2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
EIVA Tournament Champions
EIVA regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, L, Quarterfinals
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record22–4 (16–2 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Colin McMillan (14th season)
  • Ryan Walthall (5th season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Penn State  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 22 – 4   .846
No. 11 NJIT  ‍‍‍ 13 – 3   .813 13 – 6   .684
No. 13 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 15 – 7   .682
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 7 – 19   .269
Charleston  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 4 – 12   .250
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 0 – 16   .000 1 – 19   .050
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 EIVA Tournament champion

The 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 27th-year head coach Mark Pavlik, played their home games at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to win the EIVA in the preseason poll.[1] The Nittany Lions played mostly a conference schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After winning the EIVA regular season and conference tournament titles the Nittany Lions qualified for the NCAA Tournament. After winning the opening round match the Nittany Lions fell in the semifinals to Lewis.

Roster

2021 Penn State Nittany Lions roster[2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 2 Tim Herget - Sophomore
  • 20 Will Bantle - Redshirt Junior

Middle blockers

  • 13 Andrew Watts - Sophomore
  • 14 Sam Marsh - Junior
  • 15 Canyon Tuman - Junior
  • 16 Ian Argento - Freshman
  • 18 Tony Ezeonu - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 2 Tim Herget - Sophomore
  • 3 Jack Shampine - Sophomore
  • 4 Michael Valenzi - Freshman
  • 5 Mitch Tucker - Freshman
  • 8 Michal Kowal - Freshman
  • 9 John Kerr - Sophomore
  • 10 Gabe Hartke - Sophomore
  • 12 Brett Wildman - Junior
  • 17 Will Kuhns - Freshman
  • 19 Cal Fisher - Junior
  

Opposite hitters

  • 7 Bogdan Ivanov - Freshman
  • 11 Jack Driscoll - Sophomore
  • 19 Cal Fisher - Junior

Setters

  • 1 Josh Tuaniga - Junior
  • 6 Cole Bogner - Junior
  • 11 Jack Driscoll - Sophomore
  

