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2025 Vanguard Lions men's volleyball team

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2025 Vanguard Lions men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record0–0 (0–0 MPSF)
Head coach
Home arenaFreed Center
Seasons
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2026 →

The 2025 Vanguard Lions men's volleyball team represents Vanguard University in the 2025 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Lions, led by third year head coach Brian Rofer, play their home games at Freed Center.[1] The Lions are one of two new schools joining the MPSF in men's volleyball as they transition from the NAIA to NCAA D2.[2] For their first ever MPSF preseason poll, the Lions were picked to finish eighth in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.[3]

2025 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 BYU ‍‍‍ 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 9 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 7 USC ‍‍‍ 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍ 0 0   1 0   1.000
Vanguard ‍‍‍ 0 0   1 0   1.000
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍ 0 0   2 1   .667
No. 13 Stanford ‍‍‍ 0 0   1 1   .500
Menlo ‍‍‍ 0 0   1 2   .333
No. 10 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

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  • To be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

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2025 Vanguard Lions roster[4]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 1 Jacob Bayston - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 3 Sean Nguyen - Senior
  • 4 Jenson Wright - Freshman
  • 5 Diego Rivera - Freshman
  • 7 Hunter Kraeszig - Freshman
  • 11 Matthew Compos - Sophomore
  • 15 Caleb Malek - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 Jaden Son - Freshman
  • 21 Cullen Olson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 22 Lucas Klein - Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 8 Logan Finley - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 Nick Dvorak - Freshman
  • 16 Micah Sybesma - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 18 Braddock Duckworth - Freshman
  • 20 Cameron Voshell - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Colin Such - Freshman
 

Outside hitters

  • 3 Mathias Durfee - Junior
  • 9 Gabriel Repplinger - Freshman
  • 10 Phinehas Wiley - Sophomore
  • 11 Matthew Compos - Sophomore
  • 13 Logan Freemon - Freshman
  • 17 Peter Albert - Freshman
  • XX Poukihi Awai - Freshman
 

Opposite hitters

  • 8 Logan Finley - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 Logan Freemon - Freshman
  • 14 Nick Dvorak - Freshman
  • XX Benjamin Viveros - Freshman

Setters

  • 2 Caleb Peters - Sophomore
  • 3 Sean Nguyen - Senior
  • 6 Grant Dvorak - Senior
  • 12 Brock Henderson - Redshirt Junior
 

Schedule

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TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on BTN+/B1G+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by BTN+/B1G+.
Date
time
Opponent Rank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF record)
1/9
7 p.m.
Merrimack Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
1/24
7 p.m.
@ UC San Diego LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA
ESPN+
1/30
7 p.m.
UC Merced Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/6
7 p.m.
The Master's Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/7
7 p.m.
UC San Diego Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/14
7 p.m.
@ Long Beach State Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
ESPN+
2/20
7 p.m.
Simpson Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/21
7:30 p.m.
Stanford* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/22
3 p.m.
Stanford* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/26
7 p.m.
USC* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
2/28
7 p.m.
@ USC* Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
BTN+
3/3
7 p.m.
Jamestown Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
3/5
7 p.m.
Olivet Nazarene Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
3/7
7 p.m.
Menlo* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
3/8
2 p.m.
Menlo* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
3/13
7 p.m.
UCLA Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
3/15
7 p.m.
@ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
BTN+
3/21
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA
BTN+
3/22
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA
BTN+
3/27
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
3/29
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine* Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
4/4
7 p.m.
Jessup Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
4/5
7 p.m.
Jessup Freed Center
Costa Mesa, CA
BTN+
4/11
6 p.m.
@ Menlo* Haynes-Prim Pavilion
Atherton, CA
BTN+
4/12
7 p.m.
@ Menlo* Haynes-Prim Pavilion
Atherton, CA
BTN+
4/22-4/26
TBA
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
(MPSF Tournament)
BTN+
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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  • Merrimack: Jared Rhone
  • UC San Diego:
  • UC Merced:
  • The Master's:
  • UC San Diego:
  • Long Beach State:
  • Simpson:
  • Stanford:
  • Stanford:
  • USC:
  • USC:
  • Jamestown:
  • Olivet Nazarene:
  • Menlo:
  • Menlo:
  • UCLA:
  • UCLA:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Jessup:
  • Jessup:
  • Menlo:
  • Menlo:
  • MPSF Tournament:

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches[5][6]
Off the Block MediaNot released

^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Vanguard men's volleyball wins first NAIA national championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Orange County's Vanguard University Bound for NCAA Division II". The Epoch Times. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cougars picked third in MPSF Men's Volleyball poll". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "2025 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Vanguard Athletics". Vanguard Athletics.
  5. ^ "2025 AVCA National Collegiate MVB Preseason Poll – Dec. 30". AVCA. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ball State cracks top five, UCLA near unanimous No. 1 in preseason coaches poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 31, 2024.