# 2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team

The 2023 Lewis Flyers men's volleyball team represented Lewis University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flyers, led by nineteenth 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 finish fourth the MIVA in the preseason poll.

## 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.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MIVA Record) |
| 1/6 5 p.m. | vs. #8 UC Irvine | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | L 1–3 (28–26, 26–28, 22–25, 23–25) | 249 | 0–1 |
| 1/7 8 p.m. | @ BYU | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (20–25, 25–23, 17–25, 17–25) | 3,259 | 0–2 |
| 1/10 7 p.m. | Missouri S&T | #15 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–12, 25–15) | 500 | 1–2 |
| 1/11 7 p.m. | King | #15 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–15) | 350 | 2–2 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | UC San Diego | #15 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–1 (27-25, 25–20, 23–25, 25-23) | 800 | 3–2 |
| 1/20 6 p.m. | vs. #8 Stanford | #15 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Volleyball World TV | L 1-3 (26-24, 23–25, 20–25, 22-25) | 1,234 | 3–3 |
| 1/21 4 p.m. | vs. #5 Pepperdine | #15 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Volleyball World TV | L 1-3 (21-25, 31–29, 18–25, 20-25) | 863 | 3–4 |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | #15 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19) | 500 | 4-4 |
| 1/28 7 p.m. | Maryville | #15 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–15) | 500 | 5-4 |
| 2/03 6 p.m. | @ George Mason | #14 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (18-25, 23–25, 19–25) | 176 | 5-5 |
| 2/04 7 p.m. | @ Mount Olive | #14 | Kornegay Arena Kornegay, NC | Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-0 (25-21, 25–14, 25–20) | | 6-5 |
| 2/09 6 p.m. | @ #9 Ball State* | | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-22, 19–25, 25–23, 20-25, 18-16) | 1,100 | 7-5 (1-0) |
| 2/11 6 p.m. | @ #11 Ohio State* | | Covelli Center Columbus, OH | B1G+ | L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 19-25) | 848 | 7-6 (1-1) |
| 2/15 7 p.m. | Quincy* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17) | 750 | 8-6 (2-1) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | Lindenwood* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 2-3 (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 12-15) | 500 | 8-7 (2-2) |
| 2/22 7 p.m. | #10 Loyola Chicago* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 1-3 (25-27, 19-25, 25-19, 22-25) | 700 | 8-8 (2-3) |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | @ Purdue Fort Wayne* | | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (23-25, 12-25, 25-13, 25-27) | 478 | 8-9 (2-4) |
| 3/03 7 p.m. | @ McKendree* | | Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10) | 175 | 9-9 (3-4) |
| 3/04 7 p.m. | @ Maryville | | John E. and Adaline Simon Athletic Center St. Louis, MO | GLVC SN | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23) | 254 | 10-9 |
| 3/08 7 p.m. | Queens | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-0 (31-29, 25-21, 25-15) | 100 | 11-9 |
| 3/10 7 p.m. | Erskine | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 29-31, 23-25, 15-7) | 750 | 12-9 |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | McKendree* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22) | 400 | 13-9 (4-4) |
| 3/23 7 p.m. | @ #9 Loyola Chicago* | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 20-25) | 805 | 13-10 (4-5) |
| 3/25 5 p.m. | Purdue Fort Wayne* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22) | 576 | 14-10 (5-5) |
| 3/30 7 p.m. | #13 Ohio State* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 0-3 (23-25, 26-28, 19-25) | 500 | 14-11 (5-6) |
| 4/01 5 p.m. | #12 Ball State* | | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 2-3 (22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 12-15) | 750 | 14-12 (5-7) |
| 4/06 7 p.m. | @ Lindenwood* | | Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-23) | 164 | 15-12 (6-7) |
| 4/08 4 p.m. | @ Quincy* | | Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL | GLVC SN | W 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19) | 384 | 16-12 (7-7) |
| 4/15 7 p.m | Purdue Fort Wayne $^{(5)}$ | $^{(4)}$ | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL (2022 MIVA Quarterfinals) | GLVC SN | W 3–1 (25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36) | 700 | 17-12 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Central Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* UC Irvine: No commentary
* BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
* Missouri S&T: Logan Kap, Allie Lankowicz, & Rachel Kaczorowski
* King: Allie Lankowicz & Chloe Fornetti
* UC San Diego: Allie Lankowicz & Hannah Alvey
* Stanford: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
* Pepperdine: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
* St. Francis Brooklyn: Allie Lankowicz
* Maryville: Allie Lankowicz, Juliana Van Loo, & Hannah Alvey
* George Mason:
* Mount Olive:
* Ball State:
* Ohio State:
* Quincy: Allie Lankowicz
* Lindenwood: No commentary
* Loyola Chicago: Allie Lankowicz & Gracie Schultz
* Purdue Fort Wayne:
* McKendree:
* Maryville:
* Queens: Rick Rocky
* Erskine: Rick Rocky
* McKendree: Rick Rocky & Rachel Kaczorowski
* Loyola Chicago:
* Purdue Fort Wayne: Allie Lankowicz, Samara Martinez & Juliana Van Loo
* Ohio State: Allie Lankowicz, Keegan Carey, & Gracie Schultz
* Ball State: Allie Lankowicz
* Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
* Quincy: No commentary
* MIVA Quarterfinal- Purdue Fort Wayne: Rick Rocky & Allie Lankowicz

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.