2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team

2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball
Conference	Conference Carolinas
Record	11-14 (7-7 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach	Sam Albus (1st season)
Assistant coach	Abigail King (2nd season)
Home arena	Williams Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team represented Lees-McRae College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Sam Albus, ^[1] were picked to finish seventh in the Conference Carolinas coaches preseason poll. ^[2]

2023 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Greenville  ‍†‍‍	11	–	3		.786			19	–	8		.704
Erskine  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			14	–	13		.519
No. 15 King  ‍‍‡‍y	8	–	6		.571			16	–	16		.500
Belmont Abbey  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			15	–	16		.484
Lees-McRae  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Mount Olive  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			11	–	17		.393
Barton  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			5	–	19		.208
Emmanuel  ‍‍‍	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats roster [3]
	Defensive specialist/libero 1 Ben Ratliff-Becher - Freshman 3 Isaac LaFunor - Sophomore 5 Steven Nalls - Senior Middle blockers 6 Nicholas Brewster - Junior 10 Vincent Pradarelli - Freshman 12 Sebastian Heer - Sophomore 15 Ace Backer - Senior		Outside hitters 2 M.J. Doyle - Senior 4 Joe Angelo - Senior 6 Nicholas Brewster - Junior 7 Michael Marsans - Senior 17 Thomas Couch - Sophomore 18 Austin Beaird - Freshman		Opposite hitters 10 Vincent Pradarelli - Freshman Setters 11 Bradley Peters - Senior 18 Austin Beaird - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information: ^[4]

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	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/18 6 p.m.	@ Queens		Curry Arena Charlotte, NC	YouTube	L 0–3 (23–25, 15–25, 19–25)	94	0–1
1/21 7 p.m.	Limestone		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-2 (25-19, 23–25, 28–26, 24-26, 15-8)	113	1-1
1/28 3 p.m.	St. Andrews		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-21, 25–18, 25–17)	116	2-1
1/31 9 p.m.	@ #9 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18–25, 17–25, 19–25)	386	2-2
2/01 9 p.m.	@ #9 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (25-23, 14–25, 17–25, 20-25)	346	2-3
2/02 7 p.m.	@ Park University Gilbert		Bell Bean Park Gilbert, AZ	YouTube	W 3-0 (25-20, 25–19, 25–18)	50	3-3
2/10 7 p.m.	Erskine*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (28-26, 25–23, 25–12)	231	4-3 (1-0)
2/11 2 p.m.	Emmanuel*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (21-25, 25–20, 25-18, 25-20)	203	5-3 (2-0)
2/14 7 p.m.	King*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-2 (25-21, 23–25, 25-27, 25-15, 18-16)	203	6-3 (3-0)
2/16 7 p.m.	Fort Valley State		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (23-25, 13-25, 25-15, 23-25)	203	6-4
2/18 2 p.m.	@ North Greenville*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25)	212	6-5 (3-1)
2/24 7 p.m.	@ Barton*		Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (23-25, 15-25, 19-25)	250	6-6 (3-2)
2/25 2 p.m.	@ Mount Olive*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 26-24)	64	7-6 (4-2)
2/28 7 p.m.	Tusculum		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (17-25, 21-25, 23-25)	103	7-7
3/02 6 p.m.	Queens		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 22-25)	113	7-8
3/04 2 p.m.	Randolph-Macon		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-17)	117	8-8
3/18 2 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey*		Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (20-25, 15-25, 29-31)	74	8-9 (4-3)
3/24 7 p.m.	@ Emmanuel*		Shaw Athletic Center Franklin Springs, GA	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2-3 (25-16, 16-25, 30-28, 22-25, 13-15)	100	8-11 (4-4)
3/25 2 p.m.	@ Erskine*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 28-26)	98	9-11 (5-4)
3/28 7 p.m.	North Greenville*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1-3 (30-32, 23-25, 25-21, 18-25)	107	9-12 (5-5)
3/31 7 p.m.	Mount Olive*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0-3 (20-25, 23-25, 27-29)	137	9-13 (5-6)
4/01 2 p.m.	Barton*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2-3 (18-25, 25-13, 25-15, 20-25, 15-17)	137	9-14 (5-7)
4/05 7 p.m.	Belmont Abbey*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22)	200	10-14 (6-7)
4/13 7 p.m.	@ King*		Student Center Complex Bristol, TN	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3-1 (25-18, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23)	241	11-14 (7-7)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

References

1. "Lees-McRae names new head coach for upcoming season". Off the Block. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. "North Greenville Picked to Defend Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Title". ConferenceCarolinas.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
3. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Lees-McRae Athletics.
4. "Lees-McRae College sports roundup". Avery Journal-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2022.