UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS HER 103 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90089-0601 TELEPHONE: (213) 740-8480 FAX: (213) 740-7584 SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE TIM TESSALONE, DIRECTOR (tessalon@usc.edu) 2015 USC SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0 Overall, 0-0 MPSF) Date Opponent (USC-Opp. Rank) Time/Res. Dec. 31 Alberta (exh. @ GP)(7-1 CIS) W 3-0 Jan. 7 at Grand Canyon (7-NR) W 3-2 Jan. 16 *Pepperdine (8-2) 8 p.m.% Jan. 19 *Stanford (8-12) 5 p.m.% Jan. 22 *at UC San Diego 7 p.m. Jan. 23 *at UC Irvine 7 p.m. Jan. 28 *Long Beach State 7 p.m. Jan. 30 *Cal State Northridge 7 p.m. Feb. 4 *at Hawaii 7 p.m. Feb. 6 *at Hawaii 7 p.m. Feb. 12 *BYU 7 p.m. Feb. 13 *BYU 7 p.m. Feb. 18 *at UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m. Feb. 22 *at UCLA 7:30 p.m.% March 3 *UC Irvine 6 p.m.% March 4 *UC San Diego 7 p.m.% March 10 Penn State 7:30 p.m.% March 12 Lindenwood 7 p.m. March 18 *at Cal State Northridge 7 p.m. March 20 *at Long Beach State 7 p.m. March 27 *UC Santa Barbara TBA% March 28 *UCLA TBA% April 2 *at Pepperdine 7 p.m. April 4 *at Stanford TBA% April 10 Concordia 7 p.m. April 11 Alumni (exh.) TBA April 16 *at Cal Baptist 7 p.m. April 18 *Cal Baptist 7 p.m. April 25 MPSF Quarterfinals (at TBA) 7 p.m. April 30 MPSF Semifinals (at TBA) 5 & 7 p.m. May 1 MPSF Final (at TBA) 7 p.m. May 5 NCAA Champs. (at Stanford) TBA May 7 NCAA Champs. (at Stanford) TBA May 9 NCAA Champs. (at Stanford) TBA *Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match %Televised live on Pac-12 Networks Home matches (in bold) played in Galen Center unless noted All times are local to match site USC QUICK FACTS Location... Los Angeles, Calif., 90089 Enrollment... 39,000 Colors... Cardinal and Gold Nickname... Trojans Home Court (Capacity)... Galen Center (10,258) Conference... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Head Coach... Bill Ferguson USC/Career Record... 132-93, 9th year Assistants... Jeff Nygaard, Cameron Green, John Xie VB Office Phone... (213) 740-3838 Press Row Phone. (213) 821-1840, (213) 740-3900 Men s Volleyball SID... Tim Tessalone Sports Info. Office Phone... (213) 740-8480 Sports Info. Office Fax... (213) 740-7584 USC Official Web Site... www.usctrojans.com USC MVB Twitter... @USCmensvolley USC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 4 NCAA Championships 14 Final Fours 18 Olympians 33 All-American first teamers 7 College Players of the Year FOR RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2015 NO. 8 USC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL BEGINS MPSF PLAY BY HOSTING NO. 2 PEPPERDINE AND NO. 12 STANFORD THE FACTS The No. 8-ranked USC men's volleyball team (1-0 overall, 0-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) begins 2015 MPSF play by hosting No. 2 Pepperdine (4-0, 0-0) on Friday (Jan. 16) at 8 p.m. PT and then No. 12 Stanford (1-2, 0-0) on Monday (Jan. 19) at 5 p.m. PT in matches televised live on Pac-12 Networks. FOLLOW THE TROJANS All of USC's home matches are video- and audio-streamed live for free on USCTrojans.com, except for the 7 matches that are televised live on Pac-12 Networks (those matches only are audio-streamed). Most of USC's road matches are audiocast live on USCTrojans.com. USC's online announcers are ex-trojan player and assistant coach Mark Beltran and onetime Northeastern player/winthrop assistant coach Paul Duchesne. Fans can also follow USC matches through live stats at USCTrojans.com and via Twitter (@USCmen'svolley). Pac-12 Networks will carry the upcoming Pepperdine (Kevin Barnett, Dain Blanton announcing) and Stanford (Kevin Barnett, Al Scates) matches live. RANKINGS USC is ranked eighth in the current AVCA Division I-II Top 15 poll. Pepperdine is ranked No. 2 and Stanford is No. 12. OPPONENTS Pepperdine leads the series with USC, 61-38, including a pair of wins