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No. 13 USC Men's Volleyball Goes To No. 1 Long Beach State
January 25, 2018 | Men's Volleyball, Features
THE FACTSÂ
In its only match of the week, the No. 13-ranked USC men's volleyball team (3-4 overall, 0-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will try to snap its 4-match losing skid when it visits top-ranked Long Beach State (7-0 overall) for a non-conference contest on Saturday (Jan. 27) at 7 p.m. in the Walter Pyramid.Â
FOLLOW THE TROJANSÂ
All of USC's home matches are video- and audio-streamed live for free on USCTrojans.com and the TuneIn Radio app, except for matches televised live on Pac-12 Network (those matches only are audio-streamed). Some of USC's road matches are audiocast live on USCTrojans.com and the TuneIn Radio app. USC's online announcers are onetime Northeastern player/Winthrop assistant coach Paul Duchesne and ex-Trojan player Paul Yoder (one of 6 Yoders to have played volleyball at USC). Fans can also follow USC home matches through Live Stats at USCTrojans.com and all matches via Twitter (@USCmensvolley).Â
RANKINGSÂ
USC is ranked No. 13 in the current AVCA Division I-II Top 15 poll. Long Beach State is No. 1.Â
OPPONENTSÂ
USC holds a 61-51 lead in its series with Long Beach State, but has dropped the last 2 meetings, most recently in 4 sets in the 2017 season-ender in the MPSF Tournament. The 49ers host Stanford on Friday (Jan. 26) before playing USC.
