2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team

The 2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team represents University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Gauchos, led by fourteenth year head coach Rick McLaughlin, split their home games between Robertson Gymnasium and The Thunderdome. The Gauchos compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked as one of two teams to finish fourth in the Big West preseason poll.[1]

2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2022 record12–4 (1–0 Big West)
Head coach
  • Rick McLaughlin (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Blaine Nielsen (3rd season)
  • Jonah Seif (3rd season)
Home arenaRobertson Gymnasium
The Thunderdome
2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍y 8–2 .80020–5 .800
No. 4 Hawai'i  ‍‍‡‍y 7–3 .70024–5 .828
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60018–8 .692
No. 9 UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50013–10 .565
No. 14 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .30010–15 .400
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1–9 .1006–15 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion

Roster
2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Roster[2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 1 Jaden Glenn - Sophomore
  • 8 Ryan Pecsok - Sophomore
  • 19 Max Gordon - Freshman

Middle Blockers

  • 6 Donovan Todorov - Sophomore
  • 10 Brandon Hicks - Junior
  • 15 Dain Johnson - Sophomore
  • 20 Reece Francke - Sophomore
  • 24 Rhys Tracy - Sophomore
  

Outside Hitters

  • 3 Owen Birg - Freshman
  • 5 Ben Coordt - Freshman
  • 9 Ryan Wilcox - Junior
  • 12 Dayne Chalmers - Sophomore
  • 13 Ethan Young - Sophomore
  • 14 Andrew Reavis - Sophomore
  • 17 Andrew McSweeney - Sophomore
  • 19 Max Gordon - Freshman
  • 21 Nick Amoruso - Sophomore
  • 22 Max Cajuste - Sophomore
  • 23 Sam Collins - Sophomore
  • 25 Dominic Lang - Sophomore
  • 30 Sam Meister - Freshman
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 2 Geste Bianchi - Freshman
  • 3 Owen Birg - Freshman
  • 4 Rees Barnett - Sophomore
  • 7 Haotian Xia - Junior
  • 21 Nick Amoruso - Sophomore
  • 30 Sam Meister - Freshman
  • 31 Spencer Olivier - Junior

Setters

  • 1 Jaden Glenn - Sophomore
  • 16 Conor Dunn - Sophomore
  • 18 Patrick Paragas - Sophomore
  • 28 Greg Baglio - Freshman
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:

ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)		 Television Score Attendance Record
(Big West Record)
1/6
3 p.m.		 USC #11 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)		 ESPN+ L 2–3
(25–19, 22–25, 25–17, 23–25, 8–15)[3]		 1 0–1
1/7
3 p.m.		 USC #11 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)		 ESPN+ L 1–3
(25–20, 17–25, 18–25, 22–25) [4]		 1 0–2
1/8
3 p.m.		 #10 UC San Diego #11 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		 Cancelled- COVID-19
1/11
3 p.m.		 Saint Xavier Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		 ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–17)		 1 1–2
1/19
5 p.m.		 Princeton The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+ L 1–3
(25–22, 18–25, 29–31, 13–25)[5]		 1 1–3
1/21
5:30 p.m.		 @ #4 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		 WaveCasts W 3–2
(24–26, 25–21, 25–22, 21–25, 15–7)[6]		 825 2–3
1/28
6 p.m.		 #4 Penn State The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA
(Battle of the Bigs)		 ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–13, 25–21, 25–21)[7]		 111 3–3
1/29
7 p.m.		 #9 Ohio State The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA
(Battle of the Bigs)		 ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–19, 25–18, 26–28, 25–17)		 176 4–3
2/4
5 p.m.		 #2 Pepperdine #11 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+ W 3–1
(26–24, 25–19, 23–25, 25–15)		 125 5–3
2/9
7 p.m.		 @ #7 USC #8 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA		 P12 LA L 0–3
(20–25, 22–25, 23–25)[8]		 303 5–4
2/11
7 p.m.		 @ #9 Grand Canyon #8 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 ESPN+ W 3–2
(22–25, 25–23, 25–21, 14–25, 20–18)[9]		 692 6–4
2/12
7 p.m.		 @ #9 Grand Canyon #8 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 ESPN+ W 3–2
(21–25, 25–12, 25–23, 20–25, 15–12)[10]		 604 7–4
2/18
7 p.m.		 #13 BYU #6 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–23)[11]		 100 8–4
2/19
7 p.m.		 #13 BYU #6 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		 W 3–1
(25–22, 28–26, 26–28, 26–24) [12]		 125 9–4
2/24
7 p.m.		 #11 UC San Diego* #6 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–20, 23–25, 25–19, 25–21)[13]		 272 10–4
(1–0)
3/3
7 p.m.		 Cal Lutheran #5 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		 UCSB SN on Stretch W 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–10)		 85 11–4
3/4
7 p.m.		 LIU #5 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA		 UCSB SN on Stretch W 3–0
(25–13, 25–22, 25–13)		 100 12–4
3/10
7 p.m.		 CSUN* The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+
3/11
7 p.m.		 @ CSUN* Matadome
Northridge, CA		 ESPN+
3/24
7 p.m.		 Long Beach State* The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+
3/26
7 p.m.		 @ Long Beach State* Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA		 ESPN+
3/30
7 p.m.		 @ UC Irvine* Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		 ESPN+
4/1
7 p.m.		 UC Irvine* The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA		 ESPN+
4/8
10 p.m.		 @ Hawai'i* Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI		 ESPN+
4/9
10 p.m.		 @ Hawai'i* Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI		 ESPN+
4/15
7 p.m.		 @ Concordia Irvine CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 EagleEye
4/16
7 p.m.		 @ UC San Diego* RIMAC
La Jolla, CA		 ESPN+
4/21–23
TBA		 Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
(Big West Tournament)		 ESPN+
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches11[14]RV[15]RV[16]RV[17]11[18]8[19]6[20]6[21]5
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[22]—[23]—[24]9[25]8[26]7[27]6[28]

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

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