2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
MIVA Champions
NCAA Tournament, L, Semifinals
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	21-3 (12-2 MIVA)
Head coach	Dan Friend (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Bryan Johnwick (8th season); Jacob Kerschner (1st season);
Home arena	Neil Carey Arena
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Record21-3 (12-2 MIVA)

Headcoach

Dan Friend (17th season)

Assistant coaches

Bryan Johnwick (8th season)
Jacob Kerschner (1st season)

The 2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by seventeenth year head coach Dan Friend, played their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the MIVA in the preseason poll.^[1]

2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Lewis ‍†‍‡‍^y	12	–	2	.857	21	–	3	.875
No. 10 Loyola Chicago ‍‍‍	9	–	5	.643	14	–	6	.700
No. 12 McKendree ‍‍‍	9	–	5	.643	11	–	5	.688
No. 15 Ball State ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	12	–	7	.632
Ohio State ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	9	–	10	.474
Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍	6	–	8	.429	6	–	9	.400
Lindenwood ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	5	–	13	.278
Quincy ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	5	–	13	.278

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 8 May 2021 Rankings from AVCA

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Date Time	Opponent	Rank ^{(Tournament Seed)}	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/20 7 p.m.	Campbellsville	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (22–9, 25–16, 30–32, 25–16)	0	1–0
1/22 7 p.m.	Queens	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–18)	0	2–0
1/23 7 p.m.	Lincoln Memorial	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 25–21)	0	3–0
1/29 11 a.m.	@ St. Francis	#4	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (26–24, 25–20, 25–23)	0	4–0
1/30 11 a.m.	vs. NJIT	#4	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (23–25, 15–25, 25–19, 27–25, 15–12)	0	5–0
2/5 12 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#3	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 1–3 (25–27, 16–25, 25–22, 23–25)	74	5–1 (0–1)
2/6 12 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#3	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–11)	67	6–1 (1–1)
3/19 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–18, 16–25, 25–20)	0	7–1 (2–1)
3/20 6 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–2 (26–28, 26–28, 25–18, 25–18, 16–14)	0	8–1 (3–1)
3/26 7 p.m.	#13 McKendree*	#3	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1–3 (21–25, 25–19, 19–25, 22–25)	0	8–2 (3–2)
3/5 7 p.m.	Ball State*	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–21)	0	9–2 (4–2)
3/6 6 p.m.	Ball State*	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19 25–19)	0	10–2 (5–2)
3/12 7 p.m.	@ #6 McKendree*	#5	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–22)	0	11–2 (6–2)
3/19 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#5	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–17, 32–30)	0	12–2 (7–2)
3/21 1 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#5	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 31–29)	0	13–2 (8–2)
3/26 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–17, 25–12)	73	14–2 (9–2)
3/27 6 p.m.	Quincy*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–19)	175	15–2 (10–2)
5/8 2 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*	#5	Alfie Norville Practice Facility Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–21)	0	16–2 (11–2)
5/8 2 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*	#5	Alfie Norville Practice Facility Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 3–2 (22–25, 25–23, 26–24, 18–25, 15–8)	0	17–2 (12–2)
4/10 7 p.m.	⁽⁸⁾ Quincy	#4 ⁽¹⁾	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Quarterfinal)	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–15)	120	18–2
4/17 7 p.m.	⁽⁴⁾ Ball State	#4 ⁽¹⁾	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Semifinal)	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–20, 25–23)	150	19–2
4/24 7 p.m.	#10 ⁽²⁾ Loyola Chicago	#4 ⁽¹⁾	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Championship)	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–22, 25–19)	160	20–2
5/4 7 p.m.	#7 Penn State	#4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinal)	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–23, 27–25, 25–20)	144	21–2
5/6 7 p.m.^[3]	#2 ⁽²⁾ BYU	#4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 1–3 (22–25, 15–25, 28–26, 20–25)	275	21–3

2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

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