| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Pepperdine Waves |
| Conference: | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Short Conf: | MPSF |
| Record: | 13-7 |
| Conf Record: | 11-5 |
| Head Coach: | David Hunt |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Paul Carroll[1] |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Matthew Pollock |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Firestone Fieldhouse |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | L–Quarterfinals |
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]
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. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/25 7 p.m. |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 0–3 (6–25, 23–25, 26–28)[3] | 150 | 2–1 (2–1) |
| 2/13 6 p.m. | @ #1 BYU* |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (25–23, 26–28, 23–25, 24–26)[4] | 150 | 2–2 (2–2) |
| 2/18 9 a.m. | @ Stanford* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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* |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 0–3 (21–25, 14–25, 20–25)[5] | 0 | 8–5 (8–5) |
| 3/26 3 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–21) | 0 | 9–5 (9–5) |
| 3/27 5 p.m. |
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| 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. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (29–27, 26–24, 25–18) | 0 | 11–5 (11–5) |
| 3/31 3 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | |||
| 4/16 6 p.m. | @ Stanford* |
| Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA | P12+ STAN | |||
| 4/17 4 p.m. | @ Stanford* |
| Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA | P12+ STAN | |||
| 4/23 4 p.m. | (6) Stanford |
| 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. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 26–24) | 700 | 13–5 |
| 4/24 6 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | L 0–3 (23–25, 15–25, 19–25) | 750 | 13–6 |
| 5/6 6 p.m. |
| Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinal) | B1G+ | L 1–3 (23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 26–28) | 108 | 13–7 | |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.