2023 McKendree Bearcats men's volleyball team

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2023 McKendree Bearcats men's volleyball
McKendree Bearcats Wordmark.jpg
Conference Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record7–15 (1–13 MIVA)
Head coach
  • Nickie Sanlin (10th season)
Assistant coachJorge Collazo (1st season)
Home arena Melvin Price Convocation Center
Seasons
  2022
2024  

The 2023 McKendree Bearcats men's volleyball team represents McKendree University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bearcats, led by tenth year head coach Nickie Sanlin, [1] [2] play their home games at Melvin Price Convocation Center. The Bearcats are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fifth the MIVA in the preseason poll. [3]

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 McKendree Bearcats Roster [4]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 1 Francisco Comas - Graduate
  • 4 Robby Nardoni - Freshman
  • 9 Jay Miller - Freshman

Middle Blockers

  • 2 Daniel Duggan - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 15 Jacob Gall - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 21 Maxwell Wootton - Freshman
  • 24 Rolen Lively - Freshman
 

Outside Hitters

  • 6 Tyler Tripp - Sophomore
  • 8 Aric Olsen - Freshman
  • 10 Bryce Wetjen - Freshman
  • 11 Joseph Watkins - Freshman
  • 12 Cesar Contreras - Junior
  • 13 Sam Hoskins - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 17 Matthew Molnar - Freshman
  • 19 Kevin Schuele - Sophomore
  • 20 Kyle Wilson - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Opposite Hitters

  • 7 Jackson Sheehy - Freshman
  • 18 Nikos Xydakis - Junior

Setters

  • 3 Tyler Poulsen - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 5 Jack Morikawa - Freshman
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on GLVC SN. Most road games will also be streamed on the oppositions streaming service.
Date
Time
OpponentRank
(Tournament Seed)
Arena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MIVA Record)
1/06
8 p.m.
@ BYU Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 0–3
(20–25, 21–25, 20–25) [5]
N/A0–1
1/07
5 p.m.
vs. #8 UC Irvine Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
byutv.org L 0–3
(34–36, 15–25, 19–25)
1520-2
1/10
7 p.m.
NJIT Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3–1
(25–22, 25–21, 21–25, 25–20)
2501–2
1/20
7 p.m.
Central State Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNCanceled
1/27
4 p.m.
vs. St. Francis Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
(Harvard Invitational)
W 3–1
(18-25, 25–16, 25–21, 26–24)
782-2
1/28
7 p.m.
@ Harvard Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
(Harvard Invitational)
ESPN+ W 3–2
(20-25, 25–19, 25–22, 22–25, 15–10)
1153-2
2/03
7 p.m.
Missouri S&T Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3–1
(25-9, 25–20, 23–25, 25–9)
4-2
2/04
7:30 p.m.
LIU Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3–0
(25-22, 25–20, 26–24)
605-2
2/09
7:30 p.m.
@ #11 Ohio State* Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+ L 1-3
(23-25, 25–22, 18–25, 21–25)
3405-3
(0-1)
2/11
5 p.m.
@ #9 Ball State* Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+ L 1-3
(21-25, 23–25, 25–23, 20–25)
1,2425-4
(0-2)
2/15
7 p.m.
Lindenwood*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNL 1-3
(17-25, 25–17, 26–28, 26–28)
2435-5
(0-3)
2/17
7 p.m.
@ Quincy*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNW 3-0
(25-23, 25–19, 25–23)
1076-5
(1-3)
2/22
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNL 1-3
(22-25, 22–25, 25–23, 20–25)
1476-6
(1-4)
2/25
7 p.m.
@ #10 Loyola Chicago* Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
ESPN+L 1-3
(23-25, 25–21, 21–25, 14–25)
7496-7
(1-5)
3/03
7 p.m.
Lewis*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNL 2-3
(25-23, 25–20, 22–25, 21–25, 10–15)
1756-8
(1-6)
3/10
6 p.m.
Loyola Chicago*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNL 2-3
(25-20, 28–26, 22–25, 22–25, 13–15)
1676-9
(1-7)
3/10
7 p.m.
King Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNCanceled
3/18
7 p.m.
@ Lewis* Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 0-3
(23-25, 23–25, 22–25)
4006-10
(1-8)
3/23
7 p.m.
@ Purdue Fort Wayne* Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Ft. Wayne, IN
ESPN+ L 2-3
(23-25, 19–25, 25–22, 26–24, 13–15)
5466-11
(1-9)
3/30
7 p.m.
#12 Ball State*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNL 0-3
(18-25, 21–25, 20–25)
1006-12
(1-10)
4/01
7 p.m.
#13 Ohio State*Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SNL 1-3
(21-25, 24–26, 25–20, 24–26)
1206-13
(1-11)
4/06
7 p.m.
@ Quincy*Pepsi Arena
Quincy, IL
GLVC SNL 2-3
(25-27, 25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 13–15)
5856-14
(1-12)
4/08
5 p.m.
@ Lindenwood* Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO
ESPN+L 1-3
(33-31, 23–25, 22–25, 21–25)
6-15
(1-13)
4/15
7 p.m.
#11 Loyola Chicago
(2)

(7)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
(MIVA Quarterfinals)
W 3-2
(19-25, 25–23, 25–20, 20–25, 15–12)
5987-15
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA CoachesRVRV
Off the Block MediaNot released

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

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References

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