| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Pepperdine Waves |
| Conference: | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Short Conf: | MPSF |
| Record: | 19-10 |
| Conf Record: | 7-5 |
| Head Coach: | David Hunt |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Paul Carroll[1] |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Matthew Pollock |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Firestone Fieldhouse |
| Champion: | MPSF Tournament Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | 5th place |
The 2022 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by fifth year head coach David Hunt, played their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves were members of the MPSF and were picked to win in the preseason poll.[2]
| 2022 Pepperdine Waves roster[3] | |||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers
| Outside hitters
| Opposite hitters
Setters
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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.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5 2 p.m. | @ Mount Olive |
| Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC | Conference Carolinas DN | |||
| 1/6 2 p.m. | @ Mount Olive |
| Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC | Conference Carolinas DN | |||
| 1/7 4 p.m. | @ Barton |
| Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC | Conference Carolinas DN | |||
| 1/8 4 p.m. | @ Barton |
| Wilson Gymn Wilson, NC | Conference Carolinas DN | |||
| 1/13 9 a.m. | Erskine |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–19, 25–15) | 115 | 1–0 |
| 1/14 4 p.m. | Erskine |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–16, 25–16) | 228 | 2–0 |
| 1/17 7 p.m. | Princeton |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–20) | 312 | 3–0 |
| 1/21 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 2–3 (26–24, 21–25, 22–25, 25–21, 7–15) | 825 | 3–1 |
| 1/28 7 p.m. | Lewis |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–21) | 476 | 4–1 |
| 2/4 5 p.m. | @ #11 UC Santa Barbara |
| The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (24–26, 19–25, 25–23, 15–25) | 125 | 4–2 |
| 2/9 7 p.m. | @ UC Irvine |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 27–25) | 375 | 5–2 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | UC Irvine |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 1–3 (25–13, 21–25, 21–25, 24–24) | 652 | 5–3 |
| 2/18 5 p.m. | @ #10 Grand Canyon* |
| GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (40–42, 25–18, 25–19, 25–20) | 635 | 6–3 (1–0) |
| 2/20 1 p.m. | @ #10 Grand Canyon* |
| GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (21–25, 24–26, 25–19, 13–25) | 521 | 6–4 (1–1) |
| 2/23 7 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–2 (23–25, 25–17, 28–26, 24–26, 15–13) | 443 | 7–4 (2–1) |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | @ #5 USC* |
| Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 1–3 (25–22, 23–25, 19–25, 20–25) | 813 | 7–5 (2–2) |
| 3/4 5 p.m. | @ McKendree |
| Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–20) | 390 | 8–5 |
| 3/5 5 p.m. | @ McKendree |
| Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL | GLVC SN | L 2–3 (21–25, 22–25, 25–22, 25–23, 11–15) | 450 | 8–6 |
| 3/11 5 p.m. | George Mason |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–14, 25–17) | 515 | 9–6 |
| 3/16 7 p.m. | CSUN |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–20) | 376 | 10–6 |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | @ CSUN |
| Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–8, 25–21) | 210 | 11–6 |
| 3/25 6 p.m. | BYU |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 2–3 (30–32, 25–21, 25–20, 29–31, 9–15) | 705 | 11–7 (2–3) |
| 3/26 6 p.m. | BYU* |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–21, 25–19) | 682 | 12–7 (3–3) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* |
| CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3–0 (25–21, 27–25, 25–23) | 101 | 13–7 (4–3) |
| 4/2 6 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22) | 475 | 14–7 (5–3) |
| 4/7 7 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 0–3 (19–25, 28–30, 22–25) | 941 | 14–8 (5–4) |
| 4/9 6 p.m. | @ #1 UCLA* |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0–3 (23–25, 19–25, 19–25) | 2,942 | 14–9 (5–5) |
| 4/14 6 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–10, 25–19) | 515 | 15–9 (6–5) |
| 4/16 6 p.m. |
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| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–2 (25–21, 25–21, 13–25, 23–25, 15–11) | 535 | 16–9 (7–5) |
| 4/20 5 p.m. | vs. BYU (6) |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–2 (25–22, 25–20, 23–25, 21–25, 16–14) | 450 | 17–9 |
| 4/21 7 p.m. | vs. #5 USC (2) |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–1 (25–23, 28–26, 20–25, 27–25) | 850 | 18–9 |
| 4/23 6 p.m. | vs. #13 Stanford (5) |
| Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | W 3–2 (25–20, 25–19, 22–25, 22–25, 15–12) | 1,163 | 19–9 |
*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.