2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament, L, Semifinals
ConferenceMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record21-3 (12-2 MIVA)
Head coach
  • Dan Friend (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Johnwick (8th season)
  • Jacob Kerschner (1st season)
Home arenaNeil Carey Arena
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by seventeenth year head coach Dan Friend, played their home games at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the MIVA in the preseason poll.[1]

2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Lewis  ‍†‍‡‍y 12 – 2   .857 21 – 3   .875
No. 10 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 14 – 6   .700
No. 12 McKendree  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 11 – 5   .688
No. 15 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 12 – 7   .632
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 9 – 10   .474
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 6 – 9   .400
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 5 – 13   .278
Quincy  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 5 – 13   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 MIVA Tournament champion


Roster

2021 Lewis Flyers roster[2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 4 Marty Jepsen - Sophomore
  • 5 Jason Gibbs - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 Connor Keating - Freshman
  • 24 Carlos Jimenez - Redshirt Junior

Middle blockers

  • 2 Tyler Simpson - Freshman
  • 7 Joe Kenzinger - Redshirt Junior
  • 8 Tyler Mitchem - Redshirt Senior
  • 15 TJ Murray - Redshirt Senior
  • 17 Michael Sack - Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 Davon Lampkin - Sophomore
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Cole Brillhart - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 3 Inaki Bustamante - Sophomore
  • 9 Ryan Coenen - Senior
  • 11 Landon Krause - Freshman
  • 12 Jared Phelan - Redshirt Freshman
  • 13 Connor Keating - Freshman
  • 14 Liam Buck - Freshman
  • 15 Cooper Armstrong - Freshman
  • 16 Keaton Long - Freshman
  • 21 Kyle Bugee - Senior
  • 22 John Davis - Junior
  

Opposite hitters

  • 2 Tyler Simpson - Freshman
  • 11 Landon Krause - Freshman
  • 14 Liam Buck - Freshman
  • 16 Keaton Long - Freshman
  • 19 Carter Burzlaff - Redshirt Freshman
  • 23 Colin McClintic - Redshirt Junior

Setters

  • 6 Kevin Kauling - Sophomore
  • 15 Cooper Armstrong - Freshman
  • 19 Carter Burzlaff - Redshirt Freshman
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on GLVC SN. All road games will also be streamed on the oppositions streaming service. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Date
Time 		Opponent Rank
(Tournament Seed) 		Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(MIVA Record)
1/20
7 p.m. 		Campbellsville #5 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–1
(22–9, 25–16, 30–32, 25–16) 		0 1–0
1/22
7 p.m. 		Queens #5 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–19, 25–19, 25–18) 		0 2–0
1/23
7 p.m. 		Lincoln Memorial #5 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–22, 25–22, 25–21) 		0 3–0
1/29
11 a.m. 		@ St. Francis #4 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA 		NEC Front Row W 3–0
(26–24, 25–20, 25–23) 		0 4–0
1/30
11 a.m. 		vs. NJIT #4 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA 		NEC Front Row W 3–2
(23–25, 15–25, 25–19, 27–25, 15–12) 		0 5–0
2/5
12 p.m. 		@ Ohio State* #3 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ L 1–3
(25–27, 16–25, 25–22, 23–25) 		74 5–1
(0–1)
2/6
12 p.m. 		@ Ohio State* #3 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–23, 25–21, 25–11) 		67 6–1
(1–1)
3/19
7 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne* #4 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–1
(25–20, 25–18, 16–25, 25–20) 		0 7–1
(2–1)
3/20
6 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne* #4 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–2
(26–28, 26–28, 25–18, 25–18, 16–14) 		0 8–1
(3–1)
3/26
7 p.m. 		#13 McKendree* #3 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN L 1–3
(21–25, 25–19, 19–25, 22–25) 		0 8–2
(3–2)
3/5
7 p.m. 		Ball State* #5 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–17, 25–23, 25–21) 		0 9–2
(4–2)
3/6
6 p.m. 		Ball State* #5 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–13, 25–19 25–19) 		0 10–2
(5–2)
3/12
7 p.m. 		@ #6 McKendree* #5 Melvin Price Convocation Center
Lebanon, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–22) 		0 11–2
(6–2)
3/19
7 p.m. 		@ Lindenwood* #5 Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–18, 25–17, 32–30) 		0 12–2
(7–2)
3/21
1 p.m. 		@ Lindenwood* #5 Robert F. Hyland Arena
St. Charles, MO 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–23, 25–17, 31–29) 		0 13–2
(8–2)
3/26
7 p.m. 		Quincy* #4 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–14, 25–17, 25–12) 		73 14–2
(9–2)
3/27
6 p.m. 		Quincy* #4 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–17, 25–20, 25–19) 		175 15–2
(10–2)
5/8
2 p.m. 		#10 Loyola Chicago* #5 Alfie Norville Practice Facility
Chicago, IL 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 25–21) 		0 16–2
(11–2)
5/8
2 p.m. 		#10 Loyola Chicago* #5 Alfie Norville Practice Facility
Chicago, IL 		ESPN3 W 3–2
(22–25, 25–23, 26–24, 18–25, 15–8) 		0 17–2
(12–2)
4/10
7 p.m. 		(8) Quincy #4 (1) Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(MIVA Quarterfinal) 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–20, 25–21, 25–15) 		120 18–2
4/17
7 p.m. 		(4) Ball State #4 (1) Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(MIVA Semifinal) 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–15, 25–20, 25–23) 		150 19–2
4/24
7 p.m. 		#10 (2) Loyola Chicago #4 (1) Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
(MIVA Championship) 		GLVC SN W 3–0
(25–14, 25–22, 25–19) 		160 20–2
5/4
7 p.m. 		#7 Penn State #4 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Quarterfinal) 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–23, 27–25, 25–20) 		144 21–2
5/6
7 p.m.[3] 		#2 (2) BYU #4 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Semifinal) 		NCAA.com L 1–3
(22–25, 15–25, 28–26, 20–25) 		275 21–3
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Campbellsville (KY): No commentary
  • Queens: Matt Mohan & Reid Pohland
  • Lincoln Memorial: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
  • St. Francis: Jake Slebodnick
  • NJIT: No commentary
  • Ohio State: No commentary
  • Ohio State: No commentary
  • Purdue Fort Wayne: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
  • Purdue Fort Wayne: Patrick Hennessey & Matt Mohan
  • McKendree: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
  • Ball State: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
  • Ball State: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
  • McKendree: Colin Suhre
  • Lindenwood: No commentary
  • Lindenwood: No commentary
  • Quincy: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
  • Quincy: Matt Mohan & Cody Lindeman
  • Loyola (Chicago): Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
  • Loyola (Chicago): Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
  • Quincy: Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
  • Ball State: Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
  • Loyola (Chicago): Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
  • Penn State: Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock
  • BYU: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

References

  1. ^ "MIVA preview: Lewis picked atop "deep and talented" conference". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Lewis Athletics". Lewisflyers.com.
  3. ^ "Lewis Men's Volleyball In Semifinals". WJOL. Retrieved May 6, 2021.