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No. 15 USC Men's Volleyball Visits No. 2 UCLA, No. 12 Pepperdine For Pair Of MPSF Clashes
February 13, 2018 | Men's Volleyball, Features
THE FACTSÂ
The No. 15-ranked USC men's volleyball team (4-8 overall, 1-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), featuring MPSF kills leader Jack Wyett and coming off a split of its opening weekend MPSF matches, goes on the road for a pair of league contests this week: first, visiting No. 2 UCLA (13-1, 2-0 MPSF) in a Valentine's Day clash on Wednesday (Feb. 14) and then going to No. 12 Pepperdine (5-3, 1-1 MPSF) on Saturday (Feb. 17). Both matches start at 7 p.m. PT, with the UCLA match shown live on Pac-12 Los Angeles with Kevin Barnett announcing.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 No. 15 in the current AVCA Division I-II Top 15 poll. UCLA is No. 2 and Pepperdine is No. 12.Â
OPPONENTSÂ
UCLA holds a 95-42 series edge over USC and the Bruins have won the last 4 matches (twice in both 2016 and 2017). Pepperdine leads the series with USC, 64-41, but the Trojans won the most recent meeting (last season at home in 5 sets). The Waves visit UC Irvine on Wednesday (Feb. 14) before welcoming USC.
