2023 Lindenwood Lions men's volleyball team

2023 Lindenwood Lions men's volleyball
2023 Lindenwood Lions men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	10–13 (7–7 MIVA)
Head coach	Joe Kosciw (5th season);
Assistant coach	Michael Lanera (1st season)
Home arena	Robert F. Hyland Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Lindenwood Lions men's volleyball team represented Lindenwood University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Lions, led by fifth year head coach Joe Kosciw, played their home games at Robert F. Hyland Arena.^[2] The Lions were members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish seventh in the MIVA preseason poll.^[3] Because D1 and D2 men's volleyball are combined, Lindenwood's move to D1's OVC did not affect the men's volleyball program, and they were eligible for all postseason play.^[4]

2023 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Loyola Chicago ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	21	–	7	.750
No. 11 Ball State ‍†‍‍	11	–	3	.786	20	–	9	.690
No. 7 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍^y	11	–	3	.786	23	–	10	.697
Lewis ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Purdue Fort Wayne ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Lindenwood ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	10	–	13	.435
Quincy ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	8	–	19	.296
McKendree ‍‍‍	1	–	13	.071	7	–	16	.304


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Lindenwood Lions roster^[5]

Defensive specialist/libero

2 Blase Catanese - Sophomore
5 Kyle Deutschmann - Senior
17 Eric Winn - Junior

Middle blockers

8 Kadin Warner - Sophomore
14 Hunter Bailey - Senior
18 Rodney Wallace - Junior
19 Vicente Mardones - Junior
20 Kenneth Naples - Sophomore

Outside hitters

4 Carter Stenmark - Freshman
10 Cole Schuler - Sophomore
12 Matt Arens - Sophomore
13 Brendan Louthain - Freshman
21 A.J. Lewis - Senior
24 Clay Wieter - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

9 RaShawn Bonner - Senior
11 Ian Schuller - Freshman
15 Nolan Krygsheld - Freshman
18 Rodney Wallace - Junior
22 Jacob Christopher - Sophomore

Setters

6 Charlie Podgorny - Freshman
7 Jose Vargas - Sophomore
16 Connor Sheehan - Junior

Schedule

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/06 7 p.m.	@ #11 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 1–3 (21–25, 15–25, 37–35, 13–25)	1,057	0–1
1/08 1 p.m.	@ #11 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (21–25, 22–25, 21–25)	418	0–2
1/11 7 p.m.	NJIT		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–23)	567	1–2
1/13 7 p.m.	vs. #11 USC		Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA		L 0-3 (16-25, 21–25, 16–25)		1-3
1/14 9 p.m.	@ #3 Long Beach State		Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (17-25, 21–25, 17–25)	1,113	1-4
2/03 7 p.m.	LIU		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 0-3 (21-25, 22–25, 22–25)	501	1-5
2/04 7:30 p.m.	Missouri S&T		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–19, 25–14)	543	2-5
2/10 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-17, 19–25, 25–23, 27–29, 15–11)	133	3-5 (1-0)
2/11 7 p.m.	#13 Loyola Chicago*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 2-3 (22-25, 23–25, 25–17, 30–28, 12–15)	164	3-6 (1-1)
2/15 7 p.m.	@ McKendree*		Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-1 (25-17, 17–25, 28–26, 28–26)	243	4-6 (2-1)
2/17 5 p.m.	@ Lewis*		Neil Carey Arena Chicago, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-2 (25-20, 22–25, 25–22, 20–25, 15–12)	500	5-6 (3-1)
2/24 7 p.m.	#12 Ball State*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-14, 25–18, 17–25, 22–25, 8–15)	312	5-7 (3-2)
2/25 7:30 p.m.	#11 Ohio State*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-19, 23–25, 16–25, 25–22, 22–20)	523	6-7 (4-2)
3/02 7 p.m.	@ Quincy*		Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–18, 34–32)	189	7-7 (5-2)
3/11 12 p.m.	Maryville		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-15, 26–24, 25–19)	128	8-7
3/18 2 p.m.	Quincy*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-16, 25–15, 25–21)		9-7 (6-2)
3/24 6 p.m.	@ #15 Ohio State*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 1-3 (21-25, 21–25, 25–20, 13–25)		9-8 (6-3)
3/25 5 p.m.	@ #12 Ball State*		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 0-3 (19-25, 18–25, 17–25)	981	9-9 (6-4)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ #10 Loyola Chicago*		Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	L 0-3 (24-26, 20–25, 23–25)		9-10 (6-5)
4/01 6 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*		Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 1-3 (22-25, 25–22, 18–25, 17–25)		9-11 (6-6)
4/06 7 p.m.	Lewis*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 0-3 (23-25, 20–25, 23–25)		9-12 (6-7)
4/08 3 p.m.	McKendree*		Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-1 (31-33, 25–23, 25–22, 25–21)		10-12 (7-7)
4/15 5 p.m.	@ #11 Ohio State ⁽³⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (MIVA Quarterfinals)	B1G+	L 0-3 (23–25, 23–25, 23–25)	673	10-13

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Braden Dohrmann
Grand Canyon: Braden Dohrmann & Houston Boe
NJIT: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Tyler Kulakowski^[6]
LIU: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht^[7]
Missouri S&T:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Loyola Chicago:
McKendree:
Lewis:
Ball State:
Ohio State:
Quincy:
King:
Maryville:
Quincy:
Ohio State:
Ball State:
Loyola Chicago:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Lewis:
McKendree:

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches									RV	RV	RV	RV
Off the Block Media	Not released

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

Honors

To be filled in upon competition of the season.

References

^ "Lanera Named Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach". BVM Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Lindenwood announces new men's volleyball head coach". KSDK. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^ "Lindenwood is stepping up to Division I, will join Ohio Valley Conference". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Lindenwood Athletics.
^ "No. 3 Long Beach State Opens the 2023 Season against King, Lindenwood". Long Beach State athletics. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ "First time meeting on ESPN+". Twitter. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[1] "Lanera Named Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach". BVM Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[2] "Lindenwood announces new men's volleyball head coach". KSDK. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[3] "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

[4] "Lindenwood is stepping up to Division I, will join Ohio Valley Conference". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[5] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Lindenwood Athletics.

[6] "No. 3 Long Beach State Opens the 2023 Season against King, Lindenwood". Long Beach State athletics. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[7] "First time meeting on ESPN+". Twitter. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

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