2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball team

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2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball
Conference Conference Carolinas
Record14-12 (9-5 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach
  • Justin Brubaker (6th season)
Assistant coachTyler 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]

Contents

2023 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Greenville  113 .786198 .704
Erskine  95 .6431413 .519
No. 15 King  y86 .5711616 .500
Belmont Abbey  86 .5711516 .484
Lees-McRae  77 .5001115 .423
Mount Olive  68 .4291117 .393
Barton  410 .286519 .208
Emmanuel  311 .214820 .286
Conference champion
2023 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion

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 - Redshirt.svg Senior

Middle blockers

  • 5 Davi Ramos - Freshman
  • 9 Wiktor Ankurowski - Freshman
  • 18 Benjamin Jansen - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 19 Logyn Wells - Freshman
  • 24 Shayo Asiru - Sophomore
  • 26 Jon Fuller - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Opposite hitters

  • 11 Jason Sall - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 14 Tome Filkov- Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 29 Charles Byrd - Freshman

Setters

  • 2 Umar Abdullah - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 8 Michael Moscatelli - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 12 Gino Briglio - Freshman
  • 15 Francisco Pomar - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Future players

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
OpponentRankArena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
1/06
7 p.m.
Tusculum Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3–0
(25–17, 26–24, 25–18)
2321–0
1/11
7 p.m.
Central State Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNL 2–3
(25-16, 20–25, 23–25, 25-22, 18-20)
1321-1
1/17
6 p.m.
@ Tusculum Pioneer Arena
Greenville, TN
FloVolleyball L 1–3
(19–25, 16–25, 25–22, 15–25)
2131–2
1/21
3 p.m.
Fort Valley State Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3–1
(25–22, 25-19, 22–25, 25-22)
422-2
1/27
6 p.m.
@ #9 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+ L 0–3
(24-26, 20–25, 17–25)
5632-3
1/28
4 p.m.
vs. UC San Diego GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
GCU TVL 0–3
(21-25, 20–25, 15–25)
1052-4
2/03
7 p.m.
@ Alderson Broaddus Rex Pyles Arena
Philippi, WV
Mountain East NetworkW 3-0
(25-16, 25–22, 27–25)
253-4
2/04
2 p.m.
@ Charleston (WV) Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV
Mountain East NetworkL 0-3
(17-25, 15–25, 19–25)
503-5
2/08
7 p.m.
Belmont Abbey*Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-2
(25-16, 20–25, 20–25, 25-20, 20-18)
724-5
(1-0)
2/10
7 p.m.
@ Lees-McRae* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC
Conference Carolinas DNL 0-3
(26-28, 23-25, 12-25)
2314-6
(1-1)
2/11
7 p.m.
@ King* Student Center Complex
Bristol, TN
Conference Carolinas DNL 2-3
(25-27, 19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 8-15)
2314-7
(1-2)
2/17
7 p.m.
@ Barton* Wilson Gymnasium
Wilson, NC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-1
(25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22)
1505-7
(2-2)
2/18
2 p.m.
@ Mount Olive* Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-1
(25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19)
776-7
(3-2)
2/21
7 p.m.
North Greenville*Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-1
(16-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21)
2317-7
(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 DN1038-7
(5-2)
2/28
7 p.m.
Benedict Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-1
(25-14, 15-25, 25-15, 27-25)
1329-7
3/08
7 p.m.
@ Kentucky State Bell Gymnasium
Frankfort, KY
StellascopeW 3-0
(25-18, 25-19, 25-23)
4510-7
3/10
7 p.m.
@ Lewis Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVC SNL 2-3
(20-25, 23-25, 31-29, 25-23, 7-15)
75010-8
3/14
7 p.m.
@ Emmanuel* Shaw Athletic Center
Franklin Springs, GA
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-0
(26-24, 25-20, 25-21)
7511-8
(6-2)
3/17
7 p.m.
Mount Olive*Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNL 1-3
(18-25, 14-25, 26-24, 17-25)
12111-9
(6-3)
3/18
2 p.m.
Barton*Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-1
(25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18)
5412-9
(7-3)
3/24
7 p.m.
King*Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 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 DNL 1-3
(25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 26-28)
9813-10
(8-4)
4/01
2 p.m.
@ North Greenville* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC
Conference Carolinas DNL 0-3
(19-25, 23-25, 14-25)
28013-11
(8-5)
4/04
7 p.m.
Limestone Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNL 1-3
(19-25, 25-19, 23-25, 16-25)
7813-12
4/13
7 p.m.
Emmanuel*Belk Arena
Due West, SC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3-0
(25-13, 25-19, 25-20)
21314-12
(9-5)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

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