No. 2 Lopes return home, face No. 10 USC


No. 2 Grand Canyon Lopes (11-0, 2-0 MPSF)	vs.	No. 10 USC Trojans (10-4, 2-0 MPSF)
		Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23-24 6 p.m./4 p.m. Global Credit Union Arena / Antelope Gymmasium
Match Notes		Live Stats Live Video

The Grand Canyon men's volleyball team returns home after six straight matches on the road to host No. 10 USC at Global Credit Union Arena on Friday night and Antelope Gymnasium on Saturday.

Friday's match will be streamed live on ESPN+, while Saturday's match will be streamed on GCULopes.com.

3 THINGS TO KNOW

ONLY UNBEATEN: The Lopes remain the only undefeated team in the nation, extending their record to 11-0 with a 2-0 start to Mountain Pacific Sports Fedaration play after a pair of sweeps at then-No. 6 BYU last week. GCU remained at No. 2 in the national polls and have closed the gap on No. 1 Long Beach State, standing just four points back. GCU earned eight first-place votes in the latest poll.
DOUBLE SWEEP: Last week, the Lopes accomplished a double sweep at No. 6 BYU. It was the first time the Cougars suffered a pair of 3-0 sweeps at Smith Fieldhouse since 2002. The Lopes have won six straight over BYU, evening up the all-time series at 8-8.
ROGERS' BEST: Junior outside hitter Karter Rogers had a career high on Feb. 17 against BYU. Rogers set career highs with six blocks and four aces while tying a career best with 10 kills in the 3-0 win. Rogers is hitting a career-high .319 in 27 sets this season

SCOUTING

USC started MPSF play with two wins over Concordia and now sits at 10-4. The Trojans boast ranked wins over No. 7 UC Irvine, No. 14 Ball State and No. 19 UC San Diego. The Trojans have played nine of their 14 matches at the Galen Center, holding a 8-1 record. USC will be the host of the MPSF Championship in April. Outside hitter Dillon Klein and Jack Deuchar lead the way with more than 200 points each while senior middle blocker Kyle Paulson is averaging 1.15 blocks per set.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU will host Stanford on March 1 and 3 at Global Credit Union Arena.

For more GCU men's volleyball news, notes and numbers, click here to view the match notes.

3 THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

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Players Mentioned

Karter Rogers

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