2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team

2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Champions MIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	23–3 (12–2 MIVA)
Head coach	Donan Cruz (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Iandolo (1st season) Christian Rupert (1st season)
Home arena	Worthen Arena

2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Ball State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	12	–	2		.857			23	–	4		.852
No. 12 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍	11	–	3		.786			18	–	9		.667
McKendree  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			14	–	11		.560
No. 14 Lewis  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			16	–	12		.571
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			8	–	14		.364
Quincy  ‍‍‍	0	–	14		.000			4	–	19		.174
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of January 10, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team represented Ball State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinals, led by 1st year head coach Donan Cruz, played their home games at Worthen Arena.[1] The Cardinals were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth in the MIVA in the preseason poll.[2]

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals roster[3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Xander Pink - Freshman 4 Lukas Pytlak - Sophomore 6 Colin Ensalaco - Graduate 20 Sammy Adkisson - Junior Middle blockers 8 Vanis Buckholz - Freshman 11 Felix Egharevba - Senior 15 Will Hippe - Graduate 16 Wil McPhillips - Junior 19 Kevin Doran - Sophomore		Outside hitters 2 Kaleb Jenness - Senior 7 Trevor Phillips - Sophomore 9 Bryce Behrendt - Junior 12 Mark Wickstrom - Sophomore 18 Brandon Shepherd - Senior 21 Lucas Biondi - Freshman 22 Nick Martinski - Senior		Opposite hitters 10 Angelos Mandilaris - Graduate 14 Dyer Ball - Sophomore 17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman Setters 1 David Flores - Junior 5 Quinn Isaacson - Graduate 17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/13 7 p.m.	Maryville		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–18, 25–13)	637	1–0
1/15 3 p.m.	Tusculum		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–7, 25–15)	533	2–0
1/21 7 p.m.	George Mason		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–11, 25–18, 25–10)	795	3–0
1/29 7 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i	#15	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–19)[4]	2,003	4–0
1/31 7 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i	#10	Worthen Arena Mncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (25–18, 22–25, 27–25, 22–25, 15–11)[5]	1,541	5–0
2/4 9 p.m.	@ #9 BYU	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (32–30, 25–20, 20–25, 22–25, 10–15)[6]	2,990	5–1
2/5 9 p.m.	@ #9 BYU	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–19, 33–31, 25–20)	2,702	6–1
2/04 8 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis*	#10	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–22, 25–20)	443	7–1 (1–0)
2/12 8 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#10	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–21, 22–25, 25–19)	570	8–1 (2–0)
2/17 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (25–21, 26–28, 23–25, 25–20, 15–6)[7]	819	9–1 (3–0)
2/19 3 p.m.	Loyola Chicago*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	L 1–3 (25–19, 23–25, 21–25, 20–25)	1,462	9–2 (3–1)
2/24 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–20, 26–24, 25–21)[8]	749	10–2 (4–1)
2/25 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–19)	899	11–2 (5–1)
3/11 6 p.m.	@ #15 NJIT	#8	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–22, 28–30, 36–34)	221	12–2
3/12 5 p.m.	@ Princeton	#8	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 26–24, 25–20)	0	13–2
3/16 7 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#8	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–2 (26–24, 18–25, 25–23, 19–25, 17–15)	563	14–2 (6–1)
3/19 7 p.m.	Ohio State*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–16, 23–25, 25–22)	2,295	15–2 (7–1)
3/25 7 p.m.	@ Quincy*	#8	Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19, 27–25)	50	16–2 (8–1)
3/26 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#8	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–13, 25–23)	256	17–2 (9–1)
3/31 7 p.m.	#15 McKendree	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–20)	775	18–2 (10–1)
4/2 5 p.m.	#13 Lewis*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–0 (25–19, 26–24, 25–20)	880	19–2 (11–1)
4/7 8 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola Chicago*	#7	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18–25, 19–25, 26–28)	911	19–3 (11–2)
4/9 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*	#7	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN	ESPN+	W 3–1 (33–31, 19–25, 25–22, 29–27)	628	20–3 (12–2)
4/16 7 p.m.	Quincy ^(8)	#7 ^(1)	Worthen Arena (MIVA Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–11)	725	21–3
4/20 7 p.m.	#12 Lewis ^(4)	#7 ^(1)	Worthen Arena (MIVA Semifinals)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 25–15)	913	22–3
4/23 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne ^(6)	#7 ^(1)	Worthen Arena (MIVA Championship)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–20, 25–16)	1,545	23–3

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

• Maryville: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
• Tusculum: No commentary
• George Mason: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
• Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Amber Seaman
• Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Kevin Owens
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
• Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
• McKendree: Colin Suhre
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Baylen Hite & Kevin Owens
• Loyola Chicago: No commentary
• Lindenwood: No commentary
• Quincy: Joel Godett & Lloy Ball
• NJIT: Ira Thor
• Princeton: Adam Dobrowolski & Melina Mahood
• Ohio State: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
• Ohio State: No commentary
• Quincy: No commentary
• Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
• McKendree: Donnie Harmon, Nathan Ganger, & Dominick Liacone
• Lewis: No commentary
• Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Kris Berzins
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Mike Maahs
• MIVA Quarterfinal- Quincy: Baylen Hite, Jordan Kilmes, & Lexi Eblen
• MIVA Semifinal- Lewis: Joel Godett, Kevin Owens, & Madison Surface
• MIVA Championship- Purdue Fort Wayne: Joel Godett, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	15[9]	RV[10]	RV [11]	15	10	10	7	8[12]	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Off the Block Media	Not released	RV[13]	RV[14]	RV[15]	8	9	4[16]	7[17]

^The Media did not release a pre-season poll.

Honors

To be filled in upon competition of the season.

References

1. "Cruz named new head coach at Ball State". Maui News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
2. "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
3. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ball State Athletics.
4. "'We're back': Ball State men's volleyball sweeps reigning national champion, No. 1 Hawai'i". Star Press. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
5. "Ball State beat No. 1 Hawaii 3-2, won second straight against Rainbow Warriors". Spectrum News. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
6. "Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
7. "NCAA volleyball: Ball State, Loyola get MIVA wins, WIU hires a coach". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
8. "Buckholz returns, Behrendt loses a shoelace, Ball State defeats Lindenwood". Ball State Daily. Retrieved February 24, 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 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
13. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
14. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
15. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
16. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
17. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.