freshman of the Year Bryan Ivie.

The Trojans (26-7), under the guidance of first-year head coach Jim McLaughlin, were in their 10th Final Four in 13 years. Troy’s lineup of future OlympiansBryan Ivie, Dan Greenbaum and Nick Becker defeated Long Beach State, 15-10, 12-15, 15-4, 15-6, to win its fourth NCAA Championship. Ivie washonored as an All-American first teamer, College Player of the Year and NCAA All-Tournament team MVP. Greenbaum, Kevin Shepard and FreshmanAll-American Jason Perkins joined Ivie on the NCAA All-Tournament team.

USC'S NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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198119821985

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1975: Ernie Hix10-8 overall, 8-4 leagueL Universidad Game FilhoL Universidad Game FilhoW * San Diego State .......................................................... 3-0L Universidad Game FilhoW * at UCLA ....................................................................... 3-1L * UC Santa Barbara ....................................................... 2-3W * Loyola .......................................................................... 3-0L * at Pepperdine .............................................................. 0-3W * Long Beach State ....................................................... 3-0W Olympic Club of San FranciscoW at Outrigger Canoe ClubW * UCLA ........................................................................... 3-0L * at UC Santa Barbara .................................................. 1-3W * at Loyola ...................................................................... 3-1L * Pepperdine .................................................................. 2-3W * at Long Beach State ................................................... 3-1W * at San Diego State ...................................................... 3-0L # Pepperdine

* SCIVA match — USC 2nd (tie)# NCAA West Regional at San Diego — USC 3rd

1976: Ernie Hix11-13 overall, 1-11 leagueW San Diego StateW LoyolaW PepperdineW Long Beach StateW at Univ. of VictoriaL at Univ. of VictoriaW at Univ. of British ColumbiaW at Vancouver Volleyball ClubW at Richmond Volleyball ClubL at Univ. of British ColumbiaW Long Beach City CollegeW StanfordL * UC Santa BarbaraL * Pepperdine ........................................ 15-17, 5-15, 15-17L * San Diego StateL * UCLA ........................................ 9-15, 15-12, 13-15, 8-15L * Long Beach State .................. 11-15, 12-15, 15-13, 6-15L * at Loyola ........................... 1-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-6, 7-15L * at San Diego State ....... 15-5, 7-15, 13-15, 15-13, 12-15W * Loyola ................................................... 15-11, 15-8, 15-0L * at Pepperdine ......................... 9-15, 14-16, 16-14, 10-15L * at Long Beach State ...... 8-15, 10-15, 15-13, 15-8, 3-15L * at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 11-15, 15-17, 6-15L * at UCLA

* SCIVA match — USC 7th

1977: Ernie Hix18-1 overall, 13-1 league(Note: volleyball scholarships first awarded at USC in 1977)W Univ. of Mexico ........................... 15-5, 15-8, 14-16, 15-11W * at San Diego State ................................. 15-6, 15-0, 15-9W * UC Santa Barbara ................................ 15-9, 18-16, 15-4W * Long Beach State .................................. 15-9, 15-4, 15-4W * at Pepperdine ............... 8-15, 16-14, 15-12, 8-15, 19-17W * at UC Irvine ....................................... 15-12, 15-11, 15-4L * at UCLA .................................. 16-14, 12-15, 7-15, 13-15W * Loyola ....................................... 15-13, 15-11, 6-15, 15-8W * San Diego State ..................................... 15-6, 15-6, 15-0W * Pepperdine ................................. 15-9, 6-15, 15-10, 15-8W * at Long Beach State .............................. 15-8, 15-5, 15-8W % Ohio State ........................... 13-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-10W % UCLA ................................................... 15-6, 15-8, 15-13W * UCLA ........................................ 15-12, 6-15, 15-13, 15-4W * UC Irvine ................................................ 15-1, 15-5, 15-6W * at Loyola ............................................... 15-9, 15-4, 15-10W * at UC Santa Barbara ........................... 15-12, 15-8, 15-7W $ Rutgers-Newark ................................ 15-11, 15-10, 15-5W $ Ohio State ................................ 15-7, 9-15, 15-10, 15-12

* SCIVA match — USC 1st% Volleyball Mag. Classic at San Diego — USC 1st$ NCAA Championship at UCLA — USC first

1978: Ernie Hix14-7 overall, 9-5 leagueW Univ. of Victoria ........................................ 15-7, 15-2, 15-0W Maccabi Union .......................................... 15-6, 15-8, 15-9W * at San Diego State ................................. 15-5, 15-4, 15-8W Japan Coll. All-Stars ...... 16-14, 10-15, 8-15, 15-9, 18-16W * at Long Beach State ......................... 15-11, 15-11, 15-7W * UC Santa Barbara .................................. 15-5, 15-7, 15-5W * Loyola ..................................................... 15-7, 15-6, 15-5L * at Pepperdine ........................... 10-15, 15-6, 13-15, 6-15L % at UCLA .............................................. 11-15, 4-15, 7-15W % Ohio State ..................... 13-15, 15-8, 7-15, 15-13, 15-5L * UCLA ...................................... 15-11, 6-15, 15-17, 10-15W * at UC Irvine .............................. 15-13, 15-9, 14-16, 15-7W Stanford .................................................... 15-9, 15-6, 15-1W * Long Beach State ................................ 15-4, 15-7, 16-14L * Pepperdine ............................. 11-15, 15-11, 11-15, 9-15W * UC Irvine .............................................. 15-6, 15-13, 15-8L * at UCLA ............................................. 12-15, 9-15, 14-16L * San Diego State ........... 15-13, 8-15, 15-10, 13-15, 3-15W * at Loyola ............................................... 15-3, 15-8, 15-10W * at UC Santa Barbara 15-13, 10-15, 15-13, 13-15, 15-10L # Long Beach State ...... 6-15, 12-15, 15-12, 15-12, 11-15

* SCIVA match — USC 3rd (tie)% Volleyball Mag. Classic at Westwood — USC 3rd# NCAA West Regional at Westwood — USC 3rd (tie)

1979: Ernie Hix23-5 overall, 16-2 leagueW at Ball State ............................................ 15-6, 15-8, 15-10W at Ball State .................................. 15-9, 14-16, 15-6, 15-4W * at UC Santa Barbara ................... 15-8, 15-3, 8-15, 15-7W * California ................................................ 15-4, 15-5, 15-5W * at Loyola ................................................. 15-6, 15-7, 15-6W * Cal Poly SLO ............................ 15-11, 15-7, 10-15, 15-9W * at Pepperdine ................. 15-6, 10-15, 7-15, 15-8, 15-11W + Ohio State .............................. 15-11, 19-17, 13-15, 15-7L + UCLA .................................................... 8-15, 9-15, 11-15L * at UCLA ................................................ 12-15, 4-15, 5-15W * at Long Beach State ................ 15-10, 9-15, 15-12, 15-8W * Stanford ................................................ 15-10, 15-8, 15-4W * San Diego State ............. 15-4, 13-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-2W * Pepperdine ...................................... 15-12, 16-14, 15-13W * at San Diego State ............................ 15-7, 15-12, 15-10W * Loyola ..................................................... 15-3, 15-5, 15-9L * UCLA ................................................. 6-15, 11-15, 10-15W % Pepperdine ............................... 1-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-9L % at UCLA ........................................... 11-15, 9-15, 10-15W * Long Beach State ........................... 15-11, 15-11, 15-11W * at Cal Poly SLO ..................................... 15-8, 15-8, 15-8W * UC Santa Barbara .................................. 15-6, 15-7, 15-3W * at California .......................................... 15-9, 15-1, 15-12W * at Stanford ................................ 15-12, 15-6, 13-15, 15-6W # UC Santa Barbara ..... 14-16, 15-11, 10-15, 15-13, 15-6W # San Diego State ............ 15-7, 15-8, 12-15, 13-15, 15-0W $ Rutgers-Newark ..................................... 15-6, 15-6, 15-7L $ at UCLA ................................. 15-12, 12-15, 11-15, 7-15

* CIVA match — USC 2nd+ Golden Dome Classic at Newark, N.J. — USC 2nd% Volleyball Mag. Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd# NCAA West Regional at San Diego — USC 1st$ NCAA Championship at UCLA — USC 2nd

1980: Ernie Hix22-6 overall, 14-4 leagueW * California .............................................. 15-6, 15-10, 15-4W * Stanford ................................................ 15-11, 15-5, 15-8W * at Loyola ............................................... 15-7, 15-10, 15-3W * at San Diego State ........... 14-16, 8-15, 15-5, 15-6, 15-7W Univ. of Saskatchewan ............................. 15-4, 15-8, 15-3L * at UCLA ............................................. 7-15, 11-15, 11-15W * at Long Beach State ...... 15-13, 9-15, 15-9, 14-16, 15-5L at BYU ......................................... 6-15, 15-12, 9-15, 14-16W = Penn State ........................................... 15-4, 15-4, 15-10W = UCLA ...................................... 12-15, 15-13, 15-11, 15-9W * Pepperdine ........................................... 15-10, 15-7, 15-9W * at UC Santa Barbara ........... 15-10, 12-15, 15-12, 16-14W * at Cal Poly SLO ............. 15-7, 15-9, 12-15, 15-17, 15-2W * San Diego State ................................ 15-10, 15-9, 15-12L * at Pepperdine ....................................... 12-15, 5-15, 9-15W * Loyola ................................................ 15-8, 16-14, 16-14W * Cal Poly SLO .......................................... 15-4, 15-3, 15-7L * UC Santa Barbara ........ 15-7, 15-8, 12-15, 14-16, 12-15L + UC Santa Barbara ................... 15-12, 7-15, 13-15, 8-15W + San Diego State .................................. 15-11, 15-5, 15-8W * at Stanford ............................................ 15-6, 15-12, 15-8W * at California ....................................... 15-4, 16-14, 16-14W * at Long Beach State .............................. 15-9, 15-8, 15-6L * at UCLA .................................... 11-15, 3-15, 15-10, 3-15

1970: John Smith1-6 overall, 0-4 leagueL * Long Beach State .................................. 3-15, 4-15, 6-15L * UC Santa BarbaraL * at San Diego State ...................................................... 0-3L * at UCLAn/a at Cal State Los Angelesn/a * at Loyolan/a Unknown

* SCIVA match — USC 6th

1971: Dick Montgomery2-9 overall, 1-4 leagueL at PepperdineL * UCLAW * at LoyolaW PepperdineL * at Long Beach StateL * at UC Santa Barbara .................................................. 1-3L * San Diego State .......................................................... 0-3L # UCLAL # at UC Santa BarbaraL # Long Beach State ........................................... 2-15, 6-15L # San Diego State ............................... 12-15, 15-12, 3-15

* SCIVA match — USC 5th# NCAA West Regional at Santa Barbara — USC 5th

1972: Dick Montgomery3-7 overall, 1-5 leagueL * UC Santa BarbaraL * at San Diego State ...................................................... 1-3W * LoyolaL * Long Beach StateL * at UCLAL * Pepperdine .................................................................. 2-3W # Long Beach State ............................. 2-15, 15-13, 15-13L # UCLA ...................................................... 7-15, 15-8, 7-15W # Stanford ............................................ 15-13, 13-15, 15-5L # UC Santa Barbara ............................ 15-5, 13-15, 13-15

* SCIVA match — USC 6th# NCAA West Regional at San Diego — USC 3rd

1973: Dick Montgomery9-5 overall, 8-3 leagueW Univ. of WinnipegL * at Long Beach State ................................................... 2-3W * at UCLA .......................... 11-15, 15-11, 7-15, 15-9, 15-2W * San Diego State ...................... 12-15, 15-13, 15-5,15-11W * Pepperdine ...................................... 15-11, 15-13, 15-10W * Long Beach State .......... 15-4, 14-16, 13-15, 15-9, 15-9L * UCLA .......................................... 8-15, 12-15, 15-9, 9-15W * UC Santa Barbara ...... 15-13, 15-12, 9-15, 13-15, 15-11W * at UC Santa Barbara ............... 15-7, 12-15, 15-12, 15-9W * at Loyola ............................................... 15-10, 15-5, 15-1L * at San Diego State ............................... 7-15, 7-15, 10-15W * UC Irvine ................................................ 15-5, 15-2, 15-5L # at UCLA ........................... 15-5, 6-15, 15-11, 3-15, 9-15L # UC Santa Barbara ...................................... 11-15, 10-15

* SCIVA match — USC 3rd# NCAA West Regional at UCLA — USC 4th

1974: Ernie Hix19-4 overall, 11-2 leagueW Balboa Bay Club ............................................................ 3-0W Pepperdine .................................................................... 3-0W * UC Irvine ..................................................................... 3-0W * Pepperdine .................................................................. 3-2W * at San Diego State ...................................................... 3-1L * UC Santa Barbara ....................................................... 2-3W Stanford ......................................................................... 3-0W * UCLA ........................................................................... 3-1W at BYU ............................................................................. 3-2W at BYU ............................................................................. 2-0W * at Long Beach State ....................................................... 3-2W * San Diego State ............................................................. 3-0W Quebec Volleyball Team ................................................... 3-2W * at Loyola ......................................................................... 3-0W * at UCLA ......................................................................... 3-0W % Outrigger Canoe Club ................................................. 3-1L % Waseda University ........................................................ 2-3W % Church College of Hawaii ............................................ 3-1W * Loyola ............................................................................ 3-0L * at UC Santa Barbara ...................................................... 0-3W * Long Beach State ........................................................... 3-2W * at Pepperdine ................................................................. 3-1L # at UCLA ........................................................................ 2-3

* SCIVA match — USC 2nd% Honolulu Volleyball Classic at Honolulu# NCAA West Regional at Westwood — USC 2nd

USC’s YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

HISTORY

CONFERENCE HISTORY

1970-1978 SCIVASo. Calif. Intercollegiate Volleyball Association1979-1986 CIVACalifornia Intercollegiate Volleyball Association1987-1992 WIVAWestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association1993- MPSFMountain Pacific Sports Federation

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W # San Diego State ............................ 15-5, 15-10, 10-15, 15-7W # UC Santa Barbara ................................. 15-12, 15-7, 15-10W $ Rutgers-Newark ...................................... 15-10, 15-8, 15-7W $ UCLA ............................................. 15-7, 6-15, 15-13, 15-8

* CIVA match — USC 2nd= Golden Dome Classic at Piscataway, N.J. — USC 1st+ Volleyball Magazine Classic at Westwood — USC 3rd# NCAA West Regional at Westwood — USC 1st$ NCAA Championship at Muncie, Ind. — USC 1st

1981: Ernie Hix21-5 overall, 16-1 leagueW Japan College All-Stars ............... 15-4, 15-12, 9-15, 15-8W * at Long Beach State ...... 12-15, 15-1, 15-12, 5-15, 15-3W * Loyola Marymount ............................ 15-10, 15-12, 15-8W * at Stanford ......................................... 15-3, 15-11, 15-11W * at Hawai‘i .................................. 15-6, 9-15, 17-15, 15-13W * at Hawai‘i ........................................... 15-12, 15-1, 15-12W * at UC Santa Barbara ............... 7-15, 16-14, 15-6, 15-10W + at Rutgers-Newark .......... 6-15, 15-13, 15-5, 7-15, 15-8L + UCLA ........................................ 7-15, 13-15, 15-11, 8-15W * UCLA .......................................... 4-15, 15-7, 15-11, 15-9W * San Diego State ............... 15-9, 15-6, 14-16, 8-15, 15-6W * at Loyola Marymount ................. 12-15, 15-5, 15-8, 15-5W * at San Diego State ............................ 15-12, 15-12, 15-6W * Pepperdine ........................................... 15-10, 15-3, 15-5W = at Ohio State ........................... 11-15, 15-7, 15-8, 15-11L = UCLA ............................................ 9-15, 15-9, 4-15, 8-15W * UC Santa Barbara ................................ 15-4, 15-10, 15-8W * Stanford .................................................. 15-6, 15-4, 15-4W % UC Santa Barbara ................ 14-16, 15-10, 16-14, 15-9L % at UCLA ................................ 15-11, 3-15, 12-15, 14-16L * at UCLA .......................... 7-15, 15-8, 16-18, 15-13, 9-15W * at Pepperdine ....................................... 15-6, 15-8, 15-10W * Long Beach State ............................. 15-13, 15-5, 18-16W * @ at UCLA ................. 11-15, 15-12, 9-15, 15-13, 15-11W $ Penn State ............................................. 15-2, 15-6, 15-8L $ UCLA ............................ 15-11, 7-15, 11-15, 15-8, 13-15

