No. 4 seed Pepperdine Hosts No. 2 Seed USC for MPSF Title

No. 4 seed Pepperdine Hosts No. 2 Seed USC for MPSF Title

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Photo: Cole Hartke, Pepperdine (by: Pepperdine Athletics)

2025 MPSF MEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
 
Host: Pepperdine University
Firestone Fieldhouse; Malibu, Calif.
April 22-26, 2025

MPSF Championship Central:  https://mpsports.org/tournaments/?id=46

The 2025 MPSF Men’s Volleyball Championship Tournament will be contested in its entirety at Pepperdine University, April 22-26, with the champion receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 32nd edition of the conference tournament features eight matches spanning through five consecutive days, both record-highs for the MPSF. Tournament ticket information is located at https://tickets.pepperdinewaves.com/.
 
The Big Ten Network will televise the MPSF Championship match, Saturday, April 26, at 7:30 pm PT.  All other MPSF Tournament matches will be live streamed on B1G+ (https://www.bigtenplus.com/). Digital coverage will be available via the @B1GVolleyball accounts on X, Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube. All television programming on BTN also streams live via the FOX Sports App.
 
MPSF First Round: Tuesday, April 22
Match # 1: No. 8 seed Concordia 3, vs. No. 9 seed Vanguard 1 (16-25, 25-16, 27-25, 25-22)
Stats: VAN 1, CUI 3 - FINAL
Recap by CUI: CUI Moves On To Round Two at MPSF Tournament - Concordia University Irvine Athletics

MPSF Second Round: Wednesday, April 23
Match # 2: No. 5 seed  Grand Canyon 3, No. 8 Concordia 0 (25-19, 25-20, 26-24)
Stats: CUI vs. GCU
Recap by GCU: Lopes move past CUI in opening tournament match - Grand Canyon University Athletics

Match # 3: No. 6 seed  Stanford 3, No. 7 seed Menlo 1 (21-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-23)
Stats: Menlo College vs. Stanford
Recap bt Stanford: Stanford Gets Past Menlo - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website

MPSF Quarterfinals: Thursday, April 24
Match # 4: No. 4 seed Pepperdine 3, No. 5 seed Grand Canyon 0
Stats: Grand Canyon vs. Pepperdine
Recap by Pepperdine: Waves Make Quick Work of Lopes in Quarterfinals - Pepperdine University Athletics

Match # 5: No. 6 seed Stanford 3, No. 3 seed BYU 2 (25-23, 19-25, 27-25, 19-25, 15-10)
Stats: Stanford vs. BYU

MPSF Semifinals: Friday, April 25
Match # 6: at No 4 seed Pepperdine 3, No. 1 seed UCLA 2 (19-25, 25-22, 15-25, 25-23, 16-14)
Stats:Men's Volleyball vs UCLA on 4/25/2025 - Box Score - Pepperdine University Athletics
Recap: #8 Waves Send Home #2 Bruins, Advance to MPSF Championship Match - Pepperdine University Athletics

Match # 7: No. 2 seed USC 3, No. 6 seed Stanford 1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19)
Stats: Stanford (13-15,4-8 MPSF) -vs- Southern California (21-6,8-4 MPSF)
Recap: USC Men's Volleyball Blocks Out Stanford to Move Into MPSF Championship Match - USC Athletics
 
MPSF Championship: Saturday, April 26
Match # 8: No. 2 seed USC at No. 4 seed Pepperdine---7:30 pm PT (Live TV: BTN)