2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team

2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Champions ; MIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	23–3 (12–2 MIVA)
Head coach	Donan Cruz (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Iandolo (1st season); Christian Rupert (1st season);
Home arena	Worthen 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 November 4, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team represented Ball State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinals, led by 1st year head coach Donan Cruz, played their home games at Worthen Arena.^[1] The Cardinals were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth in the MIVA in the preseason poll.^[2]

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals roster^[3]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

3 Xander Pink - Freshman
4 Lukas Pytlak - Sophomore
6 Colin Ensalaco - Graduate
20 Sammy Adkisson - Junior

Middle blockers

8 Vanis Buckholz - Freshman
11 Felix Egharevba - Senior
15 Will Hippe - Graduate
16 Wil McPhillips - Junior
19 Kevin Doran - Sophomore

Outside hitters

2 Kaleb Jenness - Senior
7 Trevor Phillips - Sophomore
9 Bryce Behrendt - Junior
12 Mark Wickstrom - Sophomore
18 Brandon Shepherd - Senior
21 Lucas Biondi - Freshman
22 Nick Martinski - Senior

Opposite hitters

10 Angelos Mandilaris - Graduate
14 Dyer Ball - Sophomore
17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Setters

1 David Flores - Junior
5 Quinn Isaacson - Graduate
17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/13 7 p.m.	Maryville		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–18, 25–13)	637	1–0
1/15 3 p.m.	Tusculum		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–7, 25–15)	533	2–0
1/21 7 p.m.	George Mason		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–11, 25–18, 25–10)	795	3–0
1/29 7 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i	#15	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–19)^[4]	2,003	4–0
1/31 7 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i	#10	Worthen Arena Mncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (25–18, 22–25, 27–25, 22–25, 15–11)^[5]	1,541	5–0
2/4 9 p.m.	@ #9 BYU	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (32–30, 25–20, 20–25, 22–25, 10–15)^[6]	2,990	5–1
2/5 9 p.m.	@ #9 BYU	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–19, 33–31, 25–20)	2,702	6–1
2/04 8 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis*	#10	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–22, 25–20)	443	7–1 (1–0)
2/12 8 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#10	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–21, 22–25, 25–19)	570	8–1 (2–0)
2/17 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (25–21, 26–28, 23–25, 25–20, 15–6)^[7]	819	9–1 (3–0)
2/19 3 p.m.	Loyola Chicago*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	L 1–3 (25–19, 23–25, 21–25, 20–25)	1,462	9–2 (3–1)
2/24 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–20, 26–24, 25–21)^[8]	749	10–2 (4–1)
2/25 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–19)	899	11–2 (5–1)
3/11 6 p.m.	@ #15 NJIT	#8	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–22, 28–30, 36–34)	221	12–2
3/12 5 p.m.	@ Princeton	#8	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 26–24, 25–20)	0	13–2
3/16 7 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#8	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–2 (26–24, 18–25, 25–23, 19–25, 17–15)	563	14–2 (6–1)
3/19 7 p.m.	Ohio State*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–16, 23–25, 25–22)	2,295	15–2 (7–1)
3/25 7 p.m.	@ Quincy*	#8	Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19, 27–25)	50	16–2 (8–1)
3/26 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#8	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–13, 25–23)	256	17–2 (9–1)
3/31 7 p.m.	#15 McKendree	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–20)	775	18–2 (10–1)
4/2 5 p.m.	#13 Lewis*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–0 (25–19, 26–24, 25–20)	880	19–2 (11–1)
4/7 8 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola Chicago*	#7	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18–25, 19–25, 26–28)	911	19–3 (11–2)
4/9 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*	#7	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN	ESPN+	W 3–1 (33–31, 19–25, 25–22, 29–27)	628	20–3 (12–2)
4/16 7 p.m.	Quincy ⁽⁸⁾	#7 ⁽¹⁾	Worthen Arena (MIVA Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–11)	725	21–3
4/20 7 p.m.	#12 Lewis ⁽⁴⁾	#7 ⁽¹⁾	Worthen Arena (MIVA Semifinals)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 25–15)	913	22–3
4/23 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne ⁽⁶⁾	#7 ⁽¹⁾	Worthen Arena (MIVA Championship)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–20, 25–16)	1,545	23–3

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Maryville: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
Tusculum: No commentary
George Mason: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Amber Seaman
Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Kevin Owens
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
McKendree: Colin Suhre
Purdue Fort Wayne: Baylen Hite & Kevin Owens
Loyola Chicago: No commentary
Lindenwood: No commentary
Quincy: Joel Godett & Lloy Ball
NJIT: Ira Thor
Princeton: Adam Dobrowolski & Melina Mahood
Ohio State: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
Ohio State: No commentary
Quincy: No commentary
Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
McKendree: Donnie Harmon, Nathan Ganger, & Dominick Liacone
Lewis: No commentary
Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Kris Berzins
Purdue Fort Wayne: Mike Maahs
MIVA Quarterfinal- Quincy: Baylen Hite, Jordan Kilmes, & Lexi Eblen
MIVA Semifinal- Lewis: Joel Godett, Kevin Owens, & Madison Surface
MIVA Championship- Purdue Fort Wayne: Joel Godett, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface

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	15^[9]	RV^[10]	RV ^[11]	15	10	10	7	8^[12]	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Off the Block Media	Not released	RV^[13]	RV^[14]	RV^[15]	8	9	4^[16]	7^[17]

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

Honors

To be filled in upon competition of the season.

References

^ "Cruz named new head coach at Ball State". Maui News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
^ "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ball State Athletics.
^ "'We're back': Ball State men's volleyball sweeps reigning national champion, No. 1 Hawai'i". Star Press. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Ball State beat No. 1 Hawaii 3-2, won second straight against Rainbow Warriors". Spectrum News. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ "Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "NCAA volleyball: Ball State, Loyola get MIVA wins, WIU hires a coach". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Buckholz returns, Behrendt loses a shoelace, Ball State defeats Lindenwood". Ball State Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[1] "Cruz named new head coach at Ball State". Maui News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[2] "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[3] "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ball State Athletics.

[4] "'We're back': Ball State men's volleyball sweeps reigning national champion, No. 1 Hawai'i". Star Press. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[5] "Ball State beat No. 1 Hawaii 3-2, won second straight against Rainbow Warriors". Spectrum News. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[6] "Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[7] "NCAA volleyball: Ball State, Loyola get MIVA wins, WIU hires a coach". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[8] "Buckholz returns, Behrendt loses a shoelace, Ball State defeats Lindenwood". Ball State Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[9] "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[10] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[11] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[12] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[13] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[14] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[15] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[16] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[17] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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