Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball team celebrates after scoring a point in a game in the 2021 season. Pepperdine made the MPSF Finals and the NCAA Tournament, but was knocked out in the first round. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics
Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball continues to sustain its excellence while building off of the past season.
The Waves are coming into the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation preseason coaches’ poll as well as No. 3 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
To balance expectations, graduate outside hitter Spencer Wickens said the team sees where they stand among each other instead of where everyone else expects them to be.