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2023 McKendree Bearcats men's volleyball team

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2023 McKendree Bearcats men's volleyball
ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record7–15 (1–13 MIVA)
Head coach
  • Nickie Sanlin (10th season)
Assistant coachJorge Collazo (1st season)
Home arenaMelvin Price Convocation Center
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 McKendree Bearcats men's volleyball team represented McKendree University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bearcats, led by tenth year head coach Nickie Sanlin,[1][2] played their home games at Melvin Price Convocation Center. The Bearcats were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fifth the MIVA in the preseason poll.[3]

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago ‍‍‍ 11 3   .786 21 7   .750
No. 11 Ball State ‍‍‍ 11 3   .786 20 9   .690
No. 7 Ohio State ‍y 11 3   .786 23 10   .697
Lewis  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 17 13   .567
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 10 13   .435
Quincy  ‍‍‍ 1 13   .071 8 19   .296
McKendree  ‍‍‍ 1 13   .071 7 16   .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion


Roster

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2023 McKendree Bearcats roster[4]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 1 Francisco Comas - Graduate
  • 4 Robby Nardoni - Freshman
  • 9 Jay Miller - Freshman

Middle Blockers

  • 2 Daniel Duggan - Redshirt Senior
  • 15 Jacob Gall - Redshirt Senior
  • 21 Maxwell Wootton - Freshman
  • 24 Rolen Lively - Freshman
 

Outside Hitters

  • 6 Tyler Tripp - Sophomore
  • 8 Aric Olsen - Freshman
  • 10 Bryce Wetjen - Freshman
  • 11 Joseph Watkins - Freshman
  • 12 Cesar Contreras - Junior
  • 13 Sam Hoskins - Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 Matthew Molnar - Freshman
  • 19 Kevin Schuele - Sophomore
  • 20 Kyle Wilson - Redshirt Junior
 

Opposite Hitters

  • 7 Jackson Sheehy - Freshman
  • 18 Nikos Xydakis - Junior

Setters

  • 3 Tyler Poulsen - Redshirt Junior
  • 5 Jack Morikawa - Freshman
 

Schedule

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TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on GLVC SN. Most road games will also be streamed on the oppositions streaming service.
Date
Time
Opponent Rank
(Tournament Seed)
Arena
City
(Tournament)
Television Score Attendance Record
(MIVA Record)
1/06
8 p.m.
@ BYU Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 0–3
(20–25, 21–25, 20–25)[5]
N/A 0–1
1/07
5 p.m.
vs. #8 UC Irvine Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
byutv.org L 0–3
(34–36, 15–25, 19–25)
152 0-2
1/10
7 p.m.
NJIT Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN W 3–1
(25–22, 25–21, 21–25, 25–20)
250 1–2
1/20
7 p.m.
Central State Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN Canceled
1/27
4 p.m.
vs. St. Francis Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
(Harvard Invitational)
W 3–1
(18-25, 25–16, 25–21, 26–24)
78 2-2
1/28
7 p.m.
@ Harvard Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
(Harvard Invitational)
ESPN+ W 3–2
(20-25, 25–19, 25–22, 22–25, 15–10)
115 3-2
2/03
7 p.m.
Missouri S&T Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN W 3–1
(25-9, 25–20, 23–25, 25–9)
4-2
2/04
7:30 p.m.
LIU Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN W 3–0
(25-22, 25–20, 26–24)
60 5-2
2/09
7:30 p.m.
@ #11 Ohio State* Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+ L 1-3
(23-25, 25–22, 18–25, 21–25)
340 5-3
(0-1)
2/11
5 p.m.
@ #9 Ball State* Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
ESPN+ L 1-3
(21-25, 23–25, 25–23, 20–25)
1,242 5-4
(0-2)
2/15
7 p.m.
Lindenwood* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN L 1-3
(17-25, 25–17, 26–28, 26–28)
243 5-5
(0-3)
2/17
7 p.m.
@ Quincy* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN W 3-0
(25-23, 25–19, 25–23)
107 6-5
(1-3)
2/22
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN L 1-3
(22-25, 22–25, 25–23, 20–25)
147 6-6
(1-4)
2/25
7 p.m.
@ #10 Loyola Chicago* Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
ESPN+ L 1-3
(23-25, 25–21, 21–25, 14–25)
749 6-7
(1-5)
3/03
7 p.m.
Lewis* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN L 2-3
(25-23, 25–20, 22–25, 21–25, 10–15)
175 6-8
(1-6)
3/10
6 p.m.
Loyola Chicago* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN L 2-3
(25-20, 28–26, 22–25, 22–25, 13–15)
167 6-9
(1-7)
3/10
7 p.m.
King Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN Canceled
3/18
7 p.m.
@ Lewis* Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SN L 0-3
(23-25, 23–25, 22–25)
400 6-10
(1-8)
3/23
7 p.m.
@ Purdue Fort Wayne* Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Ft. Wayne, IN
ESPN+ L 2-3
(23-25, 19–25, 25–22, 26–24, 13–15)
546 6-11
(1-9)
3/30
7 p.m.
#12 Ball State* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN L 0-3
(18-25, 21–25, 20–25)
100 6-12
(1-10)
4/01
7 p.m.
#13 Ohio State* Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL
GLVC SN L 1-3
(21-25, 24–26, 25–20, 24–26)
120 6-13
(1-11)
4/06
7 p.m.
@ Quincy* Pepsi Arena
Quincy, IL
GLVC SN L 2-3
(25-27, 25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 13–15)
585 6-14
(1-12)
4/08
5 p.m.
@ Lindenwood* Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO
ESPN+ L 1-3
(33-31, 23–25, 22–25, 21–25)
6-15
(1-13)
4/15
7 p.m.
#11 Loyola Chicago
(2)

(7)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
(MIVA Quarterfinals)
W 3-2
(19-25, 25–23, 25–20, 20–25, 15–12)
598 7-15
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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  • BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
  • UC Irvine: No commentary
  • NJIT: Alex Gruberman
  • Central State:
  • Harvard:
  • Missouri S&T:
  • LIU:
  • Ohio State:
  • Ball State:
  • Lindenwood:
  • Quincy:
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • Loyola Chicago:
  • Lewis:
  • King:
  • Lewis:
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • Ball State:
  • Ohio State:
  • Quincy:
  • Lindenwood:

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA CoachesRVRV
Off the Block MediaNot released

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

References

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  1. ^ "Nickie Sanlin juggles job, life as head men's and women's coach at McKendree". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "McKendree volleyball coach honored for leading Bearcats through adversity". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of McKendree Athletics". mckbearcats.com.
  5. ^ "BYU men's volleyball sweeps McKendree in season opener". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 6, 2023.