2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team
Appearance
2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball | |
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 18–11 (6–4 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bren Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Hawai'i †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 29 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Long Beach State †y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 UC Irvine | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC San Diego | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSUN | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big West Tournament champion
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The 2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Anteaters, led by eleventh year head coach David Kniffin, played their home games at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish third in the Big West preseason poll.[1]
Season highlights
[edit]- Joe Karlous won the National Setter of the Week award for Week 0 games.[2]
Preseason
[edit]Coaches poll
[edit]The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC Irvine was picked to finish third in the Big West Conference standings.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Hawai'i | 25 (5) |
2 | Long Beach State | 19 |
3 | UC Irvine | 17 (1) |
4 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 |
5 | CSUN | 10 |
6 | UC San Diego | 6 |
Roster
[edit]2023 UC Irvine Anteaters Roster[4] | ||||||
Defensive Specialist/Libero Middle Blockers
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Outside Hitters |
Opposite Hitters
Setters |
Schedule
[edit]TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
- ESPN+ will carry all home and conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
Date Time |
Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) |
Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) |
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1/6 3 p.m. |
vs. #14 Lewis | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
byutv.org | W 3–1 (26–28, 28–26, 25–22, 25–23) |
249 | 1–0 |
1/7 3 p.m. |
vs. McKendree | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
byutv.org | W 3–0 (36–34, 25–15, 25–19) |
152 | 2–0 |
1/13 7 p.m. |
Emmanuel | #7 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–21, 25–11) |
578 | 3-0 |
1/18 7 p.m. |
# 10 USC | #7 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3–2 (25–22, 25–27, 23–25, 25-20, 15-11)[5] |
1,534 | 4-0 |
1/20 7 p.m. |
Concordia Irvine | #7 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–16)[6] |
702 | 5-0 |
1/21 7 p.m. |
@ Concordia Irvine | #7 | CU Arena Irvine, CA |
EagleEye | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–7) |
112 | 6-0 |
1/25 7 p.m. |
#12 BYU | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–23, 25–15) |
1,102 | 7-0 |
1/27 7 p.m. |
#12 BYU | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | L 2-3 (24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 9-15) |
1,743 | 7-1 |
2/03 6 p.m. |
@ #9 Grand Canyon | #7 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
ESPN+ | L 1-3 (19-25, 19-25, 25-12, 22-25) |
1,108 | 7-2 |
2/04 4 p.m. |
@ #9 Grand Canyon | #7 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
ESPN+ | L 2-3 (21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-29, 13-15) |
704 | 7-3 |
2/08 7 p.m. |
@ #6 Pepperdine | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
WavesCast | W 3-2 (29-27, 20-25, 25-20, 27-29, 15-9) |
623 | 8-3 |
2/10 7 p.m. |
#6 Pepperdine | #7 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17) |
1,292 | 9-3 |
2/24 7 p.m. |
#2 UCLA | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-17, 23-25, 19-25, 16-25) |
2,411 | 9-4 |
2/26 5 p.m. |
@ #2 UCLA | #6 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
P12+ UCLA | L 1-3 (25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 25-27) |
1,306 | 9-5 |
3/04 3 p.m. |
@ #10 Stanford | #6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
P12+ STAN | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22) |
793 | 10-5 |
3/05 5 p.m. |
#3 Penn State | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | L 2-3 (34-32, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 11-15) |
881 | 10-6 |
3/10 7 p.m. |
UC San Diego* | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-16) |
932 | 11-6 (1-0) |
3/11 7 p.m. |
@ UC San Diego* | #6 | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-14) |
910 | 12-6 (2-0) |
3/16 7 p.m. |
@ UC Santa Barbara* | #6 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-11, 15-11) |
312 | 13-6 (3-0) |
3/17 7 p.m. |
UC Santa Barbara* | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20) |
790 | 14-6 (4-0) |
3/31 7 p.m. |
#15 CSUN* | #5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19) |
620 | 15-6 (5-0) |
4/01 7 p.m. |
@ #15 CSUN* | #5 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-22, 28-26, 25-19) |
186 | 16-6 (6-0) |
4/07 9 p.m. |
@ #1 Hawai'i* | #5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
ESPN+ | L 1-3 (16-25, 25-17, 23-25, 22-25) |
7,399 | 16-7 (6-1) |
4/08 9 p.m. |
@ #1 Hawai'i * | #5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
ESPN+ | L 0-3 (24-26, 20-25, 19-25) |
8,409 | 16-8 (6-2) |
4/14 7 p.m. |
@ #4 Long Beach State* | #5 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
ESPN+ | L 0-3 (18-25, 19-25, 22-25) |
2,409 | 16-9 (6-3) |
4/15 5 p.m. |
#4 Long Beach State* | #5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 13-15) |
1,651 | 16-10 (6-4) |
4/20 7:30 p.m. |
CSUN (6) |
#5 (3) |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Quarterfinal) |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-18) |
1,008 | 17-10 |
4/21 7:30 p.m. |
#4 Long Beach State (2) |
#5 (3) |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Semifinal) |
ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-20) |
2,543 | 18-10 |
4/22 7 p.m. |
#1 Hawai'i (1) |
#5 (3) |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Championship) |
ESPNU | L 1-3 (18-25, 25-21, 13-25, 22-25) |
4,064 | 18-11 |
- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
[edit]- Lewis: No commentary
- McKendree: No commentary
- Emmanuel: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
- USC: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
- Concordia: Robbie Loya & Charlie Brande
- Concordia: Jeff Runyan
- BYU: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
- BYU:
- Grand Canyon:
- Grand Canyon:
- Pepperdine:
- Pepperdine:
- UCLA:
- UCLA:
- Stanford:
- Penn State:
- UC San Diego:
- UC San Diego:
- UC Santa Barbara:
- UC Santa Barbara:
- CSUN:
- CSUN:
- Hawai'i:
- Hawai'i:
- Long Beach Sttae:
- Long Beach State:
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | 8[7] | 7[8] | 7[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 7[12] | 6[13] | 6[14] | 6[15] | 6[16] | 6[17] | 6[18] | 5[19] | 5[20] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | 7[21] | 5[22] | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hawai'i picked to win 2023 Big West title in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards". Off the Block. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Preseason Poll and First Preseason Team Released as The Big West Looks for Fifth Straight National Champion in Men's Volleyball". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 UC Irvine Anteaters Men's Volleyball Roster". ucirvinesports.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "UCI Men's Volleyball Outlasts USC 3-2 in Top 10 Battle". New University. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "UCI Men's Volleyball Squad Wins Their Third Straight Game at Home vs Concordia, 3-0". New University. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 13 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 14 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 24)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 24, 2023.