2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team

2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	16–12 (6–6 MPSF)
Head coach	Matt Werle (7th season)
Assistant coach	Keith Smith (4th season)
Home arena	GCU Arena

The 2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 'Lopes, led by seventh year head coach Matt Werle, played their home games at GCU Arena.[1] The 'Lopes were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll.[2] The Lopes finished fourth in the MPSF but fell in the 1st Round of the MPSF Tournament to Stanford.

2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings

v t e	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 y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of January 9, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2022 Grand Canyon roster[3]
	Defensive specialist/libero 13 Cole Udall - Junior 15 Cooper Herndon - Freshman Middle blockers 3 Chibuike Obi - Sophomore 9 Troy Culp - Junior 10 Isaiah Harris - Freshman 14 Jacob Guerber - Sophomore 18 Matthew Meeker-Hackett - Freshman 21 Colin Lovejoy - Sophomore 24 Nicholas Bentlage - Freshman		Outside hitters 1 Camden Gianni - Sophomore 2 Karter Rogers - Freshman 5 Chase Gianni - Freshman 11 Christian Janke - Junior 12 Grayson Browning - Junior 16 Jackson Hickman - Sophomore		Opposite hitters 19 Hugo Fischer - Junior 20 Carson Brandt - Sophomore 25 Jonah Gilbert - freshman Setters 4 Aidan Case- Freshman 7 Nicholas Slight - Freshman 8 Heath Hughes - Junior

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on ESPN+. 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)
1/7 6 p.m.	#14 McKendree	#8	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–1 (21–25, 30–28, 25–19, 31–29)	1,128	1–0
1/8 7 p.m.	#14 McKendree	#8	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–19, 25–22, 22–25, 25–14)	912	2–0
1/13 5 p.m.	@ #4 Penn State	#6	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0–3 (17–25, 21–25, 22–25)	437	2–1
1/15 5 p.m.	@ #4 Penn State	#6	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0–3 (18–25, 18–25, 13–25)	486	2–2
1/21 8 p.m.	@ #8 UC San Diego	#6	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–19, 24–26, 25–20)	0	3–2
1/27 7 p.m.	Benedictine	#6	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–10, 25–21)	678	4–2
1/28 7 p.m.	Master's	#6	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–20, 25–23)	315	5–2
2/04 6 p.m.	@ Loyola Chicago	#8	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 24–26)	473	6–2
2/05 6 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis	#8	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2–3 (24–26, 25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 10–15)	419	6–3
2/11 6 p.m.	#8 UC Santa Barbara	#9	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 2–3 (25–22, 23–25, 21–25, 25–14, 18–20)	692	6–4
2/12 7 p.m.	#8 UC Santa Barbara	#9	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 2–3 (25–21, 12–25, 23–25, 25–20, 12–15)	604	6–5
2/18 6 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#10	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 1–3 (42–40, 18–25, 19–25, 20–25)	635	6–6 (0–1)
2/20 2 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#10	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–21, 26–24, 19–25, 25–13)	521	7–6 (1–1)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ #13 BYU*	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (21–25, 25–19, 25–19, 25–22)	3,149	8–6 (2–1)
2/26 7 p.m.	@ #13 BYU*	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (24–26, 28–30, 25–22, 28–26, 18–16)	2,753	9–6 (3–1)
3/03 8 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#8	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+	L 0–3 (14–25, 19–25, 21–25)	1,114	9–7 (3–2)
3/04 8 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#8	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+	L 0–3 (18–25, 20–25, 21–25)	966	9–8 (3–3)
3/12 6 p.m.	Harvard	#9	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–22)	428	10–8
3/13 4 p.m.	Harvard	#9	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–22)	278	11–8
3/18 6 p.m.	Tusculm	#9	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–15)	262	12–8
3/19 4 p.m.	Tusculum	#9	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–17"	251	13–8
3/25 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#9	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 0–3 (21–25, 34–36, 23–25)	155	13–9 (3–4)
3/26 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#9	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3–1 (18–25, 25–20, 25–23, 25–21)	230	14–9 (4–4)
3/31 7 p.m.	#12 Stanford*	#10	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–15)	682	15–9 (5–4)
4/02 6 p.m.	#12 Stanford*	#10	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 27–25)	621	16–9 (6–4)
4/15 6 p.m.	#5 USC*	#10	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 2–3 (25–21, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25,12–15)	928	16–10 (6–5)
4/16 6 p.m.	#5 USC	#10	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (22–25, 22–25, 25–27)	703	16–11 (6–6)
4/20 8 p.m.	vs. #13 Stanford ^(4)	#10 ^(5)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	L 1–3 (21–25, 20–25, 25–22, 22–25)	500	16–12

*-Indicates conference match. ^(#)-Indicates tournament seeding.

Times listed are Time in Arizona.

Announcers for televised games

• McKendree: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• McKendree: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Penn State: Connor Griffin & Alex Rocco
• Penn State: Zech Lambert & Alex Rocco
• UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
• Benedictine: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Master's: Diana Johnson & Braden Dohrmann
• Loyola Chicago: Ray Gooden & Kris Berzins
• Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Bella Ray, & Andrea Zeiser
• UC Santa Barbara: Houston Boe & Diana Johnson
• UC Santa Barbara: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
• Pepperdine: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Pepperdine: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
• UCLA: Denny Cline
• UCLA: Denny Cline
• Harvard: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
• Harvard: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Tusculum: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Tusculum: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
• Concordia Irvine: Ben Rose & Ron J. Ruhman
• Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
• Stanford: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Stanford: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• USC: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
• USC: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• MPSF Tournament Quarterfinal- Stanford: Nick Koop

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	8[4]	6[5]	6 [6]	6[7]	8[8]	9[9]	10[10]	9[11]	8	9	9	9	10	9	10	10
Off the Block Media	Not released	6[12]	7[13]	6[14]	10	10	RV[15]	RV[16]

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

References

See also: 2021 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's soccer team and 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

1. "COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Werle, Grand Canyon left to wonder, 'what if?'". Meadville Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
3. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Grand Canyon Athletics". Grand Canyon Athletics.
4. "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
5. "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
6. "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
7. "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
8. "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
9. "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
10. "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
11. "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
12. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
13. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
14. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
15. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
16. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.