over Troy in 2014. The Waves visit Cal Baptist on Wednesday (Jan. 14) before visiting USC. The Trojans are 60-30 all-time against Stanford (its most wins against any opponent), but the Cardinal won the last 3 meetings, including twice in 2014. The Cardinal play at Cal Baptist on Friday (Jan. 16) before coming to USC. LAST MATCH Alex Slaught had 16 kills to lead No. 7 USC to a 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 33-35, 15-9 non-conference win at Grand Canyon in the 2015 season opener for both squads on Jan. 7. Christopher Orenic added 14 kills, 7 blocks and 3 aces for the Trojans, while Robert Feathers had 11 kills and 5 blocks, Brooks Varni had 13 digs and Chris Lischke had 8 blocks off the bench filling in for Andy Benesh, who sprained an ankle early in the first set. USC served 7 aces and hit.256 to Grand Canyon's.173. USC couldn't hold a 13-9 lead in the first set, as GCU crept back to tie it at 19-19 and then scored 5 of the next 7 points to gain control of the set. The Trojans jumped out to a 4-0 and then 10-4 lead in the second set and never looked back. Troy held a 5-2 lead in the third set, but GCU later used a 5-0 run to go up 18-17 before USC restored order by scoring 8 of the set's final 11 points. USC could close out the marathon fourth set despite holding 18-13 and 24-22 leads. The Trojans were in control for the entire final set, leading 8-6 at the turn and then steadily pulling away for the victory.block by Benesh and Rivera ended the match. ERNIE EVENT/RETIRED JERSEYS Bob Yoder, who led USC to NCAA championships as a player (1977) and then as its head coach (1980), will be honored at the second annual The Ernie Event on Jan. 31 in the Founders Room at USC s Galen Center. The event is named after legendary former USC men s volleyball coach Ernie Hix, who is regarded as The Father of USC Men s Volleyball. Yoder, who this spring is being inducted into the 2015 class of the USC Athletic Hall of Fame, is the patriarch of the First Family of USC Volleyball (he is one of six Yoders to have played for Troy). For more information, contact uscmensvbboosters@gmail.com. On Jan. 30, the day prior to The Ernie Event, USC will host Cal State Northridge at 7 p.m. in the Galen Center. At the match, the jerseys of former Trojan National Players of the Year Tom Duke (1988) and Bryan Ivie (1990, 1991) will be retired.
FERGUSON It took ninth-year USC men's volleyball head coach Bill Ferguson just a short time to put the Trojans back on the volleyball map. He has a 132-93 career record at USC, with 3 trips to the NCAA Championships, 2 MPSF regular season crowns and an MPSF tourney title. He has gone 11-6 against crosstown rival UCLA. He twice has been named AVCA National Coach of the Year (2009 and 2012) and he was the 2011 MPSF Coach of the Year. CHRISTENSON The Trojans will revolve around 6-6 senior setter Micah Christenson, a three-year starter who was a 2014 All-American first teamer when he won the Lloy Ball Award (as the nation s top collegiate setter) and then started for the U.S. National Team that won the FIVB World League gold medal. Last season, he led the nation in assists average (11.62), and also led USC in assists (1,046) and aces (25) and was second in digs (210) and blocks (51). BACKUP SETTERS Backing up Christenson at setter are a pair of youngsters in 6-5 sophomore Michael Mullahey, who started all three matches in which he appeared last spring, and 6-3 redshirt freshman Jack Yoder. MIDDLE BLOCKERS USC is deep and experienced at middle blocker. Robert Feathers, a 6-8 senior who started in 2012 (when he was the National Blocker of the Year) and in 2013 then was a backup last season, appears ready to resume a starting role. A career.380 hitter with 248 blocks, he hit a USC rally scoring era record.453 last year. Sophomore Andy Benesh, at 6-8, was a 2014 Freshman All-American first team honoree while starting all