2022 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team

2022 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball
MPSF Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record22-5 (11–1 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Hawks (7th season)
  • Spencer McLachlin (4th season)
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
John Wooden Center
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 UCLA men's volleyball team represented University of California, Los Angeles in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach John Speraw, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion when basketball did not conflict with the home game schedule and at John Wooden Center when basketball conflicted with the home game schedule. The Bruins were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the MPSF preseason poll.[1] UCLA hosted the MPSF tournament (April 20–23) and also the 2022 NCAA Championship at Pauley Pavilion. The 2022 NCAA Championship began on May 1 with an opening round match.

2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UCLA ‍†‍‍y 11 – 1   .917 22 – 5   .815
No. 7 USC ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 22 – 7   .759
No. 5 Pepperdine ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 5   .583 19 – 10   .655
No. 11 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 16 – 12   .571
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 14 – 14   .500
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 10 – 16   .385
BYU ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 8 – 17   .320
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

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  • The Bruins defeated rivals USC Trojans twice this season.
  • UCLA won the MPSF title by defeating Pepperdine 3–0 on April 9, 2022.
  • The team hosted the MPSF and NCAA Tournaments at Pauley Pavilion.

Roster

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2022 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Cole Pender - Redshirt Senior
  • 14 Matthew Aziz - Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 2 J.R. Norris IV - Redshirt Senior
  • 7 Ian Parish - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 9 Guy Genis - Redshirt Freshman
  • 10 Sean McQuiggan - Freshman
  • 13 Merrick McHenry - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Daniel Matheney - Redshirt Junior
  • 22 Matthew Edwards - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 3 Cole Ketrzynski - Junior
  • 11 Cooper Robinson - Freshman
  • 12 Alex Knight - Junior
  • 16 Ido David - Freshman
  • 17 Sam Burgi - Redshirt Junior
  • 18 Grant Sloane - Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Ian Eschenberg - Senior
  • 20 Ethan Champlin - Sophomore
  

Opposite hitters

  • 1 Kyle Vom Steeg - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 3 Cole Ketrzynski - Junior
  • 8 Kevin Kobrine - Redshirt Junior
  • 16 Ido David - Freshman
  • 24 Miles Partain - Sophomore

Setters

  • 5 Ayrton Garcia-Jurado - Junior
  • 6 Marcus Partain - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Miles Partain - Sophomore
  

