2021 Men's Volleyball
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22021021 MMEN’SEN’S VVOLLEYBALLOLLEYBALL FFIVE-TIMEIVE-TIME NNCAACAA CCHAMPIONS:HAMPIONS: 11978,978, 11985,985, 11986,986, 11992,992, 22005005 WWAVESAVES VVS.S. UUSCSC 2021 SCHEDULE February 23, 2021 1/25 * #12 Concordia (WaveCasts) W 3-2 MALIBU, California — The #5 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team plays a home-and-home series against USC this week. After visiting the Trojans on Wednesday, the Waves get to 1/27 * at #12 Concordia W 3-0 play just their second home match, and their fi rst in a month, on Friday. 2/12 * at #1 BYU (BYUtv) L 0-3 MATCH #7 — Wednesday (February 24) at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California: #5 2/13 * at #1 BYU (BYUtv) L 1-3 Pepperdine (4-2, 4-2) at USC (1-2, 1-2) at 5 p.m. 2/18 * at Stanford W 3-0 MATCH #8 — Friday (February 26) at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California: #5 2/20 * at Stanford W 3-1 Pepperdine vs. USC at 6 p.m. 2/24 * at USC (Pac-12.com) 5 p.m. WATCH/ONLINE — Wednesday’s match will be streamed by USC at Pac-12.com. Friday’s match will be streamed via WaveCasts with Pepperdine Hall of Famer Al Epstein on the 2/26 * USC (WaveCasts) 6 p.m. call. Links to broadcasts and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com. 3/3 * Stanford (WaveCasts) 6 p.m. ATTENDANCE — Per the current COVID-19 guidelines set by the state of California 3/11 * at UCLA 5 p.m. and Los Angeles County, fans will not be permitted to attend home matches in Firestone Fieldhouse. 3/13 * UCLA (WaveCasts) 5 p.m. 3/19 * BYU (WaveCasts) 1 p.m. OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 67-40 all-time against USC. The Waves have won three straight, fi ve of the last seven and seven of the last 10. 3/20 * BYU (WaveCasts) 1 p.m. LAST TIME OUT — Pepperdine beat Stanford for the seventh and eighth straight time with 3/26 * Grand Canyon (WaveCasts) 3 p.m. victories of three sets and four sets last weekend in Palo Alto. Spencer Wickens averaged 3/27 * Grand Canyon (WaveCasts) 3 p.m. 3.71 kills per set and Austin Wilmot collected MPSF Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 2.00 blocks per set. 3/28 * Grand Canyon (WaveCasts) 3 p.m. RANKINGS — The Waves are currently ranked a season-best fi fth in the AVCA poll. They 3/31 * UCLA (WaveCasts) 3 p.m. began the year tied for seventh and have only been fi fth, sixth or seventh. 4/9 * at Stanford TBD AWARDS — Spencer Wickens and Trey Cole took home the season’s fi rst MPSF 4/10 * at Stanford TBD Off ensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards, respectively, on February 1. Wickens averaged 4.12 kills and hit .500 in the two matches against Concordia, while Cole 4/22-24 MPSF Tournament averaged 2.88 digs. Cole was also named Off the Block’s National Freshman of the Week ... Austin Wilmot received the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week award on February 22 * MPSF contest and was Off the Block’s National Middle Hitter of the Week after he averaged 2.29 kills and Home matches in bold 2.00 blocks in two wins against Stanford. @PeppVolleyball FIRST STARTS — Although the Waves brought back almost their entire 2020 starting lineup, a number of players have been fi rst-time starters so far, including freshman setter Bryce Dvorak, freshman libero Trey Cole, freshman middle blocker Andersen Fuller and redshirt freshman opposite Akin Akimwumi. /PeppVolleyball LAST MATCH’S STARTING LINEUP peppmvb # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Stats 5 Noah Dyer OH 6-5 Sr.* San Clemente, Calif. 2.00 kills/set, 1.47 digs/set 6 Bryce Dvorak S 6-4 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. 8.21 assists/set, 1.05 digs/set ATHLETIC 7 Spencer Wickens OH 5-11 Sr. Irondequoit, N.Y. 3.82 kills/set, 2.09 digs/set COMMUNICATIONS 12 Jacob Steele OPP 6-8 So* Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 3.35 kills/set, 1.06 digs/set Roger Horne 18 Trey Cole L 6-4 Fr. Long Island, N.Y. 1.73 digs/set [email protected] 20 Austin Wilmot MB 6-10 Jr.* Valley Village, Calif. 1.45 kills/set, 1.00 blocks/set Offi ce: 310-506-4455 Cell: 805-279-4551 22 Andersen Fuller MB 6-9 Sr. Manlius, N.Y. 0.82 kills/set, 0.82 blocks/set SCHEDULE UPDATES — Three of the season’s fi rst seven planned matches were postponed or canceled by the opponents’ COVID-19 pauses. Matches against USC (Feb. 4) and Concordia (Feb. 17 and 19) were called off . The Waves added two matches against Stanford to replace Concordia. MPSF — The MPSF is only playing conference matches in 2021 ... The Waves were picked second in the MPSF preseason coaches poll. The order went as follows: BYU, QUICK FACTS Pepperdine, UCLA, Grand Canyon, Concordia, Stanford and USC. Location ..............................Malibu, Calif. 90263 Founded ................1937 (Malibu Campus 1972) ROSTER NUMBERS — Pepperdine returns all six starters from a year ago, only losing Enrollment ............ 