Tigers to Open 2025 Season Against No. 7 USC

Princeton vs USC
January 11 | 7:00 PM PST / 10:00 PM EST | Los Angeles, Calif.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton men's volleyball team will open the 2025 season with a trip to Los Angeles to face the No. 7 USC Trojans on Saturday, January 11th. The first serve is scheduled for 7:00 PM PST in the Galen Center.

About the Tigers

Princeton was picked to finish fourth in the EIVA preseason standings. The Tigers were also ranked no. 19 in the 2025 preseason AVCA polls.
Nyherowo Omene and Henry Wedbush were named to the 2025 EIVA Players to Watch list. Both seniors were named to the All-EIVA First Team at the conclusion of last season.
Joining the Tiger squad this year are five newcomers in the class of 2025, including Roan Alviar, Ambrose Engling, Mason Rice, Kevin Yang and Ethan Wells.
First-years Alviar and Engling were named to the 2025 VolleyballMag Boys Fab 50 list.
Princeton ended the 2024 season with a trip to the EIVA quarterfinals and an AVCA ranking of 18 in the final coaches' poll. The Tigers went 12-12 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
Tristan Whitfield was named the 2024 EIVA Freshman of the Year. Now entering his sophomore season, Whitfield led the Tigers in blocks last year with 80.0 while also recording 23 digs, 65 kills (1.08 per set), and six service aces.
In 2023, Wedbush led the Tigers in assists with 732, also recording a team-best 131 digs. Wedbush also notched a third-best 25 service aces on the season.
Omene was also among the leaders for Princeton in three stat categories last season, recording a second-best 311 kills and 36 service aces while notching a fourth-best 77 digs.
The Tigers are led by Sam Shweisky, who has coached the Tigers to 2 EIVA Championships and 6 EIVA Finals. Shweisky enters his 16th year as head coach of the Princeton men's volleyball program, and he is assisted by Joe Norton in his second year.

About USC

Saturday will mark the fifth meeting between the Tigers and the Trojans.
USC holds the 4-0 advantage in the series.
USC was ranked 7th in the preseason AVCA national poll.
The Trojans opened their season with a 3-1 win over Daemen on Thursday night.

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Roan Alviar

Ambrose Engling

Nyherowo Omene

Mason Rice

Henry Wedbush

Ethan Wells

Tristan Whitfield

Kevin Yang