2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	17–12 (7–7 MIVA)
Head coach	Dan Friend (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Jacob Kerschner (3rd season); Keith Iverson (5th season);
Home arena	Neil Carey Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Record17–12 (7–7 MIVA)

Headcoach

Dan Friend (19th season)

Assistant coaches

Jacob Kerschner (3rd season)
Keith Iverson (5th season)

The 2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by nineteenth 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 finish fourth the MIVA in the preseason poll.^[1]

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	21	–	7	.750
No. 11 Ball State ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	20	–	9	.690
No. 7 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍^y	11	–	3	.786	23	–	10	.697
Lewis ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Lindenwood ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	10	–	13	.435
Quincy ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296
McKendree ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	7	–	16	.304


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of March 27, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

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Date time	Opponent	Rank ^{(tournament seed)}	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/6 5 p.m.	vs. #8 UC Irvine	#14	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	byutv.org	L 1–3 (28–26, 26–28, 22–25, 23–25)	249	0–1
1/7 8 p.m.	@ BYU	#14	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1–3 (20–25, 25–23, 17–25, 17–25)^[3]	3,259	0–2
1/10 7 p.m.	Missouri S&T	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–12, 25–15)	500	1–2
1/11 7 p.m.	King	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–15)	350	2–2
1/14 7 p.m.	UC San Diego^[4]	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (27-25, 25–20, 23–25, 25-23)	800	3–2
1/20 6 p.m.	vs. #8 Stanford^[5]	#15	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	L 1-3 (26-24, 23–25, 20–25, 22-25)^[6]	1,234	3–3
1/21 4 p.m.	vs. #5 Pepperdine^[5]	#15	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	L 1-3 (21-25, 31–29, 18–25, 20-25)^[7]	863	3–4
1/27 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19)	500	4-4
1/28 7 p.m.	Maryville	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–15)	500	5-4
2/03 6 p.m.	@ George Mason	#14	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (18-25, 23–25, 19–25)	176	5-5
2/04 7 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#14	Kornegay Arena Kornegay, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–14, 25–20)		6-5
2/09 6 p.m.	@ #9 Ball State*		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-22, 19–25, 25–23, 20-25, 18-16)	1,100	7-5 (1-0)
2/11 6 p.m.	@ #11 Ohio State*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 19-25)	848	7-6 (1-1)
2/15 7 p.m.	Quincy*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17)	750	8-6 (2-1)
2/17 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15)	500	8-7 (2-2)
2/22 7 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1-3 (25-27, 19-25, 25-19, 22-25)	700	8-8 (2-3)
2/24 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*		Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 1-3 (23-25, 12-25, 25-13, 25-27)	478	8-9 (2-4)
3/03 7 p.m.	@ McKendree*		Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10)	175	9-9 (3-4)
3/04 7 p.m.	@ Maryville		John E. and Adaline Simon Athletic Center St. Louis, MO	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23)	254	10-9
3/08 7 p.m.	Queens		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (31-29, 25-21, 25-15)	100	11-9
3/10 7 p.m.	Erskine		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 29-31, 23-25, 15-7)	750	12-9
3/18 7 p.m.	McKendree*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22)	400	13-9 (4-4)
3/23 7 p.m.	@ #9 Loyola Chicago*		Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 20-25)	805	13-10 (4-5)
3/25 5 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22)	576	14-10 (5-5)
3/30 7 p.m.	#13 Ohio State*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 0-3 (23-25, 26-28, 19-25)	500	14-11 (5-6)
4/01 5 p.m.	#12 Ball State*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 12-15)	750	14-12 (5-7)
4/06 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-23)	164	15-12 (6-7)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ Quincy*		Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19)	384	16-12 (7-7)
4/15 7 p.m	Purdue Fort Wayne ⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (2022 MIVA Quarterfinals)	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36)	700	17-12

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	14^[9]	15^[10]	15^[11]	15^[12]	14^[13]	RV^[14]	RV^[15]								RV	RV	RV	RV
Off the Block Media	Not released		—^[16]

2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

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