2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2023
Team:UC Irvine Anteaters
Conference:Big West Conference
Short Conf:Big West
Record:18–11
Conf Record:6–4
Head Coach:David Kniffin
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Erin Johnson
Ac1 Year:5th
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Bren Events Center

The 2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Anteaters, led by eleventh year head coach David Kniffin, play their home games at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish third in the Big West preseason poll.[1]

Season Highlights

Preseason

Coaches poll

The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC Irvine was picked to finish third in the Big West Conference standings.[3]

1 Hawai'i 25 (5)
2 Long Beach State 19
3 UC Irvine 17 (1)
4 UC Santa Barbara 13
5 CSUN 10
6 UC San Diego 6

Roster

2023 UC Irvine Anteaters Roster[4]
 Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • 1 Davis Lau - Senior
  • 3 Cole Power - Senior
  • 8 Gustavo Gomes - Sophomore

Middle Blockers

  • 13 Beck Weber - Freshman
  • 17 Connor Campbell - Junior
  • 18 Julian Albulescu - Freshman
  • 23 Maxim Grigoriev - Freshman
 Outside Hitters
  • 2 Akhil Tangutur - Senior
  • 6 Cole Gillis - Junior
  • 7 Doug Dahm - Junior
  • 10 Conner Dahm - Sophomore
  • 11 Francesco Sani - Junior
  • 14 Brandon Marina - Freshman
  • 19 Josh McCune - Freshman
  • 20 Hilir Henno - Sophomore
  • 30 Stefan Vartigov - Freshman
 Opposite Hitters
  • 5 William D'Arcy - Freshman

Setters

  • 4 Patrick Vorenkamp - Senior
  • 9 Dylan Zhai - Junior
  • 12 Joe Karlous - Junior
  • 15 Cade Martin - Sophomore
  • 22 Aidan Schulten - Freshman
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:

ESPN+ will carry all home and conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.

Date
Time		OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)		TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(Big West Record)
1/6
3 p.m.
  1. 8
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		byutv.orgW 3–1
(26–28, 28–26, 25–22, 25–23) 		2491–0
1/7
3 p.m.		vs. McKendree
  1. 8
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		byutv.orgW 3–0
(36–34, 25–15, 25–19) 		1522–0
1/13
7 p.m.		Emmanuel
  1. 7
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–12, 25–21, 25–11) 		5783-0
1/18
7 p.m.
  1. 10 USC
  1. 7
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3–2
(25–22, 25–27, 23–25, 25-20, 15-11)[5] 		1,5344-0
1/20
7 p.m.		Concordia Irvine
  1. 7
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–16)[6] 		7025-0
1/21
7 p.m.		@ Concordia Irvine
  1. 7
CU Arena
Irvine, CA		EagleEyeW 3–0
(25–17, 25–20, 25–7)		1126-0
1/25
7 p.m.
  1. 12 BYU
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3–0
(25–21, 25–23, 25–15)		1,1027-0
1/27
7 p.m.
  1. 12 BYU
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+L 2-3
(24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 9-15)		1,7437-1
2/03
6 p.m.		@ #9 Grand Canyon
  1. 7
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		ESPN+L 1-3
(19-25, 19-25, 25-12, 22-25)		1,1087-2
2/04
4 p.m.		@ #9 Grand Canyon
  1. 7
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		ESPN+L 2-3
(21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-29, 13-15)		7047-3
2/08
7 p.m.		@ #6 Pepperdine
  1. 7
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		WavesCastW 3-2
(29-27, 20-25, 25-20, 27-29, 15-9)		6238-3
2/10
7 p.m.
  1. 6 Pepperdine
  1. 7
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3-1
(25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17)		1,2929-3
2/24
7 p.m.
  1. 2 UCLA
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+L 1-3
(25-17, 23-25, 19-25, 16-25)		2,4119-4
2/26
5 p.m.		@ #2 UCLA
  1. 6
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		P12+ UCLAL 1-3
(25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 25-27)		1,3069-5
3/04
3 p.m.		@ #10 Stanford
  1. 6
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA		P12+ STANW 3-0
(25-17, 25-23, 25-22)		79310-5
3/05
5 p.m.
  1. 3 Penn State
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+L 2-3
(34-32, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 11-15)		88110-6
3/10
7 p.m.		UC San Diego
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-17, 25-23, 25-16)		93211-6
(1-0)
3/11
7 p.m.		@ UC San Diego*
  1. 6
LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-16, 25-17, 25-14)		91012-6
(2-0)
3/16
7 p.m.		@ UC Santa Barbara*
  1. 6
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		ESPN+W 3-2
(23-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-11, 15-11)		31213-6
(3-0)
3/17
7 p.m.		UC Santa Barbara*
  1. 6
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-23, 25-22, 25-20)		79014-6
(4-0)
3/31
7 p.m.
  1. 15 CSUN*
  1. 5
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-19, 25-21, 25-19)		62015-6
(5-0)
4/01
7 p.m.		@ #15 CSUN*
  1. 5
Premier America Credit Union Arena
Northridge, CA		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-22, 28-26, 25-19)		18616-6
(6-0)
4/07
9 p.m.		@ #1 Hawai'i*
  1. 5
ESPN+L 1-3
(16-25, 25-17, 23-25, 22-25)		7,39916-7
(6-1)
4/08
9 p.m.		@ #1 Hawai'i *
  1. 5
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI		ESPN+L 0-3
(24-26, 20-25, 19-25)		8,40916-8
(6-2)
4/14
7 p.m.		@ #4 Long Beach State*
  1. 5
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA		ESPN+L 0-3
(18-25, 19-25, 22-25)		2,40916-9
(6-3)
4/15
5 p.m.
  1. 4 Long Beach State*
  1. 5
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		ESPN+L 2-3
(25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 13-15)		1,65116-10
(6-4)
4/20
7:30 p.m.		CSUN
(6)
  1. 5
    (3)
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
(Big West Quarterfinal)		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-21, 25-22, 25-18)		1,00817-10
4/21
7:30 p.m.
  1. 4 Long Beach State
    (2)
  1. 5
    (3)
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
(Big West Semifinal)		ESPN+W 3-0
(25-21, 25-17, 25-20)		2,54318-10
4/22
7 p.m.
  1. 1 Hawai'i
    (1)
  1. 5
    (3)
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
(Big West Championship)		ESPNUL 1-3
(18-25, 25-21, 13-25, 22-25)		4,06418-11

*-Indicates conference match.

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: Hawai’i picked to win 2023 Big West title in preseason poll. Off the Block. 2022-12-22.
  2. Web site: Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards. Off the Block. 2023-01-09.
  3. Web site: Preseason Poll and First Preseason Team Released as The Big West Looks for Fifth Straight National Champion in Men’s Volleyball . Big West Conference . 16 January 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023 UC Irvine Anteaters Men's Volleyball Roster. ucirvinesports.com. 2023-01-01.
  5. Web site: UCI Men’s Volleyball Outlasts USC 3-2 in Top 10 Battle. New University. 2023-01-20.
  6. Web site: UCI Men’s Volleyball Squad Wins Their Third Straight Game at Home vs Concordia, 3-0. New University. 2023-01-25.

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