2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

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2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
2022 record12–3 (7–0 EIVA)
Head coach
  • (28th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (15th season)
  • Ryan Walthall (6th season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
  • v
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 0   1.000 16 – 3   .842
No. 15 NJIT  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2   .750 11 – 6   .647
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2   .750 8 – 8   .500
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 12 – 8   .600
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 6 – 12   .333
St. Francis Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375 8 – 7   .533
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375 8 – 10   .444
Charleston (WV)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 5 – 11   .313
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 6 – 11   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion

The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represents Pennsylvania State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 28th year head coach Mark Pavlik, play their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll.[1]

Roster[]

2022 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster[2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 7 Ryan Merk - Freshman
  • 20 Will Bantle - Redshirt Senior

Middle Blockers

  • 13 Owen Rose - Freshman
  • 14 Sam Marsh - Senior
  • 15 Canyon Tuman - Senior
  • 16 Ian Argento - Sophomore
  • 18 Toby Ezeonu - Sophomore
  

Outside Hitters

  • 2 Tim Herget - Junior
  • 3 Jack Shampine - Junior
  • 4 Michael Valenzi - Sophomore
  • 5 Matt Cosgrove - Freshman
  • 8 Michal Kowal - Sophomore
  • 10 Gabe Hartke - Junior
  • 12 Brett Wildman - Senior
  • 17 Will Kuhns - Sophomore
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 9 John Kerr - Junior
  • 19 Cal Fisher - Senior
  • 22 Cole Ignaszak - Freshman

Setters

  • 1 Luke Snyder - Sophomore
  • 6 Cole Bogner - Senior
  • 11 Jack Driscoll - Junior
  • 21 Tyler Herget - Freshman
  

Schedule[]

Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(EIVA Record)
1/6
7 p.m. 		#6 BYU #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–14, 25–18, 25–19)[3] 		197 1–0
1/8
7 p.m. 		#6 BYU #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 26–24)[4] 		473 2–0
1/13
7 p.m. 		#6 Grand Canyon #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–17, 25–21, 25–22)[5] 		437 3–0
1/15
7 p.m. 		#6 Grand Canyon #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–13)[6] 		486 4–0
1/21
10:30 p.m. 		vs. #12 USC #3 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge) 		P12 LA L 1–3
(22–25, 23–25, 25–23, 16–25)[7] 		N/A 4–1
1/22
10:30 p.m. 		@ #2 UCLA #3 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge) 		P12 Insider L 1–3
(25–17, 26–28, 22–25, 19–25) 		1,047 4–2
1/28
9 p.m. 		@ UC Santa Barbara #4 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA
(Battle of the Bigs) 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(13–25, 21–25, 21–25) 		111 4–3
1/29
10 p.m. 		@ #3 Long Beach State #4 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
(Battle of the Bigs) 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(25–27, 25–21, 20–25, 25–23, 15–11) 		1,288 5–3
2/04
7 p.m. 		Princeton* #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–7) 		436 6–3
(1–0)
2/05
7 p.m. 		George Mason* #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–16, 25–16, 25–23) 		662 7–3
(2–0)
2/11
7 p.m. 		@ Harvard* #4 Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–22, 28–26, 25–19) 		350 8–3
(3–0)
2/12
4 p.m. 		@ Sacred Heart* #4 William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25–13, 25–17, 25–16) 		263 9–3
(4–0)
2/19
7 p.m. 		St. Francis* #4 Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25–10, 25–20) 		654 10–3
(5–0)
2/25
7 p.m. 		@ St. Francis Brooklyn* #4 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25–18, 25–14, 27–25) 		85 11–3
(6–0)
2/26
7 p.m. 		@ NJIT* #4 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		ESPN3 W 3–2
(23–25, 25–21, 25–18, 16–25, 15–13) 		308 12–3
(7–0)
3/04
7 p.m. 		Charleston (WV)* #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+
3/08
7 p.m. 		@ Ohio State Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(Big Ten Showdown) 		B1G+
3/13
4 p.m. 		Ohio State* Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Big Ten Showdown) 		B1G+
3/18
7 p.m. 		@ Princeton* Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+
3/20
3 p.m. 		@ George Mason*
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+
3/25
7 p.m. 		Harvard* Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+
3/26
7 p.m. 		Sacred Heart* Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+
4/2
6 p.m. 		@ St. Francis* DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA 		NEC Front Row
4/8
7 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn* Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+
4/09
7 p.m. 		NJIT* Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+
4/15
7 p.m. 		@ Charleston (WV)*
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters[]

  • BYU: No commentary
  • BYU: Jake Starr & Jordan Mansberger
  • Grand Canyon: Connor Griffin & Alex Rocco
  • Grand Canyon: Zech Lambert & Alex Rocco
  • USC: Anne Marie Anderson
  • UCLA: Denny Cline
  • UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
  • Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
  • Princeton: Logan Bourandus & Matt Scalzo
  • George Mason: Logan Bourandus & Emma Holt
  • Harvard: Dana Grey & Ben Altsher
  • Sacred Heart: Brendan Picozzi
  • St. Francis: Preston Shoemaker & Jon Draeger
  • St. Francis Brooklyn: Marc Ernay
  • NJIT: Ira Thor & Mike Ventola
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Ohio State:
  • Ohio State:
  • Princeton:
  • George Mason:
  • Harvard:
  • Sacred Heart:
  • St. Francis:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • NJIT:
  • Charleston (WV):

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches5[8]4[9]3 [10]454444
Off the Block MediaNot released4[11]2[12]4[13]544т[14]4[15]

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

Honors[]

To be filled in upon completition of the season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State unanimous favorite to win 2022 EIVA title". Off the Block. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  2. ^ "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". gopsusports.com.com.
  3. ^ "Penn State men's volleyball sweeps No. 6 BYU to claim 1st leg of season-opening series". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  4. ^ "BYU men's volleyball drops second match to No. 5 Penn State". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  5. ^ "Penn State men's volleyball Grand Canyon to continue strong start to season". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  6. ^ "Penn State men's volleyball claims 4th sweep of the season against No. 6 Grand Canyon". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  7. ^ "Penn State men's volleyball falls on the road to USC, drops 1st match of the season". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  8. ^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  9. ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  10. ^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  11. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  12. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  13. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  14. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  15. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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