# 2022 Long Beach State men's volleyball team

The 2022 Long Beach State men's volleyball team represented Long Beach State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. Led by head coach Alan Knipe in his nineteenth season, the team played its home games at Walter Pyramid. The Beach competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as co-champions in the Big West preseason poll.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
    22 West Media will carry select Long Beach State men's volleyball matches on the radio.
    ESPN+ will carry all home and conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) |
| 1/7 4 p.m. | vs. Juniata | #5 | DeGol Arena Loretta, PA | NEC Front Row | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 1/8 4:30 p.m. | @ St. Francis | #5 | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA | NEC Front Row | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 1/15 7 p.m. | Harvard | #5 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–16, 25–23) | 1,230 | 1–0 |
| 1/17 7 p.m. | Erskine | #5 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–15, 25–11) | 753 | 2–0 |
| 1/21 5 p.m. | @ #7 Lewis | #5 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–22, 24–26, 25–20) | 50 | 3–0 |
| 1/22 5:30 p.m. | @ #9 Loyola Chicago | #5 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22) | 706 | 4–0 |
| 1/28 6 p.m. | #9 Ohio State | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (Battle of the Bigs) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (24–26, 25–20, 25–15, 25–22) | 1,198 | 5–0 |
| 1/29 7 p.m. | #4 Penn State | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (Battle of the Bigs) | ESPN+ | L 3–2 (27–25, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 11–15) | 1,288 | 5–1 |
| 2/4 7 p.m. | #7 USC | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (15–25, 25–23, 25–21, 25–19) | 1,729 | 6–1 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–13) | 3,137 | 7–1 |
| 2/19 7 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 2–3 (20–25, 23–25, 25–23, 25–21, 12–15) | 2,008 | 7–2 |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | # 12 Stanford | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–18) | 1,491 | 8–2 |
| 3/4 7 p.m. | NJIT | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–16, 25–20, 23–25, 25–16) | 976 | 9–2 |
| 3/5 7:30 p.m. | LIU | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–14, 25–15) | 1,139 | 10–2 |
| 3/10 7 p.m. | @ UC Irvine* | #2 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–19, 25–23, 17–25, 22–25, 12–15) | 588 | 10–3 (0–1) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | UC Irvine* | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–20) | 1,277 | 11–3 (1–1) |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 27–25) | 1,114 | 12–3 |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | #6 UC Santa Barbara* | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–19, 25–16, 25–19). | 1,386 | 13–3 (2–1) |
| 3/26 7 p.m. | @ #6 UC Santa Barbara* | #3 | The Thunderdome Isla Vista, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 26–24, 25–22) | 342 | 14–3 (3–1) |
| 4/1 7 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i* | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–23, 26–24, 27–25) | 2,607 | 15–3 (4–1) |
| 4/2 7 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i* | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPNU | W 3–1 (25–23, 25–20, 21–25, 25–19) | 3,014 | 16–3 (5–1) |
| 4/8 7 p.m. | #10 UC San Diego* | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (31–29, 25–18, 25–12) | 1,226 | 17–3 (6–1) |
| 4/9 7 p.m. | @ #10 UC San Diego* | #2 | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–16, 19–25, 20–25, 25–21, 12–15) | 888 | 17–4 (6–2) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | CSUN* | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (25–20, 16–25, 20–25, 25–21, 16–14) | 1,310 | 18–4 (7–2) |
| 4/16 7 p.m. | @ CSUN* | #3 | Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | 3–0 (32–30, 25–23, 25–20) | 575 | 19–4 (8–2) |
| 4/22 7:30 p.m. | #14 UC Irvine $^{(5)}$ | #3 $^{(1)}$ | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI (Big West Tournament Semifinal) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (22—25, 25–23, 25–19, 29–27) | 5,238 | 20–4 |
| 4/23 10:30 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i $^{(2)}$ | #3 $^{(1)}$ | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI (Big West Tournament Championship) | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (25–27, 26–28, 23–25) | 6,636 | 20–5 |
| 5/5 2:00 p.m. | #3 UCLA $^{(4)}$ | #2 $^{(1)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Tournament Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–2 (18–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25-10, 16-14) | 4,430 | 21–5 |
| 5/7 5:00 p.m. | #1 Hawai'i $^{(3)}$ | #2 $^{(1)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Tournament Championship) | ESPN2 | L 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 20–25) | 5,784 | 21–6 |
    *-Conference Regular Season match.
   -Indicates tournament seed.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.