# 2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team

The 2022 Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team represented Stanford University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinal, led by sixteenth year head coach John Kosty, played their home games split between Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center and Maples Pavilion. After being told that the 2021 season would be the Cardinal's final season of men's volleyball play, the program was saved when the university reversed their decision near the end of last years athletic calendar. The Cardinal are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF preseason poll. Stanford finished fifth and pulled off two upsets in the MPSF Volleyball Tournament before falling to Pepperdine in the Championship.

## Season highlights

* Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ Stanford's streaming page. 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) |
| 1/5 7 p.m. | Lindenwood | | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–18) | 73 | 1–0 |
| 1/6 7 p.m. | Lindenwood | | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–16, 25–22) | 70 | 2–0 |
| 1/8 5 p.m. | #12 UC Irvine | | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–2 (25–23, 25–21, 25–27, 22–25, 20–18) | 82 | 3–0 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | @ #15 UC Irvine | #12 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (23–25, 17–25, 25–23, 22–25) | 514 | 3–1 |
| 1/15 7 p.m. | @ #10 UC San Diego | #12 | RIMAC La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (20–25, 22–25, 23–25) | 0 | 3–2 |
| 1/21 7 p.m. | Vanguard | #15 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–0 (24–26, 25–16, 18–25, 21–25) | 101 | 4–2 |
| 1/22 6 p.m. | UC Santa Cruz | #15 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–1 (25–11, 25–20, 23–25, 25–14) | 86 | 5–2 |
| 2/4 2:30 p.m. | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | #14 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Athletes Go Live | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–16, 25–16) | 312 | 6–2 |
| 2/5 7 p.m. | vs. #1 Hawai'i | #14 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | Athletes Go Live | L 1–3 (25–19, 13–25, 19–25, 20–25) | 1,875 | 6–3 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | Menlo | #14 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–16, 25–20) | 412 | 7–3 |
| 2/18 7 p.m. | CSUN | #13 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–13, 26–24) | 179 | 8–3 |
| 2/25 7 p.m. | @ #2 Long Beach State | #12 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (19–25, 22–25, 18–25) | 1,491 | 8–4 |
| 2/26 7 p.m. | @ CSUN | #12 | Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (15–25, 27–25, 20–25, 24–26) | 225 | 8–5 |
| 3/4 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #14 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 2–3 (20–25, 21–25, 25–18, 25–21, 13–15) | 77 | 8–6 (0–1) |
| 3/5 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #14 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 1–3 (22–25, 25–22, 25–27, 20–25) | 81 | 8–7 (0–2) |
| 3/11 7 p.m. | #1 UCLA* | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | W 3–2 (25–20, 22–25, 25–18, 23–25, 15–12) | 580 | 9–7 (1–2) |
| 3/12 6 p.m. | #1 UCLA* | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 | L 1–3 (25–20, 13–25, 23–25, 25–27) | 963 | 9–8 (1–3) |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | #5 USC* | #14 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 | W 3–1 (25–19, 20–25, 25–16, 28–26) | 376 | 10–8 (2–3) |
| 3/26 6 p.m. | #5 USC* | #14 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 | L 1–3 (25–23, 17–25, 22–25, 21–25) | 450 | 10–9 (2–4) |
| 3/31 6 p.m. | @ #10 Grand Canyon* | #12 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (21–25, 20–25, 15–25) | 682 | 10–10 (2–5) |
| 4/2 4 p.m. | @ #10 Grand Canyon* | #12 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (20–25, 25–21, 20–25, 25–27) | 621 | 10–11 (2–6) |
| 4/8 7 p.m. | BYU* | #12 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | W 3–0 (29–27, 25–20, 25–22) | 630 | 11–11 (3–6) |
| 4/9 6 p.m. | BYU* | #12 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | W 3–2 (19–25, 25–27, 25–23, 25–20, 24–22) | 1,142 | 12–11 (4–6) |
| 4/14 6 p.m. | @ #8 Pepperdine* | #12 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 0–3 (18–25, 10–25, 19–25) | 515 | 12–12 (4–7) |
| 4/16 6 p.m. | @ #8 Pepperdine* | #12 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WaveCasts | L 2–3 (21–25, 21–25, 25–13, 25–23, 11–15) | 535 | 12–13 (4–8) |
| 4/20 8 p.m. | vs. #10 Grand Canyon $^{(4)}$ | #13 $^{(5)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–20, 22–25, 25–22) | 500 | 13–13 |
| 4/21 4 p.m. | vs. #1 UCLA $^{(1)}$ | #13 $^{(5)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–2 (25–21, 25–23, 21–25, 15–25, 15–11) | 850 | 14–13 |
| 4/23 6 p.m. | vs. #8 Pepperdine $^{(2)}$ | #13 $^{(5)}$ | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Championship) | FloVolleyball | L 2–3 (20–25, 19–25, 25–22, 25–22, 12–15) | 1,163 | 14–14 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Lindenwood: Tim Swartz
* Lindenwood: Tim Swartz & Jordan Watkins
* UC Irvine: Tim Swartz
* UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
* UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* Vanguard: Tim Swartz & Troy Clardy
* UC Santa Cruz: Tim Swartz & Troy Clardy
* Fairleigh Dickinson: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
* Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
* Menlo: Troy Clardy & Ted Enberg
* CSUN: Troy Clardy
* Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
* CSUN: Darren Preston
* Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
* Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal
* UCLA: Tim Swartz & Ted Enberg
* UCLA: Ted Enberg
* USC: Ted Enberg
* USC: Ted Enberg
* Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* Grand Canyon: Diana Johnson & Houston Boe
* BYU: Ted Enberg
* BYU: Ted Enberg
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* MPSF Quarterfinal- Grand Canyon: Nick Koop
* MPSF Semifinal- UCLA: Darren Preston
* MPSF Championship- Pepperdine: Darren Preston

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked 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 | RV | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | RV | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 10 | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.