2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

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2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
Outrigger Volleyball Invitational Champions
EIVA Regular Season Champions
EIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record27-4 (10–0 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (16th season)
  • Pat Shawaryn[1] (2nd season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
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

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]

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(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) 		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:
  • Princeton:
  • NJIT:
  • NJIT:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • UC Irvine:
  • Hawai'i:
  • St. Francis:
  • Ohio State:
  • Harvard:
  • Harvard:
  • George Mason:
  • George Mason:
  • Charleston:
  • Charleston:

Rankings[edit]

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[edit]

  • Owen Rose won the National Middle Attacker of the Week award for Week 0 games.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Penn State men's volleyball hires former Princeton, USA Volleyball assistant coach". Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
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