The 2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 'Lopes, led by seventh year head coach Matt Werle, played their home games at GCU Arena. The 'Lopes were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll. The Lopes finished fourth in the MPSF but fell in the 1st Round of the MPSF Tournament to Stanford.
Season highlights Will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster Defensive specialist/libero 13 Cole Udall - Junior 15 Cooper Herndon - Freshman
Middle blockers 3 Chibuike Obi - Sophomore 9 Troy Culp - Junior 10 Isaiah Harris - Freshman 14 Jacob Guerber - Sophomore 18 Matthew Meeker-Hackett - Freshman 21 Colin Lovejoy - Sophomore 24 Nicholas Bentlage - Freshman Outside hitters 1 Camden Gianni - Sophomore 2 Karter Rogers - Freshman 5 Chase Gianni - Freshman 11 Christian Janke - Junior 12 Grayson Browning - Junior 16 Jackson Hickman - Sophomore Opposite hitters 19 Hugo Fischer - Junior 20 Carson Brandt - Sophomore 25 Jonah Gilbert - freshman
Setters 4 Aidan Case- Freshman 7 Nicholas Slight - Freshman 8 Heath Hughes - Junior
Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/76 p.m.#14 McKendree#8GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(21–25, 30–28, 25–19, 31–29)1,1281–01/87 p.m.#14 McKendree#8GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(25–19, 25–22, 22–25, 25–14)9122–01/135 p.m.@ #4 Penn State#6Rec HallUniversity Park, PAB1G+L 0–3 (17–25, 21–25, 22–25)4372–11/155 p.m.@ #4 Penn State#6Rec HallUniversity Park, PAB1G+L 0–3 (18–25, 18–25, 13–25)4862–21/218 p.m.@ #8 UC San Diego#6RIMAC ArenaLa Jolla, CAESPN+W 3–1(25–21, 25–19, 24–26, 25–20)03–21/277 p.m.Benedictine#6GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–16, 25–10, 25–21)6784–21/287 p.m.Master's#6GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–18, 25–20, 25–23)3155–22/046 p.m.@ Loyola Chicago#8Joseph J. Gentile ArenaChicago, ILESPN+W 3–0(25–17, 25–19, 24–26)4736–22/056 p.m.@ #6 Lewis#8Neil Carey ArenaRomeoville, ILGLVC SNL 2–3(24–26, 25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 10–15)4196–32/116 p.m.#8 UC Santa Barbara#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 2–3(25–22, 23–25, 21–25, 25–14, 18–20)6926–42/127 p.m.#8 UC Santa Barbara#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 2–3(25–21, 12–25, 23–25, 25–20, 12–15)6046–52/186 p.m.#8 Pepperdine*#10GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 1–3(42–40, 18–25, 19–25, 20–25)6356–6(0–1)2/202 p.m.#8 Pepperdine*#10GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(25–21, 26–24, 19–25, 25–13)5217–6(1–1)2/257 p.m.@ #13 BYU*#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(21–25, 25–19, 25–19, 25–22)3,1498–6(2–1)2/267 p.m.@ #13 BYU*#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(24–26, 28–30, 25–22, 28–26, 18–16)2,7539–6(3–1)3/038 p.m.@ #1 UCLA*#8Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+L 0–3(14–25, 19–25, 21–25)1,1149–7(3–2)3/048 p.m.@ #1 UCLA*#8Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+L 0–3(18–25, 20–25, 21–25)9669–8(3–3)3/126 p.m.Harvard#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–20, 25–14, 25–22)42810–83/134 p.m.Harvard#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–22, 25–16, 25–22)27811–83/186 p.m.Tusculm#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–19, 25–19, 25–15)26212–83/194 p.m.Tusculum#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–16, 25–15, 25–17"25113–83/257 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#9CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagleEyeL 0–3(21–25, 34–36, 23–25)15513–9(3–4)3/267 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#9CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagleEyeW 3–1(18–25, 25–20, 25–23, 25–21)23014–9(4–4)3/317 p.m.#12 Stanford*#10GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–21, 25–20, 25–15)68215–9(5–4)4/026 p.m.#12 Stanford*#10GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 27–25)62116–9(6–4)4/156 p.m.#5 USC*#10GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 2–3(25–21, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25,12–15)92816–10(6–5)4/166 p.m.#5 USC#10GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 0–3(22–25, 22–25, 25–27)70316–11(6–6)4/208 p.m. vs. #13 Stanford (4) #10 (5) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(MPSF Quarterfinal)FloVolleyballL 1–3(21–25, 20–25, 25–22, 22–25)50016–12 *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding. Times listed are Time in Arizona.
Announcers for televised games
McKendree: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe McKendree: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe Penn State: Connor Griffin & Alex Rocco Penn State: Zech Lambert & Alex Rocco UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties Benedictine: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe Master's: Diana Johnson & Braden Dohrmann Loyola Chicago: Ray Gooden & Kris Berzins Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Bella Ray, & Andrea Zeiser UC Santa Barbara: Houston Boe & Diana Johnson UC Santa Barbara: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach Pepperdine: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe Pepperdine: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano UCLA: Denny Cline UCLA: Denny Cline Harvard: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach Harvard: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe Tusculum: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe Tusculum: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach Concordia Irvine: Ben Rose & Ron J. Ruhman Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal Stanford: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe Stanford: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe USC: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach USC: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe MPSF Tournament Quarterfinal- Stanford: Nick Koop
Rankings
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.
References