2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team

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2022 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record19–9 (6–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Blaine Nielsen (3rd season)
  • Jonah Seif (3rd season)
Home arenaRobertson Gymnasium
The Thunderdome
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2   .800 21 – 6   .778
No. 1 Hawai'i  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 3   .700 27 – 5   .844
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 19 – 9   .679
No. 10 UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 13 – 11   .542
No. 13 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 10 – 15   .400
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 6 – 15   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion

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]

Roster[edit]

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 - Redshirt Junior

Setters

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

Schedule[edit]

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* #5 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–18, 25–17, 25–17) 		212 13–4
(2–0)
3/11
7 p.m. 		@ CSUN* #5 Matadome
Northridge, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–23) 		286 14–4
(3–0)
3/25
7 p.m. 		#3 Long Beach State* #6 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA 		ESPN+ L 1–3
(25–22, 19–25, 16–25, 19–25) 		1,386 14–5
(3–1)
3/26
7 p.m. 		@ #3 Long Beach State* #6 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(21–25, 24–26, 22–25) 		342 14–6
(3–2)
3/30
7 p.m. 		@ #14 UC Irvine* #6 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–19, 25–18, 26–28, 25–22) 		558 15–6
(4–2)
4/1
7 p.m. 		#14 UC Irvine* #6 The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(26–24, 25–19, 25–20) 		100 16–6
(5–2)
4/8
10 p.m. 		@ #4 Hawai'i* #5 Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(16–25, 23–25, 26–28) 		4,960 16–7
(5–3)
4/9
10 p.m. 		@ #4 Hawai'i* #5 Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI 		ESPN+ L 2–3
(25–19, 20–25, 26–24, 18–25, 10–15) 		6,744 16–8
(5–4)
4/15
7 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine #6 CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		EagleEye W 3–0
(25–23, 25–22, 25–21) 		77 17–8
4/16
7 p.m. 		@ #9 UC San Diego* #6 RIMAC
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–22, 18–25, 25–22, 25–14) 		1,069 18–8
(6–4)
4/21
9 p.m. 		vs. CSUN
(6) 		#6
(3) 		Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
(Big West 1st Round) 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–19, 26–24, 26–24) 		3,521 19–8
4/22
9 p.m. 		@ #4 Hawai'i
(2) 		#6
(3) 		Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
(Big West Semifinal) 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(18–25, 24–26, 14–25) 		5,238 19–9
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings[edit]

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]5555665666
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV[22]—[23]—[24]9[25]8[26]7[27]6[28]64776777^8

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Post-Conference Tournament poll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Long Beach, Hawai'i tie for first place in Big West preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 UC Santa Barbara Men's Volleyball Roster". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gauchos volleyball drop season opener to USC in modified UCSB Asics Invitational". KEYT. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "USC defeats UCSB men's volleyball team". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Princeton beats UCSB in men's volleyball". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Gauchos stun Pepperdine in five-set thriller". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "UCSB downs Penn State in men's volleyball". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "USC defeats UCSB men's volleyball team in three sets". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "UCSB defeats Grand Canyon in men's volleyball". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "UCSB men's volleyball team defeats Grand Canyon". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "UCSB men's volleyball team defeats BYU in three sets". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "UCSB men's volleyball team defeats BYU". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "Gauchos defeat UC San Diego in men's volleyball". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  16. ^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  17. ^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  18. ^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  21. ^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  22. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  23. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  24. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  25. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  26. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  27. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  28. ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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