2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team

2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record21-7 (11–3 MIVA)
Head coach
  • John Hawks (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ali'i Keohohou [1] (1st season)
  • Scott Kevorken[1] (1st season)
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
Seasons
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2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 21 – 7   .750
No. 11 Ball State ‍†‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 20 – 9   .690
No. 7 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍y 11 – 3   .786 23 – 10   .697
Lewis  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 17 – 13   .567
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 10 – 13   .435
Quincy  ‍‍‍ 1 – 13   .071 8 – 19   .296
McKendree  ‍‍‍ 1 – 13   .071 7 – 16   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion

The 2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team represented Loyola University Chicago in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Ramblers, led by first year head coach John Hawks, played their home games at Joseph J. Gentile Arena.[2] The Ramblers are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish second in the MIVA in the preseason poll.[3]

Roster

2023 Loyola Ramblers roster[4]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 3 JJ Sowa - Freshman
  • 12 Matt Oakley - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 2 Justin Ross - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 17 Nicodemus Meyer - Sophomore
  • 18 Jimmy Meinhart - Junior
  • 21 Brad Bell - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Cole Schlothauer - Redshirt Senior
  • 6 Bryce Robbins - Freshman
  • 7 Vanja Petrasinovic - Freshman
  • 8 Jack Yentz - Redshirt Junior
  • 10 Cooper Evans - Freshman
  • 13 Colton Brooks - Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Parker Van Buren - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Josh Gottlieb- Redshirt Sophomore
  • 20 Evan Markworth - Sophomore
  • 24 Nick Martinski - Graduate
  

Opposite hitters

  • 15 Josh Gottlieb - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 16 Jonathan Drysdale-Anderson - Junior
  • 23 Miller Trubey - Freshman

Setters

  • 9 Ryan McElligott - Freshman
  • 11 Brian Voight - Redshirt Junior
  • 19 Dan Mangun - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Schedule

Date
time 		Opponent Rank Arena
city
(tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(MIVA Record)
1/09
6 p.m. 		Missouri S&T #12 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–17, 25–17, 27–25) 		281 1–0
1/12
3 p.m. 		King #12 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–20, 25–18) 		177 2–0
1/13
7 p.m. 		UC San Diego #12 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		NBCS CHIC W 3–0
(25–20, 26-24, 25–18) 		1,403 3-0
1/20
6 p.m. 		@ NJIT #11 Health and Wellness Center
Newark, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25-19, 25–19) 		355 4-0
1/21
6 p.m. 		@ LIU #11 Steinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row W 3–1
(24-26, 25-21, 25–20, 25-20) 		176 5-0
1/27
7 p.m. 		Maryville #11 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25-8, 25-13, 21–25, 32-30) 		552 6-0
1/28
6 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn #11 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25-20, 25-14, 25-19) 		555 7-0
2/02
9 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine #12 CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		EagleEye L 1-3
(22-25, 16-25, 25-22, 21-25) 		120 7-1
2/03
9 p.m. 		@ #3 Long Beach State #12 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-17) 		1,598 7-2
2/10
7 p.m. 		@ Quincy #13 Pepsi Arena
Quincy,IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25-18, 25-21, 25-19) 		245 8-2
(1-0)
2/11
7 p.m. 		@ Lindenwood #13 Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 28-30, 15-12) 		164 9-2
(2-0)
2/16
7 p.m. 		#11 Ball State* #13 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22) 		667 10-2
(3-0)
2/18
7 p.m. 		#10 Ohio State* #13 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		NBCS CHIC W 3–0
(25-20, 25-21, 25-18) 		1,206 11-2
(4-0)
2/22
7 p.m. 		@ Lewis* #10 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–1
(27-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22) 		700 12-2
(5-0)
2/25
5 p.m. 		McKendree* #10 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14) 		749 13-2
(6-0)
3/04
7 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne #9 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12) 		592 14-2
(7-0)
3/07
7 p.m. 		Queens #9 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25-20, 25-19, 26-24) 		232 15-2
3/10
6 p.m. 		@ McKendree* #9 Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–2
(20-25, 26-28, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13) 		167 16-2
(8-0)
3/16
6 p.m. 		#14 Charleston #9 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25-14, 16-25, 25-21, 25-16) 		731 17-2
3/18
6 p.m. 		@ Purdue Fort Wayne* #9 Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Ft. Wayne, IN 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(18-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 12-15) 		570 17-3
(8-1)
3/23
7 p.m. 		Lewis* #9 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25-22, 25-20, 25-20) 		805 18-3
(9-1)
3/25
7 p.m. 		vs. Princeton #9 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge) 		L 1-3
(30-28, 16-25, 23-25, 29-31) 		0 18-4
3/26
2 p.m. 		@ George Mason #9 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge) 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 27-29, 17-15) 		455 19-4
3/31
7 p.m. 		Lindenwood* #10 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(26-24, 25-20, 25-23) 		820 20-4
(10-1)
4/01
5 p.m. 		Quincy* #10 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7) 		719 21-4
(11-1)
4/06
6 p.m. 		@ #11 Ball State* #10 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(21-25, 18-25, 25-27) 		1,124 21-5
(11-2)
4/08
4 p.m. 		@ #13 Ohio State* #10 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(27-29, 26-28, 23-25) 		1,209 21-6
(11-3)
4/15
7 p.m. 		McKendree
(7) 		#12
(2) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
(MIVA Quarterfinals) 		L 2-3
(25–19, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 12-15) 		598 21-7
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Broadcasters

  • Missouri S&T: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden[5]
  • King: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden[6]
  • UC San Diego: Ray Gooden & Henry Payne [7]
  • NJIT: Ira Thor[8]
  • LIU:
  • Maryville:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Long Beach State:
  • Quincy:
  • Lindenwood:
  • Ball State:
  • Ohio State:
  • Lewis:
  • McKendree:
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • Queens:
  • McKendree:
  • Charleston:
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • Lewis:
  • George Mason:
  • Lindenwood:
  • Quincy:
  • Ball State:
  • Ohio State:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches12121111121313109999101012131313
Off the Block MediaNot released101010RVRV78RV7998RVRVRV

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Mount Olive, Pepperdine coaches join revamped Loyola coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Loyola Athletics Names John Hawks As New MVB Head Coach". Chat Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Loyola Chicago Athletics.
  5. ^ "Opening Night Reunites Familiar Team". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Broadcast #9 of 2023". Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Back at it". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Great Match-Up Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.