season. He led USC s regulars in hitting percentage (.443) and blocks (91) while also getting 190 kills and 60 digs. He played with the U.S. Junior National Team this past summer. Also competing for time in the middle are 6-8 senior Chris Lischke, who had 16 starts last year, and juniors Tommy Leonard, who at 6-8 has 11 career starts (including nine last season), and 6-6 Tyler Cundiff, who has yet to play at USC. OPPOSITE HITTERS Cristian Rivera, a 6-6 senior with 26 career starts at opposite hitter and outside hitter, has emerged as the likely starter at opposite. He had seven starts there in 2014 and posted 89 kills, 37 digs and 14 blocks overall. Junior Josh Kirchner, at 6-6, has switched from middle blocker (where he has 13 career starts) to opposite hitter and has taken well to the move. Jon Rivera, a 6-5 freshman who like Cristian Rivera hails from Puerto Rico (they are not related), is also in the conversation at opposite hitter. He led his 2015 USC Men s Volleyball Page 2 2015 USC MEN S VOLLEYBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Jon Rivera 6-5 195 OPP Fr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola) 2 Chris Lischke 6-8 215 MB Sr. St. Louis, MO (DeSmet) 3 Riley Mallon 6-3 165 DS-L Fr.* Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 4 Brooks Varni 6-2 175 L Jr. Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 5 Micah Christenson 6-6 195 S Sr. Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha-Kapalama) 6 Vinnie Rios 5-9 155 DS-L So.* Torrance (South Torrance/Pepperdine) 7 Lucas Yoder 6-4 170 OH So. San Clemente (San Clemente) 8 Michael Mullahey 6-5 195 S So.* Manhattan Beach (Loyola) 9 Alex Slaught 6-4 190 OH Jr. La Canada Flintridge (Loyola) 10 Cristian Rivera 6-6 215 OPP Sr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio San Jose) 12 Larry Tuileta 6-2 200 OH Fr. Honolulu, HI (Punahou) 13 Jack Wyett 6-4 185 OH Fr. Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach) 14 Christopher Orenic 6-3 170 OH So.* Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 15 Jack Yoder 6-3 205 S Fr.* San Clemente (San Clemente) 16 Robert Feathers 6-8 225 MB Sr. Pacific Palisades (Loyola) 18 Josh Kirchner 6-6 190 OP Jr. Sussex, WI (Hamilton) 19 Conor Inlow 6-6 195 OH Fr. Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 20 Tyler Cundiff 6-6 210 MB Jr.* Honolulu, HI (Iolani) 22 Tommy Leonard 6-8 215 MB Jr. Barrington, IL (Barrington) 23 Andy Benesh 6-8 195 MB So. Rancho Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes) *Used up redshirt year Bold=Likely travel roster Bold Ital=Projected starter Head Coach: Bill Ferguson (ninth year) Assistant Coaches: Jeff Nygaard (fifth year), Cameron Green (fourth year) Volunteer Coach: John Xie (fourth year) Technical Coordinator/Director of Operations: Jason Kennedy (fourth year) Athletic Trainer: Lisa Noceti-DeWit Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brent Metz Team Consultant: Dr. Ken Ravizza Team Captains: Micah Christenson, Chris Lischke, Brooks Varni 2015 MPSF STANDINGS (Jan. 13, 2015) W L GB BYU 0 0 -- Cal Baptist 0 0 -- Cal State Northridge 0 0 -- Hawaii 0 0 -- Long Beach State 0 0 -- Pepperdine 0 0 -- Stanford 0 0 -- UC Irvine 0 0 -- UCLA 0 0 -- UC San Diego 0 0 -- UC Santa Barbara 0 0 -- USC 0 0 -- 2015 AVCA COACHES POLL (Jan. 12, 2015) 1. Loyola-Chicago 2. Pepperdine 3. UC Santa Barbara 4. UCLA 5. Lewis 6. UC Irvine 7. BYU 8. USC 9. Hawaii 10. Penn State 11. Long Beach State 12. Stanford 13. Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne 14. Ohio State 15. Cal State Northridge Others: Princeton 2015 MPSF COACHES POLL (Preseason) 1. Pepperdine 2. UC Santa Barbara 3. USC 4. UCLA 5. UC Irvine 6. BYU 7. Hawaii 8. Cal State Northridge 9. Stanford 10. Long Beach State 11. Cal Baptist 12. UC San Diego USCTrojans.com
