2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball team

2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	10-13 (3-11 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Krueger (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Heftka (3rd season) Pat Stroh (2nd season)
Home arena	College Center Gymnasium

The 2023 D'Youville Saints men's volleyball team represented D'Youville University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Saints (formerly the Spartans)^[1] were led by fourth year head coach Chris Krueger and played their home games at College Center Gymnasium. The Saints competed as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference^[2] and were picked to finish eighth in the NEC.^[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 December 29, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 D'Youville Saints roster[4]
	Defensive specialist/libero 6 Nathan Dishaw - Freshman 7 Anthony Dean - Graduate 17 Sebastian Herbst - Junior 22 Ian Mendoza - Sophomore Middle blockers 5 Spencer Boakye - Freshman 13 Ty Parker - Freshman 18 Theethat Vichitchoti - Sophomore 21 Tymek Brzoza - Sophomore 23 Haven Wankerl - Freshman		Outside hitters 2 Kacper Taudul - Freshman 3 Jacob Malak - Sophomore 9 Dan Busha - Senior 10 Shaun Vattakuzhiyil - Freshman 12 Luke Fincham - Freshman 13 Ty Parker - Freshman 16 Ian De Wilde - Sophomore		Setters 1 Randy Adorno - Sophomore 7 Anthony Dean - Graduate

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on ECC Sports Network (ECC SN). Most road games will be streamed by the schools streaming service, including NEC Front Row.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/09 7 p.m.	Princeton		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0–3 (25–27, 17–25, 17–25)	80	0–1
1/14 7 p.m.	vs. Belmont Abbey		Bernard H. Wehrle, Sr. Athletic Arena Charleston, WV		W 3–0 (25–22, 25–17, 25–20)	13	1-1
1/15 2 p.m.	@ Charleston (WV)		Bernard H. Wehrle, Sr. Athletic Arena Charleston, WV	MEC TV	L 0–3 (18–25, 23–25, 23–25)	54	1-2
1/20 7 p.m.	American International		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3–0 (25–9, 25–15, 25–17)	70	2-2
1/27 7 p.m.	Central State		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3–1 (25–23, 25–22, 23–25, 25-19)	60	3-2
2/10 7 p.m.	Daemen*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0-3 (18-25, 21-25, 14-25)	225	3-3 (0-1)
2/17 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 19-25)	136	3-4 (0-2)
2/18 7 p.m.	@ Merrimack*		Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (15-25, 26-24, 16-25, 25-16, 12-15)	167	3-5 (0-3)
2/23 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*		Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amhest, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (13-25, 13-25, 25-21, 19-25)	180	3-6 (0-4)
2/25 12 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 27-29)	95	3-7 (0-5)
3/03 7 p.m.	Alderson Broaddus		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 25-19)	100	4-7
3/08 6 p.m.	LIU*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 1-3 (25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 20-25)	75	4-8 (0-6)
3/10 7 p.m.	@ American International		Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-15)	102	5-8
3/11 12 p.m.	@ American International		Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-17)	114	6-8
3/18 4 p.m.	Elmira		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (25-22, 29-27, 21-25, 25-20)	55	7-8
3/24 5 p.m.	St. Francis*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 0-3 (15-25, 15-25, 21-25)	95	7-9 (0-7)
3/25 4 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 15-11)	75	8-9 (1-7)
3/31 5 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12)	87	9-9 (2-7)
4/01 4 p.m.	@ LIU*		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25-17, 18-25, 21-25, 18-25)	90	9-10 (2-8)
4/07 7 p.m.	Merrimack*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (18-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-21)	65	10-10 (3-8)
4/08 4 p.m.	Sacred Heart*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 19-25)	85	10-11 (3-9)
4/14 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis*		DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (20-25, 14-25, 12-25)	186	10-12 (3-10)
4/15 4 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*		Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (16-25, 24-26, 18-25)	54	10-13 (3-11)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Princeton: Trevor Butz
• Charleston (WV): Jack Withrow
• American International:
• Central State:
• Daemen:
• Sacred Heart:
• Merrimack:
• Daemen:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• Alderson Broaddus:
• LIU:
• American International:
• American International:
• Elmira:
• St. Francis:
• Fairleigh Dickinson:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• LIU:
• Merrimack:
• Sacred Heart:
• St. Francis:
• Fairleigh Dickinson:

References

1. "D'Youville changes mascot from 'Spartans' to 'Saints,' addresses rebranding concerns". WGRZ. June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 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". D'Youville Athletics.