2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

The 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represents Pennsylvania State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 29th year head coach Mark Pavlik, play their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll.^[2]

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
Outrigger Volleyball Invitational Champions EIVA Regular Season Champions EIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	27-4 (10–0 EIVA)
Head coach	Mark Pavlik (29th season)
Assistant coaches	Colin McMillan (16th season) Pat Shawaryn^[1] (2nd season)
Home arena	Rec Hall
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Penn State ‍†‍‡‍^y	10	–	0		1.000			27	–	4		.871
No. 14 Princeton  ‍‍‍	7	–	3		.700			14	–	12		.538
Charleston (WV)  ‍‍‍	5	–	5		.500			22	–	7		.759
George Mason  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			13	–	14		.481
Harvard  ‍‍‍	2	–	8		.200			9	–	16		.360
NJIT  ‍‍‍	2	–	8		.200			9	–	18		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 EIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster^[3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 7 Ryan Merk - Sophomore Middle Blockers 13 Owen Rose - Sophomore 14 Sam Marsh - Graduate 18 Toby Ezeonu - Junior		Outside Hitters 2 Tim Herget - Senior 3 Jack Shampine - Senior 4 Michael Valenzi - Junior 5 Matt Cosgrove - Sophomore 8 Michal Kowal - Junior 10 Gabe Hartke - Senior 12 Brett Wildman - Graduate 15 Matthew Luoma - Freshman 16 Blainey Jones - Freshman 17 Will Kuhns - Junior 20 Caden Day - Freshman		Opposite Hitters 9 John Kerr - Senior 15 Matthew Luoma - Freshman 19 Cal Fisher - Graduate 22 Cole Ignaszak - Sophomore Setters 1 Luke Snyder - Junior 6 Cole Bogner - Graduate 11 Jack Driscoll - Senior 21 Tyler Herget - Sophomore

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (EIVA Record)
1/06 7 p.m.	vs. Central State	#4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH		W 3–1 (25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 25–12)	101	1–0
1/07 4 p.m.	@ #13 Ohio State	#4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (Big Ten Showdown)	B1G+	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–17, 23–25, 25–21)	1,005	2–0
1/13 7 p.m.	Daemen	#4	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–10, 25–19, 25–22)	357	3-0
1/14 7 p.m.	Merrimack	#4	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–13)	550	4-0
1/20 4 p.m.	vs. #5 Pepperdine^[4]	#4	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	W 3–1 (26-24, 25–18, 19–25, 25-14)	1,127	5-0
1/21 7 p.m.	vs. #8 Stanford^[4]	#4	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Volleyball World TV	W 3–1 (25-18, 25–17, 20-25, 25-23)	1,404	6-0
1/25 7 p.m.	#3 Long Beach State	#4	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 1-3 (25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 25-27)	778	6-1
2/03 7 p.m.	#10 USC	#4	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)	B1G+	W 3-1 (30-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18)	1,177	7-1
2/04 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA	#4	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge)	B1G+	W 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17)	0	8-1
2/11 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis	#3	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10)	275	9-1
2/17 7 p.m.	Princeton*	#3	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20)	783	10-1 (1-0)
2/18 4 p.m.	Princeton*	#3	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17)	1,207	11-1 (2-0)
2/24 6 p.m.	@ NJIT*	#3	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-23)	456	12-1 (3-0)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ NJIT*	#3	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20)	449	13-1 (4-0)
3/04 5 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine	#3	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3-0 (25-19, 40-38, 25-20)	111	14-1
3/05 8 p.m.	@ #6 UC Irvine	#3	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	W 3-2 (32-34, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11)	881	15-1
3/09 10 p.m.	vs. #2 UCLA	#3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)		L 2-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 10-15)	0	15-2
3/11 1 a.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23)	6,557	16-2
3/11 10 p.m.	vs. Purdue Fort Wayne	#3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)		W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16)	0	17-2
3/18 7 p.m.	St. Francis	#2	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14)	0	18-2
3/21 7 p.m.	#15 Ohio State	#1	Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten Showdown)	B1G+	L 2-3 (21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15)	1,095	18-3
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Harvard*	#3	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23)	481	19-3 (5-0)
4/01 3 p.m.	@ Harvard*	#3	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-17, 29-27, 25-21)	442	20-3 (6-0)
4/07 7 p.m.	@ George Mason*	#3	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15)	482	21-3 (7-0)
4/08 5 p.m.	@ George Mason*	#3	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20)	449	22-3 (8-0)
4/14 7 p.m.	#15 Charleston (WV)*	#3	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-13)	781	23-3 (9-0)
4/15 4 p.m.	#15 Charleston (WV)*	#3	Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA	B1G+	W 3-1 (25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16)	863	24-3 (10-0)
5/2 7:30 p.m.	#9 Ohio State	#3	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Quarterfinal)	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24)	2,139	26-4
5/4 7:30 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i^(2)	#3	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 2-3 (20–25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-15)	3,782	27-4

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

• Ohio State: Greg Franke & Hanna Williford
• Daemen: No commentary
• Merrimack: Dylan Price & Thomas English^[5]
• Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[6]
• Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[6]
• Long Beach State:
• USC:
• UCLA:
• St. Francis:
• Princeton:
• Princeton:
• NJIT:
• NJIT:
• Concordia Irvine:
• UC Irvine:
• Hawai'i:
• St. Francis:
• Ohio State:
• Harvard:
• Harvard:
• George Mason:
• George Mason:
• Charleston:
• Charleston:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

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

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

Honors

• Owen Rose won the National Middle Attacker of the Week award for Week 0 games.^[7]

References

1. "Penn State men's volleyball hires former Princeton, USA Volleyball assistant coach". Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
2. "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
3. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". gopsusports.com.com.
4. "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
5. "Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
6. "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
7. "Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards". Off the Block. Retrieved January 9, 2023.