2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	17–12 (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 represented Lewis University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by nineteenth year head coach Dan Friend, played their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth the MIVA in the preseason poll. ^[1]

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago  ‍†‍‍	11	–	3		.786			21	–	7		.750
No. 11 Ball State  ‍†‍‍	11	–	3		.786			20	–	9		.690
No. 7 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y	11	–	3		.786			23	–	10		.697
Lewis  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			17	–	13		.567
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			10	–	13		.435
Quincy  ‍‍‍	1	–	13		.071			8	–	19		.296
McKendree  ‍‍‍	1	–	13		.071			7	–	16		.304
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of March 27, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Lewis Flyers roster [2]
	Defensive specialist/libero 4 Nico Paula - Freshman 11 Ryan Collins - Freshman 13 Connor Keating - Sophomore Middle blockers 2 Tyler Simpson - Sophomore 8 Isaac Benka - Freshman 10 Shawn Baggs - Freshman 14 Piotr Wymoczyl - Freshman 15 Wesley Yusk - Freshman 17 Michael Sack - Junior 18 Antonio Rodriguez-Elias - Senior		Outside hitters 1 Cole Brillhart - Senior 9 Max Roquet - Sophomore 10 Alec Lehnert - Senior 12 Jared Phelan - Junior 16 Cole Sweitzer - Freshman 21 Chase Celichhowski - Freshman 22 John Davis - Junior 24 Daniel Haber - Freshman		Opposite hitters 7 Syver Drolsum - Freshman 20 Nathan DeGraaf - Freshman 23 Christian Prayer - Junior Setters 3 Tyler Morgan - Sophomore 6 Kevin Kauling - Senior 19 Carson Steinbach - Freshman Utility 5 Jason Gibbs - 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	Opponent	Rank (tournament seed)	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (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)	249	0–1
1/7 8 p.m.	@ BYU	#14	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1–3 (20–25, 25–23, 17–25, 17–25) [3]	3,259	0–2
1/10 7 p.m.	Missouri S&T	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–12, 25–15)	500	1–2
1/11 7 p.m.	King	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–15)	350	2–2
1/14 7 p.m.	UC San Diego [4]	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (27-25, 25–20, 23–25, 25-23)	800	3–2
1/20 6 p.m.	vs. #8 Stanford [5]	#15	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	L 1-3 (26-24, 23–25, 20–25, 22-25) [6]	1,234	3–3
1/21 4 p.m.	vs. #5 Pepperdine [5]	#15	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	L 1-3 (21-25, 31–29, 18–25, 20-25) [7]	863	3–4
1/27 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19)	500	4-4
1/28 7 p.m.	Maryville	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–15)	500	5-4
2/03 6 p.m.	@ George Mason	#14	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (18-25, 23–25, 19–25)	176	5-5
2/04 7 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#14	Kornegay Arena Kornegay, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 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)	1,100	7-5 (1-0)
2/11 6 p.m.	@ #11 Ohio State*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 19-25)	848	7-6 (1-1)
2/15 7 p.m.	Quincy*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17)	750	8-6 (2-1)
2/17 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15)	500	8-7 (2-2)
2/22 7 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1-3 (25-27, 19-25, 25-19, 22-25)	700	8-8 (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)	478	8-9 (2-4)
3/03 7 p.m.	@ McKendree*		Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10)	175	9-9 (3-4)
3/04 7 p.m.	@ Maryville		John E. and Adaline Simon Athletic Center St. Louis, MO	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23)	254	10-9
3/08 7 p.m.	Queens		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (31-29, 25-21, 25-15)	100	11-9
3/10 7 p.m.	Erskine		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 29-31, 23-25, 15-7)	750	12-9
3/18 7 p.m.	McKendree*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22)	400	13-9 (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)	805	13-10 (4-5)
3/25 5 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22)	576	14-10 (5-5)
3/30 7 p.m.	#13 Ohio State*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 0-3 (23-25, 26-28, 19-25)	500	14-11 (5-6)
4/01 5 p.m.	#12 Ball State*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 12-15)	750	14-12 (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)	164	15-12 (6-7)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ Quincy*		Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19)	384	16-12 (7-7)
4/15 7 p.m	Purdue Fort Wayne (5)	(4)	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (2022 MIVA Quarterfinals)	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36)	700	17-12

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• UC Irvine: No commentary
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
• Missouri S&T: Logan Kap, Allie Lankowicz, & Rachel Kaczorowski
• King: Allie Lankowicz & Chloe Fornetti
• UC San Diego: Allie Lankowicz & Hannah Alvey
• Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton ^[8]
• Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton ^[8]
• St. Francis Brooklyn: Allie Lankowicz
• Maryville: Allie Lankowicz, Juliana Van Loo, & Hannah Alvey
• George Mason:
• Mount Olive:
• Ball State:
• Ohio State:
• Quincy: Allie Lankowicz
• Lindenwood: No commentary
• Loyola Chicago: Allie Lankowicz & Gracie Schultz
• Purdue Fort Wayne:
• McKendree:
• Maryville:
• Queens: Rick Rocky
• Erskine: Rick Rocky
• McKendree: Rick Rocky & Rachel Kaczorowski
• Loyola Chicago:
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Allie Lankowicz, Samara Martinez & Juliana Van Loo
• Ohio State: Allie Lankowicz, Keegan Carey, & Gracie Schultz
• Ball State: Allie Lankowicz
• Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
• Quincy: No commentary
• MIVA Quarterfinal- Purdue Fort Wayne: Rick Rocky & Allie Lankowicz

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	14 [9]	15 [10]	15 [11]	15 [12]	14 [13]	RV [14]	RV [15]								RV	RV	RV	RV
Off the Block Media	Not released		— [16]

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

References

1. "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
2. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Lewis Athletics". Lewisflyers.com.
3. "BYU men's volleyball takes down No. 14 Lewis in four sets". Daily Herald . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
4. "Lewis vs. UC San Diego Jan. 14, 2023". Shaw Local News Network.
5. "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
6. "NCAA volleyball: Top men's teams all win; one women's job filled, another opens". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
7. "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn St. tops Stanford; Pepperdine, UCLA, LBSU win". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
8. "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter . Retrieved January 19, 2023.
9. "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
10. "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
11. "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
12. "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
13. "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
14. "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
15. "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
16. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.