2022 Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball team

The 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball team represents Ohio State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Buckeyes, led by 3rd year head coach Kevin Burch, play their home games at Covelli Center.^[1] The Buckeyes are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish third in the MIVA in the preseason poll.^[2]

2022 Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	13–14 (7–7 MIVA)
Head coach	Kevin Burch (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Hudson Bates (3rd season) Luke Wood Maloney (3rd season)
Home arena	Covelli Center
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 May 21, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2022 Ohio State Buckeyes roster^[3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 1 Grant Strong - Freshman 2 Thomas Poole - Sophomore 3 Parker Mikesch - Senior Middle blockers 4 Jason Kozvak - Freshman 11 Justin Howard -   Sophomore 15 Ethan Talley - Senior 16 Ben Braun - Freshman 17 Samuel Clark - Junior 18 Cole Young - Freshman		Outside hitters 6 Martin Lallemand - Senior 7 Jacob Pasteur - Sophomore 10 Sean Ryan - Senior 13 Sotiris Siapanis - Sophomore 14 Kyle Teune - Freshman 19 Jack Stevens -   Junior		Opposite hitters 4 Jason Kozak - Freshman 16 Ben Braun - Freshman 20 Jimmy Webb - Sophomore Setters 5 Noah Platfoot - Sophomore 8 Michael Wright - Junior 9 Luke Lentin - Senior

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/07 7 p.m.	Central State	#13	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–20)	302	1–0
1/08 7 p.m.	Central State	#13	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–14)	597	2–0
1/12 7 p.m.	St. Francis	#11	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–13, 25–20)	482	3–0
1/15 8 p.m.	@ #2 UCLA	#11	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)	P12 LA	L 2–3 (18–25, 15–25, 25–23, 25–23, 8–15)	0	3–1
1/21 8 p.m.	vs. #12 USC	#11	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)	P12 Insider	W 3–1 (26–24, 16–25, 25–18, 25–21)	1,047	4–1
1/28 9 p.m.	@ #3 Long Beach State	#9	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (Battle of the Bigs)	ESPN+	L 1–3 (26–24, 20–25, 15–25, 22–25)	1,198	4–2
1/29 10 p.m.	@ UC Santa Barbara	#9	The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA (Battle of the Bigs)	ESPN+	L 1–3 (19–25, 15–25, 28–26, 17–25)	176	4–3
2/04 6 p.m.	Mount Olive	#12	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	Cancelled- Mount Olive Travel Concerns caused by Winter Storm Landon
2/05 3 p.m.	Mount Olive	#12	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+
2/10 8 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#12	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	L 1–3 (15–25, 23–25, 25–21, 22–25)	463	4–4 (0–1)
2/12 8 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis*	#12	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1–3 (21–25, 25–16, 26–28, 22–25)	373	4–5 (0–2)
2/17 7 p.m.	Loyola Chicago*	#14	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 2–3 (25–22, 26–28, 25–23, 24–26, 14–16)	514	4–6 (0–3)
2/20 3 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#14	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–23)	788	5–6 (1–3)
2/24 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#15	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–20, 25–18)	300	6–6 (2–3)
2/25 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#15	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–19)	497	7–6 (3–3)
3/05 7 p.m.	Lincoln Memorial	#13	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–12, 25–19)	1,078	8–6
3/06 4 p.m.	Lincoln Memorial	#13	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–20, 25–22)	673	9–6
3/08 7 p.m.	#3 Penn State	#13	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (Big Ten Showdown)	B1G+	L 0–3 (23–25, 21–25, 21–25)	913	9–7
3/12 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis	#13	William H. Pitt Center Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (25–17, 20–25, 26–28, 22–25)	0	9–8
3/13 3 p.m.	@ #3 Penn State	#13	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten Showdown)	B1G+	L 1–3 (20–25, 21–25, 25–23, 15–25)	543	9–9
3/16 7 p.m.	#8 Ball State*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 2–3 (24–26, 25–18, 23–25, 25–19, 15–17)	563	9–10 (3–4)
3/19 7 p.m.	@ #8 Ball State*		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 1–3 (24–26, 16–25, 25–23, 22–25)	2,295	9–11 (3–5)
3/25 8 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	L 2–3 (24–26, 25–20, 28–30, 25–21, 10–15)	417	9–12 (3–6)
3/26 3 p.m.	@ Quincy*		Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–20)	100	10–12 (4–6)
3/31 7 p.m.	#13 Lewis*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	'L 1–3 (24–26, 25–17, 23–25, 18–25)	647	10–13 (4–7)
4/02 5 p.m.	McKendree*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–2 (25–27, 25–23, 25–16, 19–25, 15–13)	886	11–13 (5–7)
4/07 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*		Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (21–25, 25–20, 26–28, 27–25, 15–12)	593	12–13 (6–7)
4/09 5 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola Chicago*		Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–21)	800	13–13 (7–7)
4/16 8 p.m.	@ #13 Lewis ^(4)	^(5)	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Quarterfinals)	GLVC SN	L 2–3 (25–19, 29–27, 23–25, 19–25, 10–15)	317	13–14

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

• Central State: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
• Central State: Brendan Gulick & Greg Franke
• St. Francis: Brendan Gulick & Neil Sika
• UCLA: Anne Marie Anderson
• USC: Denny Cline
• Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Tyler Kulakowski
• UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
• McKendree: Colin Suhre
• Lewis: Patrick Hennessey, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
• Loyola Chicago: Keith Kokinda & Hanna Williford
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Tyler Danburg & Hanna Williford
• Quincy: Tyler Danburg & Hanna Williford
• Lindenwood: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
• Lincoln Memorial: Tyler Danburg
• Lincoln Memorial: Greg Franke
• Penn State: Tyler Danburg & Joey Veer
• St. Francis: Matt Manz & Sophie Rice
• Penn State: Mac Young & Austin Groft
• Ball State: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
• Ball State: No commentary
• Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
• Quincy: No commentary
• Lewis: Brendan Gulick & Zachary Rodier
• McKendree: Caleb Spinner & Hanna Williford
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Mike Maahs & Steve Florio
• Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Kris Berzins
• Lewis: No commentary

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	13^[4]	11^[5]	11 ^[6]	9	12	12	14	15^[7]	13^[8]	13	13	13	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Off the Block Media	Not released	RV^[9]	RV^[10]	9^[11]	RV	RV	RV^[12]	—^[13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	^	—

^The media did not release a pre-season poll.

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

1. "Q & A With Newly Named Men's Volleyball Head Coach Kevin Burch". Sports Imports. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
2. "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
3. "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ohio State Athletics.
4. "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
5. "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
6. "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
7. "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
8. "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
9. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
10. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
11. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
12. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
13. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.