2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament, L–Quarterfinals
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	13-7 (11-5 MPSF)
Head coach	David Hunt (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Carroll (2nd season); Matthew Pollock (2nd season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by fourth year head coach David Junt, play their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the preseason poll.^[2]

2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 BYU ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	3	.850	20	–	4	.833
No. 6 UCLA ‍‍‍	14	–	5	.737	15	–	6	.714
No. 5 Pepperdine ‍‍‍^y	11	–	5	.688	13	–	7	.650
No. 9 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	9	–	11	.450
USC ‍‍‍	5	–	12	.294	5	–	13	.278
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	3	–	14	.176
Stanford ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	3	–	14	.176

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 8 May 2021 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2021 Pepperdine Waves roster^[3]

Defensive specialist/libero

8 Zac Norvid - Senior
18 Trey Cole - Freshman

Middle blockers

11 JT Martin - Sophomore
17 Mason Tyler - Senior
20 Austin Wilmot - Senior
21 Mike Scott - Freshman
22 Andersen Fuller - Freshman
23 Ryan Fuller - Freshman
24 JT Ardell - Sophomore
26 Chris Orem - Graduate

Outside hitters

4 Ben Weinberg - Junior
5 Noah Dyer - Senior
7 Spencer Wickens - Senior
14 Alex Gettinger - Senior
15 Joe Deluzio - Freshman
19 Cole Rasic - Freshman
25 Akin Akinwumi - Freshman

Opposite hitters

1 Scott Solan - Sophomore
10 Auden McCaw - Freshman
12 Jacob Steele - Sophomore
16 Eli Crane - Freshman
17 Mason Tyler - Senior
25 Akin Akinwumi - Freshman

Setters

3 John Karlous - Sophomore
6 Bryce Dvorak - Freshman
10 Auden McCaw - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on WaveCasts. All road games will also be streamed by the schools tv or streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Date time	Opponent	Rank ^{(tournament seed)}	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/25 7 p.m.	#12 Concordia Irvine*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–20, 18–25, 25–17, 15–5)	0	1–0 (1–0)
1/27 7 p.m.	@ #12 Concordia Irvine*	#7	CU Arena Irvine, CA	Eagle TV on Stretch Internet	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–21, 25–19)	0	2–0 (2–0)
2/12 6 p.m.	@ #1 BYU*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (6–25, 23–25, 26–28)^[4]	150	2–1 (2–1)
2/13 6 p.m.	@ #1 BYU*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 1–3 (25–23, 26–28, 23–25, 24–26)^[5]	150	2–2 (2–2)
2/18 9 a.m.	@ Stanford*	#6	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–01 (25–21, 27–25, 25–17)	0	3–2 (3–2)
2/20 3 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#6	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3–1 (25–22, 20–25, 25–18, 28–26)	0	4–2 (4–2)
2/24 5 p.m.	@ USC*	#5	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 30–28)	0	5–2 (5–2)
2/27 12 p.m.	USC*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–21)	0	6–2 (6–2)
3/3 6 p.m.	Stanford*	#3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–21, 25–21)	0	7–2 (7–2)
3/11 5 p.m.	@ #8 UCLA*	#4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	L 2–3 (25–23, 12–25, 25–22, 14–25, 10–15)	0	7–3 (7–3)
3/13 5 p.m.	#8 UCLA*	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–1 (24–26, 25–21, 25–23, 25–22)	0	8–3 (8–3)
3/19 1 p.m.	#2 BYU*	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 1–3 (25–20, 17–25, 21–25, 17–25)	0	8–4 (8–4)
3/20 1 p.m.	#2 BYU*	#4	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 0–3 (21–25, 14–25, 20–25)^[6]	0	8–5 (8–5)
3/26 3 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–21)	0	9–5 (9–5)
3/27 5 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–2 (25–20, 21–25, 30–28, 21–25, 15–4)	0	10–5 (10–5)
3/28 5 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (29–27, 26–24, 25–18)	0	11–5 (11–5)
3/31 3 p.m.	#4 UCLA*	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols
4/16 6 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#5	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN
4/17 4 p.m.	@ Stanford*	#5	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA	P12+ STAN
4/23 4 p.m.	⁽⁶⁾ Stanford	#5 ⁽³⁾	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–1 (25–22, 21–25, 25–22, 25–19)	N/A	12–5
4/24 3 p.m.	#6 ⁽²⁾ UCLA	#5 ⁽³⁾	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 26–24)	700	13–5
4/24 6 p.m.	#2 ⁽¹⁾ BYU	#5 ⁽³⁾	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship)	FloVolleyball	L 0–3 (23–25, 15–25, 19–25)	750	13–6
5/6 6 p.m.	#3 UC Santa Barbara	#5	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinal)	B1G+	L 1–3 (23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 26–28)	108	13–7

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Concordia: Al Epstein
Concordia: Viola Patience O'Neal
BYU: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
BYU: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Stanford: Tim Swartz
Stanford: Tim Swartz
USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
USC: Al Epstein
Stanford: Al Epstein
UCLA: Denny Cline
UCLA: Al Epstein
BYU: Al Epstein
BYU: Al Epstein
Grand Canyon: Al Epstein
Grand Canyon: Al Epstein
Grand Canyon: Al Epstein
Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
BYU: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
UC Santa Barbara: Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock

References

^ ^a ^b "Coaching changes entering 2020 NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball season". Off the Block. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ "Cougars No. 1 in preseason MPSF volleyball poll". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.
^ "No. 1 BYU men's volleyball proves a point with sweep of No. 7 Pepperdine". Universe Sports. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "No. 1 BYU men's volleyball beats No. 7 Pepperdine in tough matchup with two overtime sets". Universe Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "No. 2 BYU sweeps No. 4 Pepperdine". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[Coaching_changes-1] "Coaching changes entering 2020 NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball season". Off the Block. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

[2] "Cougars No. 1 in preseason MPSF volleyball poll". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[3] "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.

[4] "No. 1 BYU men's volleyball proves a point with sweep of No. 7 Pepperdine". Universe Sports. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[5] "No. 1 BYU men's volleyball beats No. 7 Pepperdine in tough matchup with two overtime sets". Universe Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[6] "No. 2 BYU sweeps No. 4 Pepperdine". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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