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School team to a pair of national championships and was his league s Player of the Year as a senior. He also played for the Puerto Rico Junior National Team and trained with the country s National Team. OUTSIDE HITTERS Outside hitter Lucas Yoder, a 6-4 sophomore, returns after being named the National and MPSF Freshman of the Year in 2014 when he had a team-best 394 kills while hitting.303, along with 111 digs, 33 blocks and 13 aces. He was sixth nationally in kills average last year (4.02). But Yoder got off to a slow start this past fall, so the starting outside jobs are up in the air. Among those challenging to start on the outside are 6-4 junior Alex Slaught and 6-3 soph Christopher Orenic. Slaught has 27 career starts, including the first 10 matches last year, while Orenic saw backup action in 14 matches last spring. There also is a trio of freshmen battling for time at outside hitter: 6-4 Jack Wyett of Laguna Beach (Calif.) High, who was a 2014 All-CIF Division II first team pick, 6-2 Larry Tuileta of Honolulu s (Hi.) Punahou School, where he was a threetime All-State outside hitter in volleyball (he was the National High School Player of the Year in 2014) and quarterback in football, and 6-6 Conor Inlow of Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach (Calif.). All three made the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list. Tuileta spent this past fall as a reserve quarterback on the Trojan football team. LIBEROS Junior Brooks Varni, at 6-2, will inherit the starting libero spot. He has appeared in 27 matches in his career, with nine starts. Backing Varni, and also available as defensive specialists, are 6-3 redshirt freshman Riley Mallon and 5-9 sophomore Vinnie Rios. Neither has played yet. ACADEMICS Eleven Trojans have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above: Cristian Rivera (3.84, international relations/comparative literature), Conor Inlow (3.50, international relations/global economy), Tyler Cundiff (3.45, political science/communication), Riley Mallon (3.45), Andy Benesh (3.39, human biology), Vinnie Rios (3.21, human biology), Robert Feathers (3.20, communication), Jack Yoder (3.16), Brooks Varni (3,10, communication), Jack Wyett (3.10) and Tommy Leonard (3.07, business administration). Rivera made the 2013 and 2014 MPSF All-Academic teams, while Feathers was honored in 2013. Rivera participated in the 2012 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. Cundiff, a National Merit Scholar and USC Presidential Scholar who is the executive editor of the USC Journal of Law and Society, went to Berlin in October of 2013 to present his research paper, "Hold The Line: the Anti-Nazi Work of the Writer-Activist Lion Feuchtwanger," to the International Feuchtwanger Society meeting. 2015 USC Men s Volleyball Page 3 YODERS: FIRST FAMILY OF USC VB Cousins Lucas Yoder and Jack Yoder are among 6 Yoders to play volleyball at USC and one of 8 Yoders to play collegiately: their uncle, Bob, was a 1977 All-American first teamer who led the Trojans to the NCAA title that season and then as USC s head coach for 8 seasons (1982-89) guided Troy to the 1988 NCAA championship; Lucas' late father, Dave, was a 1987 All- American second teamer who led USC to 3 NCAA Final appearances; their cousin, Erin, was a defensive specialist on the USC women s team (2009-12, including on a pair of NCAA Final Four teams); their cousin, Cory, was a 2011 All-American at UC Irvine and was a member of the Anteaters 2009 NCAA champions; Jack's brother, Paul, was a libero at USC (2011-14); and Lucas' sister, Molly, was a libero at UC Irvine (2011-14). RELATIVELY SPEAKING Micah Christenson's father, Robert, played basketball at Hawaii-Hilo and his mother, Charlene, played volleyball at Hawa i-hilo, where she won 3 national championships and was named a 2-time All- American...Robert Feathers' sister, Catherine, is a freshman setter at San Francisco State...Josh Kirchner's sister, Stephanie, was a middle