2023 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team

The 2023 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 'Lopes, led by eighth 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.

Roster  Defensive specialist/libero 13 Cole Udall - Senior 15 Cooper Herndon - Sophomore

Middle blockers 3 Chibuike Obi - Junior 8 Cameron Thorne - Freshman 9 Troy Culp - Senior 14 Jacob Guerber - Junior 18 Matthew Meeker-Hackett - Freshman 21 Colin Lovejoy - Senior 23 Rico Wardlow - Junior 24 Nicholas Bentlage - Freshman Outside hitters 1 Camden Gianni - Junior 2 Karter Rogers - Sophomore 5 Chase Gianni - Freshman 11 Christian Janke - Senior 12 Grayson Browning - Senior 16 Jackson Hickman - Junior 22 Jordan Lucas - Freshman 25 Jacob Ceci - Freshman Opposite hitters 6 Jonah Gilbert - Freshman 20 Carson Brandt - Junior

Setters 4 Aidan Case- Freshman 7 Nicholas Slight - Sophomore 10 Jaxon Herr - Freshman 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games were streamed on ESPN+. Most road games were also streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament was streamed by FloVolleyball.

DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/66 p.m.Lindenwood#11GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(25–21, 25–15, 35–37, 25–13)1,0571–01/812 p.m.Lindenwood#11GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25–21, 25–22, 25–21)4182–01/135 p.m.@ George Mason#9Recreation Athletic ComplexFairfax, VA(Patriot Invitational)ESPN+W 3–0(25–20, 25–18, 25–16)2933–01/143 p.m.vs. #14 Ohio State#9Recreation Athletic ComplexFairfax, VA(Patriot Invitational)W 3–2(23-25, 25–18, 25–23, 18–25, 15–10)4-01/276 p.m.Erskine#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(26-24, 25–20, 25–17)5635-01/292 p.m.UC San Diego#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25-19, 25–19, 25–23)4596-01/316 p.m.Lees-McRae#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25-18, 25–17, 25–19)3867-02/016 p.m.Lees-McRae#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(23-25, 25–14, 25–17, 25–20)3468-02/036 p.m.#7 UC Irvine#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–1(25-19, 25–19, 12–25, 25–22)1,1089-02/046 p.m.#7 UC Irvine#9GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–2(25-21, 21–25, 19–25, 27–25, 15–13)70410-02/106 p.m.Arizona Christian#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3–0(25-12, 25–20, 25–21)54811-02/158 p.m.@ #12 USC*#5Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12, P12 LAW 3–1(25-21, 25–22, 26–28, 25–22)40012-0(1-0)2/178 p.m.@ #12 USC*#5Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3–1(21-25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–22)40113-0(2-0)2/228 p.m.@ #7 Pepperdine*#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWavesCastW 3–2(25-18, 25–21, 23–25, 20–25, 16–14)43714-0(3-0)2/241 p.m.@ #7 Pepperdine*#5Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWavesCastL 2-3(25-20, 25–23, 17–25, 25–27, 9–15)31714-1(3-1)3/036 p.m.#8 BYU*#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-0(25-18, 25–22, 25–21)2,13415-1(4-1)3/046 p.m.#8 BYU*#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-2(22-25, 25–17, 19–25, 25–17, 17–15)2,56716-1(5-1)3/086 p.m.#11 Ball State#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-0(26-24, 25–23, 25–19)54517-13/106 p.m.Olivet Nazarene#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-0(25-19, 25–14, 25–20)45718-13/156 p.m.Princeton#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-0(25-22, 25–20, 25–22)51419-13/174 p.m.Princeton#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-0(27-25, 25–22, 25–21)42420-13/247 p.m.Concordia Irvine*#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 2-3(23-25, 23–25, 27–25, 25–12, 9–15)75620-2(5-2)3/256 p.m.Concordia Irvine*#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+W 3-0(37-35, 25–22, 25–16)81221-2(6-2)3/316 p.m.#2 UCLA*#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 1-3(31-29, 25–27, 20–25, 13–25)1,82121-3(6-3)4/016 p.m.#2 UCLA*#5GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 0-3(28-30, 21–25, 19–25)1,56321-4(6-4)4/077 p.m.@ #9 Stanford*#6Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12+ STANL 0-3(17-25, 17–25, 20–25)61221-5(6-5)4/086 p.m.@ #9 Stanford*#6Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12+ STANL 2-3(21-25, 26–24, 18–25, 25–22, 10–15)72421-6(6-6)4/198 p.m.#9 Pepperdine(5)#7(4) Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Quarterfinal)FloVolleyballW 3-0(25-22, 25–17, 25–20)70522-64/194:30 p.m.#2 UCLA(1)#7(4) Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Semifinal)FloVolleyballL 0-3(23-25, 19–25, 20–25)45722-75/42 p.m.#4 Long Beach State#6EagleBank ArenaFairfax, VA(NCAA Quarterfinal)ESPN+L 1-3(25–22, 17–25, 22–25, 23–25)22-8 *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding. Times listed are Time in Arizona.

Announcers for televised games

Lindenwood: Houston Boe & Braden Dohrmann Lindenwood: Braden Dohrmann & Houston Boe George Mason: Josh Yourish Erskine: UC San Diego: Lees-McRae: Lees-McRae: UC Irvine: UC Irvine: Arizona Christian: USC: USC: Pepperdine: Pepperdine: BYU: BYU: Ball State: Olivet Nazarene: Princeton: Princeton: Concordia Irvine: Concordia Irvine: UCLA: UCLA: Stanford: Stanford: MPSF Tournament:

Rankings

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

References