2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

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2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
Pepperdine Waves logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, L–Quarterfinals
Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record13-7 (11-5 MPSF)
Head coach
  • David Hunt (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arena Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
 2020
2022  

The 2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by fourth year head coach David Junt, play their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the preseason poll. [2]

Contents

2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 BYU  y173 .850204 .833
No. 6 UCLA  145 .737156 .714
No. 5 Pepperdine  y115 .688137 .650
No. 9 Grand Canyon  810 .444911 .450
USC  512 .294513 .278
Concordia Irvine  313 .188314 .176
Stanford  313 .188314 .176
Conference champion
2021 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

Roster

2021 Pepperdine Waves roster [3]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 8 Zac Norvid - Senior
  • 18 Trey Cole - Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 11 JT Martin - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 17 Mason Tyler - Senior
  • 20 Austin Wilmot - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 21 Mike Scott - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 22 Andersen Fuller - Freshman
  • 23 Ryan Fuller - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 24 JT Ardell - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 26 Chris Orem - Graduate
 

Outside hitters

  • 4 Ben Weinberg - Junior
  • 5 Noah Dyer - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 7 Spencer Wickens - Senior
  • 14 Alex Gettinger - Senior
  • 15 Joe Deluzio - Freshman
  • 19 Cole Rasic - Freshman
  • 25 Akin Akinwumi - Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Opposite hitters

  • 1 Scott Solan - Sophomore
  • 10 Auden McCaw - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 12 Jacob Steele - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 16 Eli Crane - Freshman
  • 17 Mason Tyler - Senior
  • 25 Akin Akinwumi - Redshirt.svg Freshman

Setters

  • 3 John Karlous - Sophomore
  • 6 Bryce Dvorak - Freshman
  • 10 Auden McCaw - Redshirt.svg 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. 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
(MPSF record)
1/25
7 p.m.
#12 Concordia Irvine* #7Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–2
(23–25, 25–20, 18–25, 25–17, 15–5)
01–0
(1–0)
1/27
7 p.m.
@ #12 Concordia Irvine*#7CU Arena
Irvine, CA
Eagle TV on Stretch InternetW 3–0
(25–22, 25–21, 25–19)
02–0
(2–0)
2/12
6 p.m.
@ #1 BYU* #7 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 0–3
(6–25, 23–25, 26–28) [4]
1502–1
(2–1)
2/13
6 p.m.
@ #1 BYU*#7Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 1–3
(25–23, 26–28, 23–25, 24–26) [5]
1502–2
(2–2)
2/18
9 a.m.
@ Stanford* #6 Maples Pavilion
Palo Alto, CA
P12+ STAN W 3–01
(25–21, 27–25, 25–17)
03–2
(3–2)
2/20
3 p.m.
@ Stanford*#6Maples Pavilion
Palo Alto, CA
P12+ STANW 3–1
(25–22, 20–25, 25–18, 28–26)
04–2
(4–2)
2/24
5 p.m.
@ USC* #5 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USC W 3–0
(25–23, 25–17, 30–28)
05–2
(5–2)
2/27
12 p.m.
USC*#5Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–19, 25–17, 25–21)
06–2
(6–2)
3/3
6 p.m.
Stanford*#3Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–15, 25–21, 25–21)
07–2
(7–2)
3/11
5 p.m.
@ #8 UCLA* #4 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLA L 2–3
(25–23, 12–25, 25–22, 14–25, 10–15)
07–3
(7–3)
3/13
5 p.m.
#8 UCLA*#4Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–1
(24–26, 25–21, 25–23, 25–22)
08–3
(8–3)
3/19
1 p.m.
#2 BYU*#4Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsL 1–3
(25–20, 17–25, 21–25, 17–25)
08–4
(8–4)
3/20
1 p.m.
#2 BYU*#4Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsL 0–3
(21–25, 14–25, 20–25) [6]
08–5
(8–5)
3/26
3 p.m.
#9 Grand Canyon*#5Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–22, 25–20, 25–21)
09–5
(9–5)
3/27
5 p.m.
#9 Grand Canyon*#5Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–2
(25–20, 21–25, 30–28, 21–25, 15–4)
010–5
(10–5)
3/28
5 p.m.
#9 Grand Canyon*#5Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–0
(29–27, 26–24, 25–18)
011–5
(11–5)
3/31
3 p.m.
#4 UCLA*#5Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCasts
Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols
4/16
6 p.m.
@ Stanford*#5Maples Pavilion
Palo Alto, CA
P12+ STAN
4/17
4 p.m.
@ Stanford*#5Maples Pavilion
Palo Alto, CA
P12+ STAN
4/23
4 p.m.
(6) Stanford#5
(3)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyball W 3–1
(25–22, 21–25, 25–22, 25–19)
N/A12–5
4/24
3 p.m.
#6 (2) UCLA#5
(3)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Semifinal)
FloVolleyballW 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 26–24)
70013–5
4/24
6 p.m.
#2 (1) BYU#5
(3)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Championship)
FloVolleyball L 0–3
(23–25, 15–25, 19–25)
75013–6
5/6
6 p.m.
#3 UC Santa Barbara #5 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Quarterfinal)
B1G+ L 1–3
(23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 26–28)
10813–7
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

References

  1. 1 2 "Coaching changes entering 2020 NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball season". Off the Block. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. "Cougars No. 1 in preseason MPSF volleyball poll". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  3. "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.
  4. "No. 1 BYU men's volleyball proves a point with sweep of No. 7 Pepperdine". Universe Sports . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. "No. 1 BYU men's volleyball beats No. 7 Pepperdine in tough matchup with two overtime sets". Universe Sports . Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. "No. 2 BYU sweeps No. 4 Pepperdine". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.