2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team

2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	14–14 (4–8 MPSF)
Head coach	John Kosty (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Ken Shibuya (16th season) Daniel Rasay (9th season)
Home arena	Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Maples Pavilion

The 2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team represented Stanford University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinal, led by sixteenth year head coach John Kosty, played their home games split between Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center and Maples Pavilion. After being told that the 2021 season would be the Cardinal's final season of men's volleyball play,[1] the program was saved when the university reversed their decision near the end of last years athletic calendar.[2] The Cardinal are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF preseason poll.[3] Stanford finished fifth and pulled off two upsets in the MPSF Volleyball Tournament before falling to Pepperdine in the Championship.

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 22, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

>2022 Stanford Cardinal roster[4]
	Defensive specialist/libero 2 Justin Lui - Junior 3 Matt Martinez - Sophomore 5 Aaron Li - Junior Middle blockers 1 Adam Chang - Junior 9 Ethan Hill - Sophomore 16 Nathaniel Gates - Junior 22 Gabriel Miranda - Junior		Outside hitters 4 Aidan Peters - Sophomore 6 Luke Turner - Sophomore 10 Kevin Lamp - Junior 15 Will Rottman - Junior 11 Noah Keelin - Freshman 15 Jack Deuchar - Sophomore		Opposite hitters 24 Hunter Dickey - Senior Setters 11 Chris Kelly - Sophomore 12 Nathan Lietzke - Junior

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ Stanford's streaming page. 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)
1/5 7 p.m.	Lindenwood		Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–18)	73	1–0
1/6 7 p.m.	Lindenwood		Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–16, 25–22)	70	2–0
1/8 5 p.m.	#12 UC Irvine		Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–2 (25–23, 25–21, 25–27, 22–25, 20–18)	82	3–0
1/14 7 p.m.	@ #15 UC Irvine	#12	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (23–25, 17–25, 25–23, 22–25)	514	3–1
1/15 7 p.m.	@ #10 UC San Diego	#12	RIMAC La Jolla, CA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (20–25, 22–25, 23–25)	0	3–2
1/21 7 p.m.	Vanguard	#15	Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–0 (24–26, 25–16, 18–25, 21–25)	101	4–2
1/22 6 p.m.	UC Santa Cruz	#15	Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–1 (25–11, 25–20, 23–25, 25–14)	86	5–2
2/4 2:30 p.m.	vs. Fairleigh Dickinson	#14	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Athletes Go Live	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–16, 25–16)	312	6–2
2/5 7 p.m.	vs. #1 Hawai'i	#14	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Athletes Go Live	L 1–3 (25–19, 13–25, 19–25, 20–25)	1,875	6–3
2/11 7 p.m.	Menlo	#14	Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–16, 25–20)	412	7–3
2/18 7 p.m.	CSUN	#13	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–13, 26–24)	179	8–3
2/25 7 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State	#12	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (19–25, 22–25, 18–25)	1,491	8–4
2/26 7 p.m.	@ CSUN	#12	Matadome Northridge, CA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (15–25, 27–25, 20–25, 24–26)	225	8–5
3/4 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#14	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 2–3 (20–25, 21–25, 25–18, 25–21, 13–15)	77	8–6 (0–1)
3/5 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#14	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 1–3 (22–25, 25–22, 25–27, 20–25)	81	8–7 (0–2)
3/11 7 p.m.	#1 UCLA*		Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–2 (25–20, 22–25, 25–18, 23–25, 15–12)	580	9–7 (1–2)
3/12 6 p.m.	#1 UCLA*		Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12	L 1–3 (25–20, 13–25, 23–25, 25–27)	963	9–8 (1–3)
3/25 7 p.m.	#5 USC*	#14	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12	W 3–1 (25–19, 20–25, 25–16, 28–26)	376	10–8 (2–3)
3/26 6 p.m.	#5 USC*	#14	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12	L 1–3 (25–23, 17–25, 22–25, 21–25)	450	10–9 (2–4)
3/31 6 p.m.	@ #10 Grand Canyon*	#12	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (21–25, 20–25, 15–25)	682	10–10 (2–5)
4/2 4 p.m.	@ #10 Grand Canyon*	#12	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 1–3 (20–25, 25–21, 20–25, 25–27)	621	10–11 (2–6)
4/8 7 p.m.	BYU*	#12	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	W 3–0 (29–27, 25–20, 25–22)	630	11–11 (3–6)
4/9 6 p.m.	BYU*	#12	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	W 3–2 (19–25, 25–27, 25–23, 25–20, 24–22)	1,142	12–11 (4–6)
4/14 6 p.m.	@ #8 Pepperdine*	#12	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 0–3 (18–25, 10–25, 19–25)	515	12–12 (4–7)
4/16 6 p.m.	@ #8 Pepperdine*	#12	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 2–3 (21–25, 21–25, 25–13, 25–23, 11–15)	535	12–13 (4–8)
4/20 8 p.m.	vs. #10 Grand Canyon ^(4)	#13 ^(5)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–20, 22–25, 25–22)	500	13–13
4/21 4 p.m.	vs. #1 UCLA ^(1)	#13 ^(5)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–2 (25–21, 25–23, 21–25, 15–25, 15–11)	850	14–13
4/23 6 p.m.	vs. #8 Pepperdine ^(2)	#13 ^(5)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Championship)	FloVolleyball	L 2–3 (20–25, 19–25, 25–22, 25–22, 12–15)	1,163	14–14

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Lindenwood: Tim Swartz
• Lindenwood: Tim Swartz & Jordan Watkins
• UC Irvine: Tim Swartz
• UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
• UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
• Vanguard: Tim Swartz & Troy Clardy
• UC Santa Cruz: Tim Swartz & Troy Clardy
• Fairleigh Dickinson: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
• Menlo: Troy Clardy & Ted Enberg
• CSUN: Troy Clardy
• Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
• CSUN: Darren Preston
• Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
• Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
• UCLA: Tim Swartz & Ted Enberg
• UCLA: Ted Enberg
• USC: Ted Enberg
• USC: Ted Enberg
• Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
• BYU: Ted Enberg
• BYU: Ted Enberg
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• MPSF Quarterfinal- Grand Canyon: Nick Koop
• MPSF Semifinal- UCLA: Darren Preston
• MPSF Championship- Pepperdine: Darren Preston

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	RV[5]	12[6]	15[7]	13[8]	14[9]	14[10]	13[11]	12[12]	14	RV	14	14	12	12	12	13
Off the Block Media	Not released	10[13]	RV[14]	RV[15]	—[16]	—[17]	RV[18]	RV[19]

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

References

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2. "Stanford will keep 11 sports it planned to cut, reversing course amid pressure". Mercury News. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
3. "PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL". MPSF. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
4. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Stanford Athletics". Stanford Athletics.
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7. "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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9. "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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