2022 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team

2022 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball
MPSF Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	22-5 (11–1 MPSF)
Head coach	John Speraw (10th season)
Assistant coaches	John Hawks (7th season) Spencer McLachlin (4th season)
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion John Wooden Center

The 2022 UCLA men's volleyball team represented University of California, Los Angeles in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach John Speraw, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion when basketball did not conflict with the home game schedule and at John Wooden Center when basketball conflicted with the home game schedule. The Bruins were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the MPSF preseason poll.[1] UCLA hosted the MPSF tournament (April 20–23) and also the 2022 NCAA Championship at Pauley Pavilion. The 2022 NCAA Championship began on May 1 with an opening round match.

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 26, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• The Bruins defeated rivals USC Trojans twice this season.
• UCLA won the MPSF title by defeating Pepperdine 3–0 on April 9, 2022.
• The team hosted the MPSF and NCAA Tournaments at Pauley Pavilion.

Roster

2022 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
	Defensive specialist/libero 4 Cole Pender - Senior 14 Matthew Aziz - Freshman Middle blockers 2 J.R. Norris IV - Senior 7 Ian Parish - Sophomore 9 Guy Genis - Freshman 10 Sean McQuiggan - Freshman 13 Merrick McHenry - Sophomore 15 Daniel Matheney - Junior 22 Matthew Edwards - Freshman		Outside hitters 3 Cole Ketrzynski - Junior 11 Cooper Robinson - Freshman 12 Alex Knight - Junior 16 Ido David - Freshman 17 Sam Burgi - Junior 18 Grant Sloane - Freshman 19 Ian Eschenberg - Senior 20 Ethan Champlin - Sophomore		Opposite hitters 1 Kyle Vom Steeg - Sophomore 3 Cole Ketrzynski - Junior 8 Kevin Kobrine - Junior 16 Ido David - Freshman 24 Miles Partain - Sophomore Setters 5 Ayrton Garcia-Jurado - Junior 6 Marcus Partain - Sophomore 24 Miles Partain - Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or Pac-12+. 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)
1/15 5 p.m.	Princeton	#2	John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–22, 25–22)[3]	0	1–0
1/21 5 p.m.	#11 Ohio State	#2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge)	P12, P12 LA	W 3–2 (25–18, 25–15, 23–25, 23–25, 15–8)[4]	0	2–0
1/22 7:30 p.m.	#3 Penn State	#2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge)	P12 Insider	W 3–1 (17–25, 28–26, 25–22, 25–19)[5]	1,047	3–0
1/27 7 p.m.	CSUN	#2	John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3–0 (27–25, 25–18, 25–22)[6]	450	4–0
1/29 5 p.m.	#7 Lewis	#2	John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	L 0–3 (21–25, 20–25, 23–25)[7]	750	4–1
2/4 7 p.m.	@ #15 UC Irvine	#4	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	W 3–1 (21–25, 25–14, 25–22, 26–24)	1,248	5–1
2/5 7 p.m.	#15 UC Irvine	#4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–2 (25–23, 23–25, 25–14, 16–25, 15–11)[8]	1,228	6–1
2/9 7 p.m.	@ #14 UC San Diego	#2	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	ESPN+	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–16)	1,505	7–1
2/11 7 p.m.	@ #1 Long Beach State	#2	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (22–25, 23–25, 13–25)	3,137	7–2
2/19 5 p.m.	#1 Long Beach State	#2	John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3–2 (25–20, 25–23, 23–25, 21–25, 15–12)	2,008	8–2
2/23 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–18)	728	9–2 (1–0)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#1	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–20, 25–15)	111	10–2 (2–0)
3/3 7 p.m.	#8 Grand Canyon*	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–19, 25–21)	1,114	11–2 (3–0)
3/4 5 p.m.	#8 Grand Canyon*	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–20, 25–21)	966	12–2 (4–0)
3/11 7 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	L 2–3 (20–25, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23, 12–15)	580	12–3 (4–1)
3/12 6 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–13, 25–23, 27–25)	963	13–3 (5–1)
3/25 3 p.m.	@ Morehouse	#1	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA		W 3–0 (25–8, 25–9, 25–5)	225	14–3 (5–1)
3/26 3 p.m.	@ Fort Valley State	#1	HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA		W 3–0 (25–8, 25–10, 25–11)	101	15–3 (5–1)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ #5 USC*	#1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–17)	975	16–3 (6–1)
4/2 5 p.m.	#5 USC*	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–19, 17–25, 25–12, 15–12)	4,032	17–3 (7–1)
4/7 7 p.m.	@ #8 Pepperdine*	#1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–19, 30–28, 25–22)	941	18–3 (8–1)
4/9 6 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-19)	2,942	19–3 (9–3)
4/15 6 p.m.	@ BYU*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 25–18)	3,987	20–3 10–3
4/16 6 p.m.	@ BYU*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (26–28, 20–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9)	4,185	21–3 11–3
4/21 4 p.m.	^(5) Stanford	#1 ^(1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	L 2–3 (21–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–15, 11–15)	850	21–4
5/3 5 p.m.	Pepperdine	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Opening Round)	P12	W 3–1 (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19)	1,814	22–4
5/5 5 p.m.	Long Beach State	#1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 2–3 (25–18, 25–18, 15–25, 10–25, 14–16)	4,430	22–5

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

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone. Rank – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Division I-II Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Announcers for televised games

• Princeton: Denny Cline
• Ohio State: Anne Marie Anderson
• Penn State: Denny Cline
• CSUN: Denny Cline
• Lewis: Denny Cline
• UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
• UC Irvine: Denny Cline
• UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
• Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
• Long Beach State: Denny Cline
• Concordia Irvine: Denny Cline
• Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
• Grand Canyon: Denny Cline
• Grand Canyon: Denny Cline
• Stanford: Tim Swartz & Ted Enberg
• Stanford: Ted Enberg
• USC: Anne Marie Anderson
• USC: Anne Marie Anderson
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Pepperdine: Jim Watson
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
• MPSF Tournament Semifinal- Stanford: Darren Preston
• NCAA Opening Round- Pepperdine: Darren Preston
• NCAA Semifinal: Brendan Gulick

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	2[9]	2[10]	2 [11]	4 [12]	2[13]	2[14]	2[15]	1[16]	1[17]	1[18]	1[19]	1[20]	1[21]	1	1	1
Off the Block Media	Not released	2[22]	3[23]	2[24]	4[25]	2[26]	3[27]	2[28]	2[29]	2[30]	2т[31]	2т[32]	2т	2	1

Awards and honors

• March 14, 2022 – Merrick McHenry was the Co-National Middle Attacker of the Week by offtheblock.com and Kevin Kobrine was named the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week
• April 4, 2022 – Miles Partain was named National Setter of the Week and Kevin Kobrine was the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week
• April 11, 2022 – Miles Partain was named MPSF Player of the Week
• April 18, 2022 – Ido David was named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week

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