2022 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

The 2022 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by eighteenth year head coach Dan Friend, played their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish second the MIVA in the preseason poll behind Loyola Chicago.^[1] The Flyers ended the season fourth in the MIVA, holding a 2–0 record against Ohio State as the tiebreaker, and lost in the MIVA Semifinals.^[2]

2022 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	16–12 (7–7 MIVA)
Head coach	Dan Friend (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Jacob Kerschner (2nd season) Keith Iverson (4th season)
Home arena	Neil Carey Arena
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Ball State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	12	–	2		.857			23	–	4		.852
No. 12 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍	11	–	3		.786			18	–	9		.667
McKendree  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			14	–	11		.560
No. 14 Lewis  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			16	–	12		.571
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			8	–	14		.364
Quincy  ‍‍‍	0	–	14		.000			4	–	19		.174
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of April 16, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2022 Lewis Flyers roster^[3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 5 Jason Gibbs -   Junior 11 Ryan Collins - Freshman 13 Connor Keating - Sophomore 24 Carlos Jimenez -   Senior Middle blockers 7 Joe Kenzinger -   Senior 8 Isaac Benka - Freshman 8 Tyler Mitchem - Graduate 15 Wesley Yusk - Freshman 17 Michael Sack -   Sophomore 18 Antonio Rodriguez -   Junior		Outside hitters 1 Cole Brillhart -   Junior 9 Max Roquet - Freshman 10 Alec Lehnert -   Junior 12 Jared Phelan -   Sophomore 14 Liam Buck -   Freshman 21 Chase Celichhowski - Freshman 22 John Davis -   Sophomore		Opposite hitters 2 Tyler Simpson -   Freshman 14 Liam Buck -   Freshman 15 Wesley Yusk - Freshman 19 Carter Burzlaff -   Sophomore 23 Christian Prayer - Junior Setters 3 Tyler Morgan - Freshman 5 Jason Gibbs -   Junior 6 Kevin Kauling - Junior 19 Carter Burzlaff -   Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on GLVC SN. All road games will also be streamed on the oppositions streaming service.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank ^(Tournament Seed)	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/2 7 p.m.	#12 UC Irvine	#8	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	Canceled- COVID-19
1/7 6 p.m.	@ Lincoln Memorial	#8	Mary Mars Gymnasium Harrogate, TN	Lincoln Memorial SN	Canceled- COVID-19^[4]
1/8 7 p.m.	@ King	#8	Student Center Complex Bristol, TN	Coastal Carolinas DN	Canceled- COVID-19
1/11 7 p.m.	Maryville	#9	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–11, 25–12)	50	1–0
1/14 7 p.m.	NJIT	#9	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–20, 18–25, 25–17, 25–13)	50	2–0
1/15 6 p.m.	St. Francis	#9	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–20, 29–27, 25–18)	50	3–0
1/21 7 p.m.	#5 Long Beach State	#7	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1–3 (22–25, 22–25, 26–24, 20–25)	50	3–1
1/22 7 p.m.	Belmont Abbey	#7	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–15, 25–19)	50	4–1
1/28 9 p.m.	@ #5 Pepperdine	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 3–0 (19–25, 20–25, 21–25)	476	4–2
1/29 7 p.m.	@ #2 UCLA	#7	John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	W 3-0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–23)	750	5–2
2/4 7 p.m.	Central State	#6	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	Canceled- COVID-19
2/5 7 p.m.	#8 Grand Canyon	#6	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (26–24, 19–25, 25–23, 20–25, 15–10)	419	6–2
2/10 7 p.m.	#10 Ball State*	#6	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 0–3 (29–31, 22–25, 20–25)	443	6–3 (0–1)
2/12 5 p.m.	#12 Ohio State*	#6	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–21, 16–25, 28–26, 25–22)	373	7–3 (1–1)
2/18 3 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#9	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	L 2–3 (25–18, 19–25, 27–29, 25–19, 9–15)	211	7–4 (1–2)
2/19 7 p.m.	@ Quincy*	#9	Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–19)	60	8–4 (2–2)
2/24 6 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#10	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 0–3 (23–25, 23–25, 22–25)	200	8–5 (2–3)
2/26 7 p.m.	@ #14 Loyola Chicago*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	NBCS CHIC	L 0–3 (18–25, 22–25, 22–25)	1,097	8–6 (2–4)
3/2 7 p.m.	Benedictine	#11	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–20)	301	9–6
3/4 7 p.m.	Emmanuel	#11	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–13, 25–22)	129	10–6
3/10 11 p.m.	@ #4 Hawai'i	#12	Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI (Outrigger Invitational)	ESPN+	L 0–3 (15–25, 21–25, 19–25)	3,869	10–7
3/12 11 p.m.	@ #4 Hawai'i	#12	Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI (Outrigger Invitational)	ESPN+	L 1–3 (18–25, 29–27, 19–25, 24–26)	4,362	10–8
3/17 6 p.m.	McKendree*	#12	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	VOR-TV	W 3–1 (24–26, 45–43, 25–16, 25–15)	407	11–8 (3–4)
3/19 5 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#12	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	L 2–3 (25–19, 22–25, 25–22, 11–25, 13–15)	210	11–9 (3–5)
3/24 6 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*	#12	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–21)	419	12–9 (4–5)
3/26 7 p.m.	#11 Loyola Chicago*	#12	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 0–3 (18–25, 17–25, 24–26)	673	12–10 (4–6)
3/31 6 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#13	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–1 (26–24, 17–25, 25–23, 25–18)	647	13–10 (5–6)
4/2 6 p.m.	@ #8 Ball State*	#13	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	L 0–3 (19–25, 24–26, 20–25)	880	13–11 (5–7)
4/7 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#13	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–16, 25–20, 20–25, 25–16)	229	14–11 (6–7)
4/9 5 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#13	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–23, 20–25, 29–27, 25–21)	348	15–11 (7–7)
4/16 6 p.m.	Ohio State ^(5)	#13 ^(4)	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (2022 MIVA Quarterfinals)	GLVC SN	W 3–2 (19–25, 27–29, 25–23, 25–19, 15–10)	317	16–11
4/20 6 p.m.	#7 Ball State ^(1)	#12 ^(4)	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN (2022 MIVA Semifinals)	ESPN+	L 0–3 (23–25, 17–25, 15–25)	913	16–12