8,000 (3,000 undergraduate) last year’s libero, and has eight players back who started at least half the season’s Nickname................................................. Waves matches. Noah Dyer and Austin Wilmot are returning All-Americans, as both received Colors ......................................Blue and Orange AVCA honorable mention status. Dyer elected to return for a fi fth season under the Conference ...................................... West Coast NCAA’s COVID-19 redshirt waiver. Setter Joe Karlous made the MPSF All-Freshman President ....................................James A. Gash team. The 2020 Waves brought back just 3% of the kill total from the 2019 MPSF Athletic Director ..........................Dr. Steve Potts champions. The 2021 Waves return 99.3% of the 2020 kill totals. Pepperdine’s roster Athletic Department phone ........ (310) 506-4150 Ticket Offi ce phone ...................(866) WAVE-TIX consists of one graduate transfer, six seniors, one junior, fi ve sophomores, four redshirt freshmen and six true freshmen. MEN’S VOLLEYBALL COACHES USA VOLLEYBALL — Three Waves had USA Volleyball invites this past summer Head Coach...................................... David Hunt year ..............................................4th season (though none were able to participate due to the pandemic). Alex Gettinger made the alma mater ......................................UCLA ‘08 USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team, while Joe Karlous and Bryce Dvorak were career record (entering 2021) .......46-21 (3 years) picked to the Junior National Training Team. Associate Head Coach ....................Paul Carroll alma mater .............................Pepperdine ‘09 2020 SEASON — The Waves were coming off their best season in a decade, with Assistant Coach........................Matthew Pollock MPSF regular-season and tournament titles and a spot in the 2019 NCAA semifi nals. alma mater .............................Pepperdine ‘12 But last year’s Waves had to replace fi ve starters and most of their production. A Director of Operations .............Haley Thompson younger Pepperdine squad fared well, ranking eighth in the country when the COVID-19 Head Coach Emeritus ...................Marv Dunphy cancelation took place in mid-March. The Waves fi nished with an 8-6 record overall and MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HISTORY 3-2 in the MPSF. First Year .................................................... 1971 PEPPERDINE VOLLEYBALL — Pepperdine has won fi ve NCAA men’s volleyball seasons ...................................................... 50 championships, second only to UCLA. Coaching legend Marv Dunphy stepped down All-Time Record* (entering 2021) ................821-395 All-Time MPSF Record* (entering 2021) .....368-182 after the 2017 season. He won four of the NCAA titles, plus 612* matches over his NCAA Championships ......................................5 34 years with the Waves. Pepperdine has won 16* regular-season or tournament years ..............1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2005 conference titles. The Waves have fi nished in the top six in the fi nal AVCA poll in 18 of the last 24 seasons, and in the top 10 in 23 of the last 24 years. A Pepperdine alum has 2020 Overall Record......................................8-5 competed at the Olympics every time since 1984 (Sean Rooney was the most recent to 2020 MPSF Record .......................................3-2 medal, winning gold in 2008). 2020 Postseason ..................................canceled 2020 Final Ranking........................................ 8th Starters Returning/Lost....................... 6/0+libero COMPETING WITH PURPOSE — The Pepperdine University Department of Athletics is Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................... 10/4 committed to Christian values, to the academic well-being of all our student-athletes and to competing for championships. The Competing With Purpose campaign highlights the FACILITY commitment to our core values. Learn more about our exceptional student-athletes at Home Venue .....................Firestone Fieldhouse www.PepperdineWaves.com. court ................................Marv Dunphy Court capacity .................................................3,104 ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic opened ......................................1974 season department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won all-time record* (entering 2021) ...............444-132 NCAA Division I championships in fi ve diff erent men’s sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has * — Pepperdine vacated all wins (66) and one loss from the the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the 2008 through 2011 seasons, as well as one MPSF Tournament only university that has not been affi liated with a “major” conference. The Waves have championship (2008) and one NCAA Tournament appearance (2008), as a result of NCAA sanctions against the University. won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine Records marked with an asterisk do not refl ect this. has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that’s given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011- 12).