2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team

2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	13–11 (7–3 EIVA)
Head coach	Sam Shweisky (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Brown [1] (1st season) Ben Hancock (2nd season)
Home arena	Dillon Gymnasium
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 23, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

The 2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team represented Princeton University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tigers, led by fourteenth year head coach Sam Shweisky, played their home games at Dillon Gymnasium. The Tigers were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish third in the EIVA preseason poll. ^[2]

The Tigers entered 2023 as the defending EIVA tournament champions, ^[3] though they suffered an NCAA 1st Round tournament loss to North Greenville. ^[4]

Roster

2023 Princeton Tigers roster [5]
	Defensive specialist/Libero 11 Simon Xiao - Freshman 19 Austin Kerker - Freshman 20 Matt Suh - Sophomore Middle blockers 3 Gavin Leising - Junior 4 Ryan Vena - Freshman 7 Aiden Benson - Sophomore 16 Rodrigo Fernandez - Senior 23 Josh Coan - Junior Middle hitters/PIN 17 Andrew Werner - Freshman 19 Austin Kerker - Freshman 22 Owen Mellon - Freshman		Outside hitters 2 Brady Wedbush - Senior 5 Alexander Mrkalj - Senior 8 Nate Thompson - Senior 9 Ben Harrington - Junior 10 James Hartley - Junior		Opposite hitters 2 Brady Wedbush - Senior 10 James Hartley - Junior 25 Nyherowo Omene - Sophomore Setters 6 Danny Sun - Senior 12 Henry Wedbush - Sophomore 14 Kyle Gschwend - Freshman 18 Charlie Rogers - Junior 21 Stefan Gjaja - Freshman

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (EIVA Record)
1/09 7 p.m.	@ D'Youville		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3–0 (27–25, 25–17, 25–17)	80	1–0
1/10 7 p.m.	@ Daemen		Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25–27, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22)	375	1–1
1/13 9 p.m.	@ #2 UCLA		John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA	L 1-3 (25–22, 18–25, 20–25, 14–25)	721	1-2
1/16 10 p.m.	@ #5 Pepperdine		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WavesCast	L 0-3 (17–25, 23–25, 19–25)	682	1-3
1/18 8 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine		CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	W 3-1 (25–23, 28–26, 19–25, 25–17)	117	2-3
1/26 7 p.m.	@ #13 Ohio State		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 1-3 (25–27, 18–25, 30–28, 23–25)	568	2-4
1/27 7 p.m.	@ #13 Ohio State		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	B1G+	L 2-3 (13–25, 25–23, 25–17, 17–25, 9–15)	722	2-5
2/03 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–16, 23–25, 25–14, 25–22)	0	3-3
2/04 4 p.m.	Tusculum		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	Canceled
2/08 7 p.m.	#15 CSUN		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25–27, 25–17, 25–15, 30–32, 11–15)	0	3-6
2/11 5 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–22)	0	4-6
2/17 7 p.m.	@ #3 Penn State*		Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0-3 (18–25, 23–25, 20–25)	783	4-7 (0–1)
2/18 4 p.m.	@ #3 Penn State*		Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0-3 (16–25, 21–25, 17–25)	1,207	4-8 (0–2)
2/24 7 p.m.	Harvard*		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25–16, 25–27, 26–24, 25–18)	0	5-8 (1–2)
2/25 5 p.m.	Harvard*		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-1 (24–26, 25–13, 26–24, 25–19)	0	6-8 (2-2)
3/03 7 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–17)	0	7-8
3/11 6 p.m.	@ NJIT*		Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-2 (14–25, 22–25, 25–20, 25–16, 15–11)	311	8-8 (3–2)
3/15 9 p.m.	@ #5 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22–25, 20–25, 22–25)	514	8-9
3/17 7 p.m.	@ #5 Grand Canyon		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	ESPN+	L 0-3 (25–27, 22–25, 21–25)	424	8-10
3/24 7 p.m.	@ George Mason*		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 25–17)	289	9-10 (4–2)
3/25 5 p.m.	vs. #9 Loyola Chicago		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA/A10 Challenge)		W 3-1 (28–30, 25–16, 25–23, 31–29)	0	10-10
4/01 5 p.m.	George Mason*		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22–25, 22–25, 18–25)	0	10-11 (4–3)
4/07 7 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)*		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	W 3-0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–20)	210	11-11 (5–3)
4/08 3 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)*		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	W 3-1 (25–22, 22–25, 27–25, 26–24)	99	12-11 (6–3)
4/14 7 p.m.	NJIT*		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 3-1 (30–28, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21)		13-11 (7–3)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

• D'Youville: Trevor Butts
• Daemen: Ryan Maxwell & Stephanie Albano
• UCLA: Denny Cline
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Concordia Irvine: Jeff Runyan
• Ohio State:
• Ohio State:
• Sacred Heart:
• Tusculum:
• Cal State Northridge:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• Penn State:
• Penn State:
• Harvard:
• Harvard:
• Fairleigh Dickinson:
• NJIT:
• Grand Canyon:
• Grand Canyon:
• George Mason:
• George Mason:
• Charleston (WV):
• Charleston (WV):
• NJIT:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	15	RV	RV	RV											RV	15	14	14
Off the Block Media	Not released																	RV

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

References

1. "Princeton adds former Purdue Fort Wayne assistant to coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
2. "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
3. "Men's volleyball takes down No. 2 Penn State en route to EIVA Championship title". Daily Princetonian . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
4. "N. Greenville makes history, sweeps Princeton in NCAA men's volleyball tourney". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
5. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". goprincetontigers.com.