2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Champions
MIVA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, 3rd Place
ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record23–3 (12–2 MIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Iandolo (1st season)
  • Christian Rupert (1st season)
Home arenaWorthen Arena
2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Ball State  ‍†‍‡‍y 12–2 .85723–4 .852
No. 12 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 11–3 .78618–9 .667
McKendree  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64314–11 .560
No. 14 Lewis  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50016–12 .571
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50013–14 .481
No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42917–13 .567
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .2868–14 .364
Quincy  ‍‍‍ 0–14 .0004–19 .174
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 MIVA Tournament champion

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team represents Ball State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinals, led by 1st year head coach Donan Cruz, play their home games at Worthen Arena.[1] The Cardinals are 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
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches15[9]RV[10]RV [11]15101078[12]98887777
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[13]RV[14]RV[15]894[16]7[17]

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

Honors

To be filled in upon competition of the season.

References

  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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