# 2023 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team

The 2023 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 'Lopes, led by eighth year head coach Matt Werle, played their home games at GCU Arena. The 'Lopes were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games were streamed on ESPN+. Most road games were also streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament was streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/6 6 p.m. | Lindenwood | #11 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–15, 35–37, 25–13) | 1,057 | 1–0 |
| 1/8 12 p.m. | Lindenwood | #11 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–21) | 418 | 2–0 |
| 1/13 5 p.m. | @ George Mason | #9 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Patriot Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–16) | 293 | 3–0 |
| 1/14 3 p.m. | vs. #14 Ohio State | #9 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Patriot Invitational) | | W 3–2 (23-25, 25–18, 25–23, 18–25, 15–10) | | 4-0 |
| 1/27 6 p.m. | Erskine | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (26-24, 25–20, 25–17) | 563 | 5-0 |
| 1/29 2 p.m. | UC San Diego | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-19, 25–19, 25–23) | 459 | 6-0 |
| 1/31 6 p.m. | Lees-McRae | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-18, 25–17, 25–19) | 386 | 7-0 |
| 2/01 6 p.m. | Lees-McRae | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (23-25, 25–14, 25–17, 25–20) | 346 | 8-0 |
| 2/03 6 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25-19, 25–19, 12–25, 25–22) | 1,108 | 9-0 |
| 2/04 6 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (25-21, 21–25, 19–25, 27–25, 15–13) | 704 | 10-0 |
| 2/10 6 p.m. | Arizona Christian | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25-12, 25–20, 25–21) | 548 | 11-0 |
| 2/15 8 p.m. | @ #12 USC* | #5 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12, P12 LA | W 3–1 (25-21, 25–22, 26–28, 25–22) | 400 | 12-0 (1-0) |
| 2/17 8 p.m. | @ #12 USC* | #5 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–1 (21-25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–22) | 401 | 13-0 (2-0) |
| 2/22 8 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WavesCast | W 3–2 (25-18, 25–21, 23–25, 20–25, 16–14) | 437 | 14-0 (3-0) |
| 2/24 1 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WavesCast | L 2-3 (25-20, 25–23, 17–25, 25–27, 9–15) | 317 | 14-1 (3-1) |
| 3/03 6 p.m. | #8 BYU* | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-18, 25–22, 25–21) | 2,134 | 15-1 (4-1) |
| 3/04 6 p.m. | #8 BYU* | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (22-25, 25–17, 19–25, 25–17, 17–15) | 2,567 | 16-1 (5-1) |
| 3/08 6 p.m. | #11 Ball State | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (26-24, 25–23, 25–19) | 545 | 17-1 |
| 3/10 6 p.m. | Olivet Nazarene | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-19, 25–14, 25–20) | 457 | 18-1 |
| 3/15 6 p.m. | Princeton | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-22, 25–20, 25–22) | 514 | 19-1 |
| 3/17 4 p.m. | Princeton | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (27-25, 25–22, 25–21) | 424 | 20-1 |
| 3/24 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (23-25, 23–25, 27–25, 25–12, 9–15) | 756 | 20-2 (5-2) |
| 3/25 6 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (37-35, 25–22, 25–16) | 812 | 21-2 (6-2) |
| 3/31 6 p.m. | #2 UCLA* | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (31-29, 25–27, 20–25, 13–25) | 1,821 | 21-3 (6-3) |
| 4/01 6 p.m. | #2 UCLA* | #5 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (28-30, 21–25, 19–25) | 1,563 | 21-4 (6-4) |
| 4/07 7 p.m. | @ #9 Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | L 0-3 (17-25, 17–25, 20–25) | 612 | 21-5 (6-5) |
| 4/08 6 p.m. | @ #9 Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | L 2-3 (21-25, 26–24, 18–25, 25–22, 10–15) | 724 | 21-6 (6-6) |
| 4/19 8 p.m. | #9 Pepperdine $^{(5)}$ | #7 $^{(4)}$ | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3-0 (25-22, 25–17, 25–20) | 705 | 22-6 |
| 4/19 4:30 p.m. | #2 UCLA $^{(1)}$ | #7 $^{(4)}$ | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | L 0-3 (23-25, 19–25, 20–25) | 457 | 22-7 |
| 5/4 2 p.m. | #4 Long Beach State | #6 | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25–22, 17–25, 22–25, 23–25) | | 22-8 |
    *-Indicates conference match. $^{(#)}$-Indicates tournament seeding.
    Times listed are Time in Arizona.

## Announcers for televised games

* Lindenwood: Houston Boe & Braden Dohrmann
* Lindenwood: Braden Dohrmann & Houston Boe
* George Mason: Josh Yourish
* Erskine:
* UC San Diego:
* Lees-McRae:
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* UC Irvine:
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* Arizona Christian:
* USC:
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* Pepperdine:
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* BYU:
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* Ball State:
* Olivet Nazarene:
* Princeton:
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* Concordia Irvine:
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## 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 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | 5 |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.