2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team
Appearance
2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball | |
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Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
Record | 16-14 (5-7 MPSF) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Firestone Fieldhouse |
The 2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represents Pepperdine University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Jonathan Winder,[1] play their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the preseason poll.[2]
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA †‡y | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 BYU | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Grand Canyon y | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Pepperdine | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 USC | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concordia Irvine | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion
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Season highlights
[edit]- Will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster
[edit]2023 Pepperdine Waves roster[3] | ||||||
Defensive specialist/libero Middle blockers |
Outside hitters |
Opposite hitters Setters
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Schedule
[edit]TV/Internet Streaming information:
- All home games will be televised on WaveCasts. All road games will also be streamed by the schools tv or streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date time |
Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) |
Arena city (tournament) |
Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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1/4 7 p.m. |
Lincoln Memorial | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–20) |
307 | 1–0 |
1/13 6 p.m. |
The Master's | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–23) |
782 | 2-0 |
1/14 6 p.m. |
Emmanuel | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–16) |
327 | 3-0 |
1/16 7 p.m. |
Princeton | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–19) |
682 | 4-0 |
1/20 2 p.m. |
vs. #4 Penn State[4] | #5 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) |
Athletes Go Live | L 1-3 (24-26, 18–25, 25–19, 14-25) |
1,127 | 4-1 |
1/21 2 p.m. |
vs. #15 Lewis[4] | #5 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) |
Athletes Go Live | W 3–1 (25–21, 29–31, 25–18, 25-20) |
863 | 5-1 |
1/27 2 p.m. |
vs. NJIT | #5 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament) |
W 3–1 (25–20, 25–19, 24–26, 25-22) |
0 | 6-1 | |
1/28 2 p.m. |
@ George Mason | #5 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament) |
ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–19, 25–11) |
299 | 7-1 |
2/1 7 p.m. |
#15 UC Santa Barbara | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–21) |
372 | 8-1 |
2/3 7 p.m. |
@ #15 UC Santa Barbara | #5 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA |
ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25–21, 21–25, 25–16, 11-25, 12-15) |
312 | 8-2 |
2/8 7 p.m. |
#7 UC Irvine | #6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | L 2-3 (27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27, 9-15) |
623 | 8-3 |
2/10 7 p.m. |
@ #7 UC Irvine | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | L 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 17-25) |
1,292 | 8-4 |
2/17 7 p.m. |
@ #9 Stanford* | #7 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA |
P12+ STAN | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) |
532 | 9-4 (1-0) |
2/20 5 p.m. |
@ #9 Stanford* | #7 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
P12 BAY | L 2-3 (25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 12-15) |
868 | 9-5 (1-1) |
2/22 6 p.m. |
#5 Grand Canyon* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | L 2-3 (18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 14-16) |
437 | 9-6 (1-2) |
2/24 12 p.m. |
#5 Grand Canyon* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 15-9) |
317 | 10-6 (2-2) |
3/1 10 p.m. |
@ #1 Hawai'i | #7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
ESPN+ | L 1-3 (15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25) |
5,059 | 10-7 |
3/3 10 p.m. |
@ #1 Hawai'i | #7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 21-25) |
7,452 | 10-8 |
3/9 6 p.m. |
#10 USC* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-19) |
723 | 11-8 (3-2) |
3/11 7 p.m. |
@ #10 USC* | #7 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
P12+ USC | W 3-1 (27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20) |
493 | 12-8 (4-2) |
3/15 5 p.m. |
Harvard | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15) |
583 | 13-8 |
3/17 6 p.m. |
Daemen | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17) |
379 | 14-8 |
3/24 6 p.m. |
@ #8 BYU* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | L 2-3 (25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15) |
4,156 | 14-9 (4-3) |
3/25 6 p.m. |
@ #8 BYU* | #7 | Smith Fielhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | L 2-3 (25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 13-15) |
4,325 | 14-10 (4-4) |
4/1 6 p.m. |
Cal Lutheran | #8 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-22) |
304 | 15-10 |
4/6 7 p.m. |
@ Concordia Irvine* | #8 | CU Arena Irvine, CA |
EagleEye | L 1-3 (25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 24-26) |
81 | 15-11 (4-5) |
4/8 6 p.m. |
Concordia Irvine* | #8 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | W 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-22) |
451 | 16-11 (5-5) |
4/13 6 p.m. |
#2 UCLA* | #9 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WaveCasts | L 1-3 (32-30, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25) |
817 | 16-12 (5-6) |
4/15 7 p.m. |
@ #2 UCLA* | #9 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
P12 LA | L 1-3 (28-26, 20-25, 16-25, 15-25) |
3,345 | 16-13 (5-7) |
4/19 8 p.m. |
#7 Grand Canyon (4) |
#9 (5) |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) |
FloVolleyball | L 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 20-25) |
705 | 16-14 |
- *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
- Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
[edit]- Lincoln Memorial: Al Epstein
- The Master's: Al Epstein
- Emmanuel: Al Epstein
- Princeton: Al Epstein
- Penn State: Rob Espero & Bill Walton[5]
- Lewis: Rob Espero & Bill Walton[5]
- George Mason:
- UC Santa Barbara:
- UC Santa Barbara:
- UC Irvine:
- UC Irvine:
- Stanford:
- Stanford:
- Grand Canyon:
- Grand Canyon:
- Hawai'i:
- Hawai'i:
- USC:
- USC:
- Harvard:
- Daemen:
- BYU:
- BYU:
- Cal Lutheran:
- Concordia Irvine:
- Concordia Irvine:
- UCLA:
- UCLA:
- MPSF Quarterfinal:
Rankings
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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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | RV | 10 | RV |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonathan Winder returns to Pepperdine as head coach". The Malibu Times. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.
- ^ a b "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.