* CIVA match — USC 1st+ Golden Dome Classic at Piscataway, N.J. — USC 2nd= Sports Imports Invit. at Columbus, Ohio — USC 2nd% Collegiate VB Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd@ CIVA Playoff for first place$ NCAA Championships at Santa Barbara — USC 2nd

1982: Bob Yoder22-10 overall, 11-5 leagueL + at UCLA ................................. 10-15, 12-15, 15-11, 5-15W = Cal Poly SLO .................................................. 15-2, 15-2W = San Diego State ........................................... 15-12, 15-6L = UCLA ............................................................... 5-15, 5-15W = San Diego State ............................................. 11-9, 11-4L = UCLA ............................................................... 3-15, 2-15W * Hawai‘i .................................... 15-9, 12-15, 15-10, 15-13W * UC Santa Barbara ............ 11-5, 15-7, 11-15, 15-7, 15-3W * Stanford ........................ 15-12, 12-15, 13-15, 15-3, 15-4W * Long Beach State .................... 10-15, 15-4, 15-13, 15-7W * at Loyola Marymount ........................... 15-11, 15-9, 15-9W at UC San Diego .................................. 15-8, 15-12, 15-11W * at San Diego State ................... 15-11, 11-15, 15-4, 15-9W * at Pepperdine ........................... 15-7, 12-15, 15-11, 15-8L * at UCLA ................................................ 2-15, 12-15, 6-15L * at Stanford .................. 14-16, 13-15, 15-10, 15-10, 5-15W Cal Poly SLO ....................................... 15-13, 16-14, 15-7W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-6, 15-2, 15-11W Ohio State ............................................... 15-8, 16-14, 15-5W at BYU ......................................... 15-2, 12-15, 15-8, 16-14L * at UC Santa Barbara ...................... 13-15, 12-15, 13-15L * Pepperdine ........................... 15-10, 14-16, 11-15, 12-15L * UCLA .............................. 16-14, 9-15, 8-15, 17-15, 9-15W * San Diego State ..................... 15-11, 10-15, 15-9, 15-13W * Hawai‘i ...................................... 12-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-8W * at Long Beach State .............. 15-12, 10-15, 16-14, 15-5W @ UC Santa Barbara ... 13-15, 11-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-8L @ at UCLA .................................... 4-15, 15-9, 7-15, 11-15W # Pepperdine .............................. 15-5, 15-8, 14-16, 15-11W # Hawai‘i ....................... 12-15, 12-15, 15-13, 15-13, 15-6L $ at Penn State ............... 13-15, 15-4, 13-15, 15-6, 11-15W $ Ohio State ............................................ 12-15, 15-2, 15-9

+ Kilgour Cup at UCLA= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 2nd* CIVA match — USC 3rd@ Dos Equis VB Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd# NCAA West Regional at Loyola — USC 1st$ NCAA Championships at Penn State — USC 3rd

1983: Bob Yoder14-13 overall, 6-10 leagueL + at UCLA ............................................... 14-16, 8-15, 7-15W Univ. of Manitoba ....................... 15-8, 10-15, 15-8, 16-14W = Santa Clara ..................................................... 15-2, 15-6W = Loyola Marymount .......................................... 15-9, 15-1W = Univ. of Winnipeg ........................................... 15-5, 15-8W = Cal State Northridge .................................... 15-6, 16-14L = at UC Santa Barbara ...................................... 8-15, 6-15W = Univ. of Manitoba ......................................... 15-13, 15-8W * Long Beach State .................... 16-14, 15-9, 7-15, 15-12W % Waseda University ..... 15-13, 13-15, 9-15, 15-11, 15-7L % Outrigger Canoe Club ................... 10-15, 12-15, 10-15W *% at Hawai‘i ..................... 9-15, 7-15, 16-14, 15-8, 15-10L * at Hawai‘i ........................ 8-15, 16-14, 15-6, 1-15, 13-15W * at Stanford .............................................. 15-9, 15-9, 15-8L * UCLA ................................................. 6-15, 11-15, 15-17W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-10, 15-9, 15-6L * at UC Santa Barbara ................. 1-15, 15-9, 5-15, 11-15L * San Diego State ....................... 11-15, 15-10, 9-15, 7-15W at Cal State Northridge ..................... 15-11, 16-14, 15-10L * Pepperdine ............................... 11-15, 11-15, 15-6, 5-15L * at Long Beach State ............................ 3-15, 11-15, 3-15W * Stanford .......................... 15-7, 15-4, 14-16, 12-15, 15-4L * at Pepperdine ....................................... 8-15, 7-15, 16-18W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-7, 15-6, 15-13L * UC Santa Barbara ............ 15-12, 9-15, 15-9, 6-15, 9-15L * at UCLA .................................... 8-15, 12-15, 15-13, 3-15L * at San Diego State ........... 4-15, 15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 7-15

+ Kilgour Cup at UCLA= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 3rd* CIVA match — USC 7th% Bud Light International Tourn. at Honolulu — USC 2nd

1984: Bob Yoder29-13 overall, 12-6 leagueW at Winnipeg Volleyball Club ...... 15-12, 15-7, 10-15, 15-5W at Univ. of Winnipeg ....... 15-10, 15-4, 11-15, 11-15, 15-6W at Univ. of Manitoba ....................... 15-9, 15-5, 5-15, 15-9W = Univ. of Waterloo ................................ 15-5, 15-6, 15-11W = Univ. of Saskatchewan .................. 15-11, 15-13, 17-15W = Univ. of Winnipeg ............................. 15-10, 17-15, 15-2L = Univ. of Manitoba ............................. 8-15, 13-15, 11-15W = Univ. of Winnipeg ........................... 15-12, 15-12, 15-10W = Univ. of Manitoba .................... 15-12, 15-12, 8-15, 15-1L + at UCLA ................................. 10-15, 13-15, 16-14, 8-15W @ UC Davis ....................................................... 15-6, 15-9W @ Long Beach State ......................... 15-11, 11-15, 15-11W @ Westmont ...................................................... 15-3, 15-3W @ Loyola Marymount .................................... 15-11, 15-12L @ BYU ................................................. 15-6, 10-15, 12-15L @ at UC Santa Barbara ......................... 15-8, 13-15, 7-15W @ Stanford .............................................. 15-6, 8-15, 17-15L * at Pepperdine ....................................... 14-16, 7-15, 5-15W * UC Santa Barbara ................ 16-14, 16-14, 12-15, 17-15W * at San Diego State ... 10-15, 10-15, 15-11, 17-15, 15-13W * at Loyola Marymount ............................. 15-6, 15-6, 15-1W Univ. of Saskatchewan ... 15-11, 8-15, 16-14, 13-15, 15-2W * Cal State Northridge ............................ 15-7, 15-9, 16-14W at UC San Diego ..................................... 15-4, 15-13, 15-5L * at UCLA ............................................. 11-15, 12-15, 8-15W * Stanford ................................................ 15-11, 15-9, 15-6W * Hawai‘i .................................... 20-18, 11-15, 15-11, 15-9W * Long Beach State .................. 15-5, 16-14, 12-15, 15-12W UC San Diego ........................................... 15-3, 15-2, 15-3L % Pepperdine ............................. 15-9, 10-15, 6-15, 14-16L % UC Santa Barbara ......................... 15-13, 13-15, 11-15W * San Diego State ................................... 15-10, 15-7, 15-9W * at Cal State Northridge ........................ 15-4, 15-8, 15-10L * Hawai‘i .................................................. 4-15, 9-15, 12-15L * at UC Santa Barbara ... 15-11, 5-15, 15-8, 12-15, 13-15W * at Stanford .................................. 10-15, 15-6, 15-4, 15-9L * UCLA ............................................... 13-15, 14-16, 10-15W * at Long Beach State .. 14-16, 15-10, 16-14, 14-16, 15-5W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-13, 15-7, 15-6L * Pepperdine ........................... 10-15, 16-14, 11-15, 12-15W # UC Santa Barbara .......................... 15-12, 15-13, 15-12L # Pepperdine .................... 16-14, 5-15, 6-15, 21-19, 7-15

= Winnipeg Coll. Invit. at Winnipeg, Canada — USC 1st+ Kilgour Cup at UCLA@ UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 5th* CIVA match — USC 3rd% Weinerschnitzel/Pepsi Tourn. at Westwood — USC 4th# NCAA West Regional at Northridge — USC 2nd

1985: Bob Yoder28-9 overall, 15-3 leagueW at BYU ................................................ 15-13, 15-11, 15-10W at BYU ..................................................... 15-11, 15-2, 15-3W St. Mary’sL + at UCLA ............................................... 9-15, 6-15, 14-16W = UC Davis ......................................................... 15-9, 15-4W = BYU ...................................................... 10-15, 15-9, 15-6W = Cal State Northridge .................................... 15-7, 15-10W = San Jose State ............................................... 15-3, 15-1W = California ........................................................ 15-4, 15-7L = UCLA ............................................................... 7-15, 9-15L = Stanford ............................................ 11-15, 15-7, 14-16L = Univ. of Manitoba ......................................... 10-15, 7-15W * at Long Beach State ............................ 15-9, 15-5, 15-11W * Stanford ............................................. 15-9, 15-12, 15-10W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-9, 15-7, 15-11W * UC Santa Barbara .................. 15-12, 15-6, 11-15, 15-12W * San Diego State ......................... 15-7, 15-8, 12-15, 15-7W Univ. of San Diego .............................. 15-12, 15-10, 15-7L * Pepperdine ............................... 15-11, 6-15, 9-15, 12-15L % Pepperdine ............................... 6-15, 14-16, 15-9, 2-15W % UC Santa Barbara ........................... 15-11, 6-15, 17-15W * UCLA .................................... 15-12, 11-15, 15-11, 15-10W * at Cal State Northridge .. 15-9, 15-4, 6-15, 10-15, 15-10W * at Hawai‘i ......................................... 15-11, 19-17, 16-14L * at Hawai‘i ................................ 13-15, 15-6, 11-15, 11-15L * at Pepperdine ............... 10-15, 15-6, 4-15, 15-11, 11-15W * Loyola Marymount ....................... 15-3, 15-1, 7-15, 15-3W * at San Diego State ................... 15-11, 15-8, 15-17, 15-8W * at Stanford ...................... 8-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-7, 15-11W * at UCLA .................................. 16-14, 8-15, 15-13, 15-12W * at UC Santa Barbara . 17-15, 6-15, 11-15, 15-13, 17-15W * Long Beach State .................................. 15-1, 15-3, 15-3W * Cal State Northridge .................. 6-15, 15-13, 15-4, 15-4W # Stanford ..................................... 10-15, 15-9, 15-8, 15-6W # UCLA ................................................. 15-13, 15-11, 15-7W $ George Mason .................................. 15-4, 15-11, 15-10L $ Pepperdine ............................ 15-10, 10-15, 7-15, 13-15

+ Kilgour Cup at UCLA= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 3rd* CIVA match — USC 2nd% Collegiate Volleyball Classic at Westwood — USC 3rd# NCAA West Regional at Northridge — USC 1st$ NCAA Final Four at Westwood — USC 2nd

1986: Bob Yoder27-2 overall, 20-0 leagueL + at UCLA ..................................... 8-15, 15-10, 5-15, 3-15W * Long Beach State .................................. 15-6, 15-8, 15-7W @ Penn State ........................................... 15-6, 15-8, 15-8W at Penn State ....................................... 15-13, 18-16, 15-9W & at George Mason .... 13-15, 13-15, 15-13, 15-11, 15-13W & Ball State ................................... 15-5, 15-2, 10-15, 15-9W * at Cal State Northridge .......................... 15-8, 15-4, 15-5W * San Diego State ..................................... 15-7, 15-5, 15-4W * UC Santa Barbara ................................ 15-8, 15-13, 15-8W * UCLA ...................................................... 15-7, 15-7, 15-7W * Hawai‘i ...................................... 15-9, 11-15, 16-14, 15-8W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-8, 15-8, 15-10W * at San Diego State ................................. 15-9, 15-8, 15-6W % at UCLA ......................................... 15-11, 15-11, 15-11W % UC Santa Barbara .................. 15-12, 15-3, 2-15, 15-13W * Cal State Northridge ............................ 15-9, 15-6, 15-11W * at UCLA .......................... 15-12, 12-15, 9-15, 15-6, 15-9W * at Loyola Marymount ............................. 15-9, 15-2, 15-8W * St. Mary’s .............................................. 15-4, 15-1, 15-13W * at Pepperdine ............. 15-10, 13-15, 15-13, 6-15, 15-11W * Hawai‘i .......................... 15-7, 9-15, 10-15, 15-10, 15-12W * at UC Santa Barbara ....... 5-15, 15-7, 9-15, 15-8, 16-14W * Stanford ............................................. 15-11, 15-9, 15-13W * at Long Beach State ......................... 15-13, 15-12, 15-5W * Pepperdine ........................... 17-15, 13-15, 15-10, 16-14W * at St. Mary’s ...................................... 15-10, 15-7, 15-12W * at Stanford ............................ 16-14, 13-15, 15-11, 16-14W $ Ohio State ............................................ 15-5, 15-10, 15-3L $ Pepperdine .................. 15-7, 13-15, 11-15, 15-5, 14-16

+ Kilgour Cup at UCLA* CIVA match — USC 1st@ Westchester Volleyball Classic at Westchester, N.Y.& George Mason Invitational at Fairfax, Va.% Collegiate Volleyball Classic at Westwood — USC 1st$ NCAA Final Four at Penn State — USC 2nd

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1989: Bob Yoder28-11 overall, 13-7 leagueW = UC San Diego ............................................... 15-8, 16-14W = California ........................................................ 15-6, 15-6W = BYU ................................................................. 15-6, 15-9W = Cal State Northridge .................................... 15-9, 15-10L = Hawai‘i .............................................. 18-16, 5-15, 13-15L = Pepperdine ................................................... 3-15, 11-15W = Univ. of Manitoba ....................................... 16-14, 15-13W = Loyola Marymount ........................................ 17-15, 15-7W & Ohio State ........................................ 15-12, 15-6, 15-10W & Penn State ............................... 10-15, 15-5, 15-12, 15-9W * Loyola Marymount .......................... 15-10, 15-12, 15-13W * Cal State Northridge ................ 15-4, 12-15, 15-6, 16-14L * UCLA ................................................. 12-15, 13-15, 3-15W * at Long Beach State .... 15-17, 8-15, 15-11, 15-9, 15-13L * Stanford ........................................ 15-6, 9-15, 8-15, 6-15W * at Pepperdine .................................... 15-11, 15-12, 15-5L * UC Santa Barbara .................. 16-14, 7-15, 11-15, 12-15W * at Cal State Northridge ................... 15-11, 15-13, 18-16W * San Diego State ............. 13-15, 15-5, 4-15, 15-4, 16-14W * Long Beach State ........ 13-15, 15-11, 4-15, 15-10, 15-9W % UC Santa Barbara ................ 15-10, 15-11, 12-15, 15-8W % at UCLA .................... 16-14, 15-11, 15-17, 6-15, 15-11W * at Loyola Marymount ............. 15-13, 11-15, 15-3, 15-10W Ball State ...................................... 10-15, 15-7, 15-9, 15-6W * UC Irvine .............................................. 15-3, 15-11, 15-6L * at Hawai‘i ................................ 15-10, 12-15, 10-15, 9-15L * at Hawai‘i ......................................... 10-15, 15-17, 11-15W Ohio State ............................................... 15-7, 15-6, 15-12W * at UC Irvine ............................................ 15-4, 15-4, 15-6W + George Mason ............................. 6-15, 15-5, 15-7, 15-9W + Penn State ............................. 15-11, 16-14, 15-17, 15-3L * at Stanford ....................................... 10-15, 15-17, 10-15L @ UCLA .................................. 15-10, 13-15, 10-15, 14-16W @ Rutgers-Newark ................................... 15-5, 15-9, 15-6W * at San Diego State ................. 12-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-12W * Pepperdine ........................................ 16-14, 16-14, 15-8W * at UC Santa Barbara ............................. 15-7, 15-6, 15-6L * at UCLA ................................ 12-15, 13-15, 15-10, 11-15L # Stanford ................................... 10-15, 4-15, 15-12, 9-15

= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 5th& Fort Wayne Invit. at Fort Wayne, Ind. — USC 1st* WIVA match — USC 4th (tie)% Reebok Classic at Westwood — USC 1st+ Dutch Country Classic at Elizabethtown, Pa. — USC 1st@ Clash of the Titans at Santa Barbara — USC 3rd# NCAA West Regional at Loyola — USC 3rd (tie)

1990: Jim McLaughlin26-7 overall, 12-4 leagueL Israel National Team ................................ 8-15, 8-15, 1-15W at Cal State Northridge .......................... 15-5, 15-12, 15-9W * Loyola Marymount ............................ 15-13, 15-4, 15-12L + Israel National Team ........................... 6-15, 7-15, 13-15W + Cal State Northridge .................................. 15-11, 15-10W & Ohio State ............................... 15-11, 10-15, 15-5, 15-7W & Penn State ............................... 15-4, 15-8, 12-15, 15-13W * at BYU .................................................... 15-1, 15-9, 15-9W * UC Irvine .............................................. 15-8, 15-6, 15-13W * San Diego State ....................... 13-15, 15-8, 15-10, 15-8W * at UC Santa Barbara ........................... 15-7, 15-7, 15-12L * at Long Beach State .... 15-8, 12-15, 15-11, 7-15, 12-15W * at UCLA .................................... 10-15, 15-6, 15-1, 15-11W * at Loyola Marymount ... 9-15, 15-12, 15-8, 12-15, 17-16W * Stanford ............................................. 15-13, 15-8, 16-14W George Mason ............................ 15-12, 15-7, 11-15, 15-8W * Pepperdine ...................................... 16-14, 17-16, 16-14W Ohio State ............................................... 15-7, 15-7, 16-14W * Cal State Northridge ............................ 15-13, 15-9, 15-7L * Hawai‘i ...................................... 12-15, 15-11, 9-15, 8-15W * Hawai‘i ............................................... 17-16, 15-4, 16-14W at Pepperdine ............................. 15-9, 15-13, 12-15, 15-9W * at San Diego State .......................... 15-13, 15-11, 15-11W % Stanford ........................................... 15-5, 15-10, 15-11W % at UCLA .............................. 11-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-11L * at Stanford ...................... 6-15, 10-15, 15-5, 15-7, 14-16L * Long Beach State ...... 15-12, 14-16, 14-16, 15-10, 5-15W @ Pepperdine ...................................... 15-12, 15-10, 15-9W @ at UC Santa Barbara . 6-15, 15-13, 15-5, 13-15, 15-13W # at Cal St. Northridge . 12-15, 16-17, 15-8, 15-10, 17-16L # Long Beach State .................. 15-9, 15-17, 15-17, 11-15W $ Ball State .......................................... 15-4, 15-11, 15-10W $ Long Beach State .................... 15-10, 12-15, 15-4, 15-6

* WIVA (Wilson Division) match — USC 2nd (tie)+ Sweats & Surf Tournament at Westwood — USC 3rd& Fort Wayne Invit. at Fort Wayne, Ind. — USC 1st% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 1st@ Clash of the Titans at Santa Barbara — USC 1st# WIVA Championships at Northridge — USC 3rd (tie)$ NCAA Championships at Fairfax, Va. — USC 1st

1991: Jim McLaughlin34-2 overall, 16-0 leagueW = California ...................................................... 15-0, 15-12W = Sonoma State ................................................. 15-1, 15-0W = UC Irvine ....................................................... 15-3, 15-11W = UCLA ............................................... 15-12, 10-15, 15-10W = Cal State Northridge ........................ 15-13, 7-15, 15-12W = University of Calgary ..................................... 15-0, 15-3W = Hawai‘i .............................................. 15-11, 6-15, 15-11W = Stanford ................................................. 15-4, 15-3, 15-3W at BYU .................................................. 15-10, 15-0, 15-10W & Penn State ........................................... 15-6, 15-12, 15-8W & at Indiana-Purdue ................. 15-7, 15-10, 13-15, 15-13W * at San Diego State ............................ 15-12, 15-11, 15-9W * UC Santa Barbara .................................. 15-8, 15-1, 15-6W * at Loyola Marymount ........................... 15-9, 16-14, 15-9W * UCLA ............................................... 15-12, 15-10, 15-12W * BYU ......................................................... 15-2, 15-3, 15-5W * Stanford ................................................ 15-5, 15-6, 15-10W * Long Beach State .................. 16-14, 17-15, 11-15, 15-8W * at Cal State Northridge ..................... 15-11, 15-11, 15-6W * at Pepperdine ............................. 15-10, 15-9, 6-15, 15-5W Ball State ............................................. 15-4, 15-13, 15-12W * at Hawai‘i ................................................ 15-7, 15-4, 15-1W * at Hawai‘i ................................................ 15-8, 15-9, 15-7W Indiana-Purdue ......................................... 15-5, 15-5, 15-5W * at UC Irvine .............................. 15-10, 15-5, 6-15, 15-11W * Loyola Marymount ................................. 15-3, 15-6, 15-3W * San Diego State ......................... 15-8, 15-3, 10-15, 15-4W % Long Beach State ....... 12-15, 13-15, 15-5, 15-8, 15-13L % at UCLA .................................. 15-10, 16-17, 6-15, 9-15W @ Pepperdine ........................................... 15-9, 15-7, 15-3W @ Stanford .............................. 15-11, 15-10, 11-15, 15-13W * at Long Beach State ................ 15-10, 15-11, 8-15, 15-7W * at Stanford ......................................... 15-11, 15-13, 15-5W # UCLA .............................. 13-15, 15-5, 15-6, 9-15, 15-10W $ Indiana-Purdue .......................... 15-9, 15-8, 12-15, 15-3L $ Long Beach State ...................... 11-15, 6-15, 15-8, 8-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 1st& Fort Wayne Invitational at Fort Wayne, Ind. — USC 1st* WIVA (Wilson Division) match — USC 1st% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd@ Clash of the Titans at Santa Barbara — USC 1st# WIVA Championships at Irvine — USC 1st$ NCAA Championships at Honolulu, Hi. — USC 2nd

1992: Jim McLaughlin11-13 overall, 9-7 leagueW UC San Diego ........................................... 15-5, 15-6, 15-9W * at Loyola Marymount ........................... 15-4, 15-4, 15-11W & Ohio State ........................................ 15-11, 15-3, 15-13L & at Indiana-Purdue ............................ 7-15, 12-15, 14-16W * UC Irvine .............................................. 15-4, 15-6, 15-11L * Stanford ........................ 15-9, 15-12, 12-15, 5-15, 13-15W * Cal State Northridge ............................ 15-9, 15-6, 15-10L * at Stanford ............................................ 8-15, 13-15, 6-15W * at BYU ............................ 15-4, 6-15, 6-15, 15-11, 17-15L at BYU ............................. 9-15, 14-16, 15-5, 17-15, 11-15L * Pepperdine ........................................ 6-15, 12-15, 14-16L * Long Beach State ............................. 4-15, 11-15, 14-16L * at UCLA .................................... 15-4, 4-15, 14-16, 11-15L Indiana-Purdue ........................... 15-12, 4-15, 12-15, 8-15L * at UC Santa Barbara ... 15-9, 15-12, 12-15, 6-15, 12-15W * Loyola Marymount .......................... 15-10, 15-11, 15-12W * San Diego State ..................................... 15-9, 15-9, 15-7W * Hawai‘i ...................................... 15-10, 15-2, 10-15, 15-5W * Hawai‘i .................................... 15-11, 15-10, 13-15, 15-4W * at San Diego State ............................... 15-7, 15-12, 15-9L * at Long Beach State ......................... 5-15, 13-15, 12-15L % at UCLA .............................................. 11-15, 4-15, 9-15L % Cal State Northridge .................. 15-8, 8-15, 7-15, 7-15L # UCLA .................................................... 5-15, 14-16, 5-15

& Fort Wayne Invitational at Fort Wayne, Ind. — USC 2nd* WIVA (Wilson Division) match — USC 3rd% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 4th# WIVA Championships at Irvine — USC 5th (tie)

1993: Jim McLaughlin18-12 overall, 11-8 leagueW = Humboldt State ............................................. 15-10, 15-1W = Univ. of Manitoba ................................ 15-12, 9-15, 15-9W = Westmont ........................................................ 15-4, 15-7W = California ............................................. 15-7, 6-15, 15-11L = UCLA ................................................. 8-15, 15-11, 11-15L = at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 14-16, 15-6, 14-16W = Stanford .......................................... 16-17, 15-11, 15-13W = University of British Columbia ......... 15-10, 15-10, 15-5L * at Hawai‘i .................... 15-11, 15-17, 8-15, 15-11, 13-15L * at Hawai‘i .................... 15-7, 15-12, 10-15, 11-15, 13-15W * Loyola Marymount ................................. 15-5, 15-9, 15-7W * at Pacific ............................................... 15-0, 15-8, 15-10L * at Stanford .............................................. 7-15, 8-15, 2-15W * UC San Diego ........................................ 15-6, 15-2, 15-2L * BYU ......................................... 13-15, 12-15, 16-14, 5-15W * at Long Beach State .................. 11-15, 15-5, 15-8, 15-7L * Pepperdine ........................................ 12-15, 12-15, 9-15W % Cal State Northridge .................. 9-15, 15-8, 15-9, 15-9L % at UCLA ................................................ 4-15, 9-15, 6-15

1987: Bob Yoder29-11 overall, 14-4 leagueW at UC Irvine ............................................... 15-7, 15-8, 15-9L + at UCLA .......................................... 10-15, 13-15, 13-15L Israel National Team ........................... 9-15, 13-15, 13-15W = Stanford ........................................................ 15-8, 15-11W = Humboldt State ............................................... 15-7, 15-2W = Cal Poly San Luis Obispo .............................. 15-6, 15-5W = UC Santa Cruz ............................................... 15-0, 15-4W = University of Calgary ................................... 15-8, 15-10L = UCLA ............................................................. 6-15, 11-15W = Long Beach State ........................................... 15-9, 15-3W = at UC Santa Barbara ............. 10-15, 15-13, 15-13, 15-6W * Cal State Northridge ............................ 15-6, 15-8, 15-13W * at UC Santa Barbara ............. 9-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-10W % Pepperdine ........................................... 15-7, 15-5, 15-4L % at UCLA .................................... 15-13, 7-15, 3-15, 5-15L * at Pepperdine ............................. 9-15, 15-9, 12-15, 5-15W * San Diego State ..................................... 15-7, 15-3, 15-4W * Stanford ................................................ 15-10, 15-6, 15-4W * at Hawai‘i ......................................... 15-13, 15-11, 15-12W * at Hawai‘i .................................. 15-8, 12-15, 15-7, 15-10W Penn State .............................................. 15-9, 16-14, 15-7L * UCLA .......................................... 7-15, 15-11, 9-15, 7-15W * at Cal State Northridge .............. 15-1, 15-5, 13-15, 15-5L * Pepperdine ............................... 9-15, 15-13, 13-15, 4-15W * at Long Beach State ............................... 15-9 15-6, 15-9W * San Diego State ................................ 15-10, 15-5, 15-11W * Loyola Marymount ................... 13-15, 15-7, 15-9, 15-13W Ohio State ..................................... 15-0, 15-8, 4-15, 15-10W * UC Santa Barbara .............. 15-5, 15-2, 9-15, 8-15, 15-7W * Long Beach State ................................ 15-7, 15-12, 15-8L @ UCLA ........................................ 9-15, 15-5, 9-15, 11-15L @ at UC Santa Barbara ...................... 15-10, 7-15, 14-16W * at Stanford ......................................... 15-13, 15-10, 15-5L * at UCLA ................................................ 9-15, 8-15, 12-15W UC Irvine ................................................... 15-8, 15-8, 15-8W * at Loyola Marymount ............................. 15-4, 15-5, 15-9W # UC Santa Barbara ..................... 15-6, 7-15, 15-2, 15-13W # Pepperdine .................... 16-14, 15-9, 7-15, 8-15, 15-13W $ Penn State ..................... 15-12, 9-15, 5-15, 15-12, 15-9L $ at UCLA ............................................ 11-15, 2-15, 14-16

+ Kilgour Cup at UCLA= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara —USC 1st* WIVA match — USC 3rd% Reebok Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd@ UCSB Classic at Santa Barbara — USC 4th# NCAA West Regional at San Diego — USC 1st$ NCAA Final Four at Westwood — USC 2nd

1988: Bob Yoder34-4 overall, 16-2 leagueW University of Calgary ................................ 15-5, 15-5, 15-6W = Arizona State .................................................. 15-2, 15-4W = UC Santa Cruz ............................................... 15-8, 15-1W = Hawai‘i ........................................................ 16-14, 15-11W = BYU ............................................................... 15-7, 17-15W = Cal State Northridge ............................. 6-15, 15-4, 15-2L = Univ. of Manitoba ........................................... 6-15, 9-15W = Stanford .......................................................... 15-9, 15-8W = University of Calgary ..................................... 15-4, 15-5W * Hawai‘i ....................................... 15-10, 13-15, 15-5,15-4W * at Long Beach State .................. 14-16, 15-3, 15-3, 15-9W * Pepperdine ........................................... 15-9, 15-7, 15-12W * Cal State Northridge .............................. 15-2, 15-5, 15-8W * at San Diego State ....................... 15-6, 7-15, 15-7, 15-6W * UC Santa Barbara .................................. 15-9, 15-8, 15-6W * at Cal State Northridge .............. 15-11, 15-6, 6-15, 15-8W * Stanford ................................................ 16-14, 15-9, 15-3W % Penn State ....................................... 15-7, 15-10, 15-13W % at UCLA .............................................. 15-12, 15-7, 15-3W * at UCLA ........................................... 15-11, 15-10, 15-11W * Loyola Marymount ........... 9-15, 15-6, 15-8, 11-15, 15-2W Indiana-Purdue ......................................... 15-2, 15-0, 15-4L at Penn State .............................. 15-7, 11-15, 15-17, 3-15W * at Pepperdine ....................................... 15-12, 15-5, 15-8W * San Diego State ..................................... 15-9, 15-4, 15-4W Ohio State ............................................... 15-10, 15-8, 15-2W at UC Irvine ............................................. 15-10, 15-1, 15-3W * at Stanford ............................................ 15-9, 15-10, 15-6W @ UCLA .......................................... 7-15, 15-9, 15-6, 15-6W @ Penn State ............................... 15-9, 15-9, 9-15, 15-10W * UCLA .................................................... 15-7, 15-3, 15-12W * Long Beach State .................................. 15-8, 15-4, 15-7W * at Loyola Marymount ............................. 15-4, 15-6, 15-2W UC Irvine ........................... 13-15, 15-2, 12-15, 15-5, 15-2L * Hawai‘i ........................................ 15-10, 5-15, 8-15, 2-15L * at UC Santa Barbara ............... 14-16, 8-15, 15-5, 14-16W $ Ball State ............................................. 15-7, 15-7, 15-11W $ UC Santa Barbara ..... 15-17, 14-16, 15-10, 15-11, 15-9

= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 3rd* WIVA match — USC 1st% Reebok Classic at Westwood — USC 1st@ Clash of the Titans at Santa Barbara — USC 1st$ NCAA Final Four at Fort Wayne, Ind. — USC 1st

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W * at UC Santa Barbara ........ 15-11, 12-15, 8-15, 15-10, 15-12W * San Diego State .......................... 8-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10L * UCLA ...................................................... 10-15, 7-15, 6-15L * at San Diego State ................................. 12-15, 4-15, 15-17W * at Cal State Northridge ................. 15-13, 10-15, 15-5, 15-9W * at UC San Diego ..................................... 15-4, 15-12, 15-3W * Pacific ........................................................ 15-6, 15-4, 15-6W * Stanford ................................................. 15-12, 16-14, 15-6W * UC Irvine ................................................... 15-4, 15-4, 15-7L * Long Beach State ................................. 12-15, 10-15, 12-15L # Cal State Northridge .................... 10-15, 15-13, 6-15, 5-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 7th* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 3rd (tie)% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd# MPSF Tournament at Irvine — USC 5th (tie)

1994: Jim McLaughlin23-8 overall, 14-5 leagueW = UC Davis ......................................................... 15-3, 15-2W = Hawai‘i ............................................................ 15-5, 15-6W = Cal State Chico .............................................. 15-5, 15-6W = UCLA ........................................................... 15-12, 15-13W = Cal State Northridge ........................................ 15-2, 5-7W = Pacific ............................................................. 15-8, 15-2L = Pepperdine ..................................................... 9-15, 7-15W = Stanford ............................. 15-9, 6-15, 15-8, 8-15, 15-9W * UC San Diego ...................................... 15-9, 15-1, 15-13W * at San Diego State ................... 13-15, 15-8, 15-11, 15-3W * Cal State Northridge ................ 15-5, 11-15, 15-11, 15-7W * Hawai‘i .................................................. 15-8, 15-7, 15-13W * Hawai‘i .................................................... 15-9, 15-4, 15-8W * at UC San Diego .................................... 15-9, 15-1, 15-5W * at Long Beach State ......................... 15-12, 15-13, 15-8W * Pacific ................................................ 15-12, 15-13, 15-2W * Stanford ................................ 15-10, 13-15, 15-10, 15-12L * at Pepperdine ........................... 15-13, 13-15, 9-15, 8-15W * at Loyola Marymount ........................... 15-4, 15-9, 15-13W * at UC Irvine ............................................ 15-4, 15-2, 15-6W * San Diego State ................................... 15-11, 15-7, 15-4L * at UCLA ................................................ 5-15, 11-15, 6-15L * at BYU .................................................. 13-15, 2-15, 6-15L * at Stanford .............................. 13-15, 16-14, 8-15, 12-15W * at Pacific ............................................ 15-7, 15-10, 15-13W % Loyola Marymount ........................... 15-12, 15-3, 15-13L % at UCLA .................................. 15-12, 11-15, 8-15, 8-15L * UC Santa Barbara ...... 15-8, 15-10, 13-15, 13-15, 11-15W * Long Beach State .................................. 15-7, 15-7, 15-6W # San Diego State .................................... 15-2, 15-6, 15-3L # BYU ................................................. 13-15, 12-15, 10-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 1st* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 2nd% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd# MPSF Tournament at Irvine — USC 3rd (tie)

1995: Jim McLaughlin16-17 overall, 8-11 leagueW at La Verne ............................................... 15-6, 15-5, 15-0W = Santa Clara ................................................... 15-11, 15-7W = Loyola Marymount ............................ 15-9, 13-15, 15-13W = Texas .......................................................... 17-15, 16-14L = UCLA ............................................................... 4-15, 5-15L = Pepperdine ................................................. 12-15, 10-15W = Pacific .................................................. 15-8. 13-15, 15-9L = BYU ................................................... 9-15, 15-13, 13-15W = Long Beach State ................................ 15-11, 8-15, 15-3W Cal State Northridge .................... 15-10, 5-15, 15-4, 15-7W La Verne ................................................... 15-2, 15-3, 15-9L * at Long Beach State ................ 9-15, 6-15, 15-11, 13-15W * San Diego State ..................... 17-16, 16-17, 15-13, 15-5W * at UC San Diego .................................. 15-5, 15-5, 15-12L * UCLA ................................................. 2-15, 12-15, 11-15W * at Pacific ............................................... 15-11, 15-5, 15-6L * at Stanford ............................................ 7-15, 3-15, 10-15L * Pepperdine ............................... 9-15, 12-15, 15-3, 15-11L * at Cal State Northridge ........................ 6-15, 14-16, 9-15L * at Hawai‘i .................................... 6-15, 15-13, 8-15, 8-15L * at Hawai‘i .................................. 15-17, 15-9, 4-15, 10-15W * Loyola Marymount ................................. 15-5, 15-8, 15-4W * at San Diego State ......... 15-5, 15-8, 9-15, 10-15, 15-11L * at UC Santa Barbara ............. 15-7, 14-16, 11-15, 11-15L * BYU ....................................... 16-17, 14-16, 15-11, 11-15W * UC Irvine .................................... 11-15, 15-8, 15-1, 15-3L % Long Beach State ................. 15-10, 8-15, 10-15, 11-15L % Cal State Northridge ....................... 11-15, 11-15, 6-15W * UC San Diego ........................................ 15-0, 15-9, 15-4W * Pacific ......................................... 15-7, 11-15, 15-6, 15-5L * Stanford .................................................. 6-15, 9-15, 5-15L * Long Beach State .......... 3-15, 15-11, 15-8, 12-15, 8-15L # at UCLA .......................................... 13-15, 13-15, 11-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 7th* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 4th% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 4th# MPSF Tournament at Westwood — USC 5th (tie)

1996: Jim McLaughlin14-16 overall, 9-10 leagueL at Cal State Northridge .............. 11-15, 15-13, 4-15, 1-15W at La Verne ............................................... 15-4, 15-4, 15-1W = UC Santa Cruz ............................................. 15-4, 15-13W = Buffalo ........................................................... 15-1, 15-11L = Cal State Northridge .................................... 8-15, 15-17L = Loyola Marymount ............................ 14-16, 15-11, 7-15L = Stanford ........................................................ 3-15, 13-15L = at UC Santa Barbara ...................................... 7-15, 9-15W = Arizona State .................................................. 15-3, 15-2W = Indiana-Purdue ......................................................... 15-4W * UC San Diego ........................................ 15-8, 15-8, 15-6W * at BYU ............................ 8-15, 15-8, 9-15, 15-13, 16-14L * Long Beach State ........ 15-8, 16-14, 12-15, 5-15, 13-15L * at Pacific ....................... 15-3, 13-15, 15-5, 10-15, 10-15L * at Stanford .................... 15-5, 15-12, 4-15, 13-15, 10-15W * Cal State Northridge .. 15-1, 13-15, 15-13, 13-15, 15-13L * Hawai‘i .................................................. 10-15, 7-15, 7-15L * Hawai‘i ........................................ 9-15, 9-15, 15-10, 8-15W * UC Santa Barbara ........ 15-6, 10-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-11L * Pacific ..................................... 5-15, 16-14, 13-15, 12-15L * Stanford ...................... 15-12, 8-15, 15-12, 14-16, 12-15L * at Pepperdine ........................... 16-14, 8-15, 9-15, 15-17W * at UC San Diego .......................... 15-3, 15-3, 8-15, 15-8W * at San Diego State ................... 8-15, 15-8, 15-10, 15-10L * at UCLA ............................................. 8-15, 11-15, 12-15L * San Diego State ............. 15-10, 9-15, 15-7, 5-15, 11-15W *% Loyola Marymount ......................... 15-8, 15-12, 15-11L % at UCLA ......................................... 10-15, 11-15, 10-15W * UC Irvine .............................................. 15-8, 15-6, 15-11W * Long Beach State .................. 15-12, 9-15, 15-12, 15-13

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 9th* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 5th% UCLA Classic at Westwood — USC 2nd

1997: Pat Powers18-14 overall, 9-10 leagueL Cal State Northridge ................ 16-17, 13-15, 15-13, 7-15W = Arizona State .................................................. 15-5, 15-4W = Cal State San Bernardino ............................ 15-12, 15-7W = Pacific ............................................... 16-17, 15-13, 15-7W = La Verne ......................................................... 15-7, 15-9W = at UC Santa Barbara .................................. 15-11, 15-13L = Loyola Marymount ............................ 17-15, 6-15, 12-15L = UCLA ............................................... 16-17, 15-10, 13-15W = UC Irvine ....................................................... 15-11, 15-8W * UC San Diego .......................... 15-7, 15-5, 12-15, 16-14L & at Ohio State ............. 14-16, 15-6, 13-15, 15-11, 11-15W & Indiana-Purdue ..................................... 15-7, 15-6, 15-5L * at Long Beach State .............................. 6-15, 9-15, 3-15W * BYU ........................... 10-15, 15-13, 12-15, 15-11, 15-10W * Stanford ...................................... 5-15, 15-8, 15-8, 15-13W * Pacific ......................................... 8-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-12W * at San Diego State ............................... 15-3, 17-16, 15-4L * at UC San Diego .......... 10-15, 15-8, 14-16, 15-7, 13-15L * UCLA ............................................ 9-15, 15-4, 5-15, 6-15W UC Santa Cruz ............................ 15-2, 12-15, 15-4, 15-10W La Verne .............................................. 15-2, 15-10, 15-12L * at Stanford .................... 15-10, 15-12, 7-15, 9-15, 10-15L * at Pacific ................................... 16-17, 7-15, 15-7, 16-17W * Loyola Marymount ............................... 15-5, 15-11, 15-8L * Pepperdine ................. 14-16, 15-12, 15-11, 5-15, 13-15L * at UC Santa Barbara ................. 15-13, 8-15, 9-15, 5-15W * UC Irvine ........................ 15-3, 15-8, 5-15, 13-15, 15-11W * at Cal St. Northridge .. 9-15, 12-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-12W * San Diego State ................................... 15-4, 15-11, 15-7L * at Hawai‘i ........................................... 12-15, 5-15, 11-15L * at Hawai‘i ................................ 12-15, 15-13, 11-15, 7-15L * Long Beach State ................................ 7-15, 11-15, 6-15

= UCSB Coll. Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 9th* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 4th (tie)& NCAA Preview Tourn. at Columbus, Ohio — USC 2nd

1998: Pat Powers17-17 overall, 7-12 leagueW = La Verne ........................................................... 15-4, 15-8L = Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne .......................... 11-15, 7-15W = California ........................................................ 15-6, 15-12W = Washington State ................................ 15-13, 9-15, 15-5L = Pepperdine ....................................................... 8-15, 9-15W = BYU .............................................................. 17-15, 16-14W = Sacramento State ............................................ 15-5, 15-6W = Stanford ............................................ 10-15, 15-13, 15-13W at Cal State San Bernardino ..................... 15-5, 15-6, 15-6L * Long Beach State ............................... 4-15, 11-15, 13-15L at Cal State Northridge ....... 15-9, 6-15, 15-6, 11-15, 14-16L * Hawai‘i ........................................ 9-15, 11-15, 15-13, 1-15L * Hawai‘i ................................................... 8-15, 8-15, 11-15L * San Diego State ................ 15-12, 15-4, 9-15, 1-15, 12-15W * UC San Diego ......................................... 15-6, 15-8, 15-5L * at UCLA ........................................ 15-13, 3-15, 9-15, 9-15L * at UC Irvine ............................ 16-14, 13-15, 13-15, 10-15L * at Loyola Marymount . 13-15, 15-13, 15-12, 11-15, 12-15L * at BYU ................................................... 5-15, 8-15, 11-15W at La Verne ................................. 15-12, 15-2, 12-15, 16-14W * Cal State Northridge ............................. 15-13, 15-2, 15-7W * Pacific ...................................... 10-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-10W * Stanford ........................ 11-15, 15-13, 10-15, 15-4, 15-11

W Loyola-Chicago ................................. 10-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-10W George Mason ........................................... 15-10, 15-11, 15-3L * at Pepperdine ............................................. 10-15, 6-15, 8-15L & Ball State ..................................... 15-12, 12-15, 10-15, 7-15L & at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne ....... 12-15, 9-15, 16-14, 12-15W * UC Santa Barbara ........................ 12-15, 15-12, 15-10, 15-8W * at Pacific ................................................. 17-15, 15-9, 15-10W * at Stanford .............................. 15-8, 6-15, 15-12, 10-15, 7-15L * at San Diego State .............. 15-17, 15-9, 15-11, 10-15, 11-15W * at UC San Diego ....................................... 15-10, 15-7, 15-5L * at Long Beach State ................................. 9-15, 12-15, 13-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 7th* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 4th& IPFW Spring Classic at Fort Wayne, Ind.

1999: Pat Powers24-12 overall, 11-8 leagueL University of Alberta ............................ 10-15, 12-15, 11-15W at Cal Baptist ........................................... 15-8, 15-13, 15-7W = UC Santa Cruz ................................................. 15-4, 15-4W = Fresno State ................................................... 15-2, 15-13W = La Verne ........................................................... 15-6, 15-3W = Pacific ........................................................... 15-13, 15-11W = Pacific ............................................................. 15-13, 15-5W = Cal State Northridge ........................................ 15-5, 15-9L = Long Beach State ........... 9-15, 15-13, 15-12, 5-15, 18-20W * UC San Diego .............................. 11-15, 15-6, 15-1, 15-9W * San Diego State .................................... 15-9, 15-1, 16-14W UC Santa Cruz ........................................ 15-1, 15-4, 15-10W * UC Irvine ....................... 15-6, 15-13, 10-15, 15-17, 15-11W * Pacific ..................................................... 15-6, 15-8, 15-6W * Stanford ................................. 15-11, 12-15, 15-13, 15-11L * UCLA ................................................... 5-15, 10-15, 10-15L * Loyola Marymount .............................. 10-15, 13-15, 5-15L * Long Beach State .......... 16-14, 15-3,12-15, 10-15, 15-17W * at Stanford ............................................ 16-14, 15-7, 15-6L * at Pacific .................................. 15-9, 14-16, 12-15, 11-15L * Pepperdine ............................................ 4-15, 14-16, 6-15L * BYU ................................................ 15-9, 9-15, 8-15, 5-15W Loyola-Chicago ........................ 15-10, 15-17, 15-12, 16-14W * at UC Santa Barbara ................... 15-9, 8-15, 15-10, 15-6W & Ball State .......................... 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 10-15, 15-6L & at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne15-13, 10-15, 13-15, 10-15W La Verne .................................................... 15-5, 15-3, 15-7L * at Long Beach State .................. 12-15, 15-8, 6-15, 14-16W * at UC San Diego .......................... 15-10, 6-15, 15-7, 15-0W * at San Diego State ....................... 15-5, 15-17, 15-5, 15-8W * at Cal State Northridge ................ 15-7, 15-6, 8-15, 16-14L * at Hawaii .................................. 15-11, 8-15, 12-15, 12-15W * at Hawaii ........................... 15-8, 8-15, 15-13, 5-15, 15-13W # at Pepperdine .............................. 15-9, 11-15, 15-9, 15-6W # Long Beach State (at BYU) ....... 10-15, 16-14, 15-7, 15-9L # at BYU ....................................... 16-14, 9-15, 8-15, 11-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 2nd* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 2nd (tie)& IPFW Spring Fling Invitational at Fort Wayne, Ind.# MPSF Tournament -- USC 2nd

2000: Pat Powers26-6 overall, 16-3 leagueW = Colorado State ....................................... 15-11,15-3,15-3W = Cal Baptist ............................................ 15-12,17-16,15-5W = Loyola Marymount ...................... 12-15,15-13,15-4,15-12L = Pepperdine ....................................... 9-15,15-7,6-15,8-15W at Penn State ........................................... 15-10,15-7,17-15W at Penn State ............................... 15-10,15-10,10-15,15-10W Manitoba ...................................................... 15-5,15-6,15-8W * at San Diego State ........................ 6-15,15-9,15-11,15-10W * at UC San Diego ..................................... 15-6,15-7,15-13W * Pacific ....................................................... 15-8,15-7,15-9W * Stanford .................................................. 15-7,15-7,15-10W * at UCLA ............................... 13-15,15-10,6-15,15-6,15-11W *San Diego State ......................................... 15-8,15-5,15-5W La Verne .......................................... 16-17,15-6,15-13,15-8W * UC Santa Barbara .............................. 15-11,15-13,15-11L * at BYU ................................. 15-5,7-15,16-14,15-17,11-15L at Cal Baptist ................................... 7-15,15-13,14-16,9-15W UC Santa Cruz ............................................ 15-8,15-5,15-9L * at Pepperdine ................... 15-11,10-15,15-10,7-15,11-15W * Hawaii ................................. 15-12,3-15,13-15,15-13,15-8W * Hawaii ............................................. 11-15,15-5,15-5,15-9W * Cal State Northridge ............. 9-15,15-9,15-11,6-15,21-19W * at UC Irvine ............................................. 15-13,15-5,15-8W Ohio State ............................. 11-15,15-11,7-15,15-6,17-15L * at Long Beach State ............................... 9-15,16-17,4-15W * at Stanford .................................. 15-13,13-15,15-4,15-10W * at Pacific ................................................. 15-8,15-7,15-12W * UC San Diego ........................................... 15-3,15-6,15-0W * at Loyola Marymount ................ 11-15,15-12,15-10,16-14W * Long Beach State ....................... 15-11,13-15,15-11,15-4W # Hawaii ..................................................... 15-9,15-10,15-4L # at Pepperdine ............................. 15-4,13-15,12-15,15-17

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 2nd* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 1st (tie)# MPSF Tournament -- USC 3rd (tie)

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2001: Pat Powers15-11 overall, 10-7 leagueW = UC Davis .......................................... 30-19, 30-27, 30-20W = UC Irvine ............................... 26-30, 30-25, 30-25, 20-26L = UCLA ................................................ 28-30, 38-30, 22-30L = Long Beach State ...... 26-24, 26-24, 24-26, 26-28, 11-15W * Cal State Northridge ......................... 30-24, 30-26, 30-18W * UC San Diego ................................... 30-21, 30-21, 31-29W * UC Irvine ................................ 30-19, 30-25, 27-30, 30-19L * at UC Irvine ................ 31-29, 23-30, 32-34, 38-36, 12-15L * BYU ................................................... 24-30, 20-30, 19-30L * at UCLA .................................. 30-27, 24-30, 26-30, 19-30W * UC Santa Barbara ..... 30-22, 27-30, 30-28, 29-31, 15-12W * at Cal State Northridge .......... 29-31, 30-24, 30-25, 31-29W * at Stanford ............................. 18-30, 30-21, 31-29, 30-26W * at Pacific ........................................... 30-21, 30-25, 30-25W * BYU ........................................ 30-26, 23-30, 30-27, 30-18W * Long Beach State ...... 30-17, 27-30, 32-30, 27-30, 15-10L * UCLA ................................................. 32-34, 31-33, 17-30W Loyola-Chicago ................................... 30-19, 30-21, 30-26L * at Hawaii ................................ 26-30, 30-25, 23-30, 18-30L * at Pepperdine ............ 30-27, 24-30, 30-25, 26-30, 16-18W Harvard ................................................ 30-24, 30-22, 30-18L at Cal Baptist ....................................... 22-30, 25-30, 28-30W * Pepperdine ........................................ 30-28, 30-21, 30-24W La Verne ....................... 30-20, 30-23, 23-30, 28-30, 15-13L * at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 27-30, 27-30, 34-36L # at Hawaii ........................................... 22-30, 18-30, 20-30

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara — USC 4th* MPSF match (Pacific Division) — USC 3rd (tie)# MPSF Tournament -- USC 5th (tie)

2002: Pat Powers6-22 overall, 3-19 leagueW La Verne .............................................. 30-27, 30-24, 30-25L & Pepperdine ............................ 24-30, 31-29, 24-30, 15-30L & UCLA ..................................... 20-30, 22-30, 30-25, 19-30L & at UC Irvine ........................... 30-27, 29-31, 29-31, 29-30W UC Santa Cruz .................................... 30-22, 30-26, 30-26W * at UC San Diego .................... 30-28, 28-30, 30-20, 30-23W Cal Baptist ........................................... 30-21, 30-16, 30-28L * at BYU ............................................... 26-30, 27-30, 27-30L * at BYU ............................................... 20-30, 24-30, 23-30L * UC Santa Barbara ................. 20-30, 24-30, 30-23, 30-22L * Cal State Northridge ......................... 28-30, 18-30, 28-30L * at UC Irvine ....................................... 26-30, 25-30, 20-30L * at UCLA ............................................. 23-30, 17-30, 23-30L * at Pepperdine ................................... 26-30, 32-34, 23-30L * at Long Beach State ......................... 25-30, 20-30, 26-30W * UC San Diego ................................... 30-23, 30-27, 30-22L * at Pacific ................................ 15-30, 24-30, 30-25, 25-30L * at Stanford ........................................ 22-30, 25-30, 27-30L * Hawaii ............................................... 13-30, 30-32, 26-30L * Hawaii ............................................... 27-30, 19-30, 26-30L * UC Irvine ................................ 30-28, 21-30, 29-31, 23-30L * Pepperdine ........................................ 20-30, 15-30, 26-30L * Long Beach State ...... 28-30, 32-30, 30-26, 25-30, 13-15L * UCLA ................................................. 24-30, 24-30, 24-30L * at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 23-30, 23-30, 27-30L * at Cal State Northridge .......... 25-30, 30-26, 27-30, 25-30L * Stanford ................................. 18-30, 25-30, 31-29, 23-30W * Pacific .................................... 30-27, 35-37, 30-28, 30-25

& Wyndham Garden/West Coast Challenge at Irvine* MPSF match -- USC 11th

2003: Turhan Douglas6-25 overall, 2-20 leagueL = UCLA ..................................... 25-30, 34-32, 27-30, 24-30L = Long Beach State ............................. 19-30, 22-30, 26-30W = Pacific ........................ 30-26, 28-30, 30-24, 24-30, 15-12L * Pepperdine ........................................ 20-30, 22-30, 17-30L * Cal State Northridge .. 30-18, 23-30, 30-19, 23-30, 19-21L * UC Santa Barbara ............................ 28-30, 25-30, 22-30L * at Long Beach State .. 28-30, 30-18, 30-28, 25-30, 10-15W * at UC San Diego ........... 22-30, 30-21, 24-30, 30-28, 15-7W at La Verne ............................... 22-30, 31-29, 30-19, 30-25L * Pacific ............................................... 26-30, 24-30, 24-30L * Stanford ............................................ 26-30, 34-36, 25-30L * at UC Irvine ............................ 30-21, 21-30, 25-30, 21-30L * at UCLA ............................................. 20-30, 20-30, 26-30L * at Pepperdine ................................... 18-30, 26-30, 28-30L at Cal Baptist ................ 30-32, 31-29, 26-30, 30-24, 18-20L * BYU ................................................... 31-33, 27-30, 24-30L * BYU ................................................... 16-30, 28-30, 22-30W Lewis ............................ 22-30, 30-28, 25-30, 30-21, 17-15W * at Cal State Northridge .......... 30-23, 30-28, 25-30, 30-25L * at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 27-30, 27-30, 20-30L * UC San Diego ............ 30-28, 30-28, 29-31, 26-30, 12-15L & Penn State ................... 34-32, 30-32, 30-28, 25-30, 8-15L & Ball State ............................... 26-30, 31-29, 26-30, 19-30L * Long Beach State ............................. 17-30, 27-30, 27-30W at UC Santa Cruz ..................... 30-23, 30-21, 26-30, 30-12L * at Stanford ........................................ 28-30, 32-34, 22-30L * at Pacific ........................................... 28-30, 27-30, 23-30L * UCLA ...................................... 28-30, 26-30, 30-27, 26-30L * UC Irvine ................................ 27-30, 32-30, 21-30, 26-30L * at Hawaii ........................................... 27-30, 23-30, 21-30L * at Hawaii ........................................... 30-32, 23-30, 22-30

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara -- USC 7th* MPSF match -- USC 11th& Active Ankle Tournament at Long Beach

HISTORY

2004: Turhan Douglas6-23 overall, 4-18 leagueW = UC Irvine ................... 26-30, 19-30, 30-28, 30-26, 20-18L = UCLA ................................................ 21-30, 21-30, 21-30L = Long Beach State ............................. 18-30, 27-30, 37-30L * Long Beach State ............................. 28-30, 22-30, 19-30L * UC San Diego ........................ 27-30, 27-30, 30-22, 30-32L * at Pepperdine ................................... 23-30, 23-30, 28-30L * UCLA ................................................. 25-30, 20-30, 24-30L * at UC Irvine ................ 27-30, 23-30, 35-33, 30-26, 13-15L Cal Baptist ........................................... 22-30, 24-30, 27-30W * Stanford ................................. 30-26, 26-30, 30-21, 30-26L & at Penn State ................................... 18-30, 24-30, 22-30L & Lewis ......................... 30-26, 30-22, 28-30, 20-30, 12-15W * at Cal State Northridge ..................... 30-27, 30-27, 30-28L * at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 25-30, 21-30, 23-30L * at Long Beach State ......................... 23-30, 30-32, 26-30W * Pacific ............................................... 30-26, 30-21, 30-22W Lewis ........................................ 30-28, 27-30, 30-27, 30-27W * at UC San Diego .................... 28-30, 30-28, 30-24, 30-20L * Hawaii .................................... 28-30, 30-28, 20-30, 19-30L * Hawaii ............................................... 18-30, 27-30, 29-31L * Pepperdine ................. 30-19, 30-26, 23-30, 21-30, 11-15L * Cal State Northridge .............. 26-30, 27-30, 32-30, 25-30L * UC Santa Barbara ..... 30-16, 30-28, 22-30, 25-30, 13-15L * at UCLA .................................. 21-30, 30-27, 25-30, 23-30L * UC Irvine ........................................... 28-30, 22-30, 27-30L * at Pacific ........................................... 24-30, 25-30, 25-30L * at Stanford ................. 30-21, 25-30, 33-31, 22-30, 13-15L * at BYU ............................................... 25-30, 27-30, 25-30L * at BYU ........................... 20-28, 30-27, 27-30, 21-30, 9-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara -- USC 4th* MPSF match -- USC 11th (tie)& Penn State Tournament at State College, Pa.

2005: Turhan Douglas7-23 overall, 3-19 leagueL = Cal State Northridge ........... 29-31, 27-30, 30-25, 27-30L = Pacific ................................. 28-30, 21-30, 30-21, 23-30W = at UC Santa Barbara ...................... 30-27, 30-26, 30-24W California ............................................. 30-20, 30-27, 30-25L * at Stanford ......................................... 25-30, 28-30, 25-30L * at Pacific .................... 26-30, 31-29, 19-30, 30-23, 15-17L * at UC Irvine ............................ 22-30, 30-27, 25-30, 24-30L * at UCLA .................................. 27-30, 30-24, 34-36, 27-30W * UC San Diego .................................. 30-23, 30-25, 30-25L * Long Beach State ....... 23-30, 18-30, 30-25, 30-27, 15-17L at California Baptist .................. 25-30, 30-28, 22-30, 22-30L * Pepperdine ........................................ 25-30, 19-30, 23-30W & Rutgers-Newark ............................... 30-25, 30-22, 30-24L & at Penn State ................................... 30-32, 27-30, 24-30L * at Hawai`i .................... 30-28, 29-31, 19-30, 34-32, 11-15L * at Hawai`i .......................................... 22-30, 26-30, 26-30L * UC Santa Barbara ............................. 25-30, 26-30, 28-30L * Cal State Northridge ......................... 21-30, 25-30, 22-30W Lewis ............................ 26-30, 30-19, 30-23, 28-30, 15-12L * BYU ........................................ 32-30, 19-30, 27-30, 28-30L * BYU ................................................... 25-30, 15-30, 28-30L * UCLA ...................................... 31-29, 25-30, 28-30, 27-30W * UC Irvine ........................................... 30-23, 30-27, 39-37L * at Pepperdine ........................ 23-30, 22-30, 31-29, 28-30W * Pacific .................................... 19-30, 30-27, 30-27, 30-23L * Stanford .................................. 30-26, 27-30, 23-30, 22-30L * at UC San Diego .................... 27-30, 30-26, 27-30, 25-30L * at Long Beach State ......................... 22-30, 26-30, 23-30L * at Cal State Northridge ..................... 23-30, 17-30, 28-30L * at UC Santa Barbara ........................ 21-30, 18-30, 23-30

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara -- USC 7th* MPSF match -- USC 11th& Penn State Tournament at State College, Pa.

