2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball team

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2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball
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Conference Northeast Conference
Record7-17 (4-10 NEC)
Head coach
  • Karl France (2nd season)
Home arena Rothman Center
Seasons
 2022
2024 

The 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball team, the second Fairleigh Dickinson men's volleyball team, [1] [2] represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Knights, led by second year head coach Karl France, [3] play their home games at Rothman Center. The Knights compete as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference. [4] The Knights were picked to finish sixth in the NEC pre-season poll. [5]

Contents

2023 Northeast Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Francis  122 .8571612 .571
Daemen  113 .786177 .708
LIU  104 .7141911 .633
Sacred Heart  77 .5001213 .480
St. Francis Brooklyn  59 .3571016 .385
Merrimack  410 .2861016 .385
Fairleigh Dickinson  410 .286717 .292
D'Youville  311 .2141013 .435
Conference champion
2023 Northeast Tournament champion

Season highlights

Roster

2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights roster [6]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 1 Grady Hoffman - Sophomore
  • 6 Diego Diaz - Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 9 Naveen Fernando - Freshman
  • 10 Panagiotis Kourmouzos - Freshman
  • 14 Mihajlo Rodic - Sophomore

Middle hitters

  • 3 Santiago La Jara - Junior
 

Outside hitters

  • 2 Jack Lydon - Sophomore
  • 4 Dylan McFadden - Freshman
  • 12 Ethan Young - Junior
  • 13 Lorenzo Bonomo - Sophomore
  • 17 Artem Vetrov - Sophomore
  • 18 Davidson Claros - Freshman
  • 19 Alexander Zinkevich - Freshman
  • 25 Jael Deveaux - Sophomore
 

Opposite hitters

  • 16 Jamal Ellis Carballo - Freshman

Setters

  • 7 Rui Fernandez - Graduate
  • 8 Jose Angarita - Sophomore
  • 11 Baboloki Prince Silwane - Sophomore
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on NEC Front Row. Most road games will be streamed by the schools streaming service.
Date
time
OpponentRankArena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
1/07
9 a.m.
vs. Belmont Abbey Harrah's Resort and Casino
Atlantic City, NJ
(JBJ Battle for the Boardwalk)
W 3–1
(25–21, 21–25, 25–21, 25–21)
5391–0
1/13
6 p.m.
@ American International Henry A. Butova Gymnasium
Springfield, MA
AIC StretchW 3–0
(25–17, 25–15, 25–22)
2-0
1/14
6 p.m.
American International Rothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
NEC Front RowW 3–0
(25–18, 25–19, 25–18)
1473-0
1/20
9 p.m.
@ #13 BYU Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
byutv.orgL 0–3
(20–25, 17–25, 15–25) [7]
3,5133–1
1/21
9 p.m.
@ #13 BYUSmith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv L 0–3
(15–25, 19–25, 15–25) [8]
4,1253–2
2/10
5 p.m.
St. Francis*Rothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
NEC Front RowL 0–3
(22-25, 21–25, 17–25)
2703-3(br>(0-1)
2/11
12 p.m.
#15 CSUN Rothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
NEC Front RowL 0–3
(11-25, 15–25, 23–25)
1183-4
2/17
5 p.m.
@ LIU* Steinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowL 0–3
(19-25, 14–25, 21–25)
613-5
(0-2)
2/18
4 p.m.
@ St. Francis Brooklyn* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowL 1–3
(14-25, 28–26, 22–25, 21–25)
3103-6
(0-3)
2/24
5 p.m.
Merrimack*Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowW 3-2
(25-16, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 15–11)
2254-6
(1-3)
2/25
6 p.m.
Sacred Heart*Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowL 1–3
(20-25, 15–25, 25–16, 23–25)
2254-7
(1-4)
3/03
7 p.m.
@ Princeton Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+ L 0–3
(18-25, 18–25, 17–25)
04-8
3/10
7 p.m.
@ St. Francis* DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowL 0–3
(21-25, 24–26, 20–25)
1464-9
(1-5)
3/16
6 p.m.
@ Belmont Abbey Wheeler Center
Belmont, NC
Conference Carolinas DNL 2–3
(22-25, 25–18, 29–31, 25–21, 8–15)
854-10
3/17
7 p.m.
@ George Mason Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
ESPN+L 1–3
(19-25, 26–28, 25–23, 20–25)
1514-11
3/18
5 p.m.
@ George MasonRecreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
ESPN+L 0–3
(21-25, 19–25, 21–25)
1964-12
3/24
6 p.m.
@ Daemen* Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
Amherst, NY
NEC Front RowL 0–3
(15-25, 13–25, 22–25)
754-13
(1-6)
3/25
5 p.m.
@ D'Youville* College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY
ECC SNL 2–3
(25-22, 16–25, 19–25, 25–18, 11–15)
754-14
(1-7)
3/31
7 p.m.
@ Merrimack* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA
NEC Front RowL 1–3
(26-24, 20–25, 18–25, 22–25)
1564-15
(1-8)
4/01
4 p.m.
@ Sacred Heart* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 3-2
(21-25, 25–19, 25–21, 21–25, 17–15)
1125-15
(2-8)
4/07
5 p.m.
LIU*Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowL 1–3
(18-25, 25–23, 14–25, 26–28)
415-16
(2-9)
4/08
4 p.m.
St. Francis Brooklyn*Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowL 1–3
(25-18, 18–25, 21–25, 23–25)
295-17
(2-10)
4/14
5 p.m.
Daemen*Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowW 3-1
(25-18, 25–14, 23–25, 25–20)
546-17
(3-10)
4/15
4 p.m.
D'Youville*Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-16, 26–24, 25–18)
547-17
(4-10)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

References

  1. "Fairleigh Dickinson adds men's volleyball and women's lacrosse". Amsterdam News. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. "FDU: We added new athletic programs in the midst of the pandemic". NJ.com. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. "Fairleigh Dickinson names France first volleyball coach". Seattle Times. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  6. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Fairleigh Dickinson Athletics.
  7. "No. 13 BYU men's volleyball sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson". Daily Herald . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  8. "No. 13 Cougar men's volleyball sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson for second time". Daily Herald . Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  9. "I miss these two". Twitter . Retrieved January 20, 2023.