2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball team

2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball
Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champions
Conference	Conference Carolinas
Record	18-7 (11-3 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach	Matthew McManaway (1st season)
Home arena	Hayes Gymnasium

The 2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball team represents North Greenville University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Matthew McManaway, were picked to win the Conference Carolinas title in the coaches preseason poll.

2023 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Greenville ‍†‍‍	11	–	3		.786			19	–	8		.704
Erskine  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			14	–	13		.519
No. 15 King ‍‍‡‍y	8	–	6		.571			16	–	16		.500
Belmont Abbey  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			15	–	16		.484
Lees-McRae  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Mount Olive  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			11	–	17		.393
Barton  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			5	–	19		.208
Emmanuel  ‍‍‍	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of May 21, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2023 North Greenville Crusaders roster
	Defensive specialist/libero 2 Jackson Chadwell - Freshman 4 Blake Petteway - Sophomore 6 Duncan Henderson- Junior 7 Andrew Davidson- Sophomore 24 Jhavier Delgado - Freshman Middle blockers 16 Emanuel Adames - Junior 20 Michael de la Cruz Sophomore 21 Nicholas Rudge - Sophomore		Outside hitters 5 Luke Densmore - Junior 8 Tom Curry - Junior 9 Diego Rosich - Senior 10 Abhi Kopecky - Freshman 11 Zec Johnson - Junior 13 Jared Doebler - Freshman 14 Gregory Torres- Sophomore 18 Tyler Cohen - Freshman 19 Yoriano Velez - Freshman		Opposite hitters 12 Mark Autry - Junior 14 Gregory Torres- Sophomore 22 Jacob Brown- Freshman Setters 1 Jorge Riesgo - Junior 3 Dylan Roseberry - Freshman 18 Tyler Cohen - Freshman 23 Elijah Hagen - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on Conference Carolinas DN. Most road games will also be televised or streamed by the schools television or streaming service.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/14 3 p.m.	Queens		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–19, 25–21)	403	1-0
1/19 7 p.m.	Tusculum		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-19, 32–30, 25–13)	276	2-0
1/25 7 p.m.	Limestone		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-14, 25–20, 25–20)	283	3-0
1/27 7 p.m.	@ Harvard		Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22-25, 24–26, 23–25)	0	3-1
1/28 4 p.m.	vs. St. Francis		Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA		W 3-2 (25-16, 19–25, 25–23, 19–25, 16–14)	0	4-1
2/01 6 p.m.	@ Limestone		Timken Center Gaffney, SC	FloVolleyball	L 2-3 (25-21, 25–20, 22–25, 19–25, 14–16)	68	4-2
2/03 6 p.m.	Campbellsville		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-14, 25–21, 25–9)	183	5-2
2/08 7 p.m.	@ King*		Student Center Complex Bristol, TN	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2-3 (25-19, 25–23, 24–26, 13–25, 8–15)	231	5-3 (0-1)
2/10 7 p.m.	Barton*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–8, 25–17)	208	6-3 (1-1)
2/11 5 p.m.	Mount Olive*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-16, 25–21, 25–21)	251	7-3 (2-1)
2/14 7 p.m.	Belmont Abbey*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (20-25, 25–21, 25–22, 27–25)	158	8-3 (3-1)
2/18 2 p.m.	Lees-McRae*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-17, 21–25, 25–23, 25–20)	212	9-3 (4-1)
2/21 7 p.m.	@ Erskine*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (25-16, 20–25, 22–25, 21–25)	231	9-4 (4-2)
2/25 2 p.m.	@ Emmanuel*		Shaw Athletic Center Franklin Springs, GA	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-2 (21-25, 25–19, 21–25, 25–18, 15–12)	50	10-4 (5-2)
3/03 7 p.m.	@ George Mason		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (16-25, 19–25, 22–25)	195	10-5
3/10 7 p.m.	@ Tusculum		Pioneer Arena Greenville, TN	FloVolleyball	W 3-0 (25-22, 25–19, 25–19)	136	11-5
3/13 6 p.m.	Reinhardt		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-23, 25–17, 25–17)	97	12-5
3/14 3 p.m.	NJIT		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2-3 (25-20, 25–22, 15–25, 23–25, 13–15)	86	12-6
3/21 7 p.m.	King*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-16, 22–25, 26–24, 26–24)	226	13-6 (6-2)
3/24 7 p.m.	@ Mount Olive*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (21-25, 24–26, 29–27, 18–25)	105	13-7 (6-3)
3/25 2 p.m.	@ Barton*		Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-2 (25-23, 23–25, 25–20, 20–25, 15–6)	200	14-7 (7-3)
3/28 7 p.m.	@ Lees-McRae*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (32-30, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18)	107	15-7 (8-3)
4/01 2 p.m.	Erskine*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25–23, 25–14)	280	16-7 (9-3)
4/05 7 p.m.	Emmanuel*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-19, 25–17, 25–18)	301	17-7 (10-3)
4/13 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey*		Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-12, 22–25, 25–18, 25–21)	177	18-7 (11-3)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Queens: Alan Kahaly
• Tusculum:
• Limestone:
• Harvard:
• Limestone:
• Campbellsville:
• King:
• Barton:
• Belmont Abbey:
• Lees-McRae:
• Erskine:
• Emmanuel:
• George Mason:
• Lees-McRae:
• Tusculum:
• Reinhardt:
• NJIT:
• King:
• Mount Olive:
• Barton:
• Erskine:
• Emmanuel:
• Belmont Abbey:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches
Off the Block Media	Not released															RV

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