2006: Turhan Douglas11-18 overall, 7-15 leagueL =Long Beach State ............................... 23-30,18-30, 19-30W =Pacific ................................................ 30-26, 30-28, 30-27L =UC Irvine ........................................... 23-30, 27-30, 26-30W *Pacific ......................... 30-21, 27-30, 31-33, 30-26, 17-15W *Stanford ................................... 28-30, 30-27, 34-32, 30-21L *UC Irvine ............................................ 26-30, 23-30, 27-30L *at Long Beach State ............... 33-31, 18-30, 20-30, 26-30W *at UC San Diego ................................ 30-22, 30-27, 30-27W *UCLA ....................................... 30-27, 30-17, 27-30, 30-26W &New Jersey Institute of Technology .. 30-16, 30-26, 30-24W &at Rutgers-Newark ................. 28-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-26L *at BYU ..................................... 24-30, 30-28, 27-30, 25-30L *at BYU .......................... 30-25, 30-26, 20-30, 22-30, 11-15L *Cal State Northridge .......................... 25-30, 19-30, 20-30L *UC Santa Barbara ................... 27-30, 30-26, 28-30, 25-30W *at Stanford .......................................... 30-22, 30-17, 30-26L *at Pacific ................................. 25-30, 30-20, 25-30, 22-30L *Hawaii ..................................... 18-30, 26-30, 30-27, 24-30L *Hawaii ................................................ 28-30, 20-30, 29-31W Penn State ........................................... 30-26, 30-22, 30-27W *UC San Diego .................................... 30-28, 30-24, 21-29L *Long Beach State .................... 27-30, 25-30, 30-27, 22-30L *at UC Irvine ........................................ 22-30, 26-30, 23-30L *at UCLA .......................... 32-30, 30-27, 27-30, 25-30, 7-15W *Pepperdine ......................................... 30-28, 30-22, 30-28L Cal Baptist ........................................... 28-30, 26-30, 29-31L *at UC Santa Barbara .............. 23-30, 30-25, 31-33, 26-30L *at Cal State Northridge ...................... 24-30, 22-30, 33-35L *at Pepperdine .................................... 21-30, 23-30, 19-30

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara -- USC 6th* MPSF match -- USC 9th& Golden Dome Classic at Newark, N.J.--USC 1st

2007: Bill Ferguson12-16 overall, 9-13 leagueL =at UC Santa Barbara ......................... 24-30, 26-30, 19-30L =Pacific ..................................... 24-30, 27-30, 30-26, 27-30W =Stanford ...................... 30-28, 23-30, 23-30, 30-28, 15-12L *at Pepperdine ......................... 30-26, 18-30, 29-31, 25-30W *Long Beach State .................... 24-30, 30-19, 30-27, 30-24L *UC San Diego ......................... 29-31, 24-30, 30-26, 27-30L *at UC Irvine ............................. 16-30, 30-28, 26-30, 20-30W *at UCLA .............................................. 30-19, 31-29, 33-31L *at UC Santa Barbara ......................... 16-30, 16-30, 18-30L *at Cal State Northridge ........... 30-28, 29-31, 27-30, 21-30L *Pepperdine .............................. 30-26, 24-30, 26-30, 25-30W *at Hawaii ..................... 30-27, 20-30, 30-24, 23-30, 15-13L *at Hawaii ................................. 30-24, 29-31, 27-30, 24-30W *Stanford .......................... 30-28, 27-30, 30-25, 27-30, 15-5W *Pacific ..................................... 30-21, 30-21, 20-30, 30-26L *BYU ......................................... 26-30, 24-30, 30-28, 21-30L *BYU .................................................... 22-30, 22-30, 25-30W Quincy ................................................. 30-22, 30-17, 30-24W Rutgers-Newark .................................. 35-33, 30-20, 30-24W *at UC San Diego ................................ 30-24, 30-15, 30-26W *at Long Beach State .......................... 32-30, 30-28, 30-24L *UC Irvine ............................................ 21-30, 30-32, 21-30L *UCLA .................................................. 27-30, 20-30, 26-30W *at Pacific ..................... 25-30, 31-29, 26-30, 30-27. 17-15W *at Stanford ............................... 24-30, 30-27, 30-28, 30-26L *UC Santa Barbara .............................. 24-30, 15-30, 25-30L *Cal State Northridge ............... 27-30, 33-31, 18-30, 27-30L #at Cal State Northridge ...................... 34-36, 23-30, 28-30

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara -- USC 7th* MPSF match -- USC 8th# MPSF Tournament--USC 8th

2008: Bill Ferguson13-16 overall, 10-12 leagueL =Long Beach State .............................. 27-30, 22-30, 24-30W =Pacific ..................................... 30-20, 30-26, 25-30, 30-23L =Cal State Northridge .......................... 24-30, 24-30, 22-30L *Cal State Northridge ............... 30-26, 28-30, 21-30, 19-30W *UC Santa Barbara .............................. 30-23, 30-26, 30-19W *at Pacific ............................................ 30-28, 30-23, 30-26L *at Stanford ............................... 28-30, 26-30, 30-26, 17-30W *UCLA ........................... 30-26, 30-24, 23-30, 18-30, 18-16L *UC Irvine ................................. 28-30, 26-30, 30-27, 24-30L *at Long Beach State .......................... 25-30, 30-32, 23-30W *at UC San Diego ................................ 30-26, 30-22, 30-26W *at UCLA .............................................. 30-24, 30-24, 30-24L *at UC Irvine ........................................ 28-30, 26-30, 22-30W *UC San Diego .................................... 36-34, 30-23, 30-20L *Long Beach State .................... 24-30, 33-31, 22-30, 37-39W &at Springfield College ....................... 30-24, 30-22, 30-18W &George Mason ........... 24-30, 30-23, 27-30, 30-20, 16-14L *Pepperdine .............................. 30-24, 24-30, 23-30, 26-30L Lewis ................................................... 24-30, 27-30, 22-30L *at Cal State Northridge ........... 30-28, 22-30, 22-30, 22-30L *at UC Santa Barbara ......................... 25-30, 23-30, 27-30W *Hawaii ..................................... 30-22, 24-30, 30-26, 30-24L *Hawaii ......................... 28-30, 30-16, 30-17, 30-32, 15-17W *Pacific ................................................ 30-28, 30-16, 31-29W *Stanford .............................................. 30-26, 30-21, 30-19W *at Pepperdine ............. 31-33, 25-30, 30-27, 31-29, 17-15L *at BYU ................................................ 26-30, 24-30, 25-30L *at BYU ................................................ 22-30, 25-30, 22-30L #at UC Irvine ................... 30-24, 26-30, 30-21, 25-30, 9-15

= UCSB Collegiate Invitational at Santa Barbara -- USC 6th* MPSF match -- USC 8th&VB Hall of Fame Morgan Classic at Springfield, Mass.--USC 1st# MPSF Tournament--USC 8th

2009: Bill Ferguson21-11 overall, 13-9 leagueL %vs. Penn State ........... 30-27, 23-30, 19-30, 31-29, 12-15W %at Hawaii .......................................... 30-25, 30-27, 30-23W vs. Ohio State ........................... 30-18, 30-28, 25-30, 31-29W Hope International ............................... 30-17, 30-22, 30-23W *Stanford .............................................. 30-22, 31-29, 30-23W *Pacific ................................................ 30-13, 30-22, 30-25L *at Pepperdine .................................... 28-30, 24-30, 19-30W *BYU ......................................... 30-21, 25-30, 30-27, 30-27W *BYU ............................. 34-32, 33-35, 29-31, 30-23, 15-10W *at Pacific ............................................ 30-25, 30-25, 30-24W *at Stanford .......................................... 31-29, 30-28, 30-25L *UC Irvine ...................... 25-30, 30-23, 25-30, 39-37, 11-15W *UCLA ....................................... 30-23, 28-30, 30-27, 30-18W *UC Santa Barbara ................... 30-20, 21-30, 30-25, 30-18L *Cal State Northridge .......................... 23-30, 32-34, 26-30W *at Long Beach State ... 29-31, 30-24, 23-30, 30-23, 15-13L *at UC San Diego ..................... 30-26, 25-30, 28-30, 26-30W New Jersey Institute of Technology .... 30-19, 30-28, 30-17L *Pepperdine .................. 28-30, 30-27, 25-30, 30-27, 10-15W *Long Beach State .................... 31-33, 30-17, 30-19, 30-25W *UC San Diego .................................... 30-25, 30-26, 30-27W *at UC Santa Barbara ..... 26-30, 33-31, 26-30, 30-23, 15-8L *at Cal State Northridge ........... 27-30, 28-30, 31-29, 21-30L *at UC Irvine ............................. 15-30, 30-22, 25-30, 24-30L *at UCLA ....................... 31-33, 30-27, 30-22, 30-32, 17-19W *at Hawaii ............................................ 30-26, 30-18, 30-23L *at Hawaii ................................. 32-30, 31-33, 36-38, 27-30W #at Stanford ................... 20-30, 27-30, 30-27, 30-24, 15-11W #at UC Irvine ....................................... 30-25, 30-25, 30-27W #vs. Pepperdine ........... 30-23, 30-25, 20-30, 26-30, 21-19W $vs. Penn State ........................ 27-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-24L $vs. UC Irvine ............... 30-26, 23-30, 30-26, 17-30, 12-15

% Outrigger Hotels Invitational at Honolulu, Hi.-- USC 2nd* MPSF match -- USC 5th tie# MPSF Tournament--USC 1st$ NCAA Championships at Provo, Utah--USC 2nd

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2010: Bill Ferguson16-11 overall, 13-9 leagueW %vs. Penn State ................................ 30-28, 30-24, 30-24W %vs. Ohio State ...................... 20-30, 30-26, 30-25, 30-14L %at Hawaii .............................. 21-30, 30-24, 28-30, 23-30W *at UCLA ................................. 30-26, 29-31, 30-26, 30-28W *at UC Irvine ............... 19-30, 21-30, 30-17, 30-28, 15-12W *Long Beach State ............................ 30-28, 31-29, 30-23W *UC San Diego .................................. 30-24, 30-24, 30-21L *at Pepperdine ............ 31-33, 30-26, 30-27, 29-31, 10-15L *at Cal State Northridge 26-30, 28-30, 30-9, 30-26, 10-15W *at UC Santa Barbara . 30-27, 22-30, 30-24, 26-30,15-10L *Pepperdine ....................................... 28-30, 28-30, 26-30W *Pacific .......................... 25-30, 25-30, 30-23, 32-30, 15-7L *Stanford ................................. 16-30, 28-30, 30-28, 23-30L *Cal State Northridge ............. 25-30, 30-24, 22-30, 21-30W *UC Santa Barbara ................. 26-30, 35-33, 30-24, 31-29W *Hawaii .................................... 16-30, 30-22, 30-19, 30-23L *Hawaii .................................... 30-32, 30-27, 18-30, 27-30L *at BYU ................................... 31-33, 37-35, 31-33, 21-30L *at BYU .............................................. 25-30, 23-30, 23-30W Grand Canyon ................................... 30-27, 30-20, 30-26W *UC Irvine ...................... 32-30, 28-30, 21-30, 30-22, 15-7W *UCLA ................................................ 30-26, 30-21, 30-23W *at Pacific .................... 24-30, 24-30, 30-25, 30-20, 15-12L *at Stanford ........................................ 23-30, 24-30, 15-30W *at UC San Diego ....... 26-30, 30-21, 30-23, 26-30, 18-16W *at Long Beach State ........................ 30-25, 30-25, 30-23L #at Cal State Northridge ........ 17-30, 33-31, 31-33, 26-30

%Outrigger Hotels Invitational, Honolulu, Hi.--USC 2nd*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 6th#MPSF Tournament--USC 5th tie

2011: Bill Ferguson23-4 overall, 20-2 leagueW *Cal State Northridge ............................... 25-18, 25-17, 25-20W *Long Beach State .................................... 25-16, 25-17, 25-17W *at UC Irvine .................................. 25-16, 27-25, 27-29, 25-17W *at UC San Diego .................................... 25-12, 25-23, 25-17W *at UC Santa Barbara ............................... 25-20, 25-22, 25-22W *at UCLA ....................................... 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16L *at Pepperdine .................... 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 16-25, 15-17W *Stanford .................................................. 25-15, 25-14, 25-21W *Pacific .................................................... 25-15, 25-23, 25-21W *at Cal State Northridge ........................... 25-21, 27-25, 25-19W *at Long Beach State ........... 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12W *BYU .................................. 25-21, 17-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12W *BYU .................................. 25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-10W *UC San Diego ........................................ 25-23, 28-26, 25-23W *UC Irvine ...................................... 25-22, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25W Harvard ......................................... 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16W *Pepperdine ............................................. 25-17, 25-22, 28-26W *at Stanford .................................... 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22W *at Pacific ................................................ 25-18, 25-15, 25-17L *at Hawaii ........................... 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 20-25, 10-15W *at Hawaii ................................................ 25-20, 28-26, 25-22W *UCLA ..................................................... 25-12, 25-22, 25-21W *UC Santa Barbara .................................. 25-21, 25-21, 30-28W #UCLA .......................................... 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-21W #UC Irvine ..................................... 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23L #UC Santa Barbara ............. 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 18-25, 14-16L $vs. UC Santa Barbara ................... 27-29, 26-24, 15-25, 18-25

*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 1st#MPSF Tournament--USC 2nd$NCAA Championships at State College, Pa.--USC 3rd tie

2012: Bill Ferguson24-6 overall, 18-4 leagueW at Cal Baptist ........................................... 25-18, 25-16, 25-20W *Long Beach State .................................... 25-17, 25-16, 25-18W *Cal State Northridge ............................... 25-18, 25-16, 25-23L *at BYU ......................................... 22-25, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25L *at BYU .............................. 22-25, 28-26, 15-25, 25-19, 13-15L *at UC Irvine .................................. 17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 16-25W *at UC San Diego .................................... 25-21, 25-14, 27-25W *UC Santa Barbara .................................. 25-16, 25-14, 25-21L *UCLA ..................................................... 25-27, 15-25, 23-25W *Pepperdine ............................................. 25-23, 27-25, 25-16W Hope International .................................... 25-20, 25-22, 25-21W *at Pacific ...................................... 25-18, 25-23, 28-30, 25-23W *at Stanford ......................... 21-25, 25-18, 25-27, 25-16, 15-13W *Hawaii .................................................... 25-22, 25-18, 25-18W *Hawaii ............................... 25-17, 24-26, 25-22, 16-25, 15-10W Penn State ............................................... 25-19, 25-15, 25-20W *at Pepperdine ............................... 25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 25-11W *at UCLA ................................................. 25-18, 25-22, 25-23W *at UC Santa Barbara ............................... 25-17, 25-14, 25-22W George Mason ......................................... 25-18, 25-16, 25-21W *Pacific .................................................... 25-18, 25-16, 25-22W *Stanford ........................................ 25-22, 25-20, 15-25, 25-20W *UC San Diego ........................................ 25-16, 25-15, 25-20W *UC Irvine ...................................... 25-22, 25-19, 27-29, 25-18W *at Long Beach State ................................ 25-17, 28-26. 25-19W *at Cal State Northridge ........................... 25-19, 28-26, 25-17W #Cal State Northridge .............................. 25-13, 25-15, 25-18L #UC Irvine ............................ 26-24, 25-23, 16-25, 26-28, 9-15W $Lewis ........................................... 25-18, 25-12, 18-25, 27-25L $UC Irvine ............................................... 22-25, 32-34, 24-26

*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 1st#MPSF Tournament--USC 3rd tie$NCAA Championships at Los Angeles, Calif.--USC 2nd

HISTORY

2013: Bill Ferguson6-18 overall, 6-18 leagueL *at UC San Diego .................................... 22-25, 22-25, 20-25W *at UC Irvine ............................................ 25-21, 25-23, 27-25W *Stanford .................................................. 27-25, 25-18, 29-27L *Pacific .......................................... 18-25, 21-25, 28-26, 25-27L *at Pepperdine ............................... 23-25, 18-25, 27-25, 22-25L *at Cal State Northridge ................. 17-25, 25-18, 21-25, 22-25L *at Long Beach State ...................... 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 22-25W *Cal Baptist .................................... 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 26-24L *BYU ............................................. 18-25, 25-17, 22-25, 18-25L *UCLA ..................................................... 18-25, 21-25, 17-25L *UC Santa Barbara ........................ 16-25, 28-30, 25-21, 21-25W *at Pacific ...................................... 23-25, 29-27, 25-16, 25-22L *at Stanford ......................... 28-26, 17-25, 25-18, 21-25, 10-15L *at Hawaii ............................. 26-24, 25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 9-15L *at Hawaii ............................. 25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 9-15L *UC Irvine ................................................ 18-25, 20-25, 21-25L *UC San Diego ................... 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25, 12-15W *Pepperdine ................................... 19-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-18L *at Cal Baptist ..................... 20-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 10-15L *at BYU ................................................... 14-25, 15-25, 24-26L *Long Beach State .................................... 17-25, 17-25, 17-25W *Cal State Northridge ............................... 25-23, 25-22, 25-19L *at UC Santa Barbara ..................... 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 17-25L *at UCLA ................................................. 16-25, 18-25, 15-25