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Maryville: Patrick Hennessey & Tyler Avenatti
• NJIT: Patrick Hennessey & Tyler Avenatti
• St. Francis: Cody Lindeman, & Tyler Avenatti
• Long Beach State: Patrick Hennessey
• Belmont Abbey: Cody Lindeman & Logan Kap
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• UCLA: Denny Cline
• Grand Canyon: Cody Lindeman, Bella Ray, & Andrea Zeiser
• Ball State: Cody Lindeman, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
• Ohio State: Patrick Hennessey, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
• Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
• Quincy: No commentary
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Cody Lindeman, Farah Taki, & Megan Schlechte
• Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Lauren Withrow
• Benedictine: Patrick Hennessey
• Emmanuel: Patrick Hennessey
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
• McKendree: Tyler Avenatti, Keegan Carey, & Natalie Stefanski
• McKendree: Colin Suhre
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Mike Maahs
• Loyola Chicago: Patrick Hennessey & Tyler Avenatti
• Ohio State: Brendan Gulick & Zachary Rodier
• Ball State: No commentary
• Quincy: Cody Lindeman, Hannah Alvey, & Mikah Freppon
• Lindenwood: No commentary
• Ohio State: No commentary
• Ball State: Joel Godett, Kevin Owens, & Madison Surface

References

1. "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
2. "Ball State volleyball defeats Lewis". Star Press. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
3. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Lewis Athletics". Lewisflyers.com.
4. "Lewis cancels upcoming road matches against King, Lincoln Memorial". Off the Block. Retrieved January 5, 2022.