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2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team represents Ball State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinals, led by 1st year head coach Donan Cruz, play their home games at Worthen Arena.[1] The Cardinals are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth in the MIVA in the preseason poll.[2]

2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Champions
MIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record23–3 (12–2 MIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Iandolo (1st season)
  • Christian Rupert (1st season)
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ball State  ‍†‍‡‍y 12 – 2   .857 23 – 4   .852
No. 12 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 18 – 9   .667
McKendree  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 14 – 11   .560
No. 14 Lewis  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 16 – 12   .571
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481
No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 17 – 13   .567
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 8 – 14   .364
Quincy  ‍‍‍ 0 – 14   .000 4 – 19   .174
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 MIVA Tournament champion

Roster edit

2022 Ball State Cardinals roster[3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 3 Xander Pink - Freshman
  • 4 Lukas Pytlak - Sophomore
  • 6 Colin Ensalaco - Graduate
  • 20 Sammy Adkisson - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 8 Vanis Buckholz - Freshman
  • 11 Felix Egharevba - Senior
  • 15 Will Hippe - Graduate
  • 16 Wil McPhillips - Junior
  • 19 Kevin Doran - Sophomore
  

Outside hitters

  • 2 Kaleb Jenness - Senior
  • 7 Trevor Phillips - Sophomore
  • 9 Bryce Behrendt - Junior
  • 12 Mark Wickstrom - Sophomore
  • 18 Brandon Shepherd - Senior
  • 21 Lucas Biondi - Freshman
  • 22 Nick Martinski - Senior
  

Opposite hitters

  • 10 Angelos Mandilaris - Graduate
  • 14 Dyer Ball - Sophomore
  • 17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Setters

  • 1 David Flores - Junior
  • 5 Quinn Isaacson - Graduate
  • 17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman
  

Schedule edit

Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(MIVA Record)
1/13
7 p.m. 		Maryville Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–12, 25–18, 25–13) 		637 1–0
1/15
3 p.m. 		Tusculum Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		Ball State All-Access W 3–0
(25–15, 25–7, 25–15) 		533 2–0
1/21
7 p.m. 		George Mason Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–11, 25–18, 25–10) 		795 3–0
1/29
7 p.m. 		#1 Hawai'i #15 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–19)[4] 		2,003 4–0
1/31
7 p.m. 		#1 Hawai'i #10 Worthen Arena
Mncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(25–18, 22–25, 27–25, 22–25, 15–11)[5] 		1,541 5–0
2/4
9 p.m. 		@ #9 BYU #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv L 2–3
(32–30, 25–20, 20–25, 22–25, 10–15)[6] 		2,990 5–1
2/5
9 p.m. 		@ #9 BYU #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–1
(23–25, 25–19, 33–31, 25–20) 		2,702 6–1
2/04
8 p.m. 		@ #6 Lewis* #10 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(31–29, 25–22, 25–20) 		443 7–1
(1–0)
2/12
8 p.m. 		@ McKendree* #10 Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–1
(25–20, 25–21, 22–25, 25–19) 		570 8–1
(2–0)
2/17
7 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne* #7 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(25–21, 26–28, 23–25, 25–20, 15–6)[7] 		819 9–1
(3–0)
2/19
3 p.m. 		Loyola Chicago* #7 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		Ball State All-Access L 1–3
(25–19, 23–25, 21–25, 20–25) 		1,462 9–2
(3–1)
2/24
7 p.m. 		Lindenwood* #8 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		Ball State All-Access W 3–1
(22–25, 25–20, 26–24, 25–21)[8] 		749 10–2
(4–1)
2/25
7 p.m. 		Quincy* #8 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN3 W 3–0
(25–22, 25–17, 25–19) 		899 11–2
(5–1)
3/11
6 p.m. 		@ #15 NJIT #8 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		America East TV W 3–1
(26–24, 25–22, 28–30, 36–34) 		221 12–2
3/12
5 p.m. 		@ Princeton #8 Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–16, 26–24, 25–20) 		0 13–2
3/16
7 p.m. 		@ Ohio State* #8 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ W 3–2
(26–24, 18–25, 25–23, 19–25, 17–15) 		563 14–2
(6–1)
3/19
7 p.m. 		Ohio State* #8 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		Ball State All-Access W 3–1
(26–24, 25–16, 23–25, 25–22) 		2,295 15–2
(7–1)
3/25
7 p.m. 		@ Quincy* #8 Pepsi Arena
Quincy, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–13, 25–19, 27–25) 		50 16–2
(8–1)
3/26
7 p.m. 		@ Lindenwood* #8 Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–23, 25–13, 25–23) 		256 17–2
(9–1)
3/31
7 p.m. 		#15 McKendree #7 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–17, 27–25, 25–20) 		775 18–2
(10–1)
4/2
5 p.m. 		#13 Lewis* #7 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		Ball State All-Access W 3–0
(25–19, 26–24, 25–20) 		880 19–2
(11–1)
4/7
8 p.m. 		@ #11 Loyola Chicago* #7 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(18–25, 19–25, 26–28) 		911 19–3
(11–2)
4/9
7 p.m. 		@ Purdue Fort Wayne* #7 Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Fort Wayne, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(33–31, 19–25, 25–22, 29–27) 		628 20–3
(12–2)
4/16
7 p.m. 		Quincy
(8) 		#7
(1) 		Worthen Arena
(MIVA Quarterfinals) 		ESPN3 W 3–0
(25–17, 25–20, 25–11) 		725 21–3
4/20
7 p.m. 		#12 Lewis
(4) 		#7
(1) 		Worthen Arena
(MIVA Semifinals) 		ESPN3 W 3–0
(25–23, 25–17, 25–15) 		913 22–3
4/23
7 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne
(6) 		#7
(1) 		Worthen Arena
(MIVA Championship) 		ESPN3 W 3–0
(28–26, 25–20, 25–16) 		1,545 23–3
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters edit

