2022 Fort Valley State Wildcats men's volleyball team

2022 Fort Valley State Wildcats men's volleyball
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–14 (6–4 SIAC)
Head coach	Larry Wrather (1st season)
Assistant coach	Edward Wrather (1st season)
Home arena	HPE Arena

The 2022 Fort Valley State Wildcats men's volleyball team, the first ever Fort Valley State men's volleyball team,[1] represents Fort Valley State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Larry Wrather,[2] play their home games at HPE Arena. The Wildcats compete as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Central State  ‍†‍‡‍	9	–	1		.900			12	–	13		.480
Edward Waters  ‍†‍‍	9	–	1		.900			13	–	18		.419
Fort Valley State  ‍‍‍	6	–	4		.600			8	–	14		.364
Benedict  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			8	–	14		.364
Kentucky State  ‍‍‍	2	–	8		.200			3	–	15		.167
Morehouse  ‍‍‍	0	–	10		.000			0	–	19		.000
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 SIAC Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of January 31, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2022 Fort Valley State Wildcats roster[3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Jae Henderson- Freshman Middle blockers 2 Jordan Brown - Freshman 7 Zuri Williams - Freshman 10 Marty Boyd - Freshman		Outside hitters 1 Schadrac Metayer - Freshman 6 Jamil Scott - Freshman 8 Rekey Singleton - Freshman 9 Oshane Farquharson - Freshman 11 Kevin Charles - Sophomore 14 Rashuan Wright - Freshman		Opposite hitters 17 Jaxon Hicks - Freshman Setters 25 Justin Yates - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on Team 1 Sports. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service.

Date Time	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/12 6 p.m.	@ Reinhardt		Brown Athletic Center Waleska, GA	Reinhardt Stretch	PPD- COVID-19
1/15 4 p.m.	@ King[4]		Student Center Complex Bristol, TN	Coastal Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (17–25, 17–25, 20–25)	208	0–1
1/21 6 p.m.	Tusculum		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	Cancelled- COVID-19
1/21 6 p.m.	Benedict*		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–20, 25–18)[5]	22	1–1 (1–0)
1/29 12 p.m.	vs. Belmont Abbey		Brown Athletic Center Waleska, GA	Reinhardt Stretch	L 0–3 (17–25, 14–25, 21–25)	25	1–2
1/29 3 p.m.	@ Renihardt		Brown Athletic Center Waleska, GA	Reinhardt Stretch	L 0–3 (23–25, 17–25, 21–25)	25	1–3
2/01 5 p.m.	Life		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	PPD- COVID-19
2/04 6 p.m.	@ North Greenville		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, South Carolina	Conference Carolinas DN	PPD- COVID-19
2/12 7 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 0–3 (15–25, 8–25, 18–25)	42	1–4
2/13 1 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 0–3 (13–25, 15–25, 9–25)	56	1–5
2/18 6 p.m.	@ Tusculum		Pioneer Arena Tusculum, TN	Tusculum Stretch	L 0–3 (13–25, 14–25, 23–25)	113	1–6
2/19 6 p.m.	Emmanuel		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	Cancelled- Health & Safety. Bus flipped on the way back from Tusculum.
2/26 6 p.m.	@ Benedict*		HRC Arena Columbia, SC	Benedict Live Stream	PPD to March 16- Health & Safety.
3/04 6:30 p.m.	Central State*		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA		L 2–3 (25–22, 26–24, 23–25, 19–25, 10–15)	45	1–7 (1–1)
3/05 6 p.m.	Kentucky State*		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA		W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–15)	56	2–7 (2–1)
3/07 6 p.m.	Maryville		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	L 0–3 (24–26, 23–25, 22–25)	115	2–8
3/08 2 p.m.	North Greenville		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	Cancelled- COVID-19
3/12 6 p.m.	@ Emmanuel		Shaw Athletic Center Franklin Springs, GA	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1–3 (25–21, 18–25, 14–25, 22–25)	44	2–9
3/16 4 p.m.	@ Benedict*		C.A. Johnson High School Columbia, SC		W 3–1 (22–25, 25–18, 25–15, 27–25)	50	3–9 (3–1)
3/18 6 p.m.	Morehouse*		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	W 3–0 (25–7, 25–17, 25–14)	31	4–9 (4–1)
3/19 6 p.m.	Edward Waters*		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	Team 1 Sports	L 1–3 (23–25, 25–23, 12–25, 18–25)	47	4–10 (4–2)
3/26 6 p.m.	#1 UCLA		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA		L 0–3 (8–25, 10–25, 11–25)	101	4–11
4/01 6 p.m.	@ Morehouse*		Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA		W 3–0 (25–7, 25–14, 25–7)	35	5–11 (5–2)
4/08 6 p.m.	@ Kentucky State*		Bell Gymnasium Frankfort, KY		W 3–0 (25–23, 25–13, 25–15)	20	6–11 (6–2)
4/09 2 p.m.	@ Central State*		Beacom-Lewis Gym Wilberforce, OH	Marauder SN	L 0–3 (17–25, 19–25, 22–25)	171	6–12 (6–3)
4/15 6 p.m.	@ Edward Waters*		Adams-Jenkins Complex Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	L 2–3 (23–25, 21–25, 28–26, 25–20, 14–16)	77	6–13 (6–4)
4/19 1 p.m.	vs. Morehouse ^(6)	^(3)	Rock Hill Sport & Event Center Rock Hill, SC (SIAC Tournament)	YouTube	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–11, 25–10)		7–13
4/19 4 p.m.	vs. Edward Waters ^(2)	^(3)	Rock Hill Sport & Event Center Rock Hill, SC (SIAC Tournament)	YouTube	L 2–3 (25–18, 25–21, 20–25, 23–25, 12–15)		7–14
4/19 1 p.m.	vs. Kentucky State ^(5)	^(3)	Rock Hill Sport & Event Center Rock Hill, SC (SIAC Tournament)	YouTube	W 3–0 (25–6, 25–9, 25–20).
4/19 4 p.m.	vs. Benedict ^(4)	^(3)	Rock Hill Sport & Event Center Rock Hill, SC (SIAC Tournament)	YouTube

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• King: Brittany Ramsey & Julie Ward
• Benedict: No commentary
• Belmont Abbey: No commentary
• Reinhardt: No commentary
• Charleston: Jack Withrow & Mychal Schulz
• Charleston: Mychal Schulz
• Tusculum: Jim Miller
• Maryville: No commentary
• Emmanuel: Logan Reese & Taylor Roberts
• Morehouse: No commentary
• Edward Waters: No commentary
• Central State: Doug Brown
• Edward Waters: No commentary
• Morehouse: No commentary
• Edward Waters: No commentary
• Kentucky State: No commentary
• Benedict: No commentary

References

1. "Fort Valley State University Kicks Off its First Ever Men's Volleyball Season". Globe Newswire. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
2. "New program Fort Valley State hires Wrather to be head coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Fort Valley State Athletics.
4. "Delayed by COVID, Fort Valley State launches historic men's volleyball program". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
5. "Fort Valley State sweeps Benedict in inaugural SIAC men's volleyball match". Off the Block. Retrieved January 21, 2022.