2023 George Mason Patriots men's volleyball team

2023 George Mason Patriots men's volleyball
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	12–14 (4–6 EIVA)
Head coach	Jay Hosack (7th season)
Assistant coach	Joe Norton (7th season)
Home arena	Recreation Athletic Complex
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Penn State  ‍†‍‡‍y	10	–	0		1.000			27	–	4		.871
No. 14 Princeton  ‍‍‍	7	–	3		.700			14	–	12		.538
Charleston (WV)  ‍‍‍	5	–	5		.500			22	–	7		.759
George Mason  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			13	–	14		.481
Harvard  ‍‍‍	2	–	8		.200			9	–	16		.360
NJIT  ‍‍‍	2	–	8		.200			9	–	18		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 EIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of October 25, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

The 2023 George Mason Patriots men's volleyball team representsed George Mason University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Patriots, led by seventh year head coach Jay Hosack, played their home games at Recreation Athletic Complex. The Patriots were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish sixth in the EIVA preseason poll. ^[1]

Additionally George Mason entered the 2023 season with the knowledge that they would host the 2023 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament. Unlike the regular season, the tournament games were played at EagleBank Arena so more fans could attend. ^[2]

Roster

2023 George Mason Patriots Roster [3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 2 Bobby Fowler - Sophomore 12 Paul Wyszynski - Freshman Middle Blockers 1 Brandon Leary - Sophomore 6 Lucas Little - Sophomore 15 Jason Ashenfelter - Junior 21 Evan Snodgrass - Freshman 22 Eamonn Testerman - Junior 23 Sam Peters - Junior		Outside Hitters 3 Chey Cooper - Junior 5 Paul Russell - Sophomore 9 Dan Shanley - Freshman 10 Liam French - Sophomore 13 Omar Hoyos - Junior 18 Hayden Karpinski - Freshman 19 Colin Heath - Junior		Opposite Hitters 17 Jack Bolz - Junior Setters 2 Bobby Fowler - Sophomore 4 Troy McDonald - Sophomore 11 Georgi Zahariev - Freshman 14 Zach Talamoa - Senior

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (EIVA Record)
1/13 7 p.m.	#9 Grand Canyon		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Patriot Invitational)	ESPN+	L 0-3 (20–25, 18–25, 16–25)	293	0–1
1/15 3 p.m.	#14 Ohio State		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Patriot Invitational)	ESPN+	L 1-3 (17–25, 16–25, 27–25, 24-26)	413	0-2
1/19 7 p.m.	LIU		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge)	ESPN+	L 1-3 (22–25, 23–25, 28–26, 19-25)	187	0-3
1/21 5 p.m.	#3 Long Beach State		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge)	ESPN+	L 0-3 (17–25, 14–25, 16–25)	586	0-4
1/26 7 p.m.	NJIT*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-18, 16–25, 25–21, 23-25, 14-16)	211	0-5 (0-1)
1/28 5 p.m.	#5 Pepperdine		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament)	ESPN+	L 0-3 (16–25, 19–25, 11–25)	299	0-6
1/31 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (15–25, 21–25, 19–25)	455	0-7
2/03 7 p.m.	#14 Lewis		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (DC Challenge)	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-18, 25–23, 25–19)	176	1-7
2/04 7:30 p.m.	Purdue Fort Wayne		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (DC Challenge)	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-20, 22–25, 31–29, 22-25, 15-17)	237	1-8
2/18 5 p.m.	King		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-15, 25–16, 25–17)	0	2-8
2/24 7 p.m.	#14 Charleston (WV)*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-18, 29-27, 21-25, 22-25, 12-15)	232	2-9 (0-2)
2/25 5 p.m.	#14 Charleston (WV)*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-22)	363	3-9 (1-2)
3/03 7 p.m.	North Greenville		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-22)	195	4-9
3/04 5 p.m.	Barton		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 24-26, 25-16)	141	5-9
3/10 7 p.m.	Limestone		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-21)	368	6-9
3/11 3 p.m.	Limestone		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 28-26)	85	7-9
3/17 7 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-19, 28-26, 23-25, 25-20)	151	8-9
3/18 5 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-21)	196	9-9
3/21 6 p.m.	@ NJIT*		Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	L 0-3 (20-25, 12-25, 22-25)	339	9-10 (1-3)
3/24 7 p.m.	Princeton*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)		L 1-3 (20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 17-25)	289	9-11 (1-4)
3/26 3 p.m.	#10 Loyola Chicago		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)	ESPN+	L 2-3 (23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 29-27, 15-17)	455	9-12
4/01 5 p.m.	@ Princeton*		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-18)	0	10-12 (2-4)
4/07 7 p.m.	#3 Penn State*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 15-25)	482	10-13 (2-5)
4/08 3 p.m.	#3 Penn State*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 20-25)	449	10-14 (2-6)
4/14 7 p.m.	@ Harvard*		Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-20)	162	11-14 (3-6)
4/15 5 p.m.	@ Harvard*		Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23)	147	12-14 (4-6)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

• Grand Canyon: Josh Yourish ^[4]
• Ohio State: Jon Linney
• LIU: Josh Yourish
• Long Beach State:
• NJIT:
• Pepperdine:
• UCLA:
• Lewis:
• Purdue Fort Wayne:
• NJIT:
• King:
• Charleston (WV):
• Charleston (WV):
• North Greenville:
• Barton :
• Limestone:
• Limestone:
• Fairleigh Dickinson:
• Fairleigh Dickinson:
• Princeton:
• Loyola Chicago:
• Princeton:
• Penn State:
• Penn State:
• Harvard:
• Harvard:

Rankings

Ranking movements

	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

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

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

1. "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
2. "NCAA names Championship sites". American Sports Builders Association. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
3. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". gomason.com.
4. "Back to Play-by-Play action". Twitter . Retrieved January 13, 2023.