No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Cruises Past Jessup in MPSF Quarterfinals

Wednesday, April 22

Provo, Utah

10:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

23-5,13-1MPSFMVB

Jessup University (Calif.)

11-16,5-9MPSFMVB

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Jessup	19	21	22	0
Pepperdine	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Kelly Nugent

No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Cruises Past Jessup in MPSF Quarterfinals

4/22/2026 2:10:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

PROVO, Utah – The No. 4 Pepperdine men's volleyball team (23-5, 13-1 MPSF) swept the Warriors of Jessup (11-16, 5-9 MPSF) to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament Wednesday morning.

"I'm glad we won this morning and advanced to tomorrow," head coach Jonathan Winder said. "Not perfect today, but we found some different ways to be good and make some plays to win down the stretch. It was huge that Zach [Chapin] came in to score some pivotal points for us in the third set."

Pepperdine's most dominant win of the morning came in set one. Jose Gomez led the Waves notching six kills without a single error. Noe Matthey had the sole service ace of the day for Pepperdine while the defense shined, posting three blocks in the match opener. Ryan Barnett ended the set with a kill from Andrej Polomac to secure a 25-19 victory.

Both teams evenly split 22 kills in the second with 11 a piece. Barnett and Cole Hartke split the top-spot with three a piece in the closer set as the Warriors continued to put up a fight. Jacob Reilly was targeted the most down the stretch with six receptions. Despite four ties, the lead never left the Waves side, leading by as many as four throughout. Cole Hartke ended the set with a kill as Pepperdine took a 2-0 match advantage with a 21-25 win.

The Waves played Jessup the closest in the third with seven different ties. For the first time all afternoon, the Warriors took a lead at 14-13 halfway through the final set. Leading by as many as three, it was Gomez and Zach Chapin behind the service line who would give Pepperdine the lead late to propel the Waves to a sweep. Barnett and Noe hit a perfect 1.00 with six and four kills, respectively, to lead the team to a 25-22 set win and 3-0 match victory.

Advancing to the first game of the semifinals tomorrow, the Waves will play No. 5 USC for the third time in a week's span. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT. The match will be available to stream on B1G+ (subscription required). Live stats will be available at www.pepperdinewaves.com.

PEPPERDINE VS. JESSUP

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set     K         E        TA       Pct
1         16       1         26      .577
2         11       3         28       .286
3         16       3        36       .500

JESSUP ATTACK BY SET
Set     K         E        TA       Pct
1         12       4         25       .320
2         11       7         34       .118
3         11       2         27       .333

GAME NOTES
• Ryan Barnett led the team in kills with 14, as well as accuracy with a .591 hitting clip.
• Andrej Polomac took care of 38 out of the total 41 assists today.
• The Waves had just one ace, coming at the hands of Noe Matthey.
• Pepperdine outhit Jessup .450 to .244.
• Cole Hartke had two solo stuffs as the squad put together 5.0 total blocks.
• Jacob Reilly had the most digs today with 10.
• Today's sweep is Pepperdine's 14th of the season.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Pepperdine men's volleyball boasts one of the richest histories in collegiate volleyball, with five NCAA National Championships. Four of those championships came under the direction of Hall of Fame coach Marv Dunphy who totaled 612 victories in 34 seasons at the helm. With 19 NCAA Appearances and 63 All-Americans, the program has consistently been a destination for top talent across the country. Under current head coach Jonathan Winder, the Waves reached the NCAA Final Four in his third season at the helm in 2025.

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