2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball team

2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball
2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7-17 (4-10 NEC)
Head coach	Karl France (2nd season);
Home arena	Rothman Center
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated May 13, 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]

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 May 12, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

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	Opponent	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
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)	539	1–0
1/13 6 p.m.	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–15, 25–22)		2-0
1/14 6 p.m.	American International	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–19, 25–18)	147	3-0
1/20 9 p.m.	@ #13 BYU	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	byutv.org	L 0–3 (20–25, 17–25, 15–25)^[7]	3,513	3–1
1/21 9 p.m.	@ #13 BYU	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (15–25, 19–25, 15–25)^[8]	4,125	3–2
2/10 5 p.m.	St. Francis*	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (22-25, 21–25, 17–25)	270	3-3(br>(0-1)
2/11 12 p.m.	#15 CSUN	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (11-25, 15–25, 23–25)	118	3-4
2/17 5 p.m.	@ LIU*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (19-25, 14–25, 21–25)	61	3-5 (0-2)
2/18 4 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (14-25, 28–26, 22–25, 21–25)	310	3-6 (0-3)
2/24 5 p.m.	Merrimack*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (25-16, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 15–11)	225	4-6 (1-3)
2/25 6 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (20-25, 15–25, 25–16, 23–25)	225	4-7 (1-4)
3/03 7 p.m.	@ Princeton	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18-25, 18–25, 17–25)	0	4-8
3/10 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (21-25, 24–26, 20–25)	146	4-9 (1-5)
3/16 6 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey	Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2–3 (22-25, 25–18, 29–31, 25–21, 8–15)	85	4-10
3/17 7 p.m.	@ George Mason	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (19-25, 26–28, 25–23, 20–25)	151	4-11
3/18 5 p.m.	@ George Mason	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (21-25, 19–25, 21–25)	196	4-12
3/24 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (15-25, 13–25, 22–25)	75	4-13 (1-6)
3/25 5 p.m.	@ D'Youville*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 2–3 (25-22, 16–25, 19–25, 25–18, 11–15)	75	4-14 (1-7)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Merrimack*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (26-24, 20–25, 18–25, 22–25)	156	4-15 (1-8)
4/01 4 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (21-25, 25–19, 25–21, 21–25, 17–15)	112	5-15 (2-8)
4/07 5 p.m.	LIU*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (18-25, 25–23, 14–25, 26–28)	41	5-16 (2-9)
4/08 4 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (25-18, 18–25, 21–25, 23–25)	29	5-17 (2-10)
4/14 5 p.m.	Daemen*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-18, 25–14, 23–25, 25–20)	54	6-17 (3-10)
4/15 4 p.m.	D'Youville*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-16, 26–24, 25–18)	54	7-17 (4-10)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

American International: Ryan Beebe
American International: Mark Ernay
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain ^[9]
BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
St. Francis:
CSUN:
LIU:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
Merrimack:
Sacred Heart:
Princeton:
St. Francis:
Belmont Abbey:
George Mason:
George Mason:
Daemen:
D'Youville:
Merrimack:
Sacred Heart:
LIU:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
Daemen:
D'Youville:

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[2] "FDU: We added new athletic programs in the midst of the pandemic". NJ.com. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

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

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