# 2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

The 2023 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Jonathan Winder, played their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the preseason poll.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on WaveCasts. All road games will also be streamed by the schools tv or streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/4 7 p.m. | Lincoln Memorial | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 25–20) | 307 | 1–0 |
| 1/13 6 p.m. | The Master's | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–23) | 782 | 2-0 |
| 1/14 6 p.m. | Emmanuel | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–16) | 327 | 3-0 |
| 1/16 7 p.m. | Princeton | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–19) | 682 | 4-0 |
| 1/20 2 p.m. | vs. #4 Penn State | #5 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Athletes Go Live | L 1-3 (24-26, 18–25, 25–19, 14-25) | 1,127 | 4-1 |
| 1/21 2 p.m. | vs. #15 Lewis | #5 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Athletes Go Live | W 3–1 (25–21, 29–31, 25–18, 25-20) | 863 | 5-1 |
| 1/27 2 p.m. | vs. NJIT | #5 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament) | | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–19, 24–26, 25-22) | 0 | 6-1 |
| 1/28 2 p.m. | @ George Mason | #5 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–19, 25–11) | 299 | 7-1 |
| 2/1 7 p.m. | #15 UC Santa Barbara | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–21) | 372 | 8-1 |
| 2/3 7 p.m. | @ #15 UC Santa Barbara | #5 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25–21, 21–25, 25–16, 11-25, 12-15) | 312 | 8-2 |
| 2/8 7 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine | #6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 2-3 (27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27, 9-15) | 623 | 8-3 |
| 2/10 7 p.m. | @ #7 UC Irvine | #6 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 17-25) | 1,292 | 8-4 |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | @ #9 Stanford* | #7 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) | 532 | 9-4 (1-0) |
| 2/20 5 p.m. | @ #9 Stanford* | #7 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | L 2-3 (25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 12-15) | 868 | 9-5 (1-1) |
| 2/22 6 p.m. | #5 Grand Canyon* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 2-3 (18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 14-16) | 437 | 9-6 (1-2) |
| 2/24 12 p.m. | #5 Grand Canyon* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 15-9) | 317 | 10-6 (2-2) |
| 3/1 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 21-25) | 5,059 | 10-7 |
| 3/3 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 21-25) | 7,452 | 10-8 |
| 3/9 6 p.m. | #10 USC* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-19) | 723 | 11-8 (3-2) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | @ #10 USC* | #7 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-1 (27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20) | 493 | 12-8 (4-2) |
| 3/15 5 p.m. | Harvard | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15) | 583 | 13-8 |
| 3/17 6 p.m. | Daemen | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17) | 379 | 14-8 |
| 3/24 6 p.m. | @ #8 BYU* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2-3 (25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15) | 4,156 | 14-9 (4-3) |
| 3/25 6 p.m. | @ #8 BYU* | #7 | Smith Fielhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2-3 (25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 13-15) | 4,325 | 14-10 (4-4) |
| 4/1 6 p.m. | Cal Lutheran | #8 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-22) | 304 | 15-10 |
| 4/6 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #8 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 1-3 (25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 24-26) | 81 | 15-11 (4-5) |
| 4/8 6 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #8 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-22) | 451 | 16-11 (5-5) |
| 4/13 6 p.m. | #2 UCLA* | #9 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 1-3 (32-30, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25) | 817 | 16-12 (5-6) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA* | #9 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 1-3 (28-26, 20-25, 16-25, 15-25) | 3,345 | 16-13 (5-7) |
| 4/19 8 p.m. | #7 Grand Canyon $^{(4)}$ | #9 $^{(5)}$ | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | L 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 20-25) | 705 | 16-14 |
    *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Lincoln Memorial: Al Epstein
* The Master's: Al Epstein
* Emmanuel: Al Epstein
* Princeton: Al Epstein
* Penn State: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
* Lewis: Rob Espero & Bill Walton
* George Mason:
* UC Santa Barbara:
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* UC Irvine:
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* Stanford:
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* Grand Canyon:
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* Hawai'i:
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* USC:
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* BYU:
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* Cal Lutheran:
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | RV | 10 | | RV |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.