2023 Concordia Eagles men's volleyball team American college volleyball season
The 2023 Concordia Eagles men's volleyball team represented Concordia University Irvine in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Riley Salmon,[2] played their home games at CU Arena. The Eagles were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish seventh in the MPSF preseason poll.[3]
2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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PCT |
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W |
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L |
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PCT
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No. 1 UCLA †‡y
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12 |
– |
0 |
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1.000 |
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31 |
– |
2 |
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.939
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No. 8 BYU
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8 |
– |
4 |
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.667 |
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19 |
– |
7 |
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.731
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No. 6 Grand Canyon y
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6 |
– |
6 |
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.500 |
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22 |
– |
8 |
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.733
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No. 9 Stanford
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6 |
– |
6 |
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.500 |
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|
15 |
– |
13 |
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.536
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No. 10 Pepperdine
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5 |
– |
7 |
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.417 |
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16 |
– |
14 |
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.533
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No. 12 USC
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3 |
– |
9 |
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.250 |
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|
10 |
– |
16 |
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.385
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Concordia Irvine
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2 |
– |
10 |
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.167 |
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|
8 |
– |
19 |
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.296
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† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion
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Roster
2023 Concordia Eagles roster[4]
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Defensive specialist/libero
- 6 Jacob Reilly - Freshman
- 8 Cruse Ae'a - Sophomore
- 14 Danny Smithers - Sophomore
Middle blockers
- 1 Max McCullough - Sophomore
- 2 Gil Herold - Senior
- 10 Viktor Berg - Sophomore
- 12 Mason Mullins - Senior
- 16 Cole Vigo - Graduate
- 19 Dylan Friedl - Freshman
- 27 Marc Kramer - Junior
- 31 Wolf Beeuwsaert - Sophomore
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Outside hitters
- 3 Connor Dell - Freshman
- 4 Buddy Mulder - Freshman
- 11 Kobe Kiley - Sophomore
- 18 Gage Doble - Freshman
- 20 Liam Roberts - Sophomore
- 21 Hunter Brandenburg - Freshman
- 22 Johnny Anselmo - Sophomore
- 26 Riley Gapp -Freshman
- 30 Slater Fuhrman - Sophomore
- 42 Scott Montez - Freshman
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Opposite hitters
- 3 Connor Dell - Freshman
- 26 Riley Gapp -Freshman
- 32 Asa Holmes - Freshman
- 35 Uriel Batista - Senior
Setters
- 5 Christian Oviedo - Junior
- 7 Makai Lipson - Sophomore
- 9 Keegan Au Yuen - Freshman
- 13 Gehrig Tolman - Freshman
- 23 Nathan Biteau - Graduate
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Schedule
TV/Internet Streaming information:
- All home games will be streamed on EagleEye streaming page, powered by Stretch Internet. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date time
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Opponent
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Rank (tournament seed)
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Arena city (tournament)
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Television
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Score
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Attendance
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Record (MPSF record)
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1/3 7 p.m.
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Keyano
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3–0 (30–28, 25–23, 25–14)
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105
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1–0
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1/11 7 p.m.
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Vanguard
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3–0 (25-23, 25–22, 25–21)
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77
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2–0
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1/18 5 p.m.
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Princeton
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 1–3 (23-25, 26-28, 25–19, 17-25)
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117
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2-1
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1/19 7 p.m.
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Menlo
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3–1 (24-26, 25–17, 25–23, 25-17)
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78
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3-1
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1/20 7 p.m.
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@ #7 UC Irvine
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Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
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ESPN+
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L 0–3 (21-25, 18-25, 16–25)
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702
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3-2
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1/21 7 p.m.
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#7 UC Irvine
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 0–3 (17-25, 20-25, 7–25)
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112
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3-3
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2/2 7 p.m.
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#12 Loyola Chicago
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3–1 (25-22, 25–16, 22–25, 25-21)
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120
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4-3
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2/9 7 p.m.
