2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

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2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament, L, Semifinals
Conference Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record21-3 (12-2 MIVA)
Head coach
  • Dan Friend (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Johnwick (8th season)
  • Jacob Kerschner (1st season)
Home arena Neil Carey Arena
Seasons
 2020
2022  

The 2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by seventeenth year head coach Dan Friend, played their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the MIVA in the preseason poll. [1]

Contents

2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Lewis  y122 .857213 .875
No. 10 Loyola Chicago  95 .643146 .700
No. 12 McKendree  95 .643115 .688
No. 15 Ball State  86 .571127 .632
Ohio State  86 .571910 .474
Purdue Fort Wayne  68 .42969 .400
Lindenwood  212 .143513 .278
Quincy  212 .143513 .278
Conference champion
2021 MIVA Tournament champion
y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament
As of 8 May 2021
Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2021 Lewis Flyers roster [2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 4 Marty Jepsen - Sophomore
  • 5 Jason Gibbs - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 13 Connor Keating - Freshman
  • 24 Carlos Jimenez - Redshirt.svg Junior

Middle blockers

  • 2 Tyler Simpson - Freshman
  • 7 Joe Kenzinger - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 8 Tyler Mitchem - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 15 TJ Murray - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 17 Michael Sack - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 20 Davon Lampkin - Sophomore
 

Outside hitters

  • 1 Cole Brillhart - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 3 Inaki Bustamante - Sophomore
  • 9 Ryan Coenen - Senior
  • 11 Landon Krause - Freshman
  • 12 Jared Phelan - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 13 Connor Keating - Freshman
  • 14 Liam Buck - Freshman
  • 15 Cooper Armstrong - Freshman
  • 16 Keaton Long - Freshman
  • 21 Kyle Bugee - Senior
  • 22 John Davis - Junior
 

Opposite hitters

  • 2 Tyler Simpson - Freshman
  • 11 Landon Krause - Freshman
  • 14 Liam Buck - Freshman
  • 16 Keaton Long - Freshman
  • 19 Carter Burzlaff - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 23 Colin McClintic - Redshirt.svg Junior

Setters

  • 6 Kevin Kauling - Sophomore
  • 15 Cooper Armstrong - Freshman
  • 19 Carter Burzlaff - Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on GLVC SN. All road games will also be streamed on the oppositions streaming service. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Date
Time
OpponentRank
(Tournament Seed)
Arena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MIVA Record)
1/20
7 p.m.
Campbellsville #5 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–1
(22–9, 25–16, 30–32, 25–16)
01–0
1/22
7 p.m.
Queens #5Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–19, 25–19, 25–18)
02–0
1/23
7 p.m.
Lincoln Memorial #5Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–22, 25–22, 25–21)
03–0
1/29
11 a.m.
@ St. Francis #4 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowW 3–0
(26–24, 25–20, 25–23)
04–0
1/30
11 a.m.
vs. NJIT #4DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowW 3–2
(23–25, 15–25, 25–19, 27–25, 15–12)
05–0
2/5
12 p.m.
@ Ohio State* #3 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+ L 1–3
(25–27, 16–25, 25–22, 23–25)
745–1
(0–1)
2/6
12 p.m.
@ Ohio State*#3Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+W 3–0
(25–23, 25–21, 25–11)
676–1
(1–1)
3/19
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne* #4Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–1
(25–20, 25–18, 16–25, 25–20)
07–1
(2–1)
3/20
6 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne*#4Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–2
(26–28, 26–28, 25–18, 25–18, 16–14)
08–1
(3–1)
3/26
7 p.m.
#13 McKendree* #3Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 1–3
(21–25, 25–19, 19–25, 22–25)
08–2
(3–2)
3/5
7 p.m.
Ball State* #5Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–23, 25–21)
09–2
(4–2)
3/6
6 p.m.
Ball State*#5Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–13, 25–19 25–19)
010–2
(5–2)
3/12
7 p.m.
@ #6 McKendree*#5 Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–22)
011–2
(6–2)
3/19
7 p.m.
@ Lindenwood* #5 Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–18, 25–17, 32–30)
012–2
(7–2)
3/21
1 p.m.
@ Lindenwood*#5Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–23, 25–17, 31–29)
013–2
(8–2)
3/26
7 p.m.
Quincy* #4Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–14, 25–17, 25–12)
7314–2
(9–2)
3/27
6 p.m.
Quincy*#4Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–20, 25–19)
17515–2
(10–2)
5/8
2 p.m.
#10 Loyola Chicago* #5Alfie Norville Practice Facility
Chicago, IL
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–21)
016–2
(11–2)
5/8
2 p.m.
#10 Loyola Chicago*#5Alfie Norville Practice Facility
Chicago, IL
ESPN3 W 3–2
(22–25, 25–23, 26–24, 18–25, 15–8)
017–2
(12–2)
4/10
7 p.m.
(8) Quincy#4 (1)Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(MIVA Quarterfinal)
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–20, 25–21, 25–15)
12018–2
4/17
7 p.m.
(4) Ball State#4 (1)Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(MIVA Semifinal)
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–15, 25–20, 25–23)
15019–2
4/24
7 p.m.
#10 (2) Loyola Chicago#4 (1)Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(MIVA Championship)
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–14, 25–22, 25–19)
16020–2
5/4
7 p.m.
#7 Penn State #4Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Quarterfinal)
B1G+W 3–0
(25–23, 27–25, 25–20)
14421–2
5/6
7 p.m. [3]
#2 (2) BYU #4Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Semifinal)
NCAA.comL 1–3
(22–25, 15–25, 28–26, 20–25)
27521–3
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

References

  1. "MIVA preview: Lewis picked atop "deep and talented" conference". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Lewis Athletics". Lewisflyers.com.
  3. "Lewis Men's Volleyball In Semifinals". WJOL. Retrieved May 6, 2021.