2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2023
Prev Year:2022
Next Year:2024
Team:Pepperdine Waves
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:MPSF
Record:16-14
Conf Record:5-7
Head Coach:Jonathan Winder
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Matthew Pollock
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Hardy Wooldridge
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Firestone Fieldhouse

The 2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represents Pepperdine University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Jonathan Winder,[1] 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]

Season highlights

Roster

2023 Pepperdine Waves roster[3]
 Defensive specialist/libero
  • 3 Trey Cole - Junior
  • 4 Brendan Read Freshman
  • 27 Yadiel Diaz - ' Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 2 Keeton Hanzlik-Green - ' Freshman
  • 5 Andersen Fuller - Junior
  • 7 Ethan Watson - Freshman
  • 8 Nick Tidik - ' Freshman
  • 11 James Eadie - Freshman
  • 22 Ryan Wheeler - Junior
 Outside hitters
  • 9 Kevin Roberts - ' Freshman
  • 14 Callahan Hefner - Freshman
  • 15 Joe Deluzio - Sophomore
  • 17 Aidan Tune - Freshman
  • 19 Cole Rasic - Sophomore
  • 23 Jaylen Jasper - Graduate
  • 24 Ryan Barnett - Freshman
  • 25 Akin Akinwumi - Senior
 Opposite hitters
  • 12 Jacob Steele - Junior
  • 16 Eli Crane - Sophomore

Setters

  • 1 Andreas Cardenas-Marouf - Freshman
  • 6 Bryce Dvorak - Junior
 

Schedule

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		OpponentRank
(tournament seed)		Arena
city
(tournament)		TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/4
7 p.m.		Lincoln Memorial
  1. 5
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–20)		3071–0
1/13
6 p.m.		The Master's
  1. 5
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–22, 25–19, 25–23)		7822-0
1/14
6 p.m.		Emmanuel
  1. 5
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–12, 25–12, 25–16)		3273-0
1/16
7 p.m.		Princeton
  1. 5
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3–0
(25–17, 25–23, 25–19)		6824-0
1/20
2 p.m.		vs. #4 Penn State[4]
  1. 5
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)		Athletes Go LiveL 1-3
(24-26, 18–25, 25–19, 14-25)		1,1274-1
1/21
2 p.m.		vs. #15 Lewis
  1. 5
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) 		Athletes Go LiveW 3–1
(25–21, 29–31, 25–18, 25-20)		8635-1
1/27
2 p.m.		vs. NJIT
  1. 5
Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)		W 3–1
(25–20, 25–19, 24–26, 25-22)		06-1
1/28
2 p.m.		@ George Mason
  1. 5
Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–16, 25–19, 25–11)		2997-1
2/1
7 p.m.
  1. 15 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 5
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCasts W 3–0
(25–23, 25–21, 25–21)		3728-1
2/3
7 p.m.		@ #15 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 5
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		ESPN+L 2-3
(25–21, 21–25, 25–16, 11-25, 12-15)		3128-2
2/8
7 p.m.
  1. 7 UC Irvine
  1. 6
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsL 2-3
(27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27, 9-15)		6238-3
2/10
7 p.m.		@ #7 UC Irvine
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+L 1-3
(20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 17-25)		1,2928-4
2/17
7 p.m.		@ #9 Stanford*
  1. 7
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA		P12+ STANW 3-0
(25-19, 25-16, 25-22)		5329-4
(1-0)
2/20
5 p.m.		@ #9 Stanford*
  1. 7
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA		P12 BAYL 2-3
(25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 12-15)		8689-5
(1-1)
2/22
6 p.m.
  1. 5 Grand Canyon*
  1. 7
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsL 2-3
(18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 14-16)		4379-6
(1-2)
2/24
12 p.m.
  1. 5 Grand Canyon*
  1. 7
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3-2
(20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 15-9)		31710-6
(2-2)
3/1
10 p.m.		@ #1 Hawai'i
  1. 7
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI		ESPN+L 1-3
(15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25)		5,05910-7
3/3
10 p.m.		@ #1 Hawai'i
  1. 7
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI		ESPN+L 0-3
(19-25, 18-25, 21-25)		7,45210-8
3/9
6 p.m.
  1. 10 USC*
  1. 7
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3-0
(25-17, 25-16, 25-19) 		72311-8
(3-2)
3/11
7 p.m.		@ #10 USC*
  1. 7
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA		P12+ USCW 3-1
(27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20) 		49312-8
(4-2)
3/15
5 p.m.		Harvard
  1. 7
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3-0
(25-16, 25-22, 25-15)		58313-8
3/17
6 p.m.		Daemen
  1. 7
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3-0
(25-13, 25-18, 25-17)		37914-8
3/24
6 p.m.		@ #8 BYU*
  1. 7
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		BYUtvL 2-3
(25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15)		4,15614-9
(4-3)
3/25
6 p.m.		@ #8 BYU*
  1. 7
Smith Fielhouse
Provo, UT		BYUtvL 2-3
(25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 13-15)		4,32514-10
(4-4)
4/1
6 p.m.		Cal Lutheran
  1. 8
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3-0
(25-16, 25-19, 25-22)		30415-10
4/6
7 p.m.		@ Concordia Irvine*
  1. 8
CU Arena
Irvine, CA		EagleEyeL 1-3
(25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 24-26)		8115-11
(4-5)
4/8
6 p.m.		Concordia Irvine*
  1. 8
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCastsW 3-0
(27-25, 25-18, 25-22)		45116-11
(5-5)
4/13
6 p.m.
  1. 2 UCLA*
  1. 9
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WaveCasts L 1-3
(32-30, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25)		81716-12
(5-6)
4/15
7 p.m.		@ #2 UCLA*
  1. 9
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		P12 LAL 1-3
(28-26, 20-25, 16-25, 15-25)		3,34516-13
(5-7)
4/19
8 p.m.
  1. 7 Grand Canyon
    (4)
  1. 9
    (5)
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)		FloVolleyballL 0-3
(22-25, 17-25, 20-25)		70516-14

*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonathan Winder returns to Pepperdine as head coach. The Malibu Times. June 2, 2022 . 2022-06-02.
  2. Web site: UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll. Off the Block. 2022-12-16.
  3. Web site: 2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves. Pepperdinewaves.com.
  4. Web site: NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge. January 20, 2023 . Volleyball Mag. 2023-01-20.
  5. Web site: Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle" . Twitter. 2023-01-19.

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