# 2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team

The 2022 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's volleyball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The 'Lopes, led by seventh 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. The Lopes finished fourth in the MPSF but fell in the 1st Round of the MPSF Tournament to Stanford.

## Season highlights

* Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/7 6 p.m. | #14 McKendree | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (21–25, 30–28, 25–19, 31–29) | 1,128 | 1–0 |
| 1/8 7 p.m. | #14 McKendree | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–22, 22–25, 25–14) | 912 | 2–0 |
| 1/13 5 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State | #6 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 0–3 (17–25, 21–25, 22–25) | 437 | 2–1 |
| 1/15 5 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State | #6 | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 0–3 (18–25, 18–25, 13–25) | 486 | 2–2 |
| 1/21 8 p.m. | @ #8 UC San Diego | #6 | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–19, 24–26, 25–20) | 0 | 3–2 |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | Benedictine | #6 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–10, 25–21) | 678 | 4–2 |
| 1/28 7 p.m. | Master's | #6 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–20, 25–23) | 315 | 5–2 |
| 2/04 6 p.m. | @ Loyola Chicago | #8 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 24–26) | 473 | 6–2 |
| 2/05 6 p.m. | @ #6 Lewis | #8 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 2–3 (24–26, 25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 10–15) | 419 | 6–3 |
| 2/11 6 p.m. | #8 UC Santa Barbara | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–22, 23–25, 21–25, 25–14, 18–20) | 692 | 6–4 |
| 2/12 7 p.m. | #8 UC Santa Barbara | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–21, 12–25, 23–25, 25–20, 12–15) | 604 | 6–5 |
| 2/18 6 p.m. | #8 Pepperdine* | #10 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (42–40, 18–25, 19–25, 20–25) | 635 | 6–6 (0–1) |
| 2/20 2 p.m. | #8 Pepperdine* | #10 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–21, 26–24, 19–25, 25–13) | 521 | 7–6 (1–1) |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | @ #13 BYU* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (21–25, 25–19, 25–19, 25–22) | 3,149 | 8–6 (2–1) |
| 2/26 7 p.m. | @ #13 BYU* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (24–26, 28–30, 25–22, 28–26, 18–16) | 2,753 | 9–6 (3–1) |
| 3/03 8 p.m. | @ #1 UCLA* | #8 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ | L 0–3 (14–25, 19–25, 21–25) | 1,114 | 9–7 (3–2) |
| 3/04 8 p.m. | @ #1 UCLA* | #8 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ | L 0–3 (18–25, 20–25, 21–25) | 966 | 9–8 (3–3) |
| 3/12 6 p.m. | Harvard | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–22) | 428 | 10–8 |
| 3/13 4 p.m. | Harvard | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–22) | 278 | 11–8 |
| 3/18 6 p.m. | Tusculm | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 25–15) | 262 | 12–8 |
| 3/19 4 p.m. | Tusculum | #9 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–17" | 251 | 13–8 |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #9 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 0–3 (21–25, 34–36, 23–25) | 155 | 13–9 (3–4) |
| 3/26 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #9 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | W 3–1 (18–25, 25–20, 25–23, 25–21) | 230 | 14–9 (4–4) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | #12 Stanford* | #10 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–15) | 682 | 15–9 (5–4) |
| 4/02 6 p.m. | #12 Stanford* | #10 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 27–25) | 621 | 16–9 (6–4) |
| 4/15 6 p.m. | #5 USC* | #10 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–21, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25,12–15) | 928 | 16–10 (6–5) |
| 4/16 6 p.m. | #5 USC | #10 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (22–25, 22–25, 25–27) | 703 | 16–11 (6–6) |
| 4/20 8 p.m. | vs. #13 Stanford $^{(4)}$ | #10 $^{(5)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | L 1–3 (21–25, 20–25, 25–22, 22–25) | 500 | 16–12 |
    *-Indicates conference match. $^{(#)}$-Indicates tournament seeding.
    Times listed are Time in Arizona.

## Announcers for televised games

* McKendree: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* McKendree: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Penn State: Connor Griffin & Alex Rocco
* Penn State: Zech Lambert & Alex Rocco
* UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* Benedictine: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Master's: Diana Johnson & Braden Dohrmann
* Loyola Chicago: Ray Gooden & Kris Berzins
* Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Bella Ray, & Andrea Zeiser
* UC Santa Barbara: Houston Boe & Diana Johnson
* UC Santa Barbara: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
* Pepperdine: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Pepperdine: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
* BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
* BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
* UCLA: Denny Cline
* UCLA: Denny Cline
* Harvard: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
* Harvard: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Tusculum: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Tusculum: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
* Concordia Irvine: Ben Rose & Ron J. Ruhman
* Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
* Stanford: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Stanford: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* USC: Diana Johnson & Amanda Roach
* USC: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* MPSF Tournament Quarterfinal- Stanford: Nick Koop

## 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 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.