2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team

2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	11-12 (7-7 NEC)
Head coach	Adam Niemczynowicz (1st season)
Assistant coach	Dan Ward (1st season)
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team represents Sacred Heart University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Pioneers, led by first year head coach Adam Niemczynowicz, ^[1] play their home games at William H. Pitt Center. The Pioneers compete as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference. ^[2] The Pioneers were picked to finish fifth in the NEC pre-season poll. ^[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 Sacred Heart Pioneers roster [4]
	Defensive specialist/libero 1 Gregory DeGeorge - Junior 2 Tyler Kwinta - Senior 3 Ardian Kodzodziku - Senior 4 Jeremiah Bernardo - Junior 6 Angus Henricks - Sophomore 7 Cole Younger - Junior 23 Ian Terrassa - Sophomore Middle blockers 16 Ife Loverton - Graduate 17 Ethan Cohen - Sophomore 21 Ryan Benscoter - Sophomore 25 Ben Lille - Freshman 28 Caden Cole - Freshman		Outside hitters 8 Carlos Terrassa - Junior 9 Brady Hoelperl - Junior 10 Thomas Tustison - Sophomore 12 Mark Berry - Junior 14 Nick Galasso - Senior 15 Patrick Mucherino - Junior 20 Dylan McClung - Sophomore		Opposite hitters 5 Carter Lyons - Freshman 13 Carlos Santa Cruz - Junior Setters 2 Tyler Kwinta - Senior 11 Teddy Payne - Junior 13 Carlos Santa Cruz - Junior 18 Gabriel Garcia - Sophomore 19 Colin Stevens - Sophomore 26 Cade Trujillo - 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	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/13 7 p.m.	Harvard		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25-15, 23-25, 20–25, 19-25)	223	0-1
1/14 1 p.m.	@ NJIT		Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	L 0-3 (24-26, 21-25, 12–25)	233	0-2
1/18 7 p.m.	Stevens		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25–18, 25–15, 17–25, 24–26, 15–11)	183	1–2
1/27 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne		Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 12–25)	434	1-3
1/28 5 p.m.	@ #8 Ball State		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+ or Ball State All-Access	L 0-3 (11-25, 16-25, 21–25)	1,371	1-4
2/03 7 p.m.	@ Princeton		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 1-3 (16-25, 25-23, 14–25, 22-25)	0	1-5
2/07 TBA	@ American International		Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25–18, 25-20)	82	2-5
2/17 7 p.m.	D'Youville*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-19)	136	3-5 (1-0)
2/19 11 a.m.	Daemen*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (13-25, 26-24, 30-28, 21-25, 11-15)	147	3-6 (1-1)
2/24 6 p.m.	@ St. Francis*		DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 18-25)	0	3-7 (1-2)
2/25 5 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-20, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23)	225	4-7 (2-2)
3/10 7 p.m.	Merrimack*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-13, 15-10)	107	5-7 (3-2)
3/18 12 p.m.	@ Merrimack*		Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25-19, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25)	156	5-8 (3-3)
3/22 7 p.m.	@ Harvard		Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-12, 18-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8)	155	6-8
3/24 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (33-31, 25-13, 25-19)	127	7-8 (4-3)
3/25 5 p.m.	LIU*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (14-25, 22-25, 27-25, 20-25)	104	7-9 (4-4)
3/31 7 p.m.	St. Francis*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (20-25, 18-25, 13-25)	213	7-10 (4-5)
4/01 5 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-17)	112	7-11 (4-6)
4/04 7 p.m.	American International		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-21)	169	8-11
4/07 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*		Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (18-25, 26-24, 12-25, 22-25)	176	8-12 (4-7)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ D'Youville*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19)	85	9-12 (5-7)
4/14 TBA	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22)	85	10-12 (6-7)
4/15 7 p.m.	@ LIU*		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 29-27)	187	11-12 (7-7)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Harvard: Bernie Picozzi
• NJIT: Ira Thor ^[5]
• Stevens: Evan Cormier & Robert Finizio
• Purdue Fort Wayne:
• Ball State:
• Princeton:
• American International:
• D'Youville:
• Daemen:
• St. Francis:
• Fairleigh Dickinson:
• Merrimack:
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• Harvard:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• LIU:
• St. Francis:
• Farleigh Dickinson:
• American International:
• Daemen:
• D'Youville:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• LIU:

References

1. "NCAA volleyball: B1G media days, Caffey leaving Huskers, coaching carousel, worldly Wingate, AVCA hall". Volleyball Mag. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 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.
4. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Sacred Heart Athletics.
5. "NJIT Open on ESPN+". Twitter . Retrieved January 14, 2023.