2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
MIVA Champions
NCAA Tournament, L, Semifinals
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	21-3 (12-2 MIVA)
Head coach	Dan Friend (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Bryan Johnwick (8th season) Jacob Kerschner (1st season)
Home arena	Neil Carey Arena

The 2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by seventeenth 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 win the MIVA in the preseason poll.

2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Lewis  ‍†‍‡‍y	12	–	2		.857			21	–	3		.875
No. 10 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			14	–	6		.700
No. 12 McKendree  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			11	–	5		.688
No. 15 Ball State  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			12	–	7		.632
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			9	–	10		.474
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			6	–	9		.400
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍	2	–	12		.143			5	–	13		.278
Quincy  ‍‍‍	2	–	12		.143			5	–	13		.278
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 8 May 2021 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2021 Lewis Flyers roster
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 4 Marty Jepsen - Sophomore 5 Jason Gibbs - Sophomore 13 Connor Keating - Freshman 24 Carlos Jimenez - Junior Middle blockers 2 Tyler Simpson - Freshman 7 Joe Kenzinger - Junior 8 Tyler Mitchem - Senior 15 TJ Murray - Senior 17 Michael Sack - Freshman 20 Davon Lampkin - Sophomore		Outside hitters 1 Cole Brillhart - Sophomore 3 Inaki Bustamante - Sophomore 9 Ryan Coenen - Senior 11 Landon Krause - Freshman 12 Jared Phelan - Freshman 13 Connor Keating - Freshman 14 Liam Buck - Freshman 15 Cooper Armstrong - Freshman 16 Keaton Long - Freshman 21 Kyle Bugee - Senior 22 John Davis - Junior		Opposite hitters 2 Tyler Simpson - Freshman 11 Landon Krause - Freshman 14 Liam Buck - Freshman 16 Keaton Long - Freshman 19 Carter Burzlaff - Freshman 23 Colin McClintic - Junior Setters 6 Kevin Kauling - Sophomore 15 Cooper Armstrong - Freshman 19 Carter Burzlaff - Freshman

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. 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 (MIVA Record)
1/20 7 p.m.	Campbellsville	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (22–9, 25–16, 30–32, 25–16)	0	1–0
1/22 7 p.m.	Queens	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–18)	0	2–0
1/23 7 p.m.	Lincoln Memorial	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 25–21)	0	3–0
1/29 11 a.m.	@ St. Francis	#4	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (26–24, 25–20, 25–23)	0	4–0
1/30 11 a.m.	vs. NJIT	#4	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (23–25, 15–25, 25–19, 27–25, 15–12)	0	5–0
2/5 12 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#3	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 1–3 (25–27, 16–25, 25–22, 23–25)	74	5–1 (0–1)
2/6 12 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#3	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–11)	67	6–1 (1–1)
3/19 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–18, 16–25, 25–20)	0	7–1 (2–1)
3/20 6 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–2 (26–28, 26–28, 25–18, 25–18, 16–14)	0	8–1 (3–1)
3/26 7 p.m.	#13 McKendree*	#3	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 1–3 (21–25, 25–19, 19–25, 22–25)	0	8–2 (3–2)
3/5 7 p.m.	Ball State*	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–21)	0	9–2 (4–2)
3/6 6 p.m.	Ball State*	#5	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19 25–19)	0	10–2 (5–2)
3/12 7 p.m.	@ #6 McKendree*	#5	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–22)	0	11–2 (6–2)
3/19 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#5	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–17, 32–30)	0	12–2 (7–2)
3/21 1 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#5	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 31–29)	0	13–2 (8–2)
3/26 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–17, 25–12)	73	14–2 (9–2)
3/27 6 p.m.	Quincy*	#4	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–19)	175	15–2 (10–2)
5/8 2 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*	#5	Alfie Norville Practice Facility Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–21)	0	16–2 (11–2)
5/8 2 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago*	#5	Alfie Norville Practice Facility Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 3–2 (22–25, 25–23, 26–24, 18–25, 15–8)	0	17–2 (12–2)
4/10 7 p.m.	(8) Quincy	#4 (1)	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Quarterfinal)	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–15)	120	18–2
4/17 7 p.m.	(4) Ball State	#4 (1)	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Semifinal)	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–20, 25–23)	150	19–2
4/24 7 p.m.	#10 (2) Loyola Chicago	#4 (1)	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (MIVA Championship)	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–22, 25–19)	160	20–2
5/4 7 p.m.	#7 Penn State	#4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinal)	B1G+	W 3–0 (25–23, 27–25, 25–20)	144	21–2
5/6 7 p.m.	#2 (2) BYU	#4	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 1–3 (22–25, 15–25, 28–26, 20–25)	275	21–3

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Campbellsville (KY): No commentary
• Queens: Matt Mohan & Reid Pohland
• Lincoln Memorial: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
• St. Francis: Jake Slebodnick
• NJIT: No commentary
• Ohio State: No commentary
• Ohio State: No commentary
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
• Purdue Fort Wayne: Patrick Hennessey & Matt Mohan
• McKendree: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
• Ball State: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
• Ball State: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
• McKendree: Colin Suhre
• Lindenwood: No commentary
• Lindenwood: No commentary
• Quincy: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
• Quincy: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
• Loyola (Chicago): Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
• Loyola (Chicago): Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
• Quincy: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
• Ball State: Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
• Loyola (Chicago): Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
• Penn State: Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock
• BYU: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett