2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team

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2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball
Sacred Heart Pioneers logo.svg
Conference Northeast Conference
Record11-12 (7-7 NEC)
Head coach
  • Adam Niemczynowicz (1st season)
Assistant coachDan Ward (1st season)
Home arena William H. Pitt Center
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team represented 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] played their home games at William H. Pitt Center. The Pioneers competed 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]

Contents

2023 Northeast Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Francis  ‍†‍‍12–2 .85716–12 .571
Daemen  ‍‍‍11–3 .78617–7 .708
LIU  ‍‍‡‍10–4 .71419–11 .633
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍7–7 .50012–13 .480
St. Francis Brooklyn  ‍‍‍5–9 .35710–16 .385
Merrimack  ‍‍‍4–10 .28610–16 .385
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍4–10 .2867–17 .292
D'Youville  ‍‍‍3–11 .21410–13 .435
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Northeast Tournament champion

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		OpponentRankArena
city
(tournament)		TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
1/13
7 p.m.		 Harvard William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front RowL 1-3
(25-15, 23-25, 20–25, 19-25)		2230-1
1/14
1 p.m.		@ NJIT Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(24-26, 21-25, 12–25)		2330-2
1/18
7 p.m.		 Stevens William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowW 3–2
(25–18, 25–15, 17–25, 24–26, 15–11)		1831–2
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)		4341-3
1/28
5 p.m.		@ #8 Ball State Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ or Ball State All-AccessL 0-3
(11-25, 16-25, 21–25)		1,3711-4
2/03
7 p.m.		@ Princeton Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+L 1-3
(16-25, 25-23, 14–25, 22-25)		01-5
2/07
TBA		@ American International Henry A. Butova Gymnasium
Springfield, MA 		AIC StretchW 3-1
(19-25, 25-17, 25–18, 25-20)		822-5
2/17
7 p.m.		 D'Youville*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-17, 25-16, 25-19)		1363-5
(1-0)
2/19
11 a.m.		 Daemen*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowL 2-3
(13-25, 26-24, 30-28, 21-25, 11-15)		1473-6
(1-1)
2/24
6 p.m.		@ St. Francis* DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA 		NEC Front RowL 0-3
(21-25, 17-25, 18-25)		03-7
(1-2)
2/25
5 p.m.		@ Fairleigh Dickinson* Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front RowW 3-1
(25-20, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23)		2254-7
(2-2)
3/10
7 p.m.		 Merrimack*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowW 3-2
(25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-13, 15-10)		1075-7
(3-2)
3/18
12 p.m.		@ Merrimack* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front RowL 1-3
(25-19, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25)		1565-8
(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)		1556-8
3/24
7 p.m.		 St. Francis Brooklyn*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowW 3-0
(33-31, 25-13, 25-19)		1277-8
(4-3)
3/25
5 p.m.		 LIU*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowL 1-3
(14-25, 22-25, 27-25, 20-25)		1047-9
(4-4)
3/31
7 p.m.		St. Francis*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowL 0-3
(20-25, 18-25, 13-25)		2137-10
(4-5)
4/01
5 p.m.		Fairleigh Dickinson*William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowL 2-3
(25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-17)		1127-11
(4-6)
4/04
7 p.m.		American InternationalWilliam H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT		NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-15, 25-11, 25-21)		1698-11
4/07
6 p.m.		@ Daemen* Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
Amherst, NY 		NEC Front RowL 1-3
(18-25, 26-24, 12-25, 22-25)		1768-12
(4-7)
4/08
4 p.m.		@ D'Youville* College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY 		ECC SNW 3-1
(22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19)		859-12
(5-7)
4/14
TBA		@ St. Francis Brooklyn* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front RowW 3-1
(25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22)		8510-12
(6-7)
4/15
7 p.m.		@ LIU* Steinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY		NEC Front RowW 3-2
(21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 29-27)		18711-12
(7-7)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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.
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