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
EIVA Regular Season Champions
Conference Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record23–4 (16–0 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (15th season)
  • Ryan Walthall (6th season)
Home arena Rec Hall
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Penn State  160 1.000234 .852
NJIT  106 .6251710 .630
Harvard  106 .6251213 .480
Princeton  y106 .6251612 .571
St. Francis  88 .5001513 .536
George Mason  79 .4381315 .464
Charleston (WV)  511 .313914 .391
St. Francis Brooklyn  412 .2501015 .400
Sacred Heart  214 .1251017 .370
Conference champion
2022 EIVA Tournament champion
y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament
Rankings from AVCA

The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represented 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, played their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll. [1]

Contents

Roster

2022 Penn State Nittany Lions roster [2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 7 Ryan Merk - Freshman
  • 20 Will Bantle - Redshirt.svg 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
OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(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]
1971–0
1/8
7 p.m.
#6 BYU#5Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 26–24) [4]
4732–0
1/13
7 p.m.
#6 Grand Canyon #4Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–17, 25–21, 25–22) [5]
4373–0
1/15
7 p.m.
#6 Grand Canyon#4Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–13) [6]
4864–0
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/A4–1
1/22
10:30 p.m.
@ #2 UCLA #3Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)
P12 Insider L 1–3
(25–17, 26–28, 22–25, 19–25)
1,0474–2
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)
1114–3
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)
1,2885–3
2/04
7 p.m.
Princeton*#5Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–7)
4366–3
(1–0)
2/05
7 p.m.
George Mason*#5Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–16, 25–16, 25–23)
6627–3
(2–0)
2/11
7 p.m.
@ Harvard*#4 Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–22, 28–26, 25–19)
3508–3
(3–0)
2/12
4 p.m.
@ Sacred Heart*#4 William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 3–0
(25–13, 25–17, 25–16)
2639–3
(4–0)
2/19
7 p.m.
St. Francis*#4Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–21, 25–10, 25–20)
65410–3
(5–0)
2/25
7 p.m.
@ St. Francis Brooklyn*#4 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowW 3–0
(25–18, 25–14, 27–25)
8511–3
(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)
30812–3
(7–0)
3/04
7 p.m.
Charleston (WV)*#4Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–14, 25–17, 25–14)
27313–3
(8–0)
3/08
7 p.m.
@ #13 Ohio State #3 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(Big Ten Showdown)
B1G+W 3–0
(25–23, 25–23, 25–21)
91314–3
3/13
4 p.m.
#13 Ohio State*#3Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Big Ten Showdown)
B1G+W 3–1
(25–20, 25–21, 23–25, 25–15)
54315–3
3/18
7 p.m.
@ Princeton*#2 Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–16, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21)
016–3
(9–0)
3/20
3 p.m.
@ George Mason*#2 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–20, 25–13, 25–19)
90717–3
(10–0)
3/25
7 p.m.
Harvard*#2Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–12, 25–16, 25–20)
63018–3
(11–0)
3/26
7 p.m.
Sacred Heart*#2Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–16, 31–29, 25–20)
68219–3
(12–0)
4/2
6 p.m.
@ St. Francis*#3 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowW 3–0
(28–26, 25–21, 25–18)
020–3
(13–0)
4/8
7 p.m.
St. Francis Brooklyn*#3Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–12, 25–21, 25–17)
58821–3
(14–0)
4/09
7 p.m.
NJIT*#3Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–21)
65422–3
(15–0)
4/15
7 p.m.
@ Charleston (WV)*#2 Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV
Mountain East NetworkW 3–1
(25–18, 25–21, 15–25, 25–12)
5023–3
(16–0)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

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] 54 [14] 4 [15]

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

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

  1. "Penn State unanimous favorite to win 2022 EIVA title". Off the Block. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  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 January 6, 2022.
  4. "BYU men's volleyball drops second match to No. 5 Penn State". Daily Herald . Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. "Penn State men's volleyball Grand Canyon to continue strong start to season". Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. "Penn State men's volleyball claims 4th sweep of the season against No. 6 Grand Canyon". Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. "Penn State men's volleyball falls on the road to USC, drops 1st match of the season". Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  8. "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  9. "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  10. "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  12. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  13. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  15. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.