2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

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2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
Outrigger Volleyball Invitational Champions
EIVA Regular Season Champions
EIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
Conference Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record27-4 (10–0 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (16th season)
  • Pat Shawaryn [1] (2nd season)
Home arena Rec Hall
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Penn State  y100 1.000274 .871
No. 14 Princeton  73 .7001412 .538
Charleston (WV)  55 .500227 .759
George Mason  46 .4001314 .481
Harvard  28 .200916 .360
NJIT  28 .200918 .333
Conference champion
2023 EIVA Tournament champion
y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament
Rankings from AVCA

The 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represented 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, 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. [2]

Contents

Roster

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions roster [3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 7 Ryan Merk - Sophomore

Middle Blockers

  • 13 Owen Rose - Sophomore
  • 14 Sam Marsh - Graduate
  • 18 Toby Ezeonu - Junior
 

Outside Hitters

  • 2 Tim Herget - Senior
  • 3 Jack Shampine - Senior
  • 4 Michael Valenzi - Junior
  • 5 Matt Cosgrove - Sophomore
  • 8 Michal Kowal - Junior
  • 10 Gabe Hartke - Senior
  • 12 Brett Wildman - Graduate
  • 15 Matthew Luoma - Freshman
  • 16 Blainey Jones - Freshman
  • 17 Will Kuhns - Junior
  • 20 Caden Day - Freshman
 

Opposite Hitters

  • 9 John Kerr - Senior
  • 15 Matthew Luoma - Freshman
  • 19 Cal Fisher - Graduate
  • 22 Cole Ignaszak - Sophomore

Setters

  • 1 Luke Snyder - Junior
  • 6 Cole Bogner - Graduate
  • 11 Jack Driscoll - Senior
  • 21 Tyler Herget - Sophomore
 

Schedule

Date
Time
OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(EIVA Record)
1/06
7 p.m.
vs. Central State #4 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
W 3–1
(25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 25–12)
1011–0
1/07
4 p.m.
@ #13 Ohio State #4Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(Big Ten Showdown)
B1G+ W 3–1
(25–20, 25–17, 23–25, 25–21)
1,0052–0
1/13
7 p.m.
Daemen #4 Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–10, 25–19, 25–22)
3573-0
1/14
7 p.m.
Merrimack #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3–0
(25–16, 25–14, 25–13)
5504-0
1/20
4 p.m.
vs. #5 Pepperdine [4] #4 Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Volleyball World TVW 3–1
(26-24, 25–18, 19–25, 25-14)
1,1275-0
1/21
7 p.m.
vs. #8 Stanford [4] #4Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Volleyball World TVW 3–1
(25-18, 25–17, 20-25, 25-23)
1,4046-0
1/25
7 p.m.
#3 Long Beach State #4Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+L 1-3
(25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 25-27)
7786-1
2/03
7 p.m.
#10 USC #4Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)
B1G+W 3-1
(30-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18)
1,1777-1
2/04
7 p.m.
#2 UCLA #4Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)
B1G+W 3-1
(25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17)
08-1
2/11
7 p.m.
@ St. Francis #3 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-2
(22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10)
2759-1
2/17
7 p.m.
Princeton*#3Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3-0
(25-18, 25-23, 25-20)
78310-1
(1-0)
2/18
4 p.m.
Princeton*#3Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3-0
(25-16, 25-21, 25-17)
1,20711-1
(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)
45612-1
(3-0)
2/25
7 p.m.
@ NJIT*#3Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-17, 25-17, 25-20)
44913-1
(4-0)
3/04
5 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine #3 CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeW 3-0
(25-19, 40-38, 25-20)
11114-1
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)
88115-1
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)
015-2
3/11
1 a.m.
@ #1 Hawai'i #3Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
(Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)
ESPN+W 3-1
(21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23)
6,55716-2
3/11
10 p.m.
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne #3Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
(Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)
W 3-0
(25-15, 25-11, 25-16)
017-2
3/18
7 p.m.
St. Francis#2Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3-0
(27-25, 25-22, 25-14)
018-2
3/21
7 p.m.
#15 Ohio State#1Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Big Ten Showdown)
B1G+L 2-3
(21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15)
1,09518-3
3/31
7 p.m.
@ Harvard*#3 Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-16, 25-15, 25-23)
48119-3
(5-0)
4/01
3 p.m.
@ Harvard*#3Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-17, 29-27, 25-21)
44220-3
(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)
48221-3
(7-0)
4/08
5 p.m.
@ George Mason*#3Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-20, 25-17, 25-20)
44922-3
(8-0)
4/14
7 p.m.
#15 Charleston (WV)*#3Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3-0
(25-23, 25-19, 25-13)
78123-3
(9-0)
4/15
4 p.m.
#15 Charleston (WV)*#3Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA
B1G+W 3-1
(25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16)
86324-3
(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)
2,13926-4
5/4
7:30 p.m.
#1 Hawai'i(2)#3EagleBank Arena
Fairfax, VA
(NCAA Semifinal)
NCAA.comL 2-3
(20–25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-15)
3,78227-4
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches444443333321333333
Off the Block MediaNot released434333331133333

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

Honors

References

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  2. "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". gopsusports.com.com.
  4. 1 2 "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. "Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State". Twitter . Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter . Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. "Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards". Off the Block. Retrieved January 9, 2023.