# 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team

The 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Nittany Lions, led by 29th 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.

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (EIVA Record) |
| 1/06 7 p.m. | vs. Central State | #4 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | | W 3–1 (25–16, 24–26, 25–19, 25–12) | 101 | 1–0 |
| 1/07 4 p.m. | @ #13 Ohio State | #4 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (Big Ten Showdown) | B1G+ | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–17, 23–25, 25–21) | 1,005 | 2–0 |
| 1/13 7 p.m. | Daemen | #4 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–19, 25–22) | 357 | 3-0 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | Merrimack | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–13) | 550 | 4-0 |
| 1/20 4 p.m. | vs. #5 Pepperdine | #4 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Volleyball World TV | W 3–1 (26-24, 25–18, 19–25, 25-14) | 1,127 | 5-0 |
| 1/21 7 p.m. | vs. #8 Stanford | #4 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Volleyball World TV | W 3–1 (25-18, 25–17, 20-25, 25-23) | 1,404 | 6-0 |
| 1/25 7 p.m. | #3 Long Beach State | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 1-3 (25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 25-27) | 778 | 6-1 |
| 2/03 7 p.m. | #10 USC | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge) | B1G+ | W 3-1 (30-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18) | 1,177 | 7-1 |
| 2/04 7 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #4 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge) | B1G+ | W 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17) | 0 | 8-1 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | @ St. Francis | #3 | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA | NEC Front Row | W 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10) | 275 | 9-1 |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | Princeton* | #3 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) | 783 | 10-1 (1-0) |
| 2/18 4 p.m. | Princeton* | #3 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17) | 1,207 | 11-1 (2-0) |
| 2/24 6 p.m. | @ NJIT* | #3 | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-23) | 456 | 12-1 (3-0) |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | @ NJIT* | #3 | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20) | 449 | 13-1 (4-0) |
| 3/04 5 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | #3 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3-0 (25-19, 40-38, 25-20) | 111 | 14-1 |
| 3/05 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine | #3 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (32-34, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11) | 881 | 15-1 |
| 3/09 10 p.m. | vs. #2 UCLA | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | | L 2-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 10-15) | 0 | 15-2 |
| 3/11 1 a.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23) | 6,557 | 16-2 |
| 3/11 10 p.m. | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Volleyball Invitational) | | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16) | 0 | 17-2 |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | St. Francis | #2 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14) | 0 | 18-2 |
| 3/21 7 p.m. | #15 Ohio State | #1 | Rec Hall University Park, PA (Big Ten Showdown) | B1G+ | L 2-3 (21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15) | 1,095 | 18-3 |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | @ Harvard* | #3 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23) | 481 | 19-3 (5-0) |
| 4/01 3 p.m. | @ Harvard* | #3 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-17, 29-27, 25-21) | 442 | 20-3 (6-0) |
| 4/07 7 p.m. | @ George Mason* | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15) | 482 | 21-3 (7-0) |
| 4/08 5 p.m. | @ George Mason* | #3 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) | 449 | 22-3 (8-0) |
| 4/14 7 p.m. | #15 Charleston (WV)* | #3 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-13) | 781 | 23-3 (9-0) |
| 4/15 4 p.m. | #15 Charleston (WV)* | #3 | Rec Hall South Gym University Park, PA | B1G+ | W 3-1 (25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16) | 863 | 24-3 (10-0) |
| 5/2 7:30 p.m. | #9 Ohio State | #3 | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24) | 2,139 | 26-4 |
| 5/4 7:30 p.m. | #1 Hawai'i$^{(2)}$ | #3 | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | L 2-3 (20–25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-15) | 3,782 | 27-4 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

## Broadcasters

* Ohio State: Greg Franke & Hanna Williford
* Daemen: No commentary
* Merrimack: Dylan Price & Thomas English
* Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
* Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
* Long Beach State:
* USC:
* UCLA:
* St. Francis:
* Princeton:
* Princeton:
* NJIT:
* NJIT:
* Concordia Irvine:
* UC Irvine:
* Hawai'i:
* St. Francis:
* Ohio State:
* Harvard:
* Harvard:
* George Mason:
* George Mason:
* Charleston:
* Charleston:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

## Honors

* Owen Rose won the National Middle Attacker of the Week award for Week 0 games.