2022 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

2022 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
2022 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
MPSF Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, 5th place
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	19-10 (7-5 MPSF)
Head coach	David Hunt (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Carroll[1] (3rd season); Matthew Pollock[1] (3rd season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

The 2022 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represents Pepperdine University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by fifth year head coach David Hunt, play their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves are members of the MPSF and were picked to win in the preseason poll.[2]

2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	1	.917	22	–	5	.815
No. 7 USC ‍‍‍	8	–	4	.667	22	–	7	.759
No. 5 Pepperdine ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
No. 11 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	6	–	6	.500	16	–	12	.571
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍	4	–	8	.333	14	–	14	.500
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	10	–	16	.385
BYU ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	8	–	17	.320

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of October 25, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2022 Pepperdine Waves roster[3]

Defensive specialist/libero

3 Trey Cole - Sophomore
27 Yadiel Diaz - Freshman
28 Brendan Read - Freshman

Middle blockers

2 Keeton Hanzlik-Green - Freshman
5 Andersen Fuller - Sophomore
8 Nick Tidik - Freshman
11 JT Martin - Senior
20 Austin Wilmot - Graduate
21 Mike Scott - Sophomore
22 Ryan Wheeler - Sophomore
24 JT Ardell - Senior

Outside hitters

4 Ben Weinberg - Senior
7 Spencer Wickens - Graduate
9 Kevin Roberts - Freshman
14 Alex Gettinger - Graduate
15 Joe Deluzio - Freshman
19 Cole Rasic - Freshman
23 Jalen Jasper - Graduate
25 Akin Akinwumi - Junior

Opposite hitters

1 Scott Solan - Sophomore
10 Auden McCaw - Freshman
12 Jacob Steele - Sophomore
16 Eli Crane - Freshman
17 Mason Tyler - Senior
26 Tal Ritters - Freshman

Setters

6 Bryce Dvorak - Freshman
10 Auden McCaw - Freshman
18 Joe Karlous - Junior
26 Tal Ritters - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on WaveCasts. All road games will also be streamed by the schools tv or streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

Date time	Opponent	Rank ^{(tournament seed)}	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/5 2 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#3	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	Cancelled- COVID-19
1/6 2 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#3	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN
1/7 4 p.m.	@ Barton	#3	Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN
1/8 4 p.m.	@ Barton	#3	Wilson Gymn Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN
1/13 9 a.m.	Erskine	#3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–9, 25–19, 25–15)	115	1–0
1/14 4 p.m.	Erskine	#3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–16, 25–16)	228	2–0
1/17 7 p.m.	Princeton	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–20)	312	3–0
1/21 7 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 2–3 (26–24, 21–25, 22–25, 25–21, 7–15)	825	3–1
1/28 7 p.m.	Lewis	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–21)	476	4–1
2/4 5 p.m.	@ #11 UC Santa Barbara	#2	The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (24–26, 19–25, 25–23, 15–25)	125	4–2
2/9 7 p.m.	@ UC Irvine	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 27–25)	375	5–2
2/11 7 p.m.	UC Irvine	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 1–3 (25–13, 21–25, 21–25, 24–24)	652	5–3
2/18 5 p.m.	@ #10 Grand Canyon*	#8	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–1 (40–42, 25–18, 25–19, 25–20)	635	6–3 (1–0)
2/20 1 p.m.	@ #10 Grand Canyon*	#8	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 1–3 (21–25, 24–26, 25–19, 13–25)	521	6–4 (1–1)
2/23 7 p.m.	#5 USC*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–17, 28–26, 24–26, 15–13)	443	7–4 (2–1)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ #5 USC*	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	L 1–3 (25–22, 23–25, 19–25, 20–25)	813	7–5 (2–2)
3/4 5 p.m.	@ McKendree	#7	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–20)	390	8–5
3/5 5 p.m.	@ McKendree	#7	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	L 2–3 (21–25, 22–25, 25–22, 25–23, 11–15)	450	8–6
3/11 5 p.m.	George Mason	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–14, 25–17)	515	9–6
3/16 7 p.m.	CSUN	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–20)	376	10–6
3/18 7 p.m.	@ CSUN	#7	Matadome Northridge, CA	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–8, 25–21)	210	11–6
3/25 6 p.m.	BYU*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 2–3 (30–32, 25–21, 25–20, 29–31, 9–15)	705	11–7 (2–3)
3/26 6 p.m.	BYU*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–21, 25–19)	682	12–7 (3–3)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#8	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3–0 (25–21, 27–25, 25–23)	101	13–7 (4–3)
4/2 6 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22)	475	14–7 (5–3)
4/7 7 p.m.	#1 UCLA*	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 0–3 (19–25, 28–30, 22–25)	941	14–8 (5–4)
4/9 6 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#8	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 0–3 (23–25, 19–25, 19–25)	2,942	14–9 (5–5)
4/14 6 p.m.	#12 Stanford*	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–10, 25–19)	515	15–9 (6–5)
4/16 6 p.m.	#12 Stanford*	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–2 (25–21, 25–21, 13–25, 23–25, 15–11)	535	16–9 (7–5)
4/20 5 p.m.	vs. BYU ⁽⁶⁾	#8 ⁽³⁾	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–2 (25–22, 25–20, 23–25, 21–25, 16–14)	450	17–9
4/21 7 p.m.	vs. #5 USC ⁽²⁾	#8 ⁽³⁾	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–1 (25–23, 28–26, 20–25, 27–25)	850	18–9
4/23 6 p.m.	vs. #13 Stanford ⁽⁵⁾	#8 ⁽³⁾	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Championship)	FloVolleyball	W 3–2 (25–20, 25–19, 22–25, 22–25, 15–12)	1,163	19–9

*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Erskine: Al Epstein
Erskine: Al Epstein
Princeton: Al Epstein
UC Santa Barbara: Al Epstein
Lewis: Al Epstein
UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
UC Irvine: Al Epstein
UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
USC: Al Epstein
USC: Anne Marie Anderson
McKendree: Colin Suhre
McKendree: Colin Suhre
George Mason: Al Epstein
CSUN: Al Epstein
CSUN: Darren Preston
BYU: Al Epstein
BYU: Al Epstein
Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
Concordia Irvine: Al Epstein
UCLA: Al Epstein
UCLA: Jim Watson
Stanford: Al Epstein
Stanford: Al Epstein
MPSF Quarterfinal- BYU: Nick Kopp
MPSF Semifinal- USC: Darren Preston
MPSF Championship- Stanford: Darren Preston

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	3[4]	3[5]	4 [6]	5 [7]	2[8]	5[9]	8[10]	7[11]	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Off the Block Media	Not released	3[12]	4[13]	5[14]	3[15]	6[16]	9[17]	8[18]	8	9	8	8	9	8	10	8

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

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"PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
"2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.
"AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
"AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
"AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
"AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
"AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
"AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
"AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
"AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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[Coaching_changes-1] "Coaching changes entering 2020 NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball season". Off the Block. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

[2] "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.

[3] "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.

[4] "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[5] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[6] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[7] "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[8] "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[9] "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[10] "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[11] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[12] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[13] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[14] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[15] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[16] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[17] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[18] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.