2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball team

2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball
2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball
Conference	Independent Volleyball Association
Record	13-15 (0-0 IVA)
Head coach	Shawn Patchell (1st season);
Assistant coach	Kai Dugquem (1st season)
Home arena	Steinberg Wellness Center
	Seasons 2023 →

The 2022 LIU Sharks men's volleyball team, the first ever LIU men's volleyball team,^[1] represented Long Island University Brooklyn in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Sharks, led by first year head coach Shawn Patchell,^[2] played their home games at Steinberg Wellness Center. The Sharks competed as an Independent. However the Sharks will join the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference in 2023.^[3] After a slow start LIU won 9 of their final 10 games to finish a respectable 13–15.

2022 NCAA Division I & II Independent Volleyball Association standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Daemen ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	5	.737
Lincoln Memorial ‍‍‡‍	0	–	0	–	17	–	7	.708
Limestone ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	17	–	9	.654
Maryville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	19	–	11	.633
Queens ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	11	.593
D'Youville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	11	.421
LIU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	15	.464
Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	14	.300
Tusculum ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	19	.240
Alderson Broaddus ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	20	.231
American International ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	2	–	16	.111


‡ – 2022 IVA Tournament champion As of May 12, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights[edit]

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[edit]

2022 LIU Sharks roster^[4]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

7 Danny Seliger - Freshman

Middle blockers

2 Gioele Iacono - Freshman
12 Chris Rimaldi - Freshman
13 Hasan Hadžic - Sophomore
14 Sage Gatling - Freshman
19 Eddy Alexandre - Sophomore

Outside hitters

4 Giomar Collaza - Freshman
6 Mark Stapley - Graduate
9 Kade Frischknecht - Sophomore
11 Livan Moreno - Junior
12 Chris Rimaldi - Freshman
16 Jordan Cooper - Junior
18 Gun Kritsaphagun - Sophomore
22 Caden Satterfield - Junior

Opposite hitters

1 Luke Chandler - Freshman
13 Hasan Hadžic - Sophomore

Setters

5 Luca Holanda - Freshman
8 Kasey Clouet - Freshman

Schedule[edit]

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games were streamed on NEC Front Row. Most road games were streamed by the schools streaming service.

Date Time	Opponent	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/10 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey	Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Coastal Carolina DN	L 0–3 (17–25, 16–25, 15–25)	112	0–1
1/11 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey	Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Coastal Carolina DN	L 0–3 (20–25, 20–25, 27–29)	104	0–2
1/14 5 p.m.	Springfield	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (22–25, 14–25, 20–25)	99	0–3
1/18 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	Cancelled- COVID-19
1/22 4 p.m.	@ St. Francis	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (19–25, 21–25, 22–25)	120	0–4
1/25 7 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (25–16, 25–20, 18–25, 28–26)^[5]	153	1–4
1/29 12:30 p.m.	@ Daemen	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY (Battle 4 New York)	ECC SN	L 0–3 (18–25, 18–25, 26–28)	115	1–5
1/29 4:30 p.m.	@ D'Youville	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY (Battle 4 New York)	ECC SN	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–27, 25–18, 25–22)	85	2–5
2/3 7 p.m.	@ Alvernia	Physical Education Center Reading, PA	Alvernia All-Access	W 3–1 (25–23, 20–25, 25–23, 25–20)	73	3–5
2/4 6 p.m.	@ NJIT	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	L 0–3 (19–25, 16–25, 18–25)^[6]	122	3–6
2/5 7 p.m.	vs. NJIT	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (17–25, 22–25, 22–25)^[7]	57	3–7
2/8 11:59 p.m.	@ #3 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 0–3 (24–26, 13–25, 17–25)	2,892	3–8
2/9 11:59 p.m.	@ #3 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 0–3 (9–25, 13–25, 17–25)	3,280	3–9
2/11 11:59 p.m.	@ #3 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 1–3 (18–25, 25–22, 15–25, 9–25)	3,159	3–10
2/18 7 p.m.	D'Youville	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–16)	90	4–10
2/22 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 2–3 (22–25, 25–22, 25–21, 20–25, 12–15)^[8]	65	4–11
2/27 2 p.m.	St. Francis	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (16–25, 21–25, 23–25)	35	4–12
3/04 10 p.m.	@ #5 UC Santa Barbara	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB SN on Stretch	L 0–3 (13–25, 22–25, 13–25)	1,000	4–13
3/05 10:30 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18–25, 14–25, 15–25)	1,139	4–14
3/06 5 p.m.	@ St. Katherine	USK Sports Complex San Marcos, CA	USK Stretch	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–18, 20–25, 25–20)	0	5–14
3/09 7 p.m.	Edward Waters	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–17, 32–30, 25–21)	38	6–14
3/11 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25–23, 25–20, 22–25, 15–25, 15–11)	75	7–14
3/18 2:30 p.m.	vs. Limestone	Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV		Cancelled- COVID-19
3/18 6 p.m.	@ Alderson Broaddus	Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV	Mountain East TV
3/19 11 a.m.	@ Alderson Broaddus	Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV	Mountain East TV
3/25 7 p.m.	American International	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–18)	71	8–14
3/27 7 p.m.	@ Edward Waters	Adams-Jenkins Complex Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 26–24)	47	9–14
3/28 7 p.m.	@ Edward Waters	Adam-Jenkins Complex Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–18, 20–25, 35–33)	23	10–14
4/03 6:30 p.m.	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–11, 25–16)	76	11–14
4/05 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–23, 26–24, 22–25, 15–10)	46	12—14
4/08 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (17–25, 25–21, 22–25, 23–25)	58	12—15
4/09 7 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25–23, 25–17, 22–25, 22–25, 15–13)	44	13–15

