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]
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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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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Roster
edit2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster[3]
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Defensive Specialist/Libero
Middle Blockers
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Outside Hitters
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Opposite Hitters
Setters
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Schedule
editDate 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 |
- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.
Broadcasters
edit- Ohio State: Greg Franke & Hanna Williford
- Daemen: No commentary
- Merrimack: Dylan Price & Thomas English[5]
- Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton[6]
- Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton[6]
- Long Beach State:
- USC:
- UCLA:
- St. Francis:
- Princeton:
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- NJIT:
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- Concordia Irvine:
- UC Irvine:
- Hawai'i:
- St. Francis:
- Ohio State:
- Harvard:
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- George Mason:
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- Charleston:
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Rankings
editWeek | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Honors
edit- Owen Rose won the National Middle Attacker of the Week award for Week 0 games.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Penn State men's volleyball hires former Princeton, USA Volleyball assistant coach". Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". gopsusports.com.com.
- ^ a b "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards". Off the Block. Retrieved January 9, 2023.