*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 11th tie

2014: Bill Ferguson16-11 overall, 14-10 leagueW at Loyola-Chicago .................................... 27-25, 18-25, 25-20W *UC San Diego ........................................ 25-17, 25-23, 25-22W *UC Irvine ........................... 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 15-10L *Pepperdine ................................... 28-26, 22-25, 22-25, 24-26W *at Long Beach State ................................ 25-19, 25-22, 33-31L *at Cal State Northridge ........................... 19-25, 21-25, 21-25W *Cal Baptist .................................... 25-13, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21L *BYU .................................. 25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 20-25, 10-15W *UC Santa Barbara ............... 20-25, 34-32, 23-25, 27-25, 15-9L *UCLA ..................................................... 20-25, 23-25, 19-25L *at UC Irvine ....................... 25-22, 17-25, 17-25, 26-24, 13-15W *at UC San Diego .................................... 25-13, 25-21, 25-15W *Hawaii .......................................... 25-17, 15-25, 25-14, 25-22W *Hawaii .................................................... 25-22, 25-20, 25-18W *at Cal Baptist .......................................... 25-22, 25-21, 25-22L *at BYU ................................................... 22-25, 16-25, 21-25W *Pacific .................................................... 25-20, 25-22, 25-15L *Stanford .................................................. 15-25, 14-25, 22-25L *at UC Santa Barbara .......... 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 16-18W *at UCLA ....................................... 25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-23W *Cal State Northidge ................................ 25-20, 25-20, 25-20W *Long Beach State .......................... 25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 27-25L *at Stanford .................................... 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25W *at Pacific ...................................... 20-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20W Concordia ...................................... 27-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18L *at Pepperdine .................... 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-14, 11-15L #at BYU ................................................... 13-25, 18-25, 17-25

*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 8th#MPSF Tournament--USC 5th tie

2015: Bill Ferguson19-9 overall, 15-7 leagueW at Grand Canyon .................. 23-25,25-15,25-21,33-35,15-9W *Pepperdine .................................... 25-23,20-25,25-14,26-24W *Stanford ................................................... 25-16,27-25,25-19W *at UC San Diego ................................... 25-14,25-16,25-19W *at UC Irvine ........................... 28-30,25-17,21-25,25-23,15-13W *Long Beach State ...................................... 25-17,25-18,25-19W *Cal State Northridge ................................. 25-16,25-17,25-17L *at Hawaii ............................... 28-26,25-23,23-25,17-25,18-20W *at Hawaii ............................... 30-28,17-25,18-25,25-18,20-18W *BYU ...................................... 20-25,21-25,25-16,25-23,16-14L *BYU ............................................... 20-25,19-25,25-23,19-25L *at UC Santa Barbara ................................. 19-25,17-25,22-25L *at UCLA ....................................... 15-25,23-25,25-22,22-25L *UC Irvine ............................... 25-20,25-18,19-25,17-25,13-15W *UC San Diego .......................................... 25-19,25-13,25-16L Penn State ................................................ 18-25,19-25,21-25W Lindenwood ...................................... 25-27,25-12,26-24,25-15L *at Cal State Northridge ................... 21-25,25-22,23-25,25-27W *at Long Beach State ............... 21-25,25-19,14-25,25-19,15-10W *UC Santa Barbara ................. 23-25,24-26,25-20,25-20,16-14W *UCLA ............................... 19-25,25-22,14-25,25-22,15-11L *at Pepperdine ........................................... 20-25,14-25,20-25W *at Stanford ................................................ 25-23,25-22,25-18W Concordia ........................................ 25-22,23-25,25-21,26-24W *at Cal Baptist ............................................ 25-17,29-27,25-18W *Cal Baptist ................................................ 25-21,25-17,25-19W #BYU ...................................... 25-17,20-25,25-22,23-25,15-13L #at UC Irvine ........................... 25-22,17-25,23-25,25-16,11-15

*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 4th#MPSF Tournament--USC 3rd tie

2016: Jeff Nygaard7-19 overall, 5-17 leagueL %at Penn State ......................................... 22-25,26-28,27-29L %vs. Ohio State ........................................ 11-25,20-25,15-25L *at Cal State Northridge ................... 21-25,25-23,22-25,19-25L *at Long Beach State ...................... 25-20,17-25,21-25,17-25L *UC Santa Barbara ......................... 22-25,25-23,22-25,23-25L *at UCLA ......................................... 25-27,25-23,21-25,19-25W *Pepperdine ............................ 25-23,25-19,19-25,21-25,15-11L *Stanford ............................................ 20-25,25-19,19-25,8-25L *at UC Irvine .................................... 24-26,25-22,18-25,18-25W *at UC San Diego ............................ 25-19,26-24,19-25,25-22L *Cal State Northridge ............... 23-25,25-22,22-25,25-13,9-15L *Long Beach State ...................................... 18-25,19-25,15-25L *Hawaii ................................... 15-25,25-22,25-19,19-25,10-15W *Hawaii ................................... 25-18,20-25,21-25,26-24,17-15L *at UC Santa Barbara ................................. 19-25,19-25,21-25L *UCLA ............................................. 16-25,20-25,27-25,16-25W *at Cal Baptist ........................................... 25-22,25-22,25-22L *Cal Baptist ............................. 25-20,20-25,19-25,25-17,12-15W Concordia ................................................. 26-24,25-22,25-15W Holy Names ............................................... 25-19,25-22,25-15L *at Stanford ...................................... 16-25,23-25,25-23,20-25L *at Pepperdine .......................................... 29-31,22-25,23-25W *UC San Diego .......................................... 25-20,25-17,25-13L *UC Irvine .................................................. 21-25,15-25,23-25L *at BYU ..................................................... 15-25,13-25,15-25L *at BYU ..................................................... 16-25,12-25,17-25

%Penn State Tournament, State College, Penn.*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 11th

2017: Jeff Nygaard14-14 overall, 8-10 leagueW at Concordia .................................. 30-28, 23-25, 25-13, 25-18L %at Ohio State ............................... 25-22, 25-27, 18-25, 16-25L %vs. Penn State ................... 32-30, 14-25, 25-21, 23-25, 11-15W *Long Beach State .......................... 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22L *Cal State Northridge ............................... 20-25, 21-25, 18-25L *at UC Santa Barbara .......... 21-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 10-15L *at UCLA ....................................... 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25L *at Stanford .............................................. 19-25, 17-25, 20-25L *at Pepperdine ..................... 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 11-15W *at UC Irvine .................................. 25-23, 40-42, 25-23, 25-23L *UC San Diego .............................. 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 23-25L *BYU ....................................................... 25-27, 17-25, 16-25W *Stanford .................................................. 25-19, 25-20, 25-23W *Pepperdine ........................ 30-28, 25-12, 22-25, 23-25, 15-10W *at Cal State Northridge ...... 25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 22-25, 15-10L *at Long Beach State ................................ 17-25, 12-25, 15-25L *at Hawaii ................................................ 20-25, 23-25, 23-25L at Hawaii .................................................. 13-25, 15-25, 18-25W Lewis ....................................................... 25-23, 25-23, 29-27W George Mason ......................................... 25-17, 25-23, 25-17W Harvard ................................ 25-16, 19-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-8W Sacred Heart ...................... 23-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 18-16W Concordia ................................................ 25-22, 25-23, 25-19L *UCLA ..................................................... 18-25, 19-25, 17-25W *UC Santa Barbara .................................. 27-25, 28-26, 25-21W *Cal Baptist .................................... 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22W *at Cal Baptist ................................ 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21L #at Long Beach State ..................... 22-25, 26-24, 18-25, 23-25

%AVCA Showcase--Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge, Columbus, Ohio*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 6th tie#MPSF Tournament--USC 5th tie

2018: Jeff Nygaard8-20 overall, 3-9 leagueW Princeton ....................................... 28-26, 25-22, 25-27, 25-22W ^vs. Juniata ................................................ 25-19, 25-9, 25-21W ^vs. Stevens Institute ....................... 25-17, 27-25, 22-25, 25-18L ^at Hawaii ................................................ 17-25, 20-25, 22-25L at UC Irvine .............................................. 17-25, 19-25, 26-28L %vs. Ohio State .............................. 16-25, 20-25, 25-29, 21-25L %vs. Penn State .................. 25-23, 21-25, 26-28, 25-19, 15-17L at Long Beach State ................................. 22-25, 17-25, 16-25L at Lewis ................................................... 40-42, 17-25, 16-25L at Loyola Chicago .......................... 25-20, 21-25, 14-25, 29-31W *Stanford ............................. 25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 15-10L *BYU ............................................. 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-27L *at UCLA ................................................. 15-25, 18-25, 19-25L *at Pepperdine .................... 19-25, 26-24, 16-25, 25-22, 10-15L *Concordia .................................... 24-26, 25-14, 24-26, 15-25L *Grand Canyon .................... 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 12-15L UC Santa Barbara .......................... 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 23-25L at UC San Diego ........................... 20-25, 14-25, 25-18, 19-25W Harvard ......................................... 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 28-26L *at BYU ......................................... 25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 21-25W *at Stanford .................................... 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24L UC Irvine ................................................. 18-25, 26-28, 13-25L *Pepperdine ............................................. 20-25, 24-26, 23-25W *UCLA ................................. 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11L *at Grand Canyon ........................... 25-19, 22-25, 27-29, 23-25L *at Concordia ................................. 22-25, 25-19, 28-30, 14-25W #at Pepperdine ............................... 25-22, 19-25, 26-24, 25-18L #at BYU ................................................... 17-25, 17-25, 22-25

^Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic, Honolulu, Hi.%AVCA Showcase, Westwood, Calif.*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match--USC 6th tie#MPSF Tournament--USC 3rd tie

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2019: Jeff Nygaard18-11 overall, 7-5 leagueW #vs Concordia-Irvine ............................... 25-14,25-18,25-14W #vs New Jersey Institute of Technology25-17,24-26,25-23,25-15L #at Hawaii ................................................ 12-25,23-25,16-25W %vs Lincoln Memorial .............................. 25-22,25-20,25-23L %vs Barton College ....................... 24-26,25-21,17-25,24-26W %vs Lindenwood ....................................... 25-20,25-21,32-30W UC Irvine ........................................ 25-19,25-21,21-25,25-18L at Long Beach State ....................... 17-25,24-26,25-19,17-25W Princeton .................................................. 25-22,25-22,25-21L at UC Irvine .......................... 20-25,27-25,25-19,23-25,10-15W *Grand Canyon ......................................... 25-14,25-22,25-16L *at Stanford ........................... 15-25,28-26,24-26,25-23,12-15L *at BYU .......................................... 28-26,22-25,23-25,13-25L *at UCLA .................................................. 21-25,21-25,22-25W *at Concordia ....................... 25-21,23-25,23-25,25-15,15-13W *Peperdine ..................................... 25-19,25-27,28-26,25-20W Penn State ............................ 25-18,24-26,25-13,23-25,15-13W Ohio State ............................ 25-18,23-25,19-25,25-15,15-10L *at Grand Canyon ........................... 26-24,22-25,20-25,23-25W *Concordia ..................................... 21-25,25-17,25-21,25-20W Long Beach State ..................................... 25-21,25-21,25-17W *Stanford .............................. 25-23,25-20,21-25,22-25,15-10W *BYU ........................................................ 25-20,25-22,25-21L *at Pepperdine .......................................... 16-25,23-25,21-25W *UCLA .................................. 19-25,25-15,14-25,25-20,15-11W ^Grand Canyon ......................................... 25-17,25-19,25-22W ^vs UCLA ....................................... 25-21,25-18,25-27,25-23L ^at Pepperdine .......................................... 23-25,20-25,25-27L $vs Lewis ........................................ 25-20,18-25,19-25,23-25#Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Warrior Classic, Honolulu, Hi.%Off The Block Grow The Game Challenge, Lebanon, Tenn.*Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match$Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge, Galen Center^MPSF Tournament--USC 2nd$NCAA Championships at Long Beach, Calif.--USC 5th tie

Tyler ResnickGianluca Grasso Matt Douglas

Ryan MossJack Wyett

HISTORY

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USC'S OTHER NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS

1979 (2nd) 1982 (3rd)

1986 (2nd)

1991 (2nd)

1981 (2nd)

1985 (2nd) 1987 (2nd)

2011 (3rd tie)

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2009 (2nd)

HISTORY

2012 (2nd) 2019 (5th tie)

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USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL LETTERMENAbdun-Nur, Dave ............ 1974-75Altamura, Gio ........ 2004-05-06-07Altamura, Vince .................... 2009Amsden, Neal ....... 1975-77-78-79Anderson, Caleb ............. 1998-99Anderson, Matt ..... 2005-06-07-08Arens, Arne .......................... 1993Ash, Kevin ....................... 1978-79Avol, Dustin ............... 2000-01-02Bailey, Jeff ............ 2002-03-04-06Barron, Fernando ............ 2004-05Becker, Nick .......... 1988-89-90-91Behrens, Henry ............... 1974-75Beltran, Mark ......... 1980-81-82-83Benesh, Andy ....... 2014-15-16-17Berney, David ............ 1994-95-96Bianchi, Beau ........................ 1997Billings, Brook ... 1999-2000-01-02Boettner, John ...................... 1972Boone, Aaron ....................... 1992Booth, Joey ................ 2012-13-14Bourne, Tri ............ 2008-09-10-11Brewster, Rod ...................... 1974Brock, Russell ....... 1993-94-95-96Brown, Trent ................... 1997-98Browning, Brandon .............. 2019Budzyn, Anthony ............ 1974-75Burden, Evan ............. 2003-04-05Burden, Greg .... 1999-2000-01-02Caldwell, Curt ....................... 1972Caldwell, Kent .................. 1972-73Callahan, Brad ................. 1997-98Carlson, Jeff .............. 2009-11-12Carraher, Izac ....................... 2019Cassiday, Henry ... 2011-12-13-14Castillo, Danny ...................... 1992Chapman, Thomas ..... 1973-74-75Chavez, Robert .... 1980-81-82-83Christenson, Micah 2012-13-14-15Ciarelli, Tony ......... 2009-10-11-12Clark, Eric .............. 1982-83-84-85Cogorno, Gary ...................... 1970Cook, Scott ........................... 1986Cook, Woody ................... 2016-17Cote, Mike ............................. 1970Coutee, Ernie ........ 1974-75-76-77Cundiff, Tyler ........................ 2015Current, Hunter ..... 2007-08-09-10Danilas, Fulvio ............ 1979-80-81Day, Josh .............. 2000-01-02-03Dennis, Craig ................... 1998-99Dennis, Sean ........ 2008-09-10-11Derocher, Dave ......... 1990-92-93Devaney, Leon ..... 1988-89-90-91Devereux, Erik ...................... 1994Dickinson, Clay ..................... 2018Douglas, Matt ........ 2016-17-18-19Duke, Tom ............. 1986-87-88-89Dusharme, Mark ... 2000-01-02-03Dvorak, Dusty ....... 1977-78-79-80Dvorak, Rudy ........ 1983-84-85-86Dyer, Aaron ..................... 1988-89Dykstra, Joey ........................ 2007Edwards, Bryant .. 1995-96-97-98Fairfield, Eli ........ 1998-99-2000-01Faraimo, Matt ................... 2017-19Feathers, Robert .. 2012-13-14-15

