2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2022
Prev Year:2021
Next Year:2023
Team:Stanford Cardinal
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:MPSF
Record:14–14
Conf Record:4–8
Head Coach:John Kosty
Hc Year:16th
Asst Coach1:Ken Shibuya
Ac1 Year:16th
Asst Coach2:Daniel Rasay
Ac2 Year:9th
Stadium:Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Maples Pavilion

The 2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team represented Stanford University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinal, led by sixteenth year head coach John Kosty, played their home games split between Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center and Maples Pavilion. After being told that the 2021 season would be the Cardinal's final season of men's volleyball play,[1] the program was saved when the university reversed their decision near the end of last years athletic calendar.[2] The Cardinal are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF preseason poll.[3] Stanford finished fifth and pulled off two upsets in the MPSF Volleyball Tournament before falling to Pepperdine in the Championship.

Season highlights

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ Stanford's streaming page. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

Date
time
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/5
7 p.m.
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–0
(25–16, 25–14, 25–18)
731–0
1/6
7 p.m.
LindenwoodBurnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–0
(28–26, 25–16, 25–22)
702–0
1/8
5 p.m.
  1. 12 UC Irvine
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–2
(25–23, 25–21, 25–27, 22–25, 20–18)
823–0
1/14
7 p.m.
@ #15 UC Irvine
  1. 12
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
ESPN+L 1–3
(23–25, 17–25, 25–23, 22–25)
5143–1
1/15
7 p.m.
@ #10 UC San Diego
  1. 12
RIMAC
La Jolla, CA
ESPN+L 0–3
(20–25, 22–25, 23–25)
03–2
1/21
7 p.m.
Vanguard
  1. 15
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–0
(24–26, 25–16, 18–25, 21–25)
1014–2
1/22
6 p.m.
UC Santa Cruz
  1. 15
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–1
(25–11, 25–20, 23–25, 25–14)
865–2
2/4
2:30 p.m.
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
  1. 14
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Athletes Go LiveW 3–0
(25–20, 25–16, 25–16)
3126–2
2/5
7 p.m.
vs. #1 Hawai'i
  1. 14
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)
Athletes Go LiveL 1–3
(25–19, 13–25, 19–25, 20–25)
1,8756–3
2/11
7 p.m.
Menlo
  1. 14
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–0
(28–26, 25–16, 25–20)
4127–3
2/18
7 p.m.
CSUN
  1. 13
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAYW 3–0
(25–17, 25–13, 26–24)
1798–3
2/25
7 p.m.
@ #2 Long Beach State
  1. 12
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
ESPN+L 0–3
(19–25, 22–25, 18–25)
1,4918–4
2/26
7 p.m.
@ CSUN
  1. 12
Matadome
Northridge, CA
ESPN+L 1–3
(15–25, 27–25, 20–25, 24–26)
2258–5
3/4
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine*
  1. 14
CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeL 2–3
(20–25, 21–25, 25–18, 25–21, 13–15)
778–6
(0–1)
3/5
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine*
  1. 14
CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeL 1–3
(22–25, 25–22, 25–27, 20–25)
818–7
(0–2)
3/11
7 p.m.
  1. 1 UCLA*
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3–2
(25–20, 22–25, 25–18, 23–25, 15–12)
5809–7
(1–2)
3/12
6 p.m.
  1. 1 UCLA*
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12L 1–3
(25–20, 13–25, 23–25, 25–27)
9639–8
(1–3)
3/25
7 p.m.
  1. 5 USC*
  1. 14
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12W 3–1
(25–19, 20–25, 25–16, 28–26)
37610–8
(2–3)
3/26
6 p.m.
  1. 5 USC*
  1. 14
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12L 1–3
(25–23, 17–25, 22–25, 21–25)
45010–9
(2–4)
3/31
6 p.m.
@ #10 Grand Canyon*
  1. 12
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 0–3
(21–25, 20–25, 15–25)
68210–10
(2–5)
4/2
4 p.m.
@ #10 Grand Canyon*
  1. 12
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 1–3
(20–25, 25–21, 20–25, 25–27)
62110–11
(2–6)
4/8
7 p.m.
BYU
  1. 12
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAYW 3–0
(29–27, 25–20, 25–22)
63011–11
(3–6)
4/9
6 p.m.
BYU*
  1. 12
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAYW 3–2
(19–25, 25–27, 25–23, 25–20, 24–22)
1,14212–11
(4–6)
4/14
6 p.m.
@ #8 Pepperdine*
  1. 12
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsL 0–3
(18–25, 10–25, 19–25)
51512–12
(4–7)
4/16
6 p.m.
@ #8 Pepperdine*
  1. 12
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsL 2–3
(21–25, 21–25, 25–13, 25–23, 11–15)
53512–13
(4–8)
4/20
8 p.m.
vs. #10 Grand Canyon
(4)
  1. 13
    (5)
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyballW 3–1
(25–21, 25–20, 22–25, 25–22)
50013–13
4/21
4 p.m.
vs. #1 UCLA
(1)
  1. 13
    (5)
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Semifinal)
FloVolleyballW 3–2
(25–21, 25–23, 21–25, 15–25, 15–11)
85014–13
4/23
6 p.m.
vs. #8 Pepperdine
(2)
  1. 13
    (5)
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Championship)
FloVolleyballL 2–3
(20–25, 19–25, 25–22, 25–22, 12–15)
1,16314–14

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanford Discontinues 11 Sports Including Men's Volleyball, Wrestling. Sports Illustrated. 2020-07-08.
  2. Web site: Stanford will keep 11 sports it planned to cut, reversing course amid pressure. Mercury News. 2021-05-21.
  3. Web site: PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL. MPSF. 2021-12-16.