2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team

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2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball
Grand Canyon Antelopes logo.svg
Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record16–12 (6–6 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coachKeith Smith (4th season)
Home arena GCU Arena
Seasons
 2021
2023  

The 2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 'Lopes, led by seventh year head coach Matt Werle, played their home games at GCU Arena. [1] The 'Lopes were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll. [2] The Lopes finished fourth in the MPSF but fell in the 1st Round of the MPSF Tournament to Stanford.

Contents

2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 UCLA  y111 .917225 .815
No. 7 USC  84 .667227 .759
No. 5 Pepperdine  y75 .5831910 .655
No. 11 Grand Canyon  66 .5001612 .571
No. 9 Stanford  48 .3331414 .500
Concordia Irvine  39 .2501016 .385
BYU  39 .250817 .320
Conference champion
2022 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

Roster

2022 Grand Canyon roster [3]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 13 Cole Udall - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 15 Cooper Herndon - Redshirt.svg Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 3 Chibuike Obi - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 9 Troy Culp - Junior
  • 10 Isaiah Harris - Freshman
  • 14 Jacob Guerber - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 18 Matthew Meeker-Hackett - Freshman
  • 21 Colin Lovejoy - Sophomore
  • 24 Nicholas Bentlage - Freshman
 

Outside hitters

  • 1 Camden Gianni - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 2 Karter Rogers - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 5 Chase Gianni - Freshman
  • 11 Christian Janke - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 12 Grayson Browning - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 16 Jackson Hickman - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
 

Opposite hitters

  • 19 Hugo Fischer - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 20 Carson Brandt - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 25 Jonah Gilbert - freshman

Setters

  • 4 Aidan Case- Freshman
  • 7 Nicholas Slight - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 8 Heath Hughes - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date
time
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/7
6 p.m.
#14 McKendree #8 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+ W 3–1
(21–25, 30–28, 25–19, 31–29)
1,1281–0
1/8
7 p.m.
#14 McKendree#8GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–19, 25–22, 22–25, 25–14)
9122–0
1/13
5 p.m.
@ #4 Penn State #6 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+ L 0–3
(17–25, 21–25, 22–25)
4372–1
1/15
5 p.m.
@ #4 Penn State#6Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+L 0–3
(18–25, 18–25, 13–25)
4862–2
1/21
8 p.m.
@ #8 UC San Diego #6 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–21, 25–19, 24–26, 25–20)
03–2
1/27
7 p.m.
Benedictine #6GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–16, 25–10, 25–21)
6784–2
1/28
7 p.m.
Master's #6GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–18, 25–20, 25–23)
3155–2
2/04
6 p.m.
@ Loyola Chicago #8 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–17, 25–19, 24–26)
4736–2
2/05
6 p.m.
@ #6 Lewis #8 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 2–3
(24–26, 25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 10–15)
4196–3
2/11
6 p.m.
#8 UC Santa Barbara #9GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 2–3
(25–22, 23–25, 21–25, 25–14, 18–20)
6926–4
2/12
7 p.m.
#8 UC Santa Barbara#9GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 2–3
(25–21, 12–25, 23–25, 25–20, 12–15)
6046–5
2/18
6 p.m.
#8 Pepperdine*#10GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 1–3
(42–40, 18–25, 19–25, 20–25)
6356–6
(0–1)
2/20
2 p.m.
#8 Pepperdine*#10GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–21, 26–24, 19–25, 25–13)
5217–6
(1–1)
2/25
7 p.m.
@ #13 BYU*#9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–1
(21–25, 25–19, 25–19, 25–22)
3,1498–6
(2–1)
2/26
7 p.m.
@ #13 BYU*#9Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–2
(24–26, 28–30, 25–22, 28–26, 18–16)
2,7539–6
(3–1)
3/03
8 p.m.
@ #1 UCLA*#8 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ L 0–3
(14–25, 19–25, 21–25)
1,1149–7
(3–2)
3/04
8 p.m.
@ #1 UCLA*#8Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+L 0–3
(18–25, 20–25, 21–25)
9669–8
(3–3)
3/12
6 p.m.
Harvard #9GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–20, 25–14, 25–22)
42810–8
3/13
4 p.m.
Harvard#9GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–22, 25–16, 25–22)
27811–8
3/18
6 p.m.
Tusculm #9GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–19, 25–19, 25–15)
26212–8
3/19
4 p.m.
Tusculum#9GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–16, 25–15, 25–17"
25113–8
3/25
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine*#9CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeL 0–3
(21–25, 34–36, 23–25)
15513–9
(3–4)
3/26
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine*#9CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeW 3–1
(18–25, 25–20, 25–23, 25–21)
23014–9
(4–4)
3/31
7 p.m.
#12 Stanford*#10GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–21, 25–20, 25–15)
68215–9
(5–4)
4/02
6 p.m.
#12 Stanford*#10GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 27–25)
62116–9
(6–4)
4/15
6 p.m.
#5 USC*#10GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 2–3
(25–21, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25,12–15)
92816–10
(6–5)
4/16
6 p.m.
#5 USC#10GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 0–3
(22–25, 22–25, 25–27)
70316–11
(6–6)
4/20
8 p.m.
vs. #13 Stanford
(4)
#10
(5)
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyball L 1–3
(21–25, 20–25, 25–22, 22–25)
50016–12
*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
Times listed are Time in Arizona.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches8 [4] 6 [5] 6 [6] 6 [7] 8 [8] 9 [9] 10 [10] 9 [11] 89991091010
Off the Block MediaNot released6 [12] 7 [13] 6 [14] 1010RV [15] RV [16]

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

References

  1. "COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Werle, Grand Canyon left to wonder, 'what if?'". Meadville Tribune . Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Grand Canyon Athletics". Grand Canyon Athletics.
  4. "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  9. "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  10. "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  11. "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  12. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  13. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  14. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  15. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  16. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.