2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball team

2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball
Conference	Independent Volleyball Association
Record	13-15 (0-0 IVA)
Head coach	Shawn Patchell (1st season)
Assistant coach	Kai Dugquem (1st season)
Home arena	Steinberg Wellness Center

The 2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball team, the first ever LIU men's volleyball team,[1] represented Long Island University Brooklyn in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Sharks, led by first year head coach Shawn Patchell,[2] played their home games at Steinberg Wellness Center. The Sharks competed as an Independent. However the Sharks will join the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference in 2023.[3] After a slow start LIU won 9 of their final 10 games to finish a respectable 13–15.

2022 NCAA Division I & II Independent Volleyball Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Daemen  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	5		.737
Lincoln Memorial ‍‍‡‍	0	–	0		–			17	–	7		.708
Limestone  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			17	–	9		.654
Maryville  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			19	–	11		.633
Queens  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	11		.593
D'Youville  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	11		.421
LIU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	15		.464
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	14		.300
Tusculum  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	19		.240
Alderson Broaddus  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	20		.231
American International  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	16		.111
‡ – 2022 IVA Tournament champion As of January 16, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2022 LIU Sharks roster[4]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 7 Danny Seliger - Freshman Middle blockers 2 Gioele Iacono - Freshman 12 Chris Rimaldi - Freshman 13 Hasan Hadžic - Sophomore 14 Sage Gatling - Freshman 19 Eddy Alexandre - Sophomore		Outside hitters 4 Giomar Collaza - Freshman 6 Mark Stapley - Graduate 9 Kade Frischknecht - Sophomore 11 Livan Moreno - Junior 12 Chris Rimaldi - Freshman 16 Jordan Cooper - Junior 18 Gun Kritsaphagun - Sophomore 22 Caden Satterfield - Junior		Opposite hitters 1 Luke Chandler - Freshman 13 Hasan Hadžic - Sophomore Setters 5 Luca Holanda - Freshman 8 Kasey Clouet - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games were streamed on NEC Front Row. Most road games were streamed by the schools streaming service.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/10 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey		Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Coastal Carolina DN	L 0–3 (17–25, 16–25, 15–25)	112	0–1
1/11 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey		Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Coastal Carolina DN	L 0–3 (20–25, 20–25, 27–29)	104	0–2
1/14 5 p.m.	Springfield		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (22–25, 14–25, 20–25)	99	0–3
1/18 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	Cancelled- COVID-19
1/22 4 p.m.	@ St. Francis		DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (19–25, 21–25, 22–25)	120	0–4
1/25 7 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson		Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (25–16, 25–20, 18–25, 28–26)[5]	153	1–4
1/29 12:30 p.m.	@ Daemen		Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY (Battle 4 New York)	ECC SN	L 0–3 (18–25, 18–25, 26–28)	115	1–5
1/29 4:30 p.m.	@ D'Youville		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY (Battle 4 New York)	ECC SN	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–27, 25–18, 25–22)	85	2–5
2/3 7 p.m.	@ Alvernia		Physical Education Center Reading, PA	Alvernia All-Access	W 3–1 (25–23, 20–25, 25–23, 25–20)	73	3–5
2/4 6 p.m.	@ NJIT		Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	L 0–3 (19–25, 16–25, 18–25)[6]	122	3–6
2/5 7 p.m.	vs. NJIT		Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (17–25, 22–25, 22–25)[7]	57	3–7
2/8 11:59 p.m.	@ #3 Hawai'i		Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 0–3 (24–26, 13–25, 17–25)	2,892	3–8
2/9 11:59 p.m.	@ #3 Hawai'i		Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 0–3 (9–25, 13–25, 17–25)	3,280	3–9
2/11 11:59 p.m.	@ #3 Hawai'i		Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 1–3 (18–25, 25–22, 15–25, 9–25)	3,159	3–10
2/18 7 p.m.	D'Youville		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–16)	90	4–10
2/22 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 2–3 (22–25, 25–22, 25–21, 20–25, 12–15)[8]	65	4–11
2/27 2 p.m.	St. Francis		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (16–25, 21–25, 23–25)	35	4–12
3/04 10 p.m.	@ #5 UC Santa Barbara		Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB SN on Stretch	L 0–3 (13–25, 22–25, 13–25)	1,000	4–13
3/05 10:30 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State		Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18–25, 14–25, 15–25)	1,139	4–14
3/06 5 p.m.	@ St. Katherine		USK Sports Complex San Marcos, CA	USK Stretch	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–18, 20–25, 25–20)	0	5–14
3/09 7 p.m.	Edward Waters		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–17, 32–30, 25–21)	38	6–14
3/11 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25–23, 25–20, 22–25, 15–25, 15–11)	75	7–14
3/18 2:30 p.m.	vs. Limestone		Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV		Cancelled- COVID-19
3/18 6 p.m.	@ Alderson Broaddus		Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV	Mountain East TV
3/19 11 a.m.	@ Alderson Broaddus		Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV	Mountain East TV
3/25 7 p.m.	American International		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–18)	71	8–14
3/27 7 p.m.	@ Edward Waters		Adams-Jenkins Complex Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 26–24)	47	9–14
3/28 7 p.m.	@ Edward Waters		Adam-Jenkins Complex Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–18, 20–25, 35–33)	23	10–14
4/03 6:30 p.m.	@ American International		Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–11, 25–16)	76	11–14
4/05 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–23, 26–24, 22–25, 15–10)	46	12—14
4/08 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (17–25, 25–21, 22–25, 23–25)	58	12—15
4/09 7 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25–23, 25–17, 22–25, 22–25, 15–13)	44	13–15

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Belmont Abbey: Geffrey Chiles
• Belmont Abbey: Geffrey Chiles
• Springfield: No commentary
• St. Francis: Jake Slebodnick & Sophie Rice
• Fairleigh Dickinson: Marc Ernay
• Daemen: Joe Kraus
• D'Youville: Jamal
• Alvernia: No commentary
• NJIT: Ira Thor
• NJIT: No commentary
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
• D'Youville: No commentary
• St. Francis Brooklyn: Marc Ernay
• St. Francis: No commentary
• UC Santa Barbara: Greg Silver & Katie Spieler
• Long Beach State: Bryan Fenley & Mike Sealy
• St. Katherine: No commentary
• Edward Waters: No commentary
• Sacred Heart: Nyala Pendergrass
• American International: No commentary
• Edward Waters: No commentary
• Edward Waters: No commentary
• American International: No commentary
• St. Francis Brooklyn: No commentary
• Sacred Heart: No commentary
• Fairleigh Dickinson: No commentary

References

1. "Men's Volleyball to Begin Inaugural Season at LIU". Seawanhaka. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
2. "Sports Update: Patchell Off to Brooklyn". Laguna Beach Independent. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
4. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". LIU Athletics.
5. "NCAA men's volleyball: Firsts for LIU, FDU, Daemen; Hawai'i, UCLA stay 1-2 in AVCA". Volleyball Mag. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
6. "Three in a Row for NJIT; Volleyball Sweeps Visiting LIU, 3-0". Spot on New Jersey. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
7. "NJIT Sweeps Season Series from LIU". Spot on New Jersey. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
8. "Terriers Score Five-Set Win in First Men's Volleyball Meeting with FDU". Spot on New York. Retrieved February 23, 2022.