Schedule

Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(EIVA Record)
1/22
7 p.m. 		@ #14 Ohio State #11 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 25–22) 		0 1–0
1/23
7 p.m. 		@ #14 Ohio State #11 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ L 0–3
(22–25, 23–25, 17–25) 		0 1–1
1/29
7 p.m. 		#13 Ohio State #11 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–16, 25–17, 25–21) 		135 2–1
1/30
2:30 p.m. 		#13 Ohio State #11 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–17, 25–16, 25–19) 		134 3–1
2/4
8 p.m. 		St. Francis* #11 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–17, 25–16, 25–19) 		134 4–1
(1–0)
2/6
1:30 p.m. 		St. Francis* #11 Rec Hall
University, Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–2
(25–27, 25–13, 23–25, 25–21, 16–14) 		141 5–1
(2–0)
2/13
3 p.m. 		NJIT* #11 Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–1
(25–17, 21–25, 25–17, 25–21) 		97 6–1
(3–0)
2/14
3 p.m. 		NJIT* #11 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ L 0–3
(21–25, 22–25, 9–25) 		128 6–2
(3–1)
2/20
7 p.m. 		Sacred Heart* #12 William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25–16, 25–14, 25–15) 		0 7–2
(4–1)
2/21
1 p.m. 		Sacred Heart* #12 William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3–1
(25–16, 25–17, 23–25, 25–19) 		0 8–2
(5–1)
2/26
7 p.m. 		#12 George Mason* #10 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–1
(26–24, 25–20, 24–26, 25–16) 		153 9–2
(6–1)
2/27
7 p.m. 		#12 George Mason* #10 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–19, 25–21, 25–16) 		163 10–2
(7–1)
3/5
7 p.m. 		Charleston (WV)* #10 Rec Hall South Gym
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–14, 25–21) 		20 11–2
(8–1)
3/6
7 p.m. 		Charleston (WV)* #10 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–16, 25–23, 25–23) 		133 12–2
(9–1)
3/12
7 p.m. 		St. Francis* #9 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA 		NEC Front Row
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
3/13
7 p.m. 		St. Francis* #9 DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA 		NEC Front Row
3/19
4 p.m. 		#11 NJIT* #9 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		America East TV W 3–0
(33–31, 25–23, 25–21) 		0 13–2
(10–1)
3/20
4 p.m. 		#11 NJIT* #9 Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		America East TV W 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–21) 		0 14–2
(11–1)
3/26
4 p.m. 		Sacred Heart* #8 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–13, 25–20, 25–18) 		164 15–2
(12–1)
3/27
2 p.m. 		Sacred Heart* #8 Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–12, 25–17, 25–18) 		110 16–2
(13–1)
4/2
7 p.m. 		#15 George Mason* #8 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–19, 27–25, 25–16) 		224 17–2
(14–1)
4/3
7 p.m. 		#15 George Mason* #8 Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ L 2–3
(20–25, 25–12, 19–25, 25–23, 11–15) 		250 17–3
(14–2)
4/9
7 p.m. 		Charleston (WV)* #8 The Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network W 3–0
(25–12, 25–16, 25–15) 		1 18–3
(15–2)
4/10
7 p.m. 		Charleston (WV)* #8 The Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network W 3–0
(25–11, 25–6, 25–20)[3][4][5] 		0 19–3
(16–2)
4/22
7:30 p.m. 		St. Francis* #8 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(EIVA Semifinal) 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–16, 25–22, 25–20)[6] 		340 20–3
4/20
7 p.m. 		#13 George Mason* #8 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(EIVA Championship) 		B1G+ W 3–1
(25–20, 25–20, 30–32, 25–20) 		286 21–3
5/3
5 p.m. 		Belmont Abbey #8 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA 1st Round) 		B1G+ W 3–0
(25–22, 25–13, 25–19) 		223 22–3
5/4
8 p.m. 		#3 Lewis #8 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Quarterfinal) 		B1G+ L 0–3
(23–25, 25–27, 20–25) 		144 22–4
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

  • Ohio State: No commentary
  • Ohio State: No commentary
  • Ohio State: Christopher Hess & Connor Griffin
  • Ohio State: Christopher Hess & Jack McHugh
  • St. Francis: Preston Shoemaker & Zach Donaldson
  • St. Francis: Josh Starr & Andrew Destin
  • NJIT: No commentary
  • NJIT: Joe Skinner & DJ Bauer
  • Sacred Heart: Corey Picard & Melissa Batie-Smoose
  • Sacred Heart: Brendan Picozzi & Melissa Batie-Smoose
  • George Mason: Jake Starr & Zech Lambert
  • George Mason: David Hadar & Trevor Grady
  • Charleston (WV): No commentary
  • Charleston (WV): Joe Skinner & Matt McLaughlin
  • NJIT: Ira Thor
  • NJIT: Ira Thor
  • Sacred Heart: Andrew Destin & Logan Bourandas
  • Sacred Heart: David Hadar & Matt Scalzo
  • George Mason: Brian McSweeney & Aylene Ilkson
  • George Mason: Brian McSweeney & Valerie Preactor
  • Charleston (WV): Jack Rivers
  • Charleston (WV): Jack Rivers
  • St. Francis: David Hadar & Jon Draeger
  • George Mason: Preston Shoemaker & Logan Bourandas
  • Belmont Abbey: Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock
  • Lewis: Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

  1. ^ "Penn State selected as favorite to win 2021 EIVA championship". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster". gopsusports.com.com.
  3. ^ "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn State clinches EIVA, BYU does the same in MPSF". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Penn State Men's Volleyball secures regular season crown, Downs Charleston". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Audio: Penn State coach reacts to winning EIVA regular season title". Off the Block. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Time off hardly holds up Penn State men's volleyball in sweep, moves onto EIVA Tournament Final". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 23, 2021.