2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team explained

Sport:	men's volleyball
Year:	2023
Team:	Penn State Nittany Lions
Conference:	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Short Conf:	EIVA
Record:	27-4
Conf Record:	10–0
Head Coach:	Mark Pavlik
Hc Year:	29th
Asst Coach1:	Colin McMillan
Ac1 Year:	16th
Asst Coach2:	Pat Shawaryn^[1]
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Rec Hall
Champion:	Outrigger Volleyball Invitational Champions EIVA Regular Season Champions EIVA Tournament Champions
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Semifinals

The 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represents Pennsylvania State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 29th year head coach Mark Pavlik, play their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll.^[2]

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (EIVA Record)
1/06 7 p.m.		4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH		W 3–1 (25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 25–12)	101	1–0
1/07 4 p.m.	@ #13 Ohio State	4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (Big Ten Showdown)	B1G+	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–17, 23–25, 25–21)	1,005	2–0
1/13 7 p.m.	Daemen	4	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–10, 25–19, 25–22)	357	3-0
1/14 7 p.m.	Merrimack	4	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–13)	550	4-0
1/20 4 p.m.	vs. #5 Pepperdine^[3]	4	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	W 3–1 (26-24, 25–18, 19–25, 25-14)	1,127	5-0
1/21 7 p.m.	vs. #8 Stanford	4	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	W 3–1 (25-18, 25–17, 20-25, 25-23)	1,404	6-0
1/25 7 p.m.	3 Long Beach State	4	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 1-3 (25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 25-27)	778	6-1
2/03 7 p.m.	10 USC	4	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)	B1G+	W 3-1 (30-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18)	1,177	7-1
2/04 7 p.m.	2 UCLA	4	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)	B1G+	W 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17)	0	8-1
2/11 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis	3	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10)	275	9-1
2/17 7 p.m.	Princeton	3	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20)	783	10-1 (1-0)
2/18 4 p.m.	Princeton*	3	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17)	1,207	11-1 (2-0)
2/24 6 p.m.	@ NJIT*	3	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-23)	456	12-1 (3-0)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ NJIT*	3	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20)	449	13-1 (4-0)
3/04 5 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine	3	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3-0 (25-19, 40-38, 25-20)	111	14-1
3/05 8 p.m.	@ #6 UC Irvine	3	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	W 3-2 (32-34, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11)	881	15-1
3/09 10 p.m.	vs. #2 UCLA	3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)		L 2-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 10-15)	0	15-2
3/11 1 a.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23)	6,557	16-2
3/11 10 p.m.	vs. Purdue Fort Wayne	3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)		W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16)	0	17-2
3/18 7 p.m.	St. Francis	2	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14)	0	18-2
3/21 7 p.m.	15 Ohio State	1	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten Showdown)	B1G+	L 2-3 (21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15)	1,095	18-3
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Harvard*	3	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23)	481	19-3 (5-0)
4/01 3 p.m.	@ Harvard*	3	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-17, 29-27, 25-21)	442	20-3 (6-0)
4/07 7 p.m.	@ George Mason*	3	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15)	482	21-3 (7-0)
4/08 5 p.m.	@ George Mason*	3	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20)	449	22-3 (8-0)
4/14 7 p.m.	15 Charleston (WV)*	3	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-13)	781	23-3 (9-0)
4/15 4 p.m.	15 Charleston (WV)*	3	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-1 (25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16)	863	24-3 (10-0)
5/2 7:30 p.m.	9 Ohio State	3	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Quarterfinal)	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24)	2,139	26-4
5/4 7:30 p.m.	1 Hawai'i^(2)	3	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 2-3 (20–25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-15)	3,782	27-4

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

• Ohio State: Greg Franke & Hanna Williford
• Daemen: No commentary
• Merrimack: Dylan Price & Thomas English^[4]
• Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[5]
• Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
• Long Beach State:
• USC:
• UCLA:
• St. Francis:
• Princeton:
• Princeton:
• NJIT:
• NJIT:
• Concordia Irvine:
• UC Irvine:
• Hawai'i:
• St. Francis:
• Ohio State:
• Harvard:
• Harvard:
• George Mason:
• George Mason:
• Charleston:
• Charleston:

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

Honors

• Owen Rose won the National Middle Attacker of the Week award for Week 0 games.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Penn State men's volleyball hires former Princeton, USA Volleyball assistant coach. Daily Collegian. 2022-02-21.
2. Web site: Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023. Off the Block. 2022-12-20.
3. Web site: NCAA volleyball: Key men’s matches on tap, including First Point Challenge. Volleyball Mag. 2023-01-20.
4. Web site: Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State. Twitter. 2023-01-14.
5. Web site: Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle" . Twitter. 2023-01-19.
6. Web site: Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards. Off the Block. 2023-01-09.