2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	17–12 (7–7 MIVA)
Head coach	Dan Friend (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Jacob Kerschner (3rd season); Keith Iverson (5th season);
Home arena	Neil Carey Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by nineteenth year head coach Dan Friend, played their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth the MIVA in the preseason poll.^[1]

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	21	–	7	.750
No. 11 Ball State ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	20	–	9	.690
No. 7 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍^y	11	–	3	.786	23	–	10	.697
Lewis ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Lindenwood ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	10	–	13	.435
Quincy ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296
McKendree ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	7	–	16	.304


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of October 25, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Lewis Flyers roster^[2]

Defensive specialist/libero

4 Nico Paula - Freshman
11 Ryan Collins - Freshman
13 Connor Keating - Sophomore

Middle blockers

2 Tyler Simpson - Sophomore
8 Isaac Benka - Freshman
10 Shawn Baggs - Freshman
14 Piotr Wymoczyl - Freshman
15 Wesley Yusk - Freshman
17 Michael Sack - Junior
18 Antonio Rodriguez-Elias - Senior

Outside hitters

1 Cole Brillhart - Senior
9 Max Roquet - Sophomore
10 Alec Lehnert - Senior
12 Jared Phelan - Junior
16 Cole Sweitzer - Freshman
21 Chase Celichhowski - Freshman
22 John Davis - Junior
24 Daniel Haber - Freshman

Opposite hitters

7 Syver Drolsum - Freshman
20 Nathan DeGraaf - Freshman
23 Christian Prayer - Junior

Setters

3 Tyler Morgan - Sophomore
6 Kevin Kauling - Senior
19 Carson Steinbach - Freshman

Utility

5 Jason Gibbs - Senior

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on GLVC SN. All road games will also be streamed on the oppositions streaming service.

Date time	Opponent	Rank ^{(tournament seed)}	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/6 5 p.m.	vs. #8 UC Irvine	#14	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	byutv.org	L 1–3 (28–26, 26–28, 22–25, 23–25)	249	0–1
1/7 8 p.m.	@ BYU	#14	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1–3 (20–25, 25–23, 17–25, 17–25)^[3]	3,259	0–2
1/10 7 p.m.	Missouri S&T	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–12, 25–15)	500	1–2
1/11 7 p.m.	King	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–15)	350	2–2
1/14 7 p.m.	UC San Diego^[4]	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (27-25, 25–20, 23–25, 25-23)	800	3–2
1/20 6 p.m.	vs. #8 Stanford^[5]	#15	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	L 1-3 (26-24, 23–25, 20–25, 22-25)^[6]	1,234	3–3
1/21 4 p.m.	vs. #5 Pepperdine^[5]	#15	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	L 1-3 (21-25, 31–29, 18–25, 20-25)^[7]	863	3–4
1/27 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19)	500	4-4
1/28 7 p.m.	Maryville	#15	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–15)	500	5-4
2/03 6 p.m.	@ George Mason	#14	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (18-25, 23–25, 19–25)	176	5-5
2/04 7 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#14	Kornegay Arena Kornegay, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–14, 25–20)		6-5
2/09 6 p.m.	@ #9 Ball State*		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-22, 19–25, 25–23, 20-25, 18-16)	1,100	7-5 (1-0)
2/11 6 p.m.	@ #11 Ohio State*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 19-25)	848	7-6 (1-1)
2/15 7 p.m.	Quincy*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17)	750	8-6 (2-1)
2/17 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15)	500	8-7 (2-2)
2/22 7 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1-3 (25-27, 19-25, 25-19, 22-25)	700	8-8 (2-3)
2/24 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*		Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 1-3 (23-25, 12-25, 25-13, 25-27)	478	8-9 (2-4)
3/03 7 p.m.	@ McKendree*		Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10)	175	9-9 (3-4)
3/04 7 p.m.	@ Maryville		John E. and Adaline Simon Athletic Center St. Louis, MO	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23)	254	10-9
3/08 7 p.m.	Queens		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (31-29, 25-21, 25-15)	100	11-9
3/10 7 p.m.	Erskine		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 29-31, 23-25, 15-7)	750	12-9
3/18 7 p.m.	McKendree*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22)	400	13-9 (4-4)
3/23 7 p.m.	@ #9 Loyola Chicago*		Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 20-25)	805	13-10 (4-5)
3/25 5 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22)	576	14-10 (5-5)
3/30 7 p.m.	#13 Ohio State*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 0-3 (23-25, 26-28, 19-25)	500	14-11 (5-6)
4/01 5 p.m.	#12 Ball State*		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 12-15)	750	14-12 (5-7)
4/06 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-23)	164	15-12 (6-7)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ Quincy*		Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19)	384	16-12 (7-7)
4/15 7 p.m	Purdue Fort Wayne ⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (2022 MIVA Quarterfinals)	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36)	700	17-12

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

UC Irvine: No commentary
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
Missouri S&T: Logan Kap, Allie Lankowicz, & Rachel Kaczorowski
King: Allie Lankowicz & Chloe Fornetti
UC San Diego: Allie Lankowicz & Hannah Alvey
Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[8]
Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[8]
St. Francis Brooklyn: Allie Lankowicz
Maryville: Allie Lankowicz, Juliana Van Loo, & Hannah Alvey
George Mason:
Mount Olive:
Ball State:
Ohio State:
Quincy: Allie Lankowicz
Lindenwood: No commentary
Loyola Chicago: Allie Lankowicz & Gracie Schultz
Purdue Fort Wayne:
McKendree:
Maryville:
Queens: Rick Rocky
Erskine: Rick Rocky
McKendree: Rick Rocky & Rachel Kaczorowski
Loyola Chicago:
Purdue Fort Wayne: Allie Lankowicz, Samara Martinez & Juliana Van Loo
Ohio State: Allie Lankowicz, Keegan Carey, & Gracie Schultz
Ball State: Allie Lankowicz
Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
Quincy: No commentary
MIVA Quarterfinal- Purdue Fort Wayne: Rick Rocky & Allie Lankowicz

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	14^[9]	15^[10]	15^[11]	15^[12]	14^[13]	RV^[14]	RV^[15]								RV	RV	RV	RV
Off the Block Media	Not released		—^[16]

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

References

^ "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Lewis Athletics". Lewisflyers.com.
^ "BYU men's volleyball takes down No. 14 Lewis in four sets". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ "Lewis vs. UC San Diego Jan. 14, 2023". Shaw Local News Network.
^ ^a ^b "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "NCAA volleyball: Top men's teams all win; one women's job filled, another opens". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn St. tops Stanford; Pepperdine, UCLA, LBSU win". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[1] "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

[2] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Lewis Athletics". Lewisflyers.com.

[3] "BYU men's volleyball takes down No. 14 Lewis in four sets". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[4] "Lewis vs. UC San Diego Jan. 14, 2023". Shaw Local News Network.

[Key_men's_matches-5] "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[6] "NCAA volleyball: Top men's teams all win; one women's job filled, another opens". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[7] "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn St. tops Stanford; Pepperdine, UCLA, LBSU win". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[Texas_Tussle-8] "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[9] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[10] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[11] "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[12] "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[13] "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[14] "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[15] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[16] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

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