hitter at Wisconsin-Platteville (2010-13)...Michael Mullahey's grandfather, Edward Mullahey, was swimmer at Iowa (1952-54)...Head coach Bill Ferguson's father, Tom, was a 2-time (1961-62) All-American at Santa Monica College, which won the USVBA college national championship both years...head coach Bill Ferguson's wife, Brenn, played collegiate volleyball at Washington State and UCLA (as Brenn Larson). VOLLEYBALL SCHOOL Besides the 4 NCAA crowns (1977-80-88-90) and 2 USVBA titles (1949-50) that USC s men have won, the Women of Troy have captured 6 national volleyball titles. USC s women won the AIAW trophy in 1976, 1977 and 1980, and the NCAA crown in 1981. Then, current coach Mick Haley s 2002 and 2003 Women of Troy squads captured the NCAA titles (the 2010 and 2011 teams made it to the NCAA Final Four). 2015 SIGNEES Four standout high school volleyball players--6-8 outside hitter Ryan Moss of Corona del Mar (Calif.) High, 6-7 middle blocker Tyler Resnick of Newbury Park (Calif.), 5-10 libero Matt Douglas of Loyola High in Los Angeles, Calif., and 6-2 outside hitter Woody Cook of Oak Park (Calif.) High--signed letters of intent with the USC men's volleyball team in the fall of 2014 and will join the Trojan program in the fall of 2015. Moss earned 2014 Orange County Register All-Orange County honorable mention notice as a junior. He also plays basketball at Corona del Mar. His Balboa Bay Volleyball Club won silver medals at the 2014 (Open 17) and 2013 (Open 16) Junior Olympics, and he made the All-Tournament team both years. Resnick, who also plays water polo at Newbury Park, was a member of the Bones Volleyball Club that won a bronze medal in the Open 17 division of the 2014 Junior Olympics. He was on the 2013 USA Volleyball Under 16 High Performance A1 Training Team. Douglas was a member of the USA Volleyball Under 17 Boys Youth National Team. His Santa Monica Beach Club team won a bronze medal in the Open 16 division of the 2013 Junior Olympics and he made the All-Tournament team. He also teamed with Woody Cook to win a gold medal in the Under 14 division of the 2011 AAU National Beach Volleyball Championships. His late grandfather, Jon Douglas, was a 2-sport star at Stanford, lettering at quarterback in 1956 to 1957 (he was the starter in 1957) and was the school's first All-American tennis player in 1957 and 1958 (he was the NCAA singles and doubles runner-up in 1958), then was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 from 1960 to 1962 and played on the 1958, 1961 and 1962 U.S. Davis Cup teams (he is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame). Cook was the 2014 All-Tri-Valley League MVP as a junior while getting 273 kills, 28 blocks, 89 digs and 14 aces. As a 2013 sophomore, he made the Ventura County Star All-County first team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team and All-Tri-Valley League first team while posting 344 kills, 34 blocks, 91 digs and 23 aces. As a freshman in 2012, he was the Los Angeles Daily News Newcomer of the Year and made All- Tri-Valley League honorable mention with 99 kills, 20 blocks, 33 digs and 9 aces as Oak Park was the CIF Division II champion and California state runner-up. His Santa Monica Beach Club team won a bronze medal in the Open 16 division of the 2013 Junior Olympics and a silver in the Open 14s at the 2011 Junior Olympics. He also teamed with Matt Douglas to win a gold medal in the Under 14 division of the 2011 AAU National Beach Volleyball Championships. His father, Scott Cook, played volleyball at USC in 1986, helping the Trojans to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship after posting a 27-2 overall record and a 20-0 mark while winning the conference. His uncle is Chris Lewis, a 3-time (1976-78) All-American tennis player at USC who won the 1977 NCAA doubles crown (with Bruce Manson) and was a member of Troy's 1976 NCAA championship squad.
Jon Rivera -- #1 2015 USC Men s Volleyball Page 4 2015 USC MEN S VOLLEYBALL SEASON HIGHS Cristian Rivera -- #10 Att. 20... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 6... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.000... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 3... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Tommy Leonard -- #22 Att. 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Chris Lischke -- #2 Att. 12... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 5... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.517... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 3^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 7... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 8^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Riley Mallon -- #3 Brooks Varni -- #4 Ast.: 4... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 13^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Micah Christenson -- #5 Att. 4... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 52... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 8... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 7... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 7... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Vinnie Rios -- #6 Lucas Yoder -- #7 Michael Mullahey -- #8 Alex Slaught -- #9 Att. 27... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 16^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.333... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 4... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Larry Tuileta -- #12 Jack Wyett -- #13 Christopher Orenic -- #14 Att. 33... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 14^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.121... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 3... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 4^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 7... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 7^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Jack Yoder -- #15 Robert Feathers -- #16 Att. 22... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 11... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.318... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 2... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 5... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 5... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Josh Kirchner -- #18 Att. 11... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 5... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.455... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 2... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 4^... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Conor Inlow -- #19 Tyler Cundiff -- #20 Andy Benesh -- #23 Att. 3... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 3... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) ^USC Career High (listed for kills, digs, total blocks only) (All Individual Hitting Pct.: minimum 10 attempts)
USC Individual Highs Att. 33... (C. Orenic, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 16... (Alex Slaught, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.455.. (Josh Kirchner, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 52... (M. Christenson, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 3... (C. Orenic, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 14... (Brooks Varni, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 1... (Chris Lischke, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 7... (M. Christenson, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) 7... (C. Orenic, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) 7... (Chris Lischke, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 8... (Chris Lischke, vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) USC Team Highs Att. 133... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 61... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.256... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 57... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 7... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 42... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 30... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 31... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) USC Team Lows Att. 133... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 61... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.256... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 57... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 7... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 42... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 1... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 30... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 31... (vs. Grand Canyon, 1/7) Opponent Team Highs Att. 139... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 54... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.173... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 52... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 1... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 40... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 4... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 22... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 26... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Opponent Team Lows Att. 139... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 54... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.173... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 52... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 1... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 40... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 4... