2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball team

2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball
2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	10-13 (3-11 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Krueger (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Heftka (3rd season); Pat Stroh (2nd season);
Home arena	College Center Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball team represents D'Youville University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Saints (formerly the Spartans)^[1] are led by fourth year head coach Chris Krueger and play their home games at College Center Gymnasium. The Saints compete as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference^[2] and were picked to finish eighth in the NEC.^[3]

2023 Northeast Conference men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Francis ‍†‍‍	12	–	2	.857	16	–	12	.571
Daemen ‍‍‍	11	–	3	.786	17	–	7	.708
LIU ‍‍‡‍	10	–	4	.714	19	–	11	.633
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	12	–	13	.480
St. Francis Brooklyn ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Merrimack ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	10	–	16	.385
Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	7	–	17	.292
D'Youville ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	10	–	13	.435

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Northeast Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of April 28, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights[edit]

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[edit]

2023 D'Youville Saints roster^[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

6 Nathan Dishaw - Freshman
7 Anthony Dean - Graduate
17 Sebastian Herbst - Junior
22 Ian Mendoza - Sophomore

Middle blockers

5 Spencer Boakye - Freshman
13 Ty Parker - Freshman
18 Theethat Vichitchoti - Sophomore
21 Tymek Brzoza - Sophomore
23 Haven Wankerl - Freshman

Outside hitters

2 Kacper Taudul - Freshman
3 Jacob Malak - Sophomore
9 Dan Busha - Senior
10 Shaun Vattakuzhiyil - Freshman
12 Luke Fincham - Freshman
13 Ty Parker - Freshman
16 Ian De Wilde - Sophomore

Setters

1 Randy Adorno - Sophomore
7 Anthony Dean - Graduate

Schedule[edit]

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on ECC Sports Network (ECC SN). Most road games will be streamed by the schools streaming service, including NEC Front Row.

Date time	Opponent	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/09 7 p.m.	Princeton	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0–3 (25–27, 17–25, 17–25)	80	0–1
1/14 7 p.m.	vs. Belmont Abbey	Bernard H. Wehrle, Sr. Athletic Arena Charleston, WV		W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–20)	13	1-1
1/15 2 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)	Bernard H. Wehrle, Sr. Athletic Arena Charleston, WV	MEC TV	L 0–3 (18–25, 23–25, 23–25)	54	1-2
1/20 7 p.m.	American International	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3–0 (25–9, 25–15, 25–17)	70	2-2
1/27 7 p.m.	Central State	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3–1 (25–23, 25–22, 23–25, 25-19)	60	3-2
2/10 7 p.m.	Daemen*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0-3 (18-25, 21-25, 14-25)	225	3-3 (0-1)
2/17 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 19-25)	136	3-4 (0-2)
2/18 7 p.m.	@ Merrimack*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (15-25, 26-24, 16-25, 25-16, 12-15)	167	3-5 (0-3)
2/23 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amhest, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (13-25, 13-25, 25-21, 19-25)	180	3-6 (0-4)
2/25 12 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 27-29)	95	3-7 (0-5)
3/03 7 p.m.	Alderson Broaddus	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 25-19)	100	4-7
3/08 6 p.m.	LIU*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 1-3 (25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 20-25)	75	4-8 (0-6)
3/10 7 p.m.	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-15)	102	5-8
3/11 12 p.m.	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-17)	114	6-8
3/18 4 p.m.	Elmira	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (25-22, 29-27, 21-25, 25-20)	55	7-8
3/24 5 p.m.	St. Francis*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0-3 (15-25, 15-25, 21-25)	95	7-9 (0-7)
3/25 4 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 15-11)	75	8-9 (1-7)
3/31 5 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12)	87	9-9 (2-7)
4/01 4 p.m.	@ LIU*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25-17, 18-25, 21-25, 18-25)	90	9-10 (2-8)
4/07 7 p.m.	Merrimack*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (18-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-21)	65	10-10 (3-8)
4/08 4 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 19-25)	85	10-11 (3-9)
4/14 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (20-25, 14-25, 12-25)	186	10-12 (3-10)
4/15 4 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (16-25, 24-26, 18-25)	54	10-13 (3-11)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

Princeton: Trevor Butz
Charleston (WV): Jack Withrow
American International:
Central State:
Daemen:
Sacred Heart:
Merrimack:
Daemen:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
Alderson Broaddus:
LIU:
American International:
American International:
Elmira:
St. Francis:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
LIU:
Merrimack:
Sacred Heart:
St. Francis:
Fairleigh Dickinson:

References[edit]

^ "D'Youville changes mascot from 'Spartans' to 'Saints,' addresses rebranding concerns". WGRZ. June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". D'Youville Athletics.

[1] "D'Youville changes mascot from 'Spartans' to 'Saints,' addresses rebranding concerns". WGRZ. June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[2] "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[3] "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[4] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". D'Youville Athletics.

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