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

Belmont Abbey: Geffrey Chiles
Belmont Abbey: Geffrey Chiles
Springfield: No commentary
St. Francis: Jake Slebodnick & Sophie Rice
Fairleigh Dickinson: Marc Ernay
Daemen: Joe Kraus
D'Youville: Jamal
Alvernia: No commentary
NJIT: Ira Thor
NJIT: No commentary
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
D'Youville: No commentary
St. Francis Brooklyn: Marc Ernay
St. Francis: No commentary
UC Santa Barbara: Greg Silver & Katie Spieler
Long Beach State: Bryan Fenley & Mike Sealy
St. Katherine: No commentary
Edward Waters: No commentary
Sacred Heart: Nyala Pendergrass
American International: No commentary
Edward Waters: No commentary
Edward Waters: No commentary
American International: No commentary
St. Francis Brooklyn: No commentary
Sacred Heart: No commentary
Fairleigh Dickinson: No commentary

References[edit]

^ "Men's Volleyball to Begin Inaugural Season at LIU". Seawanhaka. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ "Sports Update: Patchell Off to Brooklyn". Laguna Beach Independent. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". LIU Athletics.
^ "NCAA men's volleyball: Firsts for LIU, FDU, Daemen; Hawai'i, UCLA stay 1-2 in AVCA". Volleyball Mag. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ "Three in a Row for NJIT; Volleyball Sweeps Visiting LIU, 3-0". Spot on New Jersey. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "NJIT Sweeps Season Series from LIU". Spot on New Jersey. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Terriers Score Five-Set Win in First Men's Volleyball Meeting with FDU". Spot on New York. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[1] "Men's Volleyball to Begin Inaugural Season at LIU". Seawanhaka. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[2] "Sports Update: Patchell Off to Brooklyn". Laguna Beach Independent. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[3] "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[4] "2022 Men's Volleyball Roster". LIU Athletics.

[5] "NCAA men's volleyball: Firsts for LIU, FDU, Daemen; Hawai'i, UCLA stay 1-2 in AVCA". Volleyball Mag. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[6] "Three in a Row for NJIT; Volleyball Sweeps Visiting LIU, 3-0". Spot on New Jersey. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[7] "NJIT Sweeps Season Series from LIU". Spot on New Jersey. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[8] "Terriers Score Five-Set Win in First Men's Volleyball Meeting with FDU". Spot on New York. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

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