2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

The 2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represents Pepperdine University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Jonathan Winder,^[1] 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]

2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	16-14 (5-7 MPSF)
Head coach	Jonathan Winder (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matthew Pollock (4th season) Hardy Wooldridge (1st season)
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍^y	12	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
No. 8 BYU ‍‍‍	8	–	4		.667			19	–	7		.731
No. 6 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍^y	6	–	6		.500			22	–	8		.733
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500			15	–	13		.536
No. 10 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	5	–	7		.417			16	–	14		.533
No. 12 USC ‍‍‍	3	–	9		.250			10	–	16		.385
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	2	–	10		.167			8	–	19		.296
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of October 26, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2023 Pepperdine Waves roster^[3]
	Defensive specialist/libero 3 Trey Cole - Junior 4 Brendan Read   Freshman 27 Yadiel Diaz - ''  Freshman Middle blockers 2 Keeton Hanzlik-Green - ''  Freshman 5 Andersen Fuller - Junior 7 Ethan Watson - Freshman 8 Nick Tidik - ''  Freshman 11 James Eadie - Freshman 22 Ryan Wheeler -   Junior		Outside hitters 9 Kevin Roberts - ''  Freshman 14 Callahan Hefner - Freshman 15 Joe Deluzio -   Sophomore 17 Aidan Tune - Freshman 19 Cole Rasic -   Sophomore 23 Jaylen Jasper - Graduate 24 Ryan Barnett -   Freshman 25 Akin Akinwumi - Senior		Opposite hitters 12 Jacob Steele -   Junior 16 Eli Crane -   Sophomore Setters 1 Andreas Cardenas-Marouf - Freshman 6 Bryce Dvorak - Junior

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.

Date time	Opponent	Rank ^(tournament seed)	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/4 7 p.m.	Lincoln Memorial	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–20)	307	1–0
1/13 6 p.m.	The Master's	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–23)	782	2-0
1/14 6 p.m.	Emmanuel	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–16)	327	3-0
1/16 7 p.m.	Princeton	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–19)	682	4-0
1/20 2 p.m.	vs. #4 Penn State^[4]	#5	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Athletes Go Live	L 1-3 (24-26, 18–25, 25–19, 14-25)	1,127	4-1
1/21 2 p.m.	vs. #15 Lewis^[4]	#5	Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)	Athletes Go Live	W 3–1 (25–21, 29–31, 25–18, 25-20)	863	5-1
1/27 2 p.m.	vs. NJIT	#5	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)		W 3–1 (25–20, 25–19, 24–26, 25-22)	0	6-1
1/28 2 p.m.	@ George Mason	#5	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–19, 25–11)	299	7-1
2/1 7 p.m.	#15 UC Santa Barbara	#5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–21)	372	8-1
2/3 7 p.m.	@ #15 UC Santa Barbara	#5	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25–21, 21–25, 25–16, 11-25, 12-15)	312	8-2
2/8 7 p.m.	#7 UC Irvine	#6	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 2-3 (27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27, 9-15)	623	8-3
2/10 7 p.m.	@ #7 UC Irvine	#6	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN+	L 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 17-25)	1,292	8-4
2/17 7 p.m.	@ #9 Stanford*	#7	Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22)	532	9-4 (1-0)
2/20 5 p.m.	@ #9 Stanford*	#7	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	L 2-3 (25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 12-15)	868	9-5 (1-1)
2/22 6 p.m.	#5 Grand Canyon*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 2-3 (18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 14-16)	437	9-6 (1-2)
2/24 12 p.m.	#5 Grand Canyon*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 15-9)	317	10-6 (2-2)
3/1 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#7	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	ESPN+	L 1-3 (15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25)	5,059	10-7
3/3 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#7	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	ESPN+	L 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 21-25)	7,452	10-8
3/9 6 p.m.	#10 USC*	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-19)	723	11-8 (3-2)
3/11 7 p.m.	@ #10 USC*	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3-1 (27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20)	493	12-8 (4-2)
3/15 5 p.m.	Harvard	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15)	583	13-8
3/17 6 p.m.	Daemen	#7	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17)	379	14-8
3/24 6 p.m.	@ #8 BYU*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2-3 (25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15)	4,156	14-9 (4-3)
3/25 6 p.m.	@ #8 BYU*	#7	Smith Fielhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2-3 (25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 13-15)	4,325	14-10 (4-4)
4/1 6 p.m.	Cal Lutheran	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-22)	304	15-10
4/6 7 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine*	#8	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 1-3 (25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 24-26)	81	15-11 (4-5)
4/8 6 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	W 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-22)	451	16-11 (5-5)
4/13 6 p.m.	#2 UCLA*	#9	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WaveCasts	L 1-3 (32-30, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25)	817	16-12 (5-6)
4/15 7 p.m.	@ #2 UCLA*	#9	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 1-3 (28-26, 20-25, 16-25, 15-25)	3,345	16-13 (5-7)
4/19 8 p.m.	#7 Grand Canyon ^(4)	#9 ^(5)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball	L 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 20-25)	705	16-14

*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Lincoln Memorial: Al Epstein
• The Master's: Al Epstein
• Emmanuel: Al Epstein
• Princeton: Al Epstein
• Penn State: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[5]
• Lewis: Rob Espero & Bill Walton^[5]
• George Mason:
• UC Santa Barbara:
• UC Santa Barbara:
• UC Irvine:
• UC Irvine:
• Stanford:
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• Grand Canyon:
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• Hawai'i:
• Hawai'i:
• USC:
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• Harvard:
• Daemen:
• BYU:
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• Cal Lutheran:
• Concordia Irvine:
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• UCLA:
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• MPSF Quarterfinal:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10
Off the Block Media	Not released		5	6	5	6	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	9	RV	10		RV

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

References

1. "Jonathan Winder returns to Pepperdine as head coach". The Malibu Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
2. "UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
3. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Pepperdine Waves". Pepperdinewaves.com.
4. "NCAA volleyball: Key men's matches on tap, including First Point Challenge". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
5. "Can't Wait to See "Texas Tussle"". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.