2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

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ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record23–4 (16–0 EIVA)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (15th season)
  • Ryan Walthall (6th season)
2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
EIVA Regular Season Champions
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record23–4 (16–0 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (15th season)
  • Ryan Walthall (6th season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Penn State ‍†‍‍ 16–0 1.00023–4 .852
NJIT ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62517–10 .630
Harvard ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62512–13 .480
Princeton ‍‍‡‍y 10–6 .62516–12 .571
Saint Francis ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50015–13 .536
George Mason ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43813–15 .464
Charleston (WV) ‍‍‍ 5–11 .3139–14 .391
St. Francis Brooklyn ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25010–15 .400
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 2–14 .12510–17 .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – EIVA tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from AVCA

The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 28th year head coach Mark Pavlik, played their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll.[1]

2022 Penn State Nittany Lions roster[2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 7 Ryan Merk - Freshman
  • 20 Will Bantle - Redshirt Senior

Middle blockers

  • 13 Owen Rose - Freshman
  • 14 Sam Marsh - Senior
  • 15 Canyon Tuman - Senior
  • 16 Ian Argento - Sophomore
  • 18 Toby Ezeonu - Sophomore
  

Outside hitters

  • 2 Tim Herget - Junior
  • 3 Jack Shampine - Junior
  • 4 Michael Valenzi - Sophomore
  • 5 Matt Cosgrove - Freshman
  • 8 Michal Kowal - Sophomore
  • 10 Gabe Hartke - Junior
  • 12 Brett Wildman - Senior
  • 17 Will Kuhns - Sophomore
  

Opposite hitters

  • 9 John Kerr - Junior
  • 19 Cal Fisher - Senior
  • 22 Cole Ignaszak - Freshman

Setters

  • 1 Luke Snyder - Sophomore
  • 6 Cole Bogner - Senior
  • 11 Jack Driscoll - Junior
  • 21 Tyler Herget - Freshman
  

Schedule

Date
Time		 Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)		 Television Score Attendance Record
(EIVA Record)
1/6
7 p.m.		 #6 BYU #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–14, 25–18, 25–19)[3]		 197 1–0
1/8
7 p.m.		 #6 BYU #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 26–24)[4]		 473 2–0
1/13
7 p.m.		 #6 Grand Canyon #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–17, 25–21, 25–22)[5]		 437 3–0
1/15
7 p.m.		 #6 Grand Canyon #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–13)[6]		 486 4–0
1/21
10:30 p.m.		 vs. #12 USC #3 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)		 P12 LA L 1–3
(22–25, 23–25, 25–23, 16–25)[7]		 N/A 4–1
1/22
10:30 p.m.		 @ #2 UCLA #3 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)		 P12 Insider L 1–3
(25–17, 26–28, 22–25, 19–25)		 1,047 4–2
1/28
9 p.m.		 @ UC Santa Barbara #4 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA
(Battle of the Bigs)		 ESPN+ L 0–3
(13–25, 21–25, 21–25)		 111 4–3
1/29
10 p.m.		 @ #3 Long Beach State #4 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
(Battle of the Bigs)		 ESPN+ W 3–2
(25–27, 25–21, 20–25, 25–23, 15–11)		 1,288 5–3
2/04
7 p.m.		 Princeton* #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–7)		 436 6–3
(1–0)
2/05
7 p.m.		 George Mason* #5 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–16, 25–16, 25–23)		 662 7–3
(2–0)
2/11
7 p.m.		 @ Harvard* #4 Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA		 ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–22, 28–26, 25–19)		 350 8–3
(3–0)
2/12
4 p.m.		 @ Sacred Heart* #4 William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		 NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25–13, 25–17, 25–16)		 263 9–3
(4–0)
2/19
7 p.m.		 St. Francis* #4 Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25–10, 25–20)		 654 10–3
(5–0)
2/25
7 p.m.		 @ St. Francis Brooklyn* #4 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY		 NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25–18, 25–14, 27–25)		 85 11–3
(6–0)
2/26
7 p.m.		 @ NJIT* #4 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ		 ESPN3 W 3–2
(23–25, 25–21, 25–18, 16–25, 15–13)		 308 12–3
(7–0)
3/04
7 p.m.		 Charleston (WV)* #4 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–14, 25–17, 25–14)		 273 13–3
(8–0)
3/08
7 p.m.		 @ #13 Ohio State #3 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(Big Ten Showdown)		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–23, 25–23, 25–21)		 913 14–3
3/13
4 p.m.		 #13 Ohio State* #3 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Big Ten Showdown)		 B1G+ W 3–1
(25–20, 25–21, 23–25, 25–15)		 543 15–3
3/18
7 p.m.		 @ Princeton* #2 Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ		 ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–16, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21)		 0 16–3
(9–0)
3/20
3 p.m.		 @ George Mason* #2 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA		 ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–13, 25–19)		 907 17–3
(10–0)
3/25
7 p.m.		 Harvard* #2 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–12, 25–16, 25–20)		 630 18–3
(11–0)
3/26
7 p.m.		 Sacred Heart* #2 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–16, 31–29, 25–20)		 682 19–3
(12–0)
4/2
6 p.m.		 @ St. Francis* #3 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA		 NEC Front Row W 3–0
(28–26, 25–21, 25–18)		 0 20–3
(13–0)
4/8
7 p.m.		 St. Francis Brooklyn* #3 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–12, 25–21, 25–17)		 588 21–3
(14–0)
4/09
7 p.m.		 NJIT* #3 Rec Hall
University Park, PA		 B1G+ W 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–21)		 654 22–3
(15–0)
4/15
7 p.m.		 @ Charleston (WV)* #2 Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV		 Mountain East Network W 3–1
(25–18, 25–21, 15–25, 25–12)		 50 23–3
(16–0)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

  • BYU: No commentary
  • BYU: Jake Starr & Jordan Mansberger
  • Grand Canyon: Connor Griffin & Alex Rocco
  • Grand Canyon: Zech Lambert & Alex Rocco
  • USC: Anne Marie Anderson
  • UCLA: Denny Cline
  • UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
  • Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
  • Princeton: Logan Bourandus & Matt Scalzo
  • George Mason: Logan Bourandus & Emma Holt
  • Harvard: Dana Grey & Ben Altsher
  • Sacred Heart: Brendan Picozzi
  • St. Francis: Preston Shoemaker & Jon Draeger
  • St. Francis Brooklyn: Marc Ernay
  • NJIT: Ira Thor & Mike Ventola
  • Charleston (WV): No commentary
  • Ohio State: Tyler Danburg & Joey Veer
  • Ohio State: Mac Young & Austin Groft
  • Princeton: Adam Dobrowolski & Melina Mahood
  • George Mason:
  • Harvard: Austin Groft & Thomas English
  • Sacred Heart: Dale Ostrander & Aidan Torok
  • St. Francis: Matt Manz & Sophie Rice
  • St. Francis Brooklyn: Thomas English & Trevor Grady
  • NJIT: Neil Conley & Evan Popalis
  • Charleston (WV): No commentary

Rankings

Honors

References

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