2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball | |
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Outrigger Volleyball Invitational Champions EIVA Regular Season Champions EIVA Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals | |
Conference | Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association |
Record | 27-4 (10–0 EIVA) |
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Home arena | Rec Hall |
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No. 3 Penn State †‡y | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Princeton | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston (WV) | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 EIVA Tournament champion
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The 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represents Pennsylvania State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 29th year head coach Mark Pavlik, play their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll. [2]
2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster [3] | ||||||
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Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (EIVA Record) |
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1/06 7 p.m. | vs. Central State | #4 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | W 3–1 (25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 25–12) | 101 | 1–0 | |
1/07 4 p.m. | @ #13 Ohio State | #4 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (Big Ten Showdown) | B1G+ | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–17, 23–25, 25–21) | 1,005 | 2–0 |
1/13 7 p.m. | Daemen | #4 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–19, 25–22) | 357 | 3-0 |
1/14 7 p.m. | Merrimack | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–13) | 550 | 4-0 |
1/20 4 p.m. | vs. #5 Pepperdine [4] | #4 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Volleyball World TV | W 3–1 (26-24, 25–18, 19–25, 25-14) | 1,127 | 5-0 |
1/21 7 p.m. | vs. #8 Stanford [4] | #4 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Volleyball World TV | W 3–1 (25-18, 25–17, 20-25, 25-23) | 1,404 | 6-0 |
1/25 7 p.m. | #3 Long Beach State | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 1-3 (25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 25-27) | 778 | 6-1 |
2/03 7 p.m. | #10 USC | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge) | B1G+ | W 3-1 (30-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18) | 1,177 | 7-1 |
2/04 7 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge) | B1G+ | W 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17) | 0 | 8-1 |
2/11 7 p.m. | @ St. Francis | #3 | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA | NEC Front Row | W 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10) | 275 | 9-1 |
2/17 7 p.m. | Princeton* | #3 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) | 783 | 10-1 (1-0) |
2/18 4 p.m. | Princeton* | #3 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17) | 1,207 | 11-1 (2-0) |
2/24 6 p.m. | @ NJIT* | #3 | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-23) | 456 | 12-1 (3-0) |
2/25 7 p.m. | @ NJIT* | #3 | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20) | 449 | 13-1 (4-0) |
3/04 5 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | #3 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3-0 (25-19, 40-38, 25-20) | 111 | 14-1 |
3/05 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine | #3 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (32-34, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11) | 881 | 15-1 |
3/09 10 p.m. | vs. #2 UCLA | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | L 2-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 10-15) | 0 | 15-2 | |
3/11 1 a.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23) | 6,557 | 16-2 |
3/11 10 p.m. | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16) | 0 | 17-2 | |
3/18 7 p.m. | St. Francis | #2 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14) | 0 | 18-2 |
3/21 7 p.m. | #15 Ohio State | #1 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten Showdown) | B1G+ | L 2-3 (21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15) | 1,095 | 18-3 |
3/31 7 p.m. | @ Harvard* | #3 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23) | 481 | 19-3 (5-0) |
4/01 3 p.m. | @ Harvard* | #3 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 29-27, 25-21) | 442 | 20-3 (6-0) |
4/07 7 p.m. | @ George Mason* | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15) | 482 | 21-3 (7-0) |
4/08 5 p.m. | @ George Mason* | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) | 449 | 22-3 (8-0) |
4/14 7 p.m. | #15 Charleston (WV)* | #3 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-13) | 781 | 23-3 (9-0) |
4/15 4 p.m. | #15 Charleston (WV)* | #3 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-1 (25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16) | 863 | 24-3 (10-0) |
5/2 7:30 p.m. | #9 Ohio State | #3 | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24) | 2,139 | 26-4 |
5/4 7:30 p.m. | #1 Hawai'i(2) | #3 | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | L 2-3 (20–25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-15) | 3,782 | 27-4 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. Its member institutions are located in the Northeast United States.
The 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 27th-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. The Nittany Lions played mostly a conference schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After winning the EIVA regular season and conference tournament titles the Nittany Lions qualified for the NCAA Tournament. After winning the opening round match the Nittany Lions fell in the semifinals to Lewis.
The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represents 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, play their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll.
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