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 22... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 26... (Grand Canyon, 1/7) Individual Opponent Highs Att. 44... (Ryan Mather, Grand Canyon, 1/7) Kills: 20... (Jon Schaefer, Grand Canyon, 1/7) Pct.:.474... (Jon Schaefer, Grand Canyon, 1/7) Ast.: 27... (Michael Milstein, Grand Canyon, 1/7) Aces: 1... (Jon Schaefer, Grand Canyon, 1/7) Digs: 11... (Kyle Miller, Grand Canyon, 1/7) BS: 2... (Christian Ward, Grand Canyon, 1/7) BA: 6... (Ashton King, Grand Canyon, 1/7) TB: 7... (Christian Ward, Grand Canyon, 1/7) 7... (Ashton King, Grand Canyon, 1/7) 2015 USC Men s Volleyball Page 5 2015 USC MEN S VOLLEYBALL CAREER HIGHS Jon Rivera -- #1 Chris Lischke -- #2 Kills: 6... vs. UCLA, 2014 Digs: 3... vs. Hope International, 2012 3... vs. UCLA, 2014 3... vs. Long Beach State, 2014 3... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 TB: 8... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 Riley Mallon -- #3 Brooks Varni -- #4 Digs: 13... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 Micah Christenson-- #5 Kills: 11... vs. UCLA, 2013 Digs: 19... vs. Pacific, 2013 TB: 9... vs. Pepperdine, 2013 Vinnie Rios -- #6 Lucas Yoder -- #7 Kills: 23... vs. BYU, 2014 Digs: 8... vs. UC Irvine, 2014 8... vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2014 TB: 4... vs. Hawaii, 2014 Michael Mullahey -- #8 Kills: 3... vs. UC Irvine, 2014 Digs: 12... vs. UC Irvine, 2014 TB: 3... vs. UC San Diego, 2014 Alex Slaught -- #9 Kills: 16... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 Digs: 12... vs. UC Irvine, 2014 TB: 4... vs. UC San Diego, 2013 Cristian Rivera -- #10 Kills: 19... vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2013 Digs: 11... vs. Hawaii, 2013 TB: 4... vs. Pepperdine, 2014 Larry Tuileta -- #12 Jack Wyett -- #13 Christopher Orenic -- #14 Kills: 14... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 Digs: 4... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 TB: 7... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 Jack Yoder -- #15 Robert Feathers -- #16 Kills: 16... vs. Pacific, 2013 Digs: 6... vs. Pacific, 2014 TB: 10... vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2012 10... vs. Stanford, 2012 Josh Kirchner -- #18 Kills: 7... vs. UC San Diego, 2013 7... vs. Cal Baptist, 2013 Digs: 4... vs. Grand Canyon, 2015 TB: 7... vs. Pepperdine, 2013 Conor Inlow -- #19 Tyler Cundiff -- #20 Tommy Leonard -- #22 Kills: 10... vs. UC San Diego, 2014 Digs: 2... vs. UC Irvine, 2014 2... vs. Cal Baptist, 2014 TB: 6... vs. UC San Diego, 2014 Andy Benesh -- #23 Kills: 15... vs. UC Irvine, 2014 15... vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2014 Digs: 6... vs. Cal State Northridge, 2014 6... vs. Long Beach State, 2014 TB: 10... vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2014 #USC Rally Scoring Era Match Record
2015 USC Men s Volleyball Page 6 2015 STARTERS S MB MB OH OH OPP L GCU Christenson Feathers Benesh Slaught Orenic C. Rivera Varni PEP STAN UCSD UCI LBSU CSUN HAW HAW BYU BYU UCSB UCLA UCI UCSD PSU LIND CSUN LBSU UCSB UCLA PEP STAN CONC CBU CBU USC IN THE 2015 POLLS DATE AVCA VOLLEYBALL MAG Pre-season 7 -- Jan. 12 8 --
USC Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2015) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) CONFERENCE... ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) 2015 USC Men s Volleyball Page 7 ---------ATTACK---------- --SET--- ----SERVE---- --DIG--- ------BLOCKING------- ## STATS SUMMARY S K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA Total B/S BE BHE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Andy Benesh 1 3 3.00 0 3 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 1 1 1.00 1 0 18 Josh Kirchner 4 5 1.25 0 11.455 0 0.00 2 4 0.50 0 4 1.00 0 1 1 0.25 0 0 2 Chris Lischke 5 5 1.00 0 12.417 0 0.00 1 3 0.20 0 3 0.60 1 7 8 1.60 1 0 9 Alex Slaught 5 16 3.20 7 27.333 0 0.00 0 6 0.00 0 4 0.80 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 16 Robert Feathers 5 11 2.20 4 22.318 1 0.20 0 2 0.00 0 2 0.40 0 5 5 1.00 1 0 5 Micah Christenson 5 1 0.20 0 4.250 52 10.40 1 2 0.20 0 8 1.60 0 7 7 1.40 0 0 14 Christopher Orenic 5 14 2.80 10 33.121 0 0.00 3 3 0.60 1 4 0.80 0 7 7 1.40 1 0 10 Cristian Rivera 3 6 2.00 6 20.000 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 3 1.00 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 7 Lucas Yoder 1 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 22 Tommy Leonard 1 0 0.00 0 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4 Brooks Varni 5 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 0.80 0 0 0.00 0 13 2.60 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 #TM 0 USC... 5 61 12.20 27 133.256 57 11.40 7 22 1.40 1 42 8.40 1 30 16.0 3.20 4 0 Opponents... 5 54 10.80 30 139.173 52 10.40 1 22 0.20 7 40 8.00 4 22 15.0 3.00 2 0 TEAM STATISTICS USC OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-SET ATTEND -------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------- --- ----- ----------------------------- ------ ATTACK... Jan 07 at Grand Canyon W 3-2 23-25,25-15,25-21,33-35,15-9 2549 Kills... 61 54 Errors... 27 30 Total Attacks... 133 139 Attack Pct....256.173 Kills/Set... 12.2 10.8 SET... Assists... 57 52 Attempts... 129 136 Assist Pct....442.382 Assists/Set... 11.4 10.4 SERVE... Aces... 7 1 Errors... 22 22 Attempts... 120 106 Serve Pct....817.792 Aces/Set... 1.4 0.2 SERVE RECEPTIONS... Errors... 1 7 Errors/Set... 0.2 1.4 Attempts... 84 98 Reception Pct....988.929 DEFENSE... Digs... 42 40 Digs/Set... 8.4 8.0 BLOCKING... Block Solo... 1 4 Block Assist... 30 22 Total Blocks... 16.0 15.0 Blocks/Set... 3.2 3.0 Block Errors... 4 2 Ball handling errors 0 0 ATTENDANCE... Total... 0 2549 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/2549 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak... 0 -