2022 Fall Sports Thread

[lionlife]

Starting the annual fall sports thread.

None of men's soccer, women's soccer, or volleyball are ranked in pre-season, but they all have a shot to make the post-season. Looks like men's soccer won their opener and play SDSU on Sunday. Women's soccer has 2 draws to start with (including shutting out UW in a 0-0 game, though they were outshot 4-20), they play CSUN on Sunday. Women's volleyball tips off (spikes off?) this weekend, as well.

Go Lions!

PS: I know CC and water polo are also in-season, but there's a limit on what I can keep up with!

[slblions08]

Congrats to LMU volleyball for making it to the tourney . They lost to Oregon but the Ducks are very good. WCC was a power? San Diego has a shot to go far as a #1 seed, and other at large included BYU and Pepperdine.

[ALioninWinter]

Also pacific and Santa Clara. WCC is a strong CB conference. Lions had sone young players this year. Next year is promising.

[ADG'99]

Volleyball is by far our best program right now. They played a really aggressive non-conference schedule, which probably helped during conference play. I hope Pintens keeps Mansfield happy. Other than an off year last year, he's been great:

Aaron Mansfield was named Loyola Marymount University's head coach in 2017, and will enter his fifth season with the Lions this fall.

In just his second season at LMU, Mansfield led the Lions to their 14th NCAA Appearance in program history, where the team swept Duke, to make it to the second round of the tournament for the first time since 2003. The Lions' 2018 NCAA Second Round Appearance came after Mansfield led the team to a 3-0 upset over No. 1 BYU in Gersten Pavilion. The same season, Tess Reid was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I All-America Team, under Mansfield.

Mansfield capped off his 2020-21 season with a 7-9 record, including an upset over No. 18 San Diego, snapping the Toreros undefeated season. In just four seasons, he has tabbed up a 59-47 overall record.

Mansfield has built an extremely talented roster since his time at LMU. In 2019, his recruiting class was ranked No. 23 in the nation, the highest in program history.

[ADG'99]

Dec 4, 2022 7:11:45 GMT -5 ADG'99 said:

Volleyball is by far our best program right now. They played a really aggressive non-conference schedule, which probably helped during conference play. I hope Pintens keeps Mansfield happy. Other than an off year last year, he's been great

Well, that was nice while it lasted.

lmulions.com/news/2022/12/22/womens-volleyball-after-leading-lmu-to-two-ncaa-tournaments-mansfield-accepts-oklahoma-head-job.aspx

[thx4leavinjimlynam]

We should be a force in women’s volleyball. What a shame that we couldn’t keep Mansfield. Important hire upcoming to attempt to keep the current players from transferring and maintain the momentum.

[LIONS90045]

Coach can probably afford a better house in Oklahoma

[lionlife]

Hopefully the program won't suffer much. This was a tournament team before the last coach and it should continue to be a tournament team in the years following.