The Master’s University Men’s Volleyball Team was ranked No. 1 in the most recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) men’s volleyball top 15 polls, according to officials.

This is the fourth season for The Master’s University Mustangs to compete as a varsity team and the fifth year that the volleyball team has taken part in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC).

“What matters more is being No. 1 at the end of the season, not toward the beginning,” said Jared Goldberg, the head coach for the Mustangs. “We have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Other teams that were also ranked similarly were Ottawa University of Arizona, Vanguard and Menlo in the top six and a fifth, Arizona Christian, is receiving votes.

“I don’t think the ranking is going to determine how we approach each game,” Goldberg said. “We know we have challenges ahead of us. Based on the current rankings, we play the No. 2 team in the country two more times, the No. 3 team in the country two more times, the No. 4 and 5 teams once each and the No. 6 team two more times. There’s a lot of talented teams in that group, and my honest assessment is we are all going to beat up on each other a little bit.”

While Goldberg is entering his third season coaching, it nearly marks 2 years since he began as the head coach getting to TMU with only a matter of a few days before starting the 2021 season.

“As of (Wednesday), it is just under two years since I got here,” he said. “It is pretty cool to see how much the program has evolved. There have been a lot of challenges along the way, but I’m happy to be where we are right now.”

TMU men’s volleyball team is scheduled to play against Concordia University on Friday night in Irvine, f, and then another game at home on Saturday against Benedictine-Mesa at 1 p.m.

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