2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team

2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
MIVA Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	21-7 (11–3 MIVA)
Head coach	John Hawks (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ali'i Keohohou (1st season); Scott Kevorken (1st season);
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team represented Loyola University Chicago in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Ramblers, led by first year head coach John Hawks, played their home games at Joseph J. Gentile Arena.^[2] The Ramblers are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish second in the MIVA in the preseason poll.^[3]

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 Loyola Ramblers roster^[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

3 JJ Sowa - Freshman
12 Matt Oakley - Junior

Middle blockers

2 Justin Ross - Sophomore
17 Nicodemus Meyer - Sophomore
18 Jimmy Meinhart - Junior
21 Brad Bell - Freshman

Outside hitters

1 Cole Schlothauer - Senior
6 Bryce Robbins - Freshman
7 Vanja Petrasinovic - Freshman
8 Jack Yentz - Junior
10 Cooper Evans - Freshman
13 Colton Brooks - Junior
14 Parker Van Buren - Sophomore
15 Josh Gottlieb- Sophomore
20 Evan Markworth - Sophomore
24 Nick Martinski - Graduate

Opposite hitters

15 Josh Gottlieb - Sophomore
16 Jonathan Drysdale-Anderson - Junior
23 Miller Trubey - Freshman

Setters

9 Ryan McElligott - Freshman
11 Brian Voight - Junior
19 Dan Mangun - Sophomore

Schedule

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/09 6 p.m.	Missouri S&T	#12	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 27–25)	281	1–0
1/12 3 p.m.	King	#12	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–20, 25–18)	177	2–0
1/13 7 p.m.	UC San Diego	#12	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	NBCS CHIC	W 3–0 (25–20, 26-24, 25–18)	1,403	3-0
1/20 6 p.m.	@ NJIT	#11	Health and Wellness Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–21, 25-19, 25–19)	355	4-0
1/21 6 p.m.	@ LIU	#11	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (24-26, 25-21, 25–20, 25-20)	176	5-0
1/27 7 p.m.	Maryville	#11	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-8, 25-13, 21–25, 32-30)	552	6-0
1/28 6 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	#11	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-19)	555	7-0
2/02 9 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine	#12	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 1-3 (22-25, 16-25, 25-22, 21-25)	120	7-1
2/03 9 p.m.	@ #3 Long Beach State	#12	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-17)	1,598	7-2
2/10 7 p.m.	@ Quincy	#13	Pepsi Arena Quincy,IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-19)	245	8-2 (1-0)
2/11 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood	#13	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 28-30, 15-12)	164	9-2 (2-0)
2/16 7 p.m.	#11 Ball State*	#13	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22)	667	10-2 (3-0)
2/18 7 p.m.	#10 Ohio State*	#13	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	NBCS CHIC	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)	1,206	11-2 (4-0)
2/22 7 p.m.	@ Lewis*	#10	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (27-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22)	700	12-2 (5-0)
2/25 5 p.m.	McKendree*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14)	749	13-2 (6-0)
3/04 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12)	592	14-2 (7-0)
3/07 7 p.m.	Queens	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-19, 26-24)	232	15-2
3/10 6 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#9	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–2 (20-25, 26-28, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13)	167	16-2 (8-0)
3/16 6 p.m.	#14 Charleston	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-14, 16-25, 25-21, 25-16)	731	17-2
3/18 6 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*	#9	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 2-3 (18-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 12-15)	570	17-3 (8-1)
3/23 7 p.m.	Lewis*	#9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20)	805	18-3 (9-1)
3/25 7 p.m.	vs. Princeton	#9	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)		L 1-3 (30-28, 16-25, 23-25, 29-31)	0	18-4
3/26 2 p.m.	@ George Mason	#9	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 27-29, 17-15)	455	19-4
3/31 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-23)	820	20-4 (10-1)
4/01 5 p.m.	Quincy*	#10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7)	719	21-4 (11-1)
4/06 6 p.m.	@ #11 Ball State*	#10	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 0-3 (21-25, 18-25, 25-27)	1,124	21-5 (11-2)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ #13 Ohio State*	#10	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	ESPN+	L 0-3 (27-29, 26-28, 23-25)	1,209	21-6 (11-3)
4/15 7 p.m.	McKendree ⁽⁷⁾	#12 ⁽²⁾	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL (MIVA Quarterfinals)		L 2-3 (25–19, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 12-15)	598	21-7

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Central Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Missouri S&T: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden^[5]
King: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden^[6]
UC San Diego: Ray Gooden & Henry Payne ^[7]
NJIT: Ira Thor^[8]
LIU:
Maryville:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
Concordia Irvine:
Long Beach State:
Quincy:
Lindenwood:
Ball State:
Ohio State:
Lewis:
McKendree:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Queens:
McKendree:
Charleston:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Lewis:
George Mason:
Lindenwood:
Quincy:
Ball State:
Ohio State:

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	13	13	13
Off the Block Media	Not released		10	10	10	RV	RV	7	8	RV	7	9	9	8	RV	RV		RV

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

^ ^a ^b "Former Mount Olive, Pepperdine coaches join revamped Loyola coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^ "Loyola Athletics Names John Hawks As New MVB Head Coach". Chat Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ "Ball State picked to win MIVA in tightly contested preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Loyola Chicago Athletics.
^ "Opening Night Reunites Familiar Team". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Broadcast #9 of 2023". Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ "Back at it". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "Great Match-Up Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[New_coaches-1] "Former Mount Olive, Pepperdine coaches join revamped Loyola coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

[2] "Loyola Athletics Names John Hawks As New MVB Head Coach". Chat Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

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

[4] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Loyola Chicago Athletics.

[5] "Opening Night Reunites Familiar Team". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[6] "Broadcast #9 of 2023". Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[7] "Back at it". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[8] "Great Match-Up Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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