Schedule

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TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or Pac-12+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools 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)
1/15
5 p.m. 		Princeton #2 John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA W 3–0
(25–12, 25–22, 25–22)[3] 		0 1–0
1/21
5 p.m. 		#11 Ohio State #2 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge) 		P12, P12 LA W 3–2
(25–18, 25–15, 23–25, 23–25, 15–8)[4] 		0 2–0
1/22
7:30 p.m. 		#3 Penn State #2 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge) 		P12 Insider W 3–1
(17–25, 28–26, 25–22, 25–19)[5] 		1,047 3–0
1/27
7 p.m. 		CSUN #2 John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA W 3–0
(27–25, 25–18, 25–22)[6] 		450 4–0
1/29
5 p.m. 		#7 Lewis #2 John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA L 0–3
(21–25, 20–25, 23–25)[7] 		750 4–1
2/4
7 p.m. 		@ #15 UC Irvine #4 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(21–25, 25–14, 25–22, 26–24) 		1,248 5–1
2/5
7 p.m. 		#15 UC Irvine #4 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12 LA W 3–2
(25–23, 23–25, 25–14, 16–25, 15–11)[8] 		1,228 6–1
2/9
7 p.m. 		@ #14 UC San Diego #2 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(22–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–16) 		1,505 7–1
2/11
7 p.m. 		@ #1 Long Beach State #2 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(22–25, 23–25, 13–25) 		3,137 7–2
2/19
5 p.m. 		#1 Long Beach State #2 John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA W 3–2
(25–20, 25–23, 23–25, 21–25, 15–12) 		2,008 8–2
2/23
7 p.m. 		Concordia Irvine* #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA W 3–1
(25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–18) 		728 9–2
(1–0)
2/25
7 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine* #1 CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		EagleEye W 3–0
(25–13, 25–20, 25–15) 		111 10–2
(2–0)
3/3
7 p.m. 		#8 Grand Canyon* #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA W 3–0
(25–14, 25–19, 25–21) 		1,114 11–2
(3–0)
3/4
5 p.m. 		#8 Grand Canyon* #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA W 3–0
(25–18, 25–20, 25–21) 		966 12–2
(4–0)
3/11
7 p.m. 		@ Stanford* #1 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA 		P12+ STAN L 2–3
(20–25, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23, 12–15) 		580 12–3
(4–1)
3/12
6 p.m. 		@ Stanford* #1 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA 		P12 W 3–1
(20–25, 25–13, 25–23, 27–25) 		963 13–3
(5–1)
3/25
3 p.m. 		@ Morehouse #1 Forbes Arena
Atlanta, GA 		W 3–0
(25–8, 25–9, 25–5) 		225 14–3
(5–1)
3/26
3 p.m. 		@ Fort Valley State #1 HPE Arena
Fort Valley, GA 		W 3–0
(25–8, 25–10, 25–11) 		101 15–3
(5–1)
3/31
7 p.m. 		@ #5 USC* #1 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12 LA W 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–17) 		975 16–3
(6–1)
4/2
5 p.m. 		#5 USC* #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12 LA W 3–2
(23–25, 25–19, 17–25, 25–12, 15–12) 		4,032 17–3
(7–1)
4/7
7 p.m. 		@ #8 Pepperdine* #1 Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA 		WaveCasts W 3–0
(25–19, 30–28, 25–22) 		941 18–3
(8–1)
4/9
6 p.m. 		#8 Pepperdine* #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12 LA W 3–0
(25-23, 25-19, 25-19) 		2,942 19–3
(9–3)
4/15
6 p.m. 		@ BYU* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–1
(20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 25–18) 		3,987 20–3
10–3
4/16
6 p.m. 		@ BYU* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–2
(26–28, 20–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9) 		4,185 21–3
11–3
4/21
4 p.m. 		(5) Stanford #1
(1) 		Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Semifinal) 		FloVolleyball L 2–3
(21–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–15, 11–15) 		850 21–4
5/3
5 p.m. 		Pepperdine #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(NCAA Opening Round) 		P12 W 3–1
(25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19) 		1,814 22–4
5/5
5 p.m. 		Long Beach State #1 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(NCAA Semifinal) 		NCAA.com L 2–3
(25–18, 25–18, 15–25, 10–25, 14–16) 		4,430 22–5
*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone. Rank – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Division I-II Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Announcers for televised games

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  • Princeton: Denny Cline
  • Ohio State: Anne Marie Anderson
  • Penn State: Denny Cline
  • CSUN: Denny Cline
  • Lewis: Denny Cline
  • UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
  • UC Irvine: Denny Cline
  • UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
  • Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
  • Long Beach State: Denny Cline
  • Concordia Irvine: Denny Cline
  • Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
  • Grand Canyon: Denny Cline
  • Grand Canyon: Denny Cline
  • Stanford: Tim Swartz & Ted Enberg
  • Stanford: Ted Enberg
  • USC: Anne Marie Anderson
  • USC: Anne Marie Anderson
  • Pepperdine: Al Epstein
  • Pepperdine: Jim Watson
  • BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
  • BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
  • MPSF Tournament Semifinal- Stanford: Darren Preston
  • NCAA Opening Round- Pepperdine: Darren Preston
  • NCAA Semifinal: Brendan Gulick

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches2[9]2[10]2 [11]4 [12]2[13]2[14]2[15]1[16]1[17]1[18]1[19]1[20]1[21]111
Off the Block MediaNot released2[22]3[23]2[24]4[25]2[26]3[27]2[28]2[29]2[30]2т[31]2т[32]2т21

Awards and honors

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  • March 14, 2022 – Merrick McHenry was the Co-National Middle Attacker of the Week by offtheblock.com and Kevin Kobrine was named the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week
  • April 4, 2022 – Miles Partain was named National Setter of the Week and Kevin Kobrine was the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week
  • April 11, 2022 – Miles Partain was named MPSF Player of the Week
  • April 18, 2022 – Ido David was named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week

References

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  1. ^ "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of UCLA Athletics". UCLA Athletics.
  3. ^ "UCLA men's volleyball sweeps Princeton in 2022 season opener". Daily Bruin. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "UCLA men's volleyball sports fresh roster, defeats Ohio State at home". Daily Bruin. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Penn State men's volleyball slips in top-3 battle against UCLA". Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Men's volleyball claims underdefeated victory over Cal State Northridge". Daily Bruin. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lewis team celebrating sweep over UCLA". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "MVB Goes the Distance to Earn the Win". Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  15. ^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  16. ^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  18. ^ "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  20. ^ "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  21. ^ "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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  27. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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