2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

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2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
Conference Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record17–12 (7–7 MIVA)
Head coach
  • Dan Friend (19th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jacob Kerschner (3rd season)
  • Keith Iverson (5th season)
Home arena Neil Carey Arena
Seasons
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represents Lewis University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by nineteenth year head coach Dan Friend, play their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth the MIVA in the preseason poll. [1]

Contents

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago  113 .786217 .750
No. 11 Ball State  113 .786209 .690
No. 7 Ohio State  y113 .7862310 .697
Lewis  77 .5001713 .567
Purdue Fort Wayne  77 .5001613 .552
Lindenwood  77 .5001013 .435
Quincy  113 .071819 .296
McKendree  113 .071716 .304
Conference champion
2023 MIVA Tournament champion

Season highlights

Roster

2023 Lewis Flyers roster [2]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Nico Paula - Freshman
  • 11 Ryan Collins - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 13 Connor Keating - Redshirt.svg Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 2 Tyler Simpson - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 8 Isaac Benka - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 10 Shawn Baggs - Freshman
  • 14 Piotr Wymoczyl - Freshman
  • 15 Wesley Yusk - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 17 Michael Sack - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 18 Antonio Rodriguez-Elias - Redshirt.svg Senior
 

Outside hitters

  • 1 Cole Brillhart - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 9 Max Roquet - Sophomore
  • 10 Alec Lehnert - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 12 Jared Phelan - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 16 Cole Sweitzer - Freshman
  • 21 Chase Celichhowski - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 22 John Davis - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 24 Daniel Haber - Freshman
 

Opposite hitters

  • 7 Syver Drolsum - Freshman
  • 20 Nathan DeGraaf - Freshman
  • 23 Christian Prayer - Redshirt.svg Junior

Setters

  • 3 Tyler Morgan - Sophomore
  • 6 Kevin Kauling - Senior
  • 19 Carson Steinbach - Freshman

Utility

  • 5 Jason Gibbs - Redshirt.svg Senior
 

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.
Date
time
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MIVA Record)
1/6
5 p.m.
vs. #8 UC Irvine #14 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
byutv.org L 1–3
(28–26, 26–28, 22–25, 23–25)
2490–1
1/7
8 p.m.
@ BYU #14Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 1–3
(20–25, 25–23, 17–25, 17–25) [3]
3,2590–2
1/10
7 p.m.
Missouri S&T #15 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–12, 25–15)
5001–2
1/11
7 p.m.
King #15Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–19, 25–16, 25–15)
3502–2
1/14
7 p.m.
UC San Diego [4] #15Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–1
(27-25, 25–20, 23–25, 25-23)
8003–2
1/20
6 p.m.
vs. #8 Stanford [5] #15 Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Volleyball World TVL 1-3
(26-24, 23–25, 20–25, 22-25) [6]
1,2343–3
1/21
4 p.m.
vs. #5 Pepperdine [5] #15Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Volleyball World TVL 1-3
(21-25, 31–29, 18–25, 20-25) [7]
8633–4
1/27
7 p.m.
St. Francis Brooklyn #15Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–18, 25–15, 25–19)
5004-4
1/28
7 p.m.
Maryville #15Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25–21, 25–16, 25–15)
5005-4
2/03
6 p.m.
@ George Mason #14 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
ESPN+ L 0-3
(18-25, 23–25, 19–25)
1765-5
2/04
7 p.m.
@ Mount Olive #14 Kornegay Arena
Kornegay, NC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-0
(25-21, 25–14, 25–20)
6-5
2/09
6 p.m.
@ #9 Ball State* Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 3-2
(25-22, 19–25, 25–23, 20-25, 18-16)
1,1007-5
(1-0)
2/11
6 p.m.
@ #11 Ohio State* Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+ L 0-3
(23-25, 22-25, 19-25)
8487-6
(1-1)
2/15
7 p.m.
Quincy*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3-0
(25-16, 25-19, 25-17)
7508-6
(2-1)
2/17
7 p.m.
Lindenwood*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 2-3
(20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15)
5008-7
(2-2)
2/22
7 p.m.
#10 Loyola Chicago*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 1-3
(25-27, 19-25, 25-19, 22-25)
7008-8
(2-3)
2/24
7 p.m.
@ Purdue Fort Wayne* Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Ft. Wayne, IN
ESPN+L 1-3
(23-25, 12-25, 25-13, 25-27)
4788-9
(2-4)
3/03
7 p.m.
@ McKendree* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3-2
(23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10)
1759-9
(3-4)
3/04
7 p.m.
@ Maryville John E. and Adaline Simon Athletic Center
St. Louis, MO
GLVC SNW 3-0
(25-16, 25-19, 25-23)
25410-9
3/08
7 p.m.
Queens Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3-0
(31-29, 25-21, 25-15)
10011-9
3/10
7 p.m.
Erskine Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3-2
(25-20, 25-23, 29-31, 23-25, 15-7)
75012-9
3/18
7 p.m.
McKendree*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3-0
(25-23, 25-23, 25-22)
40013-9
(4-4)
3/23
7 p.m.
@ #9 Loyola Chicago* Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
ESPN+L 0-3
(22-25, 20-25, 20-25)
80513-10
(4-5)
3/25
5 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNW 3-1
(23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22)
57614-10
(5-5)
3/30
7 p.m.
#13 Ohio State*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 0-3
(23-25, 26-28, 19-25)
50014-11
(5-6)
4/01
5 p.m.
#12 Ball State*Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 2-3
(22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 12-15)
75014-12
(5-7)
4/06
7 p.m.
@ Lindenwood* Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-23, 25-20, 25-23)
16415-12
(6-7)
4/08
4 p.m.
@ Quincy*Pepsi Arena
Quincy, IL
GLVC SNW 3-1
(19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19)
38416-12
(7-7)
4/15
7 p.m
Purdue Fort Wayne
(5)

(4)
Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(2022 MIVA Quarterfinals)
GLVC SNW 3–1
(25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36)
70017-12
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches14 [9] 15 [10] 15 [11] 15 [12] 14 [13] RV [14] RV [15] RVRVRVRV
Off the Block MediaNot released [16]

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

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