2023 St. Francis Red Flash men's volleyball team

2023 St. Francis Red Flash men's volleyball
2023 St. Francis Red Flash men's volleyball
NEC Regular Season Champions
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	15-11 (12-2 NEC)
Head coach	Mike Rumbaugh (25th season);
Assistant coach	Scott Gleason (8th season)
Home arena	DeGol Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated October 25, 2024

The 2023 St. Francis Red Flash men's volleyball team represented Saint Francis University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Red Flash, led by 25th year head coach Mike Rumbaugh,^[1] played their home games at William H. Pitt Center. The Red Flash competed as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.^[2] The Red Flash were picked to finish first 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 October 25, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 St. Francis Red Flash roster^[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

3 Nicholas Pozzuto - Senior
11 Matthew Menosky - Junior
15 Peyton Blain - Junior
28 Richard Kaminski - Sophomore

Middle blockers

2 Elijah Lazor - Freshman
13 Sam Lane - Freshman
21 Brandon Dunz - Senior
25 Thomas Leahey - Senior
26 Devin Voparil - Sophomore

Outside hitters

4 Michael Mosbacher - Sophomore
5 Braden Richard - Senior
6 Blake Liprando - Senior
7 Alex Finch - Junior
12 Joey Ferragonio - Junior
17 Brady Stump - Freshman
20 Cole Dorn - Freshman
23 Richard Eber Jr. - Sophomore
27 Andrew Deardorff - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

1 Ashton Nahrup - Sophomore
9 Nathan Zini - Sophomore
16 Trevor Lewis - Junior

Setters

8 AJ Schmidt - Senior
10 Nicholas Lynch - Sophomore
24 Ryan Parker - Junior
29 Nathan Hayes - 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	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/06 10 p.m.	@ #9 Stanford	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	L 1–3 (16–25, 16–25, 25–21, 22–25)	306	0–1
1/07 7 p.m.	@ #9 Stanford	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	L 2–3 (18–25, 25–23, 25–23, 21–25, 13–15)	404	0–2
1/19 12 a.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI	ESPN+	L 0–3 (16-25, 18-25, 23-25)	4,514	0-3
1/21 12 a.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI	ESPN+	L 0–3 (21-25, 20-25, 20-25)	5,427	0-4
1/27 4 p.m.	vs. McKendree	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA (Harvard Invitational)		L 1–3 (25-18, 16-25, 21-25, 24-26)	78	0-5
1/28 4 p.m.	vs. North Greenville	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA (Harvard Invitational)		L 2–3 (16-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 14-16)	0	0-6
2/03 4 p.m.	@ NJIT	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	L 1–3 (19-25, 23-25, 23-25)	222	0-7
2/04 4 p.m.	Alderson Broaddus	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-17)	213	1-7
2/10 7 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17)	270	2-7 (1-0)
2/11 7 p.m.	#3 Penn State	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 10-15)	275	2-8
2/18 7 p.m.	@ LIU*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (17-25, 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 19-21)	115	2-9 (1-1)
2/24 6 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18)	0	3-9 (2-1)
2/25 7 p.m.	Merrimack*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20)	0	4-9 (3-1)
3/9 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 19-25)	123	4-10 (3-2)
3/10 7 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-20)	146	5-10 (4-2)
3/15 7 p.m.	@ Queens	Curry Arena at the Levine Center Charlotte, NC	YouTube	W 3-1 (25-19, 24-26, 26-24, 25-18)	65	6-10
3/16 4 p.m.	vs. NJIT	Curry Arena at the Levine Center Charlotte, NC		W 3-1 (28-30, 25-20, 25-14, 25-15)	55	7-10
3/18 7 p.m.	@ #2 Penn State	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0-3 (25-27, 22-25, 14-25)	0	7-11
3/24 7 p.m.	@ D'Youville*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-21)	95	8-11 (5-2)
3/25 4 p.m.	@ Daemen*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 26-24, 18-25, 17-15)	215	9-11 (6-2)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-13)	213	10-11 (7-2)
4/01 6 p.m.	@ Merrimack*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-21, 25-13, 17-25, 25-22)	143	11-11 (8-2)
4/07 6 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20)	127	12-11 (9-2)
4/08 4 p.m.	LIU*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22)	167	13-11 (10-2)
4/14 6 p.m.	D'Youville*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-12)	186	14-11 (11-2)
4/15 4 p.m.	Daemen*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 25-19)	0	15-11 (12-2)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Stanford: Tim Swartz & Troy Clardy^[5]
Stanford: Tim Swartz & Jordan Watkins^[6]
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey , Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Tsuji
Hawai'i:
NJIT:
Alderson Broaddus:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
Penn State:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
LIU:
Sacred Heart:
Merrimack:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
Queens:
Penn State:
D'Youville:
Daemen:
Sacred Heart:
Merrimack:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
LIU:
D'Youville:
Daemen:

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
Off the Block Media	Not released

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

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References

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↑ "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
↑ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". St. Francis Athletics.
↑ "Courtside for Stanford Opener". twitter . Retrieved January 6, 2023.
↑ "Jordan Watkins on the call for Game 2". Twitter . Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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[1] "Sunday Sitdown: Saint Francis Men's Volleyball Coach Mike Rumbaugh". WPMT Mag. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[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". St. Francis Athletics.

[5] "Courtside for Stanford Opener". twitter . Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[6] "Jordan Watkins on the call for Game 2". Twitter . Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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