# 2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team

The 2021 Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Waves, led by fourth year head coach David Junt, play their home games at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the preseason poll.

## Season highlights

* Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## 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. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/25 7 p.m. | #12 Concordia Irvine* | #7 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–2 (23–25, 25–20, 18–25, 25–17, 15–5) | 0 | 1–0 (1–0) |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | @ #12 Concordia Irvine* | #7 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle TV on Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–21, 25–19) | 0 | 2–0 (2–0) |
| 2/12 6 p.m. | @ #1 BYU* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 0–3 (6–25, 23–25, 26–28) | 150 | 2–1 (2–1) |
| 2/13 6 p.m. | @ #1 BYU* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 1–3 (25–23, 26–28, 23–25, 24–26) | 150 | 2–2 (2–2) |
| 2/18 9 a.m. | @ Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–01 (25–21, 27–25, 25–17) | 0 | 3–2 (3–2) |
| 2/20 3 p.m. | @ Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–1 (25–22, 20–25, 25–18, 28–26) | 0 | 4–2 (4–2) |
| 2/24 5 p.m. | @ USC* | #5 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 30–28) | 0 | 5–2 (5–2) |
| 2/27 12 p.m. | USC* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–21) | 0 | 6–2 (6–2) |
| 3/3 6 p.m. | Stanford* | #3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–21, 25–21) | 0 | 7–2 (7–2) |
| 3/11 5 p.m. | @ #8 UCLA* | #4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 2–3 (25–23, 12–25, 25–22, 14–25, 10–15) | 0 | 7–3 (7–3) |
| 3/13 5 p.m. | #8 UCLA* | #4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–21, 25–23, 25–22) | 0 | 8–3 (8–3) |
| 3/19 1 p.m. | #2 BYU* | #4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 1–3 (25–20, 17–25, 21–25, 17–25) | 0 | 8–4 (8–4) |
| 3/20 1 p.m. | #2 BYU* | #4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 0–3 (21–25, 14–25, 20–25) | 0 | 8–5 (8–5) |
| 3/26 3 p.m. | #9 Grand Canyon* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–21) | 0 | 9–5 (9–5) |
| 3/27 5 p.m. | #9 Grand Canyon* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–2 (25–20, 21–25, 30–28, 21–25, 15–4) | 0 | 10–5 (10–5) |
| 3/28 5 p.m. | #9 Grand Canyon* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | W 3–0 (29–27, 26–24, 25–18) | 0 | 11–5 (11–5) |
| 3/31 3 p.m. | #4 UCLA* | #5 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols |
| 4/16 6 p.m. | @ Stanford* | #5 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA | P12+ STAN | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols |
| 4/17 4 p.m. | @ Stanford* | #5 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA | P12+ STAN | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols | Cancelled- COVID-19 Protocols |
| 4/23 4 p.m. | $^{(6)}$ Stanford | #5 $^{(3)}$ | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–1 (25–22, 21–25, 25–22, 25–19) | N/A | 12–5 |
| 4/24 3 p.m. | #6 $^{(2)}$ UCLA | #5 $^{(3)}$ | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 26–24) | 700 | 13–5 |
| 4/24 6 p.m. | #2 $^{(1)}$ BYU | #5 $^{(3)}$ | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | L 0–3 (23–25, 15–25, 19–25) | 750 | 13–6 |
| 5/6 6 p.m. | #3 UC Santa Barbara | #5 | Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinal) | B1G+ | L 1–3 (23–25, 22–25, 25–22, 26–28) | 108 | 13–7 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Concordia: Al Epstein
* Concordia: Viola Patience O'Neal
* BYU: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* BYU: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Stanford: Tim Swartz
* Stanford: Tim Swartz
* USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
* USC: Al Epstein
* Stanford: Al Epstein
* UCLA: Denny Cline
* UCLA: Al Epstein
* BYU: Al Epstein
* BYU: Al Epstein
* Grand Canyon: Al Epstein
* Grand Canyon: Al Epstein
* Grand Canyon: Al Epstein
* Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* BYU: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* UC Santa Barbara: Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock