2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball team

2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball
Conference	Conference Carolinas
Record	14-12 (9-5 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach	Justin Brubaker (6th season)
Assistant coach	Tyler Wanner (1st season)
Home arena	Belk Arena
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball team represented Erskine College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flying Fleet, led by sixth year head coach Justin Brubaker, were picked to finish sixth in the Conference Carolinas coaches preseason poll. ^[1]

2023 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings

v t e	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 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Erskine Flying Fleet roster [2]
	Defensive specialist/libero 3 Mikey Widmyer - Freshman 4 Alex Ruiz - Sophomore 10 Tristan Gaddy- Freshman 22 Justin Rendon - Senior Middle blockers 5 Davi Ramos - Freshman 9 Wiktor Ankurowski - Freshman 18 Benjamin Jansen - Junior 19 Logyn Wells - Freshman 24 Shayo Asiru - Sophomore 26 Jon Fuller - Junior 27 Jacob Mullen - Freshman		Outside hitters 1 Noah Van - Junior 6 Casey DiRisio - Freshman 13 Kacper Rybarczyk - Junior 20 Pablo Zamar - Sophomore 21 Kaleb Hinson - Freshman 23 Aidon Love - Sophomore 25 Joshua Carlos - Sophomore 28 Edgerrin Austin - Junior		Opposite hitters 11 Jason Sall - Junior 14 Tome Filkov- Junior 29 Charles Byrd - Freshman Setters 2 Umar Abdullah - Junior 8 Michael Moscatelli - Junior 12 Gino Briglio - Freshman 15 Francisco Pomar - Junior

Future players

• True Bauer ^[3]

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
1/06 7 p.m.	Tusculum		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–17, 26–24, 25–18)	232	1–0
1/11 7 p.m.	Central State		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2–3 (25-16, 20–25, 23–25, 25-22, 18-20)	132	1-1
1/17 6 p.m.	@ Tusculum		Pioneer Arena Greenville, TN	FloVolleyball	L 1–3 (19–25, 16–25, 25–22, 15–25)	213	1–2
1/21 3 p.m.	Fort Valley State		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (25–22, 25-19, 22–25, 25-22)	42	2-2
1/27 6 p.m.	@ #9 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (24-26, 20–25, 17–25)	563	2-3
1/28 4 p.m.	vs. UC San Diego		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV	L 0–3 (21-25, 20–25, 15–25)	105	2-4
2/03 7 p.m.	@ Alderson Broaddus		Rex Pyles Arena Philippi, WV	Mountain East Network	W 3-0 (25-16, 25–22, 27–25)	25	3-4
2/04 2 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 0-3 (17-25, 15–25, 19–25)	50	3-5
2/08 7 p.m.	Belmont Abbey*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-2 (25-16, 20–25, 20–25, 25-20, 20-18)	72	4-5 (1-0)
2/10 7 p.m.	@ Lees-McRae*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (26-28, 23-25, 12-25)	231	4-6 (1-1)
2/11 7 p.m.	@ King*		Student Center Complex Bristol, TN	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2-3 (25-27, 19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 8-15)	231	4-7 (1-2)
2/17 7 p.m.	@ Barton*		Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22)	150	5-7 (2-2)
2/18 2 p.m.	@ Mount Olive*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19)	77	6-7 (3-2)
2/21 7 p.m.	North Greenville*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (16-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21)	231	7-7 (4-2)
2/25 2 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey*	W 3-1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 31-29)	Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Conference Carolinas DN		103	8-7 (5-2)
2/28 7 p.m.	Benedict		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-14, 15-25, 25-15, 27-25)	132	9-7
3/08 7 p.m.	@ Kentucky State		Bell Gymnasium Frankfort, KY	Stellascope	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-23)	45	10-7
3/10 7 p.m.	@ Lewis		Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	L 2-3 (20-25, 23-25, 31-29, 25-23, 7-15)	750	10-8
3/14 7 p.m.	@ Emmanuel*		Shaw Athletic Center Franklin Springs, GA	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-21)	75	11-8 (6-2)
3/17 7 p.m.	Mount Olive*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (18-25, 14-25, 26-24, 17-25)	121	11-9 (6-3)
3/18 2 p.m.	Barton*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18)	54	12-9 (7-3)
3/24 7 p.m.	King*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-2 (25-23, 29-31, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14)		13-9 (8-3)
3/25 2 p.m.	Lees-McRae*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 26-28)	98	13-10 (8-4)
4/01 2 p.m.	@ North Greenville*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (19-25, 23-25, 14-25)	280	13-11 (8-5)
4/04 7 p.m.	Limestone		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (19-25, 25-19, 23-25, 16-25)	78	13-12
4/13 7 p.m.	Emmanuel*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-20)	213	14-12 (9-5)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Tusculum: Ben Auten
• Central State: Ben Auten
• Tusculum: Brian Stayton
• Fort Valley:
• Grand Canyon:
• UC San Diego:
• Alderson Broaddus:
• Charleston (WV):
• Belmont Abbey:
• Lees-McRae:
• King:
• Barton:
• Mount Olive:
• North Greenville:
• Belmont Abbey:
• Benedict:
• Kentucky State:
• Lewis:
• Emmanuel:
• Mount Olive:
• Barton:
• King:
• Lees-McRae:
• North Greenville:
• Limestone:
• Emmanuel:

References

1. "North Greenville Picked to Defend Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Title". ConferenceCarolinas.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
2. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Erskine Athletics.
3. "A True investment: Fort Morgan athlete signs to play men's volleyball collegiately". Fort Morgan Times . Retrieved November 25, 2022.