2023 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team

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2023 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record15–12 (6–6 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ken Shibuya (17th season)
  • Daniel Rasay (10th season)
Home arena Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Maples Pavilion
Seasons
  2022
2024 

The 2023 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team represented Stanford University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinal, led by seventeenth year head coach John Kosty, played their home games split between Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center and Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish third in the MPSF preseason poll. [1]

Contents

2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UCLA  y120 1.000312 .939
No. 8 BYU  84 .667197 .731
No. 6 Grand Canyon  y66 .500228 .733
No. 9 Stanford  66 .5001513 .536
No. 10 Pepperdine  57 .4171614 .533
No. 12 USC  39 .2501016 .385
Concordia Irvine  210 .167819 .296
Conference champion
2023 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

Roster

>2023 Stanford Cardinal roster [2]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 2 Justin Lui - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 3 Matt Martinez - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 1 Adam Chang - Senior
  • 9 Ethan Hill - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 16 Nathaniel Gates - Senior
  • 22 Luke McFall - Freshman
 

Outside hitters

  • 4 Aidan Peters - Junior
  • 5 Alex Rottman - Freshman
  • 7 Theo Snoey - Freshman
  • 10 Kevin Lamp - Senior
  • 15 Will Rottman - Senior
  • 17 Ryan DuRoss - Freshman
 

Opposite hitters

  • 6 Luke Turner - Junior
  • 14 Moses Wagner - Freshman
  • 24 Hunter Dickey - Graduate

Setters

  • 11 Chris Kelly - Junior
  • 12 Nathan Lietzke - Senior
  • 23 Theoren Brouillette - Freshman
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ Stanford's streaming page. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date
time
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/6
7 p.m.
St. Francis #9 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STAN W 3–1
(25–16, 25–16, 21–25, 25–22)
3061–0
1/7
5 p.m.
St. Francis#9Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–2
(25–18, 23–25, 23–25, 25–21, 15–13)
4042–0
1/13
7 p.m.
#10 UC Santa Barbara #8 Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–0
(25–16, 26-24, 25–18)
5963-0
1/14
5 p.m.
#10 UC Santa Barbara#8Burham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–2
(20-25, 25-22, 24–26, 26-24, 15-12)
5854-0
1/20
5 p.m.
vs. #15 Lewis [3] #8 Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Volleyball World TVW 3–1
(24-26, 25-23, 25–20, 25-22)
1,2345-0
1/21
5 p.m.
vs. #4 Penn State [3] #8Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Volleyball World TVL 1-3
(18-25, 17-25, 25–20, 23-25)
1,4045-1
1/28
6 p.m.
@ UC Santa Cruz #7 Kaiser Permanente Arena
Santa Cruz, CA
YouTube W 3–0
(25-21, 25-22, 25–20)
3886-1
2/3
5 p.m.
@ CSUN #6 Premier America Credit Union Arena
Northridge, CA
ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-21, 24-26, 25–22, 18-25, 13-15)
4256-2
2/4
1 p.m.
@ The Master's #6 The MacArthur Center
Santa Clarita, CA
GSAC SNW 3–0
(25-23, 25-21, 25–18)
07-2
2/10
7 p.m.
#1 Hawai'i #8Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3
(22-25, 19-25, 24-26)
1,7037-3
2/11
6 p.m.
#1 Hawai'i#8Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3
(25-27, 19-25, 19-25)
1,3367-4
2/17
7 p.m.
#7 Pepperdine*#9Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3
(19-25, 16-25, 22-25)
5327-5
(0-1)
2/18
5 p.m.
#7 Pepperdine*#9Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAY W 3-2
(20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12)
8688-5
(1-1)
2/24
7 p.m.
@ #13 USC*#9 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3-1
(25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20)
3929-5
(2-1)
2/26
4 p.m.
@ #13 USC*#9Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12, P12 LAL 2-3'
(19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-22, 15-17)
5599-6
(2-2)
3/3
5 p.m.
#14 CSUN#10Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3'
(20-25, 23-25, 24-26)
4369-7
3/4
3 p.m.
#6 UC Irvine #10Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3'
(17-25, 23-25, 22-25)
7939-8
3/17
7 p.m.
#3 UCLA*#10Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3'
(12-25, 12-25, 12-25)
8399-9
(2-3)
3/18
5 p.m.
#3 UCLA*#10Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 0-3'
(18-25, 21-25, 20-25)
9089-10
(2-4)
3/31
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine*#9Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3-0'
(25-14, 25-18, 25-15)
29610-10
(3-4)
4/1
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine*#9Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3-0
(25-21, 25-16, 25-20)
41211-10
(4-4)
4/7
7 p.m.
#6 Grand Canyon*#9Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3-0
(25-17, 25-17, 25-20)
61212-10
(5-4)
4/8
6 p.m.
#6 Grand Canyon*#9Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3-2
(25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 15-10)
72413-10
(6-4)
4/14
6 p.m.
@ #6 BYU*#8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 1-3
(20-25, 25-19, 21-25, 24-26)
4,35813-11
(6-5)
4/15
6 p.m.
@ #6 BYU*#8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 0-3
(22-25, 23-25, 19-25)
13-12
(6-6)
4/19
5:35 p.m.
#12 USC
(6)
#8
(3)
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyball W 3-0
(21-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-15)
70614-12
4/20
7:05 p.m.
#6 BYU
(2)
#8
(3)
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Semifinal)
FloVolleyballW 3-2
(25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12)
61715-12
4/22
6:05 p.m.
#2 UCLA
(1)
#8
(3)
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Championship)
FloVolleyball
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches9887689910121010998889
Off the Block MediaNot released677791010RVRVRVRVRV9RV10

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

References

  1. "UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Stanford Athletics". Stanford Athletics.
  3. 1 2 "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. "Courtside for Stanford Opener". Twitter . Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. "Jordan Watkins on the call for Game 2". Twitter . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. "A Measuring Stick Match". Twitter . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter . Retrieved January 19, 2023.