2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament, L–Quarterfinals
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	13-7 (11-5 MPSF)
Head coach	David Hunt (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Carroll (2nd season); Matthew Pollock (2nd season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation

Record13-7 (11-5 MPSF)

Headcoach

David Hunt (4th season)

Assistant coaches

Paul Carroll^[1] (2nd season)
Matthew Pollock^[1] (2nd season)

The 2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by fourth year head coach David Junt, 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]

2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 BYU ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	3	.850	20	–	4	.833
No. 6 UCLA ‍‍‍	14	–	5	.737	15	–	6	.714
No. 5 Pepperdine ‍‍‍^y	11	–	5	.688	13	–	7	.650
No. 9 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	9	–	11	.450
USC ‍‍‍	5	–	12	.294	5	–	13	.278
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	3	–	14	.176
Stanford ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	3	–	14	.176

† – Conference champion ‡ – MPSF tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from AVCA

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Date time	Opponent	Rank ^{(tournament seed)}	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/25 7 p.m.	#12 Concordia Irvine*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–20, 18–25, 25–17, 15–5)	0	1–0 (1–0)
1/27 7 p.m.	@ #12 Concordia Irvine*	#7	CU Arena Irvine, CA	Eagle TV on Stretch Internet	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–21, 25–19)	0	2–0 (2–0)
2/12 6 p.m.	@ #1 BYU*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (6–25, 23–25, 26–28)^[4]	150	2–1 (2–1)
2/13 6 p.m.	@ #1 BYU*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1–3 (25–23, 26–28, 23–25, 24–26)^[5]	150	2–2 (2–2)
2/18 9 a.m.	@ Stanford*	#6	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–01 (25–21, 27–25, 25–17)	0	3–2 (3–2)
2/20 3 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#6	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–1 (25–22, 20–25, 25–18, 28–26)	0	4–2 (4–2)
2/24 5 p.m.	@ USC*	#5	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 30–28)	0	5–2 (5–2)
2/27 12 p.m.	USC*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–21)	0	6–2 (6–2)
3/3 6 p.m.	Stanford*	#3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–21, 25–21)	0	7–2 (7–2)
3/11 5 p.m.	@ #8 UCLA*	#4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	L 2–3 (25–23, 12–25, 25–22, 14–25, 10–15)	0	7–3 (7–3)
3/13 5 p.m.	#8 UCLA*	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–1 (24–26, 25–21, 25–23, 25–22)	0	8–3 (8–3)
3/19 1 p.m.	#2 BYU*	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 1–3 (25–20, 17–25, 21–25, 17–25)	0	8–4 (8–4)
3/20 1 p.m.	#2 BYU*	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 0–3 (21–25, 14–25, 20–25)^[6]	0	8–5 (8–5)
3/26 3 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–21)	0	9–5 (9–5)
3/27 5 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–2 (25–20, 21–25, 30–28, 21–25, 15–4)	0	10–5 (10–5)
3/28 5 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (29–27, 26–24, 25–18)	0	11–5 (11–5)
3/31 3 p.m.	#4 UCLA*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols
4/16 6 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#5	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN
4/17 4 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#5	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN
4/23 4 p.m.	⁽⁶⁾ Stanford	#5 ⁽³⁾	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–1 (25–22, 21–25, 25–22, 25–19)	N/A	12–5
4/24 3 p.m.	#6 ⁽²⁾ UCLA	#5 ⁽³⁾	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 26–24)	700	13–5
4/24 6 p.m.	#2 ⁽¹⁾ BYU	#5 ⁽³⁾	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship)	FloVolleyball	L 0–3 (23–25, 15–25, 19–25)	750	13–6
5/6 6 p.m.	#3 UC Santa Barbara	#5	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinal)	B1G+	L 1–3 (23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 26–28)	108	13–7

2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

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