2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team

2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – 2022 MIVA Tournament champion; y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament ; As of April 24, 2022; Rankings from AVCA;

2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball
Conference	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
2022 record	23–3 (12–2 MIVA)
Head coach	Donan Cruz (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Iandolo (1st season); Christian Rupert (1st season);
Home arena	Worthen Arena

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team represents Ball State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cardinals, led by 1st year head coach Donan Cruz, play their home games at Worthen Arena.[1] The Cardinals are members of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fourth in the MIVA in the preseason poll.[2]

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals Roster[3]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

3 Xander Pink - Freshman
4 Lukas Pytlak - Sophomore
6 Colin Ensalaco - Graduate
20 Sammy Adkisson - Junior

Middle Blockers

8 Vanis Buckholz - Freshman
11 Felix Egharevba - Senior
15 Will Hippe - Graduate
16 Wil McPhillips - Junior
19 Kevin Doran - Sophomore

Outside Hitters

2 Kaleb Jenness - Senior
7 Trevor Phillips - Sophomore
9 Bryce Behrendt - Junior
12 Mark Wickstrom - Sophomore
18 Brandon Shepherd - Senior
21 Lucas Biondi - Freshman
22 Nick Martinski - Senior

Opposite Hitters

10 Angelos Mandilaris - Graduate
14 Dyer Ball - Sophomore
17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Setters

1 David Flores - Junior
5 Quinn Isaacson - Graduate
17 Aaron Hernandez - Freshman

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MIVA Record)
1/13 7 p.m.	Maryville		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–18, 25–13)	637	1–0
1/15 3 p.m.	Tusculum		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–7, 25–15)	533	2–0
1/21 7 p.m.	George Mason		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–11, 25–18, 25–10)	795	3–0
1/29 7 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i	#15	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–19)[4]	2,003	4–0
1/31 7 p.m.	#1 Hawai'i	#10	Worthen Arena Mncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (25–18, 22–25, 27–25, 22–25, 15–11)[5]	1,541	5–0
2/4 9 p.m.	@ #9 BYU	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (32–30, 25–20, 20–25, 22–25, 10–15)[6]	2,990	5–1
2/5 9 p.m.	@ #9 BYU	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–19, 33–31, 25–20)	2,702	6–1
2/04 8 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis*	#10	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–22, 25–20)	443	7–1 (1–0)
2/12 8 p.m.	@ McKendree*	#10	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–21, 22–25, 25–19)	570	8–1 (2–0)
2/17 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–2 (25–21, 26–28, 23–25, 25–20, 15–6)[7]	819	9–1 (3–0)
2/19 3 p.m.	Loyola Chicago*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	L 1–3 (25–19, 23–25, 21–25, 20–25)	1,462	9–2 (3–1)
2/24 7 p.m.	Lindenwood*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–20, 26–24, 25–21)[8]	749	10–2 (4–1)
2/25 7 p.m.	Quincy*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–19)	899	11–2 (5–1)
3/11 6 p.m.	@ #15 NJIT	#8	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–22, 28–30, 36–34)	221	12–2
3/12 5 p.m.	@ Princeton	#8	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 26–24, 25–20)	0	13–2
3/16 7 p.m.	@ Ohio State*	#8	Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	W 3–2 (26–24, 18–25, 25–23, 19–25, 17–15)	563	14–2 (6–1)
3/19 7 p.m.	Ohio State*	#8	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–16, 23–25, 25–22)	2,295	15–2 (7–1)
3/25 7 p.m.	@ Quincy*	#8	Pepsi Arena Quincy, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19, 27–25)	50	16–2 (8–1)
3/26 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood*	#8	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–13, 25–23)	256	17–2 (9–1)
3/31 7 p.m.	#15 McKendree	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–20)	775	18–2 (10–1)
4/2 5 p.m.	#13 Lewis*	#7	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	W 3–0 (25–19, 26–24, 25–20)	880	19–2 (11–1)
4/7 8 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola Chicago*	#7	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18–25, 19–25, 26–28)	911	19–3 (11–2)
4/9 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne*	#7	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN	ESPN+	W 3–1 (33–31, 19–25, 25–22, 29–27)	628	20–3 (12–2)
4/16 7 p.m.	Quincy ⁽⁸⁾	#7 ⁽¹⁾	Worthen Arena (MIVA Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–11)	725	21–3
4/20 7 p.m.	#12 Lewis ⁽⁴⁾	#7 ⁽¹⁾	Worthen Arena (MIVA Semifinals)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 25–15)	913	22–3
4/23 7 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne ⁽⁶⁾	#7 ⁽¹⁾	Worthen Arena (MIVA Championship)	ESPN3	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–20, 25–16)	1,545	23–3

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

Maryville: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
Tusculum: No commentary
George Mason: Baylen Hite & Amber Seaman
Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Amber Seaman
Hawai'i: Joel Godett & Kevin Owens
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano
Lewis: Cody Lindeman, Juliana Van Loo, & Ally Hickey
McKendree: Colin Suhre
Purdue Fort Wayne: Baylen Hite & Kevin Owens
Loyola Chicago: No commentary
Lindenwood: No commentary
Quincy: Joel Godett & Lloy Ball
NJIT: Ira Thor
Princeton: Adam Dobrowolski & Melina Mahood
Ohio State: Brendan Gulick & Hanna Williford
Ohio State: No commentary
Quincy: No commentary
Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht
McKendree: Donnie Harmon, Nathan Ganger, & Dominick Liacone
Lewis: No commentary
Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Kris Berzins
Purdue Fort Wayne: Mike Maahs
MIVA Quarterfinal- Quincy: Baylen Hite, Jordan Kilmes, & Lexi Eblen
MIVA Semifinal- Lewis: Joel Godett, Kevin Owens, & Madison Surface
MIVA Championship- Purdue Fort Wayne: Joel Godett, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface

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	15[9]	RV[10]	RV [11]	15	10	10	7	8[12]	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Off the Block Media	Not released	RV[13]	RV[14]	RV[15]	8	9	4[16]	7[17]

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

Honors

To be filled in upon completition of the season.

References

"Cruz named new head coach at Ball State". Maui News. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
"Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
"2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ball State Athletics.
"'We're back': Ball State men's volleyball sweeps reigning national champion, No. 1 Hawai'i". Star Press. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
"Ball State beat No. 1 Hawaii 3-2, won second straight against Rainbow Warriors". Spectrum News. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
"Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State". Deseret News. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
"NCAA volleyball: Ball State, Loyola get MIVA wins, WIU hires a coach". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
"Buckholz returns, Behrendt loses a shoelace, Ball State defeats Lindenwood". Ball State Daily. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
"AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
"AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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"AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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[1] "Cruz named new head coach at Ball State". Maui News. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[2] "Loyola picked as preseason favorite to win MIVA in 2022". Off the Block. Retrieved 2021-12-14.

[3] "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". Ball State Athletics.

[4] "'We're back': Ball State men's volleyball sweeps reigning national champion, No. 1 Hawai'i". Star Press. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[5] "Ball State beat No. 1 Hawaii 3-2, won second straight against Rainbow Warriors". Spectrum News. Retrieved 2022-02-01.

[6] "Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State". Deseret News. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

[7] "NCAA volleyball: Ball State, Loyola get MIVA wins, WIU hires a coach". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved 2022-02-18.

[8] "Buckholz returns, Behrendt loses a shoelace, Ball State defeats Lindenwood". Ball State Daily. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

[9] "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2021-12-20.

[10] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

[11] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-01-17.

[12] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

[13] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[14] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-01-18.

[15] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[16] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

[17] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved 2022-02-22.