2023 St. Francis Red Flash men's volleyball team

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2023 St. Francis Red Flash men's volleyball
Saint Francis Red Flash logo.svg
NEC Regular Season Champions
Conference Northeast Conference
Record15-11 (12-2 NEC)
Head coach
  • Mike Rumbaugh (25th season)
Assistant coachScott Gleason (8th season)
Home arena DeGol Arena
Seasons
 2022
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]

Contents

2023 Northeast Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Francis  122 .8571612 .571
Daemen  113 .786177 .708
LIU  104 .7141911 .633
Sacred Heart  77 .5001213 .480
St. Francis Brooklyn  59 .3571016 .385
Merrimack  410 .2861016 .385
Fairleigh Dickinson  410 .286717 .292
D'Youville  311 .2141013 .435
Conference champion
2023 Northeast Tournament champion

Roster

2023 St. Francis Red Flash roster [4]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 3 Nicholas Pozzuto - Senior
  • 11 Matthew Menosky - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 12 Joey Ferragonio - Junior
  • 17 Brady Stump - Freshman
  • 20 Cole Dorn - Freshman
  • 23 Richard Eber Jr. - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 27 Andrew Deardorff - Sophomore
 

Opposite hitters

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

Setters

  • 8 AJ Schmidt - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 10 Nicholas Lynch - Redshirt.svg 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
OpponentRankArena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
1/06
10 p.m.
@ #9 Stanford Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STAN L 1–3
(16–25, 16–25, 25–21, 22–25)
3060–1
1/07
7 p.m.
@ #9 StanfordMaples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANL 2–3
(18–25, 25–23, 25–23, 21–25, 13–15)
4040–2
1/19
12 a.m.
@ #1 Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
ESPN+ L 0–3
(16-25, 18-25, 23-25)
4,5140-3
1/21
12 a.m.
@ #1 Hawai'iStan Sheriff Center
Manoa, HI
ESPN+L 0–3
(21-25, 20-25, 20-25)
5,4270-4
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)
780-5
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)
00-6
2/03
4 p.m.
@ NJIT Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ
America East TVL 1–3
(19-25, 23-25, 23-25)
2220-7
2/04
4 p.m.
Alderson Broaddus DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-17, 25-21, 25-17)
2131-7
2/10
7 p.m.
@ Fairleigh Dickinson* Rothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-22, 25-21, 25-17)
2702-7
(1-0)
2/11
7 p.m.
#3 Penn State DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowL 2-3
(25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 10-15)
2752-8
2/18
7 p.m.
@ LIU* Steinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Front RowL 2-3
(17-25, 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 19-21)
1152-9
(1-1)
2/24
6 p.m.
Sacred Heart*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-21, 25-17, 25-18)
03-9
(2-1)
2/25
7 p.m.
Merrimack*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-18, 25-21, 25-20)
04-9
(3-1)
3/9
7 p.m.
St. Francis Brooklyn*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowL 0-3
(19-25, 19-25, 19-25)
1234-10
(3-2)
3/10
7 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-21, 26-24, 25-20)
1465-10
(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)
656-10
3/16
4 p.m.
vs. NJITCurry Arena at the Levine Center
Charlotte, NC
W 3-1
(28-30, 25-20, 25-14, 25-15)
557-10
3/18
7 p.m.
@ #2 Penn State Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+ L 0-3
(25-27, 22-25, 14-25)
07-11
3/24
7 p.m.
@ D'Youville* College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY
ECC SNW 3-0
(25-15, 25-15, 25-21)
958-11
(5-2)
3/25
4 p.m.
@ Daemen* Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
Amherst, NY
NEC Front RowW 3-2
(26-24, 19-25, 26-24, 18-25, 17-15)
2159-11
(6-2)
3/31
7 p.m.
@ Sacred Heart* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-20, 25-18, 25-13)
21310-11
(7-2)
4/01
6 p.m.
@ Merrimack* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA
NEC Front RowW 3-1
(25-21, 25-13, 17-25, 25-22)
14311-11
(8-2)
4/07
6 p.m.
St. Francis Brooklyn*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-18, 25-23, 25-20)
12712-11
(9-2)
4/08
4 p.m.
LIU*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-18, 25-22, 25-22)
16713-11
(10-2)
4/14
6 p.m.
D'Youville*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-0
(25-20, 25-14, 25-12)
18614-11
(11-2)
4/15
4 p.m.
Daemen*DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA
NEC Front RowW 3-1
(25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 25-19)
015-11
(12-2)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA CoachesRV
Off the Block MediaNot released

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

References

  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.