  • Maryville: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
  • Tusculum: No commentary
  • George Mason: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
  • Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Amber Seaman
  • Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Kevin Owens
  • BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
  • BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
  • Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
  • McKendree: Colin Suhre
  • Purdue Fort Wayne: Baylen Hite & Kevin Owens
  • Loyola Chicago: No commentary
  • Lindenwood: No commentary
  • Quincy: Joel Godett & Lloy Ball
  • NJIT: Ira Thor
  • Princeton: Adam Dobrowolski & Melina Mahood
  • Ohio State: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
  • Ohio State: No commentary
  • Quincy: No commentary
  • Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
  • McKendree: Donnie Harmon, Nathan Ganger, & Dominick Liacone
  • Lewis: No commentary
  • Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Kris Berzins
  • Purdue Fort Wayne: Mike Maahs
  • MIVA Quarterfinal- Quincy: Baylen Hite, Jordan Kilmes, & Lexi Eblen
  • MIVA Semifinal- Lewis: Joel Godett, Kevin Owens, & Madison Surface
  • MIVA Championship- Purdue Fort Wayne: Joel Godett, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches15[9]RV[10]RV [11]15101078[12]98887777
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[13]RV[14]RV[15]894[16]7[17]

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

Honors edit

To be filled in upon competition of the season.

References edit

  1. ^ "Cruz named new head coach at Ball State". Maui News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ball State Athletics.
  4. ^ "'We're back': Ball State men's volleyball sweeps reigning national champion, No. 1 Hawai'i". Star Press. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ball State beat No. 1 Hawaii 3-2, won second straight against Rainbow Warriors". Spectrum News. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "NCAA volleyball: Ball State, Loyola get MIVA wins, WIU hires a coach". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Buckholz returns, Behrendt loses a shoelace, Ball State defeats Lindenwood". Ball State Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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