The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team (also Loyola Chicago Ramblers) represents Loyola University Chicago in NCAA competition as a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), one of the seven conferences that compete at the National Collegiate level of NCAA men's volleyball.[a] The Ramblers are coached by Shane Davis, who returned as head coach in 2024, after spending the previous eight seasons as the head coach of the Northwestern University women’s volleyball team. Davis previously coached the Ramblers from 2003 to 2015. Davis’ overall record as Loyola head coach through 12 seasons is 265-88 (.751), and he led the Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014 and 2015.[2]
| Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball | |
|---|---|
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| University | Loyola University Chicago |
| Head coach | Shane Davis (13th season) |
| Conference | MIVA |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Home arena | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (capacity: 4,486) |
| Nickname | Ramblers |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament champion | |
| 2014, 2015 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearance | |
| 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
| Conference tournament champion | |
| 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
| Conference regular season champion | |
| 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023 | |
In 2013, the Ramblers (22–10) were defeated by the UCI Anteaters 0–3 (24–26, 18–25, 27–29) in the first semifinal of the NCAA championships on May 2, 2013, at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. This was the team's first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament.[3]
On May 3, 2014, Loyola (29–1), playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal (24–9) 3–1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[4]
On May 10, 2015, Loyola (28–2) defeated the Lewis Flyers (26–4) in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[5][6]
NCAA Tournament results
edit| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | Semi-Finals | UC Irvine | L 0-3 |
| 2014 | 1 | Semi-Finals National Championship |
Penn State Stanford |
W 3-2 W 3-1 |
| 2015 | 3 | Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals National Championship |
Pfeiffer UC Irvine Lewis |
W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-2 |
Yearly records
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mayforth (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1996–2002) | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Gordon Mayforth | 14-14 | 6-8 | 4th | |||||||||
| 1997 | Gordon Mayforth | 18-13 | 7-9 | 5th | |||||||||
| 1998 | Gordon Mayforth | 24-8 | 8-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 1999 | Gordon Mayforth | 19-9 | 8-6 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2000 | Gordon Mayforth | 15-12 | 6-9 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2001 | Gordon Mayforth | 19-10 | 10-6 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2002 | Gordon Mayforth | 24-6 | 14-4 | T-1st | |||||||||
| Gordon Mayforth: | 134-72 (.650) | 59-46 (.578) | |||||||||||
| Tim O'Brien (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2003–2003) | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Tim O'Brien | 20–7 | 14-2 | 2nd | |||||||||
| Tim O'Brien: | 20-7 (.740) | 14-2 (.875) | |||||||||||
| Shane Davis (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2004–2015) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Shane Davis | 20-8 | 12-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2005 | Shane Davis | 26-3 | 15-1 | 1st | |||||||||
| 2006 | Shane Davis | 23-7 | 11-1 | 1st | |||||||||
| 2007 | Shane Davis | 23-7 | 8-4 | T-3rd | |||||||||
| 2008 | Shane Davis | 17-14 | 7-5 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2009 | Shane Davis | 17-10 | 5-5 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2010 | Shane Davis | 20-6 | 10-2 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2011 | Shane Davis | 21-8 | 9-3 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2012 | Shane Davis | 19-12 | 8-4 | 3rd | |||||||||
| 2013 | Shane Davis | 22-10 | 10-4 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Semifnals | ||||||||
| 2014 | Shane Davis | 29-1 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Champions | ||||||||
| 2015 | Shane Davis | 28-2 | 14-2 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament Champions | ||||||||
| Shane Davis: | 265-88 (.751) | 123-35 (.778) | |||||||||||
| Mark Hulse (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2016–2022) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Mark Hulse | 20-8 | 12-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2017 | Mark Hulse | 16-12 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||||||
| 2018 | Mark Hulse | 23-7 | 11-3 | T-1st | |||||||||
| 2019 | Mark Hulse | 21-8 | 12-2 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2020 | Mark Hulse | 7-11 | 4-4 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Mark Hulse | 15-6 | 9-5 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2022 | Mark Hulse | 18-9 | 11-3 | 2nd | |||||||||
| Mark Hulse: | 120-61 (.663) | 68-28 (.696) | |||||||||||
| John Hawks (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2023–present) | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | John Hawks | 21-7 | 11-3 | T-1st | |||||||||
| 2024 | John Hawks | 19-10 | 12-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
| John Hawks: | 40-17 (.701) | 23-7 (.766) | |||||||||||
| Total: | 579-245 (.702) | 287-118 (.708) | |||||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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All-Americans
editThe Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 44 AVCA All American honors (including Honorable Mentions).
| Year | AVCA All-Americans |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Dan Schultz (2nd) |
| 2002 | Brad Stoub (2nd) |
| 2003 | Shane Davis (2nd), Justin Schnor (2nd) |
| 2005 | Scott Greene (2nd), Krystian Krzyzak (2nd) |
| 2006 | James Grunst (1st), Chris Kozlarek (1st) |
| 2007 | James Grunst (2nd) |
| 2011 | Mike Bunting (2nd) |
| 2012 | Joe Smalzer (2nd) |
| 2013 | Joe Smalzer (2nd) |
| 2014 | Thomas Jaeschke (1st), Joe Smalzer (HM), Cody Caldwell (HM), Nick Olson (HM) |
| 2015 | Thomas Jaeschke (1st), Jeffrey Jendryk (2nd), Peter Hutz (2nd), Cody Caldwell (HM) |
| 2016 | Jeffrey Jendryk (2nd), Peter Hutz (HM), Nick Olson (HM) |
| 2017 | Jeffrey Jendryk (1st) |
| 2018 | Jeffrey Jendryk (1st), Collin Mahan (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM) |
| 2019 | Collin Mahan (2nd), Avery Aylsworth (HM), Paul Narup (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM) |
| 2020 | Kyle Piekarski (HM), Cole Schlothauer (HM) |
| 2021 | Cole Schlothauer (HM), Garret Zolg (HM) |
| 2022 | Cole Schlothauer (HM), Garret Zolg (HM), Parker Van Buren (HM) |
| 2023 | Parker Van Buren (2nd), Cole Schlothauer (HM), Dan Mangun (HM) |
| 2024 | Parker Van Buren (1st), Daniel Fabikovic (2nd), Nicodemus Meyer (HM) |
National awards
edit| Year | National Coach of the Year | National Player of the Year | National Newcomer of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shane Davis | ||
| 2015 | Thomas Jaeschke | Jeff Jendryk | |
| 2024 | Daniel Fabikovic |
Footnotes
edit- ^ The NCAA designates championship events that are open to members of more than one of the NCAA's three divisions as "National Collegiate". In the case of men's volleyball, the top-level championship is open to members of Divisions I and II.
References
edit- ^ Loyola Chicago Athletics Style Guide (PDF). July 23, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Shane Davis Bio – Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "UC Irvine to play BYU for NCAA men's volleyball championship". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Loyola Chicago defeats Stanford in four sets to win first national title". NCAA.com. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Loyola Chicago tops Lewis in five-set thriller, claims second consecutive title". NCAA.com. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Loyola repeats as men's NCAA volleyball national champions". Chicago Tribune. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site – Men's Volleyball". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.