2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team

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2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
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MIVA Regular Season Champions
MIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
Conference Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record23–3 (12–2 MIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Iandolo (1st season)
  • Christian Rupert (1st season)
Home arena Worthen Arena
Seasons
 2021
2023  
2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Ball State  y122 .857234 .852
No. 12 Loyola Chicago  113 .786189 .667
McKendree  95 .6431411 .560
No. 14 Lewis  77 .5001612 .571
Ohio State  77 .5001314 .481
No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne  68 .4291713 .567
Lindenwood  410 .286814 .364
Quincy  014 .000419 .174
Conference champion
2022 MIVA Tournament champion

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team represents Ball State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinals, led by 1st year head coach Donan Cruz, play their home games at Worthen Arena. [1] The Cardinals are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth in the MIVA in the preseason poll. [2]

Contents

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals roster [3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 3 Xander Pink - Freshman
  • 4 Lukas Pytlak - Sophomore
  • 6 Colin Ensalaco - Graduate
  • 20 Sammy Adkisson - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 8 Vanis Buckholz - Freshman
  • 11 Felix Egharevba - Senior
  • 15 Will Hippe - Graduate
  • 16 Wil McPhillips - Junior
  • 19 Kevin Doran - Sophomore
 

Outside hitters

  • 2 Kaleb Jenness - Senior
  • 7 Trevor Phillips - Sophomore
  • 9 Bryce Behrendt - Junior
  • 12 Mark Wickstrom - Sophomore
  • 18 Brandon Shepherd - Senior
  • 21 Lucas Biondi - Freshman
  • 22 Nick Martinski - Senior
 

Opposite hitters

  • 10 Angelos Mandilaris - Graduate
  • 14 Dyer Ball - Sophomore
  • 17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Setters

  • 1 David Flores - Junior
  • 5 Quinn Isaacson - Graduate
  • 17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman
 

Schedule

Date
Time
OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MIVA Record)
1/13
7 p.m.
Maryville Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–12, 25–18, 25–13)
6371–0
1/15
3 p.m.
Tusculum Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
Ball State All-AccessW 3–0
(25–15, 25–7, 25–15)
5332–0
1/21
7 p.m.
George Mason Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–11, 25–18, 25–10)
7953–0
1/29
7 p.m.
#1 Hawai'i #15Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–19) [4]
2,0034–0
1/31
7 p.m.
#1 Hawai'i#10Worthen Arena
Mncie, IN
ESPN+W 3–2
(25–18, 22–25, 27–25, 22–25, 15–11) [5]
1,5415–0
2/4
9 p.m.
@ #9 BYU #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 2–3
(32–30, 25–20, 20–25, 22–25, 10–15) [6]
2,9905–1
2/5
9 p.m.
@ #9 BYU#10Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–1
(23–25, 25–19, 33–31, 25–20)
2,7026–1
2/04
8 p.m.
@ #6 Lewis*#10 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(31–29, 25–22, 25–20)
4437–1
(1–0)
2/12
8 p.m.
@ McKendree*#10 Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3–1
(25–20, 25–21, 22–25, 25–19)
5708–1
(2–0)
2/17
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne*#7Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 3–2
(25–21, 26–28, 23–25, 25–20, 15–6) [7]
8199–1
(3–0)
2/19
3 p.m.
Loyola Chicago*#7Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
Ball State All-AccessL 1–3
(25–19, 23–25, 21–25, 20–25)
1,4629–2
(3–1)
2/24
7 p.m.
Lindenwood*#8Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
Ball State All-AccessW 3–1
(22–25, 25–20, 26–24, 25–21) [8]
74910–2
(4–1)
2/25
7 p.m.
Quincy*#8Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN3 W 3–0
(25–22, 25–17, 25–19)
89911–2
(5–1)
3/11
6 p.m.
@ #15 NJIT #8 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ
America East TVW 3–1
(26–24, 25–22, 28–30, 36–34)
22112–2
3/12
5 p.m.
@ Princeton #8 Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–16, 26–24, 25–20)
013–2
3/16
7 p.m.
@ Ohio State*#8 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+ W 3–2
(26–24, 18–25, 25–23, 19–25, 17–15)
56314–2
(6–1)
3/19
7 p.m.
Ohio State*#8Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
Ball State All-AccessW 3–1
(26–24, 25–16, 23–25, 25–22)
2,29515–2
(7–1)
3/25
7 p.m.
@ Quincy*#8Pepsi Arena
Quincy, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–13, 25–19, 27–25)
5016–2
(8–1)
3/26
7 p.m.
@ Lindenwood*#8 Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–23, 25–13, 25–23)
25617–2
(9–1)
3/31
7 p.m.
#15 McKendree#7Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–17, 27–25, 25–20)
77518–2
(10–1)
4/2
5 p.m.
#13 Lewis*#7Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
Ball State All-AccessW 3–0
(25–19, 26–24, 25–20)
88019–2
(11–1)
4/7
8 p.m.
@ #11 Loyola Chicago*#7 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
ESPN+L 0–3
(18–25, 19–25, 26–28)
91119–3
(11–2)
4/9
7 p.m.
@ Purdue Fort Wayne*#7 Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Fort Wayne, IN
ESPN+W 3–1
(33–31, 19–25, 25–22, 29–27)
62820–3
(12–2)
4/16
7 p.m.
Quincy
(8)
#7
(1)
Worthen Arena
(MIVA Quarterfinals)
ESPN3W 3–0
(25–17, 25–20, 25–11)
72521–3
4/20
7 p.m.
#12 Lewis
(4)
#7
(1)
Worthen Arena
(MIVA Semifinals)
ESPN3W 3–0
(25–23, 25–17, 25–15)
91322–3
4/23
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
(6)
#7
(1)
Worthen Arena
(MIVA Championship)
ESPN3W 3–0
(28–26, 25–20, 25–16)
1,54523–3
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches15 [9] RV [10] RV [11] 15101078 [12] 98887777
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV [13] RV [14] RV [15] 894 [16] 7 [17]

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

Honors

To be filled in upon competition of the season.

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