2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team

2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	21-7 (11–3 MIVA)
Head coach	John Hawks (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ali'i Keohohou [1] (1st season); Scott Kevorken[1] (1st season);
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

The 2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team represents Loyola University Chicago in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Ramblers, led by first year head coach John Hawks, play their home games at Joseph J. Gentile Arena.[2] The Ramblers are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish second in the MIVA in the preseason poll.[3]

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	21	–	7	.750
No. 11 Ball State ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	20	–	9	.690
No. 7 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍^y	11	–	3	.786	23	–	10	.697
Lewis ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Lindenwood ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	10	–	13	.435
Quincy ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296
McKendree ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	7	–	16	.304


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of October 23, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Loyola Ramblers roster[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

3 JJ Sowa - Freshman
12 Matt Oakley - Junior

Middle blockers

2 Justin Ross - Sophomore
17 Nicodemus Meyer - Sophomore
18 Jimmy Meinhart - Junior
21 Brad Bell - Freshman

Outside hitters

1 Cole Schlothauer - Senior
6 Bryce Robbins - Freshman
7 Vanja Petrasinovic - Freshman
8 Jack Yentz - Junior
10 Cooper Evans - Freshman
13 Colton Brooks - Junior
14 Parker Van Buren - Sophomore
15 Josh Gottlieb- Sophomore
20 Evan Markworth - Sophomore
24 Nick Martinski - Graduate

Opposite hitters

15 Josh Gottlieb - Sophomore
16 Jonathan Drysdale-Anderson - Junior
23 Miller Trubey - Freshman

Setters

9 Ryan McElligott - Freshman
11 Brian Voight - Junior
19 Dan Mangun - Sophomore

Schedule

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/09 6 p.m.	Missouri S&T	#12	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 27–25)	281	1–0
1/12 3 p.m.	King	#12	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–20, 25–18)	177	2–0
1/13 7 p.m.	UC San Diego	#12	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	NBCS CHIC	W 3–0 (25–20, 26-24, 25–18)	1,403	3-0
1/20 6 p.m.	@ NJIT	#11	Health and Wellness Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–21, 25-19, 25–19)	355	4-0
1/21 6 p.m.	@ LIU	#11	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (24-26, 25-21, 25–20, 25-20)	176	5-0
1/27 7 p.m.	Maryville	#11	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-8, 25-13, 21–25, 32-30)	552	6-0
1/28 6 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	#11	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-19)	555	7-0
2/02 9 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine	#12	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 1-3 (22-25, 16-25, 25-22, 21-25)	120	7-1
2/03 9 p.m.	@ #3 Long Beach State	#12	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-17)	1,598	7-2
2/10 7 p.m.	@ Quincy	#13	Pepsi Arena Quincy,IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-19)	245	8-2 (1-0)
2/11 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood	#13	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 28-30, 15-12)	164	9-2 (2-0)
2/16 7 p.m.	#11 Ball State*	#13	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22)	667	10-2 (3-0)
2/18 7 p.m.	#10 Ohio State*	#13	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	NBCS CHIC	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)	1,206	11-2 (4-0)
2/22 7 p.m.	@ Lewis*	#10	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (27-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22)	700	12-2 (5-0)
2/25 5 p.m.	McKendree*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14)	749	13-2 (6-0)
3/04 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12)	592	14-2 (7-0)
3/07 7 p.m.	Queens	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-19, 26-24)	232	15-2
3/10 6 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#9	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–2 (20-25, 26-28, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13)	167	16-2 (8-0)
3/16 6 p.m.	#14 Charleston	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-14, 16-25, 25-21, 25-16)	731	17-2
3/18 6 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*	#9	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 2-3 (18-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 12-15)	570	17-3 (8-1)
3/23 7 p.m.	Lewis*	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20)	805	18-3 (9-1)
3/25 7 p.m.	vs. Princeton	#9	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)		L 1-3 (30-28, 16-25, 23-25, 29-31)	0	18-4
3/26 2 p.m.	@ George Mason	#9	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 27-29, 17-15)	455	19-4
3/31 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-23)	820	20-4 (10-1)
4/01 5 p.m.	Quincy*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7)	719	21-4 (11-1)
4/06 6 p.m.	@ #11 Ball State*	#10	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 0-3 (21-25, 18-25, 25-27)	1,124	21-5 (11-2)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ #13 Ohio State*	#10	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	ESPN+	L 0-3 (27-29, 26-28, 23-25)	1,209	21-6 (11-3)
4/15 7 p.m.	McKendree ⁽⁷⁾	#12 ⁽²⁾	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL (MIVA Quarterfinals)		L 2-3 (25–19, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 12-15)	598	21-7

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Missouri S&T: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden[5]
King: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden[6]
UC San Diego: Ray Gooden & Henry Payne [7]
NJIT: Ira Thor[8]
LIU:
Maryville:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
Concordia Irvine:
Long Beach State:
Quincy:
Lindenwood:
Ball State:
Ohio State:
Lewis:
McKendree:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Queens:
McKendree:
Charleston:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Lewis:
George Mason:
Lindenwood:
Quincy:
Ball State:
Ohio State:

Rankings

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

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

"Former Mount Olive, Pepperdine coaches join revamped Loyola coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
"Loyola Athletics Names John Hawks As New MVB Head Coach". Chat Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
"Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
"2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Loyola Chicago Athletics.
"Opening Night Reunites Familiar Team". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
"Broadcast #9 of 2023". Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
"Back at it". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
"Great Match-Up Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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[New_coaches-1] "Former Mount Olive, Pepperdine coaches join revamped Loyola coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

[2] "Loyola Athletics Names John Hawks As New MVB Head Coach". Chat Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[3] "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

[4] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Loyola Chicago Athletics.

[5] "Opening Night Reunites Familiar Team". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[6] "Broadcast #9 of 2023". Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[7] "Back at it". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[8] "Great Match-Up Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.