2023 LIU Sharks men's volleyball team

2023 LIU Sharks men's volleyball
2023 LIU Sharks men's volleyball
NEC Tournament Champions
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	16-11 (10-4 NEC)
Head coach	Kai Dugquem (1st season);
Assistant coach	Luke Pope (1st season)
Home arena	Steinberg Wellness Center
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated May 13, 2024

The 2023 LIU Sharks men's volleyball team, the second LIU men's volleyball team, represents Long Island University Brooklyn in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Sharks, led by first year head coach Kai Dugquem,^[1] play their home games at Steinberg Wellness Center. The Sharks compete as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.^[2] After winning most of their games at the end of last season, the Sharks were picked to finish third in the NEC.^[3]

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 LIU Sharks Roster^[4]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

7 Danny Seliger - Sophomore
15 La'iākea'oaloali'ilani Shaun Hirahara - Freshman
18 Utpal Chand - Junior

Middle Blockers

19 Eddy Alexandre - Sophomore
21 Drew McNellis - Freshman

Middle Hitters

2 Andreas Schuetz - Freshman

Right Side Hitters

11 Andre Aguilar - Freshman

Outside Hitters

2 Andreas Schuetz - Freshman
3 Erik Giezycki - Freshman
4 Gio Collazo - Sophomore
6 Peter Gavroff - Freshman
9 Livan Moreno - Senior
10 Arthur Sueur - Graduate
12 Elliott DeForge - Freshman
14 Gustavo Cavalcanti - Sophomore
15 La'iākea'oaloali'ilani Shaun Hirahara - Freshman
16 Jordan Cooper - Senior
17 Kale Spencer - Freshman
20 Muhammad Al-Amine Mbaye - Freshman
21 Drew McNellis - Freshman
22 Caden Satterfield - Senior

Opposite Hitters

1 Luke Chandler - Sophomore

Setters

3 Erik Giezycki - Freshman
5 Luca Holanda - Sophomore
8 Kasey Clouet - Sophomore
11 Andre Aguilar - Freshman
13 Styles Newcomb - Freshman
17 Kale Spencer - Freshman

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
1/10 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey	Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Coastal Carolina DN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–17)	108	1–0
1/11 7 p.m.	@ Queens	Curry Arena Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–19, 25–20, 25–16)	211	2–0
1/12 6 p.m.	@ Limestone	Timken Center Gaffney, SC	FloVolleyball	L 1–3 (25–20, 22–25, 31–33, 21–25)	137	2–1
1/19 7 p.m.	@ George Mason	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–22, 25–23, 26–28, 25–19)	187	3-1
1/20 7 p.m.	vs. #3 Long Beach State	Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (East/West Coast Challenge)		L 0–3 (14-25, 16–25, 10–25)	0	3-2
1/21 7 p.m.	# 11 Loyola Chicago	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (26-24, 21–25, 20–25, 20-25)	176	3-3
2/3 7 p.m.	@ Lindenwood	Robert F. Hyland Arena St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–22, 25–22)	501	4-3
2/4 7:30 p.m.	@ McKendree	Melvin Price Convocation Center Lebanon, IL	GLVC SN	L 0-3 (22-25, 20–25, 24–26)	60	4-4
2/17 5 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-21)	61	5-4 (1-0)
2/18 7 p.m.	St. Francis*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 25-22, 21-19)	115	6-4 (2-0)
2/22 7 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 0-3 (13-25, 13-25, 18-25)	4,371	6-5
2/24 7 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI ESPN+	L 0-3 (18-25, 13-25, 16-25)	5,245	6-6
3/03 TBA	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-18)	106	7-6
3/04 5 p.m.	@ Harvard	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 1-3 (19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 22-25)	302	7-7
3/08 6 p.m.	@ D'Youville*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20)	75	8-7 (3-0)
3/09 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 21-25)	240	8-8 (3-1)
3/14 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-27, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20)	107	9-8 (4-1)
3/16 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 15-12)	216	10-8 (5-1)
3/18 7 p.m.	American International	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	'W 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-14)	111	11-8
3/24 5 p.m.	@ Merrimack*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	'W 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 25-18)	97	12-8 (6-1)
3/25 TBA	@ Sacred Heart*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	'W 3-1 (25-14, 25-22, 25-27, 25-20)	104	13-8 (7-1)
3/31 5 p.m.	Daemen*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	'L 2-3 (25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 24-26, 10-15)	109	13-9 (7-2)
4/01 7 p.m.	D'Youville*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	'W 3-1 (17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18)	90	14-9 (8-2)
4/07 5 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	'W 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 28-26)	41	15-9 (9-2)
4/08 TBA	@ St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	'L 0-3 (18-25, 22-25, 22-25)	167	15-10 (9-3)
4/14 5 p.m.	Merrimack*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	'W 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-17)	154	16-10 (10-3)
4/15 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	'L 2-3 (25-21, 25-27, 23-25, 25-22, 27-29)	187	16-11 (10-4)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Belmont Abbey: Brian Rushing
Queens: Mike Glennon & Paul McDonald
Limestone: Scott Berry & Mike Harmon
George Mason: Josh Yourish
Loyola Chicago:
Lindenwood: Michael Wagenknecht & Sara Wagenknecht^[5]
McKendree:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
St. Francis:
Hawai'i:
Hawai'i:
American International:
Harvard:
D'Youville:
Daemen:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
American International:
Merrimack:
Sacred Heart:
Daemen:
D'Youville :
Fairleigh Dickinson:
St. Francis:
Merrimack:
Sacred Heart:

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches																	RV	RV
Off the Block Media	Not released									RV								RV

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

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↑ "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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[1] "Terriers lose 3rd straight to NJIT". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[2] "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

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

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