2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball team

2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7-17 (4-10 NEC)
Head coach	Karl France (2nd season)
Home arena	Rothman Center

The 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball team, the second Fairleigh Dickinson men's volleyball team,^[1][2] represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Knights, led by second year head coach Karl France,^[3] play their home games at Rothman Center. The Knights compete as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.^[4] The Knights were picked to finish sixth in the NEC pre-season poll.^[5]

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 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights roster[6]
	Defensive specialist/libero 1 Grady Hoffman - Sophomore 6 Diego Diaz - Sophomore Middle blockers 9 Naveen Fernando - Freshman 10 Panagiotis Kourmouzos - Freshman 14 Mihajlo Rodic - Sophomore Middle hitters 3 Santiago La Jara - Junior		Outside hitters 2 Jack Lydon - Sophomore 4 Dylan McFadden - Freshman 12 Ethan Young - Junior 13 Lorenzo Bonomo - Sophomore 17 Artem Vetrov - Sophomore 18 Davidson Claros - Freshman 19 Alexander Zinkevich - Freshman 25 Jael Deveaux - Sophomore		Opposite hitters 16 Jamal Ellis Carballo - Freshman Setters 7 Rui Fernandez - Graduate 8 Jose Angarita - Sophomore 11 Baboloki Prince Silwane - 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
1/07 9 a.m.	vs. Belmont Abbey		Harrah's Resort and Casino Atlantic City, NJ (JBJ Battle for the Boardwalk)		W 3–1 (25–