Figueroa, Juan ...... 2005-06-07-08Fisette, Gary ......... 1973-74-75-76Fonseca, Carlos ........ 1973-74-75Forgie, Peter ......................... 1971Franklin, Noah ....................... 2018Frost, Kevin .......................... 1993Gallagher, Ian ............. 2002-03-04Gardner, Gabe ................ 1996-97Gear, Kyle ........................ 2018-19Gentile, Maury ....................... 1983Gilmour, J.T. .......... 2002-03-04-05Gilmour, Marcus .............. 2002-03Goldstein, Tito ....................... 2008Grangeiro, Joao .... 2003-04-05-06Grasso, Gianluca ...... 2017-18-19Green, J.B. ....................... 2012-13Greenbaum, Dan .. 1988-89-90-91Griffith, Mike ..................... 1974-75Grimm, David .............. 1997-98-99Guigliano, Chris .... 1994-95-96-97Hackett, Jon .......... 2007-08-09-10Haley, Hunter ........................ 2007Hall, Chris ......................... 2018-19Hanson, Tom .................... 1971-72Hedlund, John ............ 1980-81-82Hench, Phil ............................ 1978Herman, Ryan .................. 1993-94Herrington, Matt ............... 1991-92Hickman, Michael .................. 2001Hill, Mark ................................ 1976Hill, Ryan .......................... 1998-99Hillier, Matt ............................. 2007Hinds, John ........................... 2000Hirschmann, Jimmy ............... 2008Hokanson, Christopher ......... 1985Hom, Lawrence .... 1986-87-88-89Hopkins, Chris ....................... 1997Hoppe, Brooks ........... 1995-96-97Hornacek, Tyler .................... 2012Horstman, Adam ... 1982-83-84-85Hovland, Tim ......... 1978-79-80-81Howell, John .................... 1990-92Hunt, Vard ............................ 1970Hurlbut, Mike ......... 1984-85-86-87Inlow, Connor ............ 2016-17-18Irvin, Greg ........................ 1980-81Isomoto, Jim .......................... 1971Ivie, Bryan ............. 1988-89-90-91Ivie, Pat ................. 1991-92-93-94Jansen, Tanner .... 2011-12-13-14Johnson, Adam .... 1984-85-86-87Jones, Chris ............... 2005-06-07Jordan, Peter ............. 2001-02-03Julian, Trevor .... 1998-99-2000-01Kalache, Celso ..... 1973-74-75-77Kapololu, Cliff ................... 1979-80Keck, Steve ............... 1994-95-96Keenan, Brad ................... 2009-11Killian, Don ....................... 1976-77Killian, Donny ........................ 2001Killian, Doug ..................... 1982-83Killian, Jimmy ......... 2005-06-07-08Kirchner, Josh ...... 2013-14-15-16Knapp, Clay .......................... 2010Knopp, Tony .................... 1998-99Knowles, Chris .... 1987-89-90-91Knutson, Matt ........................ 2009

Rosehill, Alan ........ 1975-76-77-78Rottman, Steve ..... 1980-81-82-83Ryan, Matt .................. 1974-75-76Rysyk, Austin ....................... 2013Sacher, Kenneth .................. 1975Schellenberg, C.J. 2006-07-08-09Schisler, Jon .................... 1986-87Schroeder, Liam ................... 2019Scott, Matt ............................. 1994Searl, Chris ................ 1978-79-81Seiffert, Eric .......... 1994-95-96-97Shandrick, Steven 2009-10-11-12Shaw, Randy ................... 1974-75Shepard, Kevin ..... 1988-89-90-91Sheward, Drew ........ 1989-90-91Sheward, Sean .................... 1987Shigematsu, Corey .......... 1995-96Simmons, Oz ......... 1976-77-78-79Skrdla, Bob ........... 1970-71-72-73Slaught, Alex ........ 2013-14-15-16Small, Phil ......................... 2002-03Sollee, Scott ..................... 1977-78Spasaro, Frank ..................... 1978Spratt, George ........... 1972-73-74Stampley, Greg ..................... 2001Stetson, Bill ........... 1979-80-81-82Stevens, Tyler ........... 2008-09-10Strange, Aaron ..................... 2017Strausberg, David ........... 1977-78Strickland, Jim ............ 1977-78-79Suxho, Donald .. 1997-98-99-2000Tallant, Steve ................... 1972-73Taylor, Frank .............. 1972-73-74Terheggen, Daniel ................ 1970Thompson, Peter .................. 1974Thurlow, Ryan ....... 1998-99-2000Timmons, Steve ......... 1980-81-82Tippett, Blake ........ 2002-03-04-05Tokuhama, Troy ............... 2007-08Towels, James ..................... 1975Trefzger, Chris .......... 2010-12-13Troy, Murphy ........ 2008-09-10-11Tuileta, Larry ......................... 2015Underwood, Chris 1990-92-93-94Utu, Faitasi “Junior” .............. 1984Varni, Brooks ........ 2013-14-15-16Vernon, Andrew .. 2005-06-07-08Walker, Shadd ...................... 1997Wallace, David ...................... 1974Welch, Wes .......................... 1983Wellborn, Mark ................. 1978-79Wells, Jeff ............................. 1982Wilczynski, Mark ........ 1972-73-74Wilkes, James ....................... 2006Wright, Ian .................. 2009-10-11Wyett, Jack ................ 2015-18-19Yardley, Bill ........... 1982-83-84-85Yoder, Bob ........... 1976-77-78-79Yoder, Dave ......... 1984-85-86-87Yoder, Jack ..................... 2015-16Yoder, Lucas ........ 2014-15-16-17Yoder, Paul ...................... 2012-14Zahn, Austin ......... 2008-09-10-11Zehnder, Andy ..................... 1971Zhang, Chao Ying 1983-84-85-86

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Kovacs, Szilard .... 1995-96-97-98Lam, Ben .......................... 2012-13Land, Cam ............................. 1999Lauterman, Mike ........ 1985-87-88Leal, Pedro ....................... 2004-05Leonard, Tommy ... 2013-14-15-16Lewin, Vecas ....................... 2019Lewis, Jake ..................... 2005-06Lewis, Sam ...................... 2018-19Li, Stevie ............................... 1993Lindquist, Dave ..................... 1973Lischke, Chris ....... 2012-13-14-15Lisha, Gert ................. 2016-17-18Liu, Jen-Kai ................ 1988-90-91Loeswick, Steve .. 1993-94-95-96Lossone, Lucas .............. 2017-18Mallon, Riley .......................... 2015Markland, Blake ............... 2016-17Martz, Chris .......... 1986-87-88-89Matyas, Jim ...................... 1975-76McGann, Miles ...... 2000-01-02-03McKeough, Scott .. 1985-86-88-89McKibbin, Jameson ................. 2019McKibbin, Maddison 2010-11-12-14McKibbin, Owen ... 1983-84-86-87McKibbin, Riley ..... 2008-09-10-11McKniff, Chris ....... 2002-03-04-05Miller, Todd ....................... 1981-82Mitchell, Rob .......................... 1983Mochalski, Steven ..... 2009-11-12Monteiro, Sergio .............. 1990-91Moody, Rex ........................... 1970Morris, Luke .......... 2006-07-08-09Morrow, Ken .................... 1980-81Mosko, Matt ........... 2004-05-06-07Moss, Ryan ........... 2016-17-18-19Mulholland, Jason . 1992-93-94-95Mullahey, Michael ...... 2014-15-16Murphy, Steve ........... 1982-84-85Nelson, Will ........................... 1999Newman, Danny .............. 2004-05Obradovich, Steve .......... 1975-77O'Connor, Sean .................... 2008Orenic, Christopher 2014-15-16-17Orr, Dan ................................ 1971Otte, Derek ............................ 2003Patton, Brad ..................... 1970-71Pavlovich, Matt ..... 2006-07-08-09Paxson, Cole .................... 2018-19Peleuses, Tucker ............. 2010-11Perkins, Jason ...... 1990-91-92-93Peterson, Brent .... 1975-76-77-78Peterson, Phil ................... 2002-03Pizula, Andrew ................ 2010-11Pollard, Trent .............. 1989-90-92Porter, Jack ........................... 1971Powers, Pat ............... 1978-79-80Price, Ty ........................... 1992-93Rampton, Roger .................... 1981Rattet, Jeff ............................ 1971Rawi, Beau ....... 1999-2000-01-02Rawi, Omar ........... 1996-97-98-99Resnick, Tyler ....................... 2019Richmond, Doyle .............. 1985-86Rios, Vinnie ................ 2015-16-17Rivera, Cristian .......... 2012-13-14Rivera, Jon ............ 2015-16-17-18

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Tim Hovland

Adam Johnson

Pat Powers

Steve Timmons

ALL-TIME TEAMSThree Trojans--Dusty Dvorak, Tim Hovland, Pat Powers--were named to Volleyball magazine's All-Century first

team, in its February 2000 issue. Bryan Ivie was on the second team, Celso Kalache the third team, Steve Timmonsthe fourth team and Adam Johnson was honorable mention.

Four Trojans--Timmons (#8), Powers (#24), Dvorak (#25), Hovland (#33)--were among the "35 Best U.S. Playersof All Time" in the magazine's Jan. 2012 issue.

In 2016, Dvorak, Ivie, Kalache and Powers were named to the Pac-12's All-Century team.In its September 1995 issue, Volleyball magazine selected its All-Time American Indoor Team. Trojans Dusty

Dvorak, Pat Powers and Steve Timmons made the first team, while Tim Hovland made the third team.In March of 2003, USA Volleyball selected its 75th anniversary All-Era Team. Four Trojans made the 1978-2002

squad: Dusty Dvorak, Bryan Ivie, Pat Powers and Steve Timmons. Also, Trojans Tim Hovland and Adam Johnsonwere named to the All-Era Beach Team (1988-2003) in January of 2004.

Dusty Dvorak, Bryan Ivie and Steve Timmons were named to the inaugural class of the Southern California IndoorVolleyball Hall of Fame in 2017. Pat Powers and Ron Lang were inducted in 2018.

TROJANS ON THE BEACH(Pairs: AVP, Parks & Rec, USAV, FIVB, NORCECA; Through 2019 Season; Source: www.bvbinfo.com)

NAME YEARS TOURNEYS WINS BEST FINISH CAREER WINNINGSAndy Benesh 2018-19 7 0 7th $4,975Brook Billings 2006-18 9 0 25th $525Tri Bourne 2012-20 91 6 1st $379,000Jeff Carlson 2008-14 25 0 2nd $5,725Dan Castillo 1995-2000 61 0 4th $61,957Robert Chavez 1982-95 139 0 3rd $97,908Tony Ciarelli 2009-13 15 1 1st $2,900Dennis Duggan 1963-66 3 0 2nd $0Tom Duke 1993-94 2 0 13th $1,063Dusty Dvorak 1985-86 8 0 3rd $2,145Rudy Dvorak 1985-94 94 0 2nd $152,366Joey Dykstra 2005-14 80 0 2nd $25,355Eli Fairfield 1999-2007 36 0 5th $16,470Ian Gallagher 2001-07 18 0 41st $0Gabe Gardner 2001-06 8 0 17th $565Dan Greenbaum 1994 1 0 13th $1,063Chris Guigliano 2001-10 38 0 13th $2,605Tim Hovland 1979-2000 303 60 1st $1,057,283Bryan Ivie 1993-2000 54 0 3rd $73,370Pat Ivie 1994-2000 5 0 25th $688Adam Johnson 1988-2000 255 44 1st $1,670,867Peter Jordan 2000-2008 19 0 25th $425Ron Lang 1956-76 83 45 1st $0Pedro Leal 2002-07 11 0 25th $125Lucas Lossone 2014-16 3 0 9th $0Riley Mallon 2012 1 0 9th $0Miles McGann 2000 1 0 1st $0Jameson McKibbin 2019 1 0 89th $0Maddison McKibbin 2008-19 38 1 1st $45,462Owen McKibbin 1988-2005 72 0 3rd $70,440Riley McKibbin 2006-19 31 0 5th $31,312Steven Mochalski 2009 1 0 9th $0Luke Morris 2007 1 0 57th $0Dan Newman 2004-15 28 0 9th $125Steve Obradovich 1974-93 140 9 1st $79,516Christoper Orenic 2014-18 2 0 25th $0Pat Powers 1979-96 162 13 1st $517,409Steve Rottman 1982-94 47 0 4th $25,710Austin Rysyk 2013 1 0 41st $0Eric Seiffert 2000-02 2 0 9th $175Randy Shaw 1979 1 0 2nd $0Bill Stetson 1984-85 4 0 2nd $278Donald Suxho 2000-03 12 0 17th $1,050Steve Timmons 1987-94 61 1 1st $119,765Wes Welch 1984-97 127 0 2nd $283,949Dave Yoder 1988-91 4 0 13th $2,194Lucas Yoder 2013-19 9 0 3rd $2,100

1977 ............. 8-01978 ............. 8-31979 ............. 8-11980 ............. 8-21981 ............. 8-01982 ............. 9-21983 ............. 4-41984 ............. 9-31985 ............. 9-1

HOME RECORDUSC's quaint North Gym (capacity 500), in the Physical Education Building, was the original home of the Trojanmen's volleyball team. Troy played there from the team's inception in 1970 through 1988, then played its matchesin the Lyon Center (capacity 1,300) from 1989 to 1996. USC then went back to the North Gym from 1997 to 2002until splitting time between the North Gym and Lyon Center from 2003 to 2006 before taking up residence in thenew Galen Center (capacity 10,258) in 2007. Here is the USC men’s volleyball team’s year-by-year home record:

1986 ........... 11-01987 ............. 9-31988 ........... 13-11989 ............. 8-31990 ............. 9-31991 ............. 9-01992 ............. 7-41993 ............. 6-41994 ............. 8-1

1995 ............. 7-51996 ............. 3-61997 ............. 9-41998 ............. 7-41999 ............. 8-62000 ........... 14-02001 ........... 10-22002 ............. 5-92003 ........... 1-11

2004 ........... 3-102005 ............. 5-82006 ............. 6-72007 ............. 5-82008 ............. 6-62009 ........... 10-32010 ............. 8-42011 ........... 14-12012 ........... 15-3

HISTORY

2013 ............. 4-72014 ........... 10-42015 ........... 12-32016 ............. 5-82017 ........... 10-42018 ............. 4-62019 ........... 12-0.. 344-164 (.677)

Tri Bourne

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Mark Dusharme

Miles McGann

Mike Lauterman

Omar Rawi

Josh Day

Mike Hurlbut

Beau Rawi

John Howell

Carlos Fonseca

Scott McKeough

Eli Fairfield

Trevor Julian

Russell BrockSteve Rottman Robert Chavez Chris McKniff

Robert FeathersDrew ShewardBryant EdwardsCristian Rivera

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Steve LoeswickPat Ivie Chris Martz Lawrence Hom

C.J. Schellenberg

Andrew Vernon

Jeff Bailey

Mark Wellborn

J.T. Gilmour

Greg Burden

Steve Murphy

Matt Mosko

Evan Burden

Fulvio Danilas

Ernie Coutee

Luke Morris

Randy ShawTy Price Juan Figueroa David Strausberg

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Andy BeneshSteven Mochalski Austin Zahn Alex Slaught

Brooks VarniTommy Leonard Chris Lischke Josh Kirchner

Tanner JansenHenry Cassiday Hunter CurrentChao Ying Zhang

Tri Bourne Sean Sheward Connor Inlow Gert Lisha

Christopher Orenic Jon Rivera Wes WelchMark Beltran