2023 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team

The 2023 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team represented Stanford University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinal, led by seventeenth year head coach John Kosty, played their home games split between Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center and Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish third in the MPSF preseason poll.

Season highlights Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster  Defensive specialist/libero 2 Justin Lui - Senior 3 Matt Martinez - Junior

Middle blockers 1 Adam Chang - Senior 9 Ethan Hill - Junior 16 Nathaniel Gates - Senior 22 Luke McFall - Freshman Outside hitters 4 Aidan Peters - Junior 5 Alex Rottman - Freshman 7 Theo Snoey - Freshman 10 Kevin Lamp - Senior 15 Will Rottman - Senior 17 Ryan DuRoss - Freshman Opposite hitters 6 Luke Turner - Junior 14 Moses Wagner - Freshman 24 Hunter Dickey - Graduate

Setters 11 Chris Kelly - Junior 12 Nathan Lietzke - Senior 23 Theoren Brouillette - Freshman 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ Stanford's streaming page. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%" |- ! style="" scope="col"|Datetime ! style="" scope="col"|Opponent ! style="" scope="col"| Rank(tournament seed) ! style="" scope="col"|Arenacity(tournament) ! style="" scope="col"|Television ! style="" scope="col"|Score ! style="" scope="col"|Attendance ! style="" scope="col"|Record(MPSF record) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/67 p.m. |St. Francis |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3–1(25–16, 25–16, 21–25, 25–22) |306 |1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/75 p.m. |St. Francis |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3–2 (25–18, 23–25, 23–25, 25–21, 15–13) |404 |2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/137 p.m. |#10 UC Santa Barbara |#8 |Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3–0(25–16, 26-24, 25–18) |596 |3-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/145 p.m. |#10 UC Santa Barbara |#8 |Burham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3–2(20-25, 25-22, 24–26, 26-24, 15-12) |585 |4-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/205 p.m. |vs. #15 Lewis |#8 |Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) |Volleyball World TV |W 3–1(24-26, 25-23, 25–20, 25-22) |1,234 |5-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/215 p.m. |vs. #4 Penn State |#8 |Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) |Volleyball World TV |L 1-3(18-25, 17-25, 25–20, 23-25) |1,404 |5-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/286 p.m. |@ UC Santa Cruz |#7 |Kaiser Permanente ArenaSanta Cruz, CA |YouTube |W 3–0(25-21, 25-22, 25–20) |388 |6-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/35 p.m. |@ CSUN |#6 |Premier America Credit Union ArenaNorthridge, CA |ESPN+ |L 2-3(25-21, 24-26, 25–22, 18-25, 13-15) |425 |6-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2/41 p.m. |@ The Master's |#6 |The MacArthur CenterSanta Clarita, CA |GSAC SN |W 3–0(25-23, 25-21, 25–18) |0 |7-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/107 p.m. |#1 Hawai'i |#8 |Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3(22-25, 19-25, 24-26) |1,703 |7-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/116 p.m. |#1 Hawai'i |#8 |Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3(25-27, 19-25, 19-25) |1,336 |7-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/177 p.m. |#7 Pepperdine* |#9 |Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3(19-25, 16-25, 22-25) |532 |7-5(0-1) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2/185 p.m. |#7 Pepperdine* |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12 BAY |W 3-2(20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12) |868 |8-5(1-1) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2/247 p.m. |@ #13 USC* |#9 |Galen CenterLos Angeles, CA |P12 LA |W 3-1(25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20) |392 |9-5(2-1) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/264 p.m. |@ #13 USC* |#9 |Galen CenterLos Angeles, CA |P12, P12 LA |L 2-3(19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-22, 15-17) |559 |9-6(2-2) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/35 p.m. |#14 CSUN |#10 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3(20-25, 23-25, 24-26) |436 |9-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/43 p.m. |#6 UC Irvine |#10 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3'''(17-25, 23-25, 22-25) |793 |9-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/177 p.m. |#3 UCLA* |#10 |Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3(12-25, 12-25, 12-25) |839 |9-9(2-3) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/185 p.m. |#3 UCLA* |#10 |Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |L 0-3(18-25, 21-25, 20-25) |908 |9-10(2-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |3/317 p.m. |Concordia Irvine* |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3-0(25-14, 25-18, 25-15) |296 |10-10(3-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |4/17 p.m. |Concordia Irvine* |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3-0(25-21, 25-16, 25-20) |412 |11-10(4-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |4/77 p.m. |#6 Grand Canyon* |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3-0(25-17, 25-17, 25-20) |612 |12-10(5-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |4/86 p.m. |#6 Grand Canyon* |#9 |Maples PavilionStanford, CA |P12+ STAN |W 3-2(25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 15-10) |724 |13-10(6-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |4/146 p.m. |@ #6 BYU* |#8 |Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT |BYUtv |L 1-3(20-25, 25-19, 21-25, 24-26) |4,358 |13-11(6-5) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |4/156 p.m. |@ #6 BYU* |#8 |Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT |BYUtv |L 0-3(22-25, 23-25, 19-25) | |13-12(6-6) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |4/195:35 p.m. |#12 USC(6) |#8(3) |Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Quarterfinal) |FloVolleyball |W 3-0(21-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-15) |706 |14-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |4/207:05 p.m. |#6 BYU(2) |#8(3) |Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Semifinal) |FloVolleyball |W 3-2'(25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12) |617 |15-12 |- align="center" |4/226:05 p.m. |#2 UCLA(1) |#8(3) |Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Championship) |FloVolleyball

*-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

St. Francis: Tim Swartz & Troy ClardySt. Francis: Tim Swartz & Jordan WatkinsUC Santa Barbara: Troy ClardyUC Santa Barbara: Ted EnbergLewis: Rob Espero & Bill WaltonPenn State: Rob Espero & Bill Walton'' UC Santa Cruz: CSUN: The Master's: Hawai'i: Hawai'i: Pepperdine: Pepperdine: USC: USC: CSUN: UC Irvine: UCLA: UCLA: Concordia Irvine: Concordia Irvine: Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon: BYU: BYU: MPSF Quarterfinal:

Rankings

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

References