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Benedictine Mesa
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 2-3 (16-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-17, 11-15)
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94
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4-4
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2/10 7 p.m.
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The Master's
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 1-3 (25-19, 21-25, 26-28, 19-25)
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187
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4-5
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2/16 9 p.m.
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@ #1 Hawai'i
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Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
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ESPN+
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L 1-3 (14-25, 25-22, 15-25, 23-25)
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4,920
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4-6
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2/17 9 p.m.
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@ #1 Hawai'i
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Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
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ESPN+
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L 0-3 (20-25, 19-25, 19-25)
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5,381
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4-7
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2/21 7 p.m.
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UC San Diego
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21)
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126
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5-7
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2/24 7 p.m.
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#8 BYU*
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 0-3 (18-25, 19-25, 18-25)
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323
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5-8 (0-1)
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2/25 7 p.m.
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#8 BYU*
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 2-3 (26-24, 24-26, 25-19, 29-31, 12-15)
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421
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5-9 (0-2)
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3/1 7 p.m.
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@ #2 UCLA*
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Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
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P12+ UCLA
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L 0-3 (16-25, 16-25, 14-25)
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798
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5-10 (0-3)
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3/3 7 p.m.
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#2 UCLA*
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 0-3 (15-25, 19-25, 16-25)
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82
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5-11 (0-4)
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3/4 2 p.m.
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#3 Penn State
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 0-3 (19-25, 38-40, 20-25)
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111
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5-12
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3/15 7 p.m.
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Daemen
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-22)
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182
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6-12
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3/24 7 p.m.
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@ #5 Grand Canyon*
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GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
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ESPN+
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W 3-2 (25-23, 25-23, 25-27, 12-25, 15-9)
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756
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7-12 (1-4)
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3/25 7 p.m.
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@ #5 Grand Canyon*
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GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
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ESPN+
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L 0-3 (35-37, 22-25, 16-25)
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812
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7-13 (1-5)
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3/31 7 p.m.
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@ #9 Stanford*
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Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
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P12+ STAN
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L 0-3 (14-25, 18-25, 15-25)
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296
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7-14 (1-6)
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4/1 7 p.m.
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@ #9 Stanford*
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Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
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P12+ STAN
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L 0-3 (21-25, 16-25, 20-25)
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412
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7-15 (1-7)
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4/6 7 p.m.
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#8 Pepperdine*
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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W 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 25-17, 26-24)
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81
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8-15 (2-7)
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4/8 6 p.m.
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@ #8 Pepperdine*
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Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
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WavesCast
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L 0-3 (25-27, 18-25, 22-25)
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451
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8-16 (2-8)
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4/13 7 p.m.
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#13 USC*
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CU Arena Irvine, CA
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EagleEye
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L 2-3 (20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 12-15)
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113
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8-17 (2-9)
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4/15 7 p.m.
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@ #13 USC*
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Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
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P12+ USC
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L 0-3 (22-25, 15-25, 21-25)
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304
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8-18 (2-10)
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4/19 3:05 p.m.
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#6 BYU (2)
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(7)
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Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)
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FloVolleyball
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L 1-3 (25-20, 23-25, 18-25, 15-25)
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505
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8-19
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- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
- Keyano: Jon O'Neill
- Vanguard: Jeff Runyan
- Princeton: Jeff Runyan
- Menlo: Jeff Runyan
- UC Irvine: Robbie Loya & Charlie Brande
- UC Irvine: Jeff Runyan
- Loyola Chicago:
- Benedictine Mesa:
- Master's:
- Hawai'i:
- Hawai'i:
- UC San Diego:
- BYU:
- BYU:
- UCLA:
- UCLA:
- Penn State:
- Daemen:
- Grand Canyon:
- Grand Canyon:
- Stanford:
- Stanford:
- Pepperdine:
- Pepperdine:
- USC:
- USC:
- MPSF Quarterfinal:
Rankings
Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AVCA Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | |
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Off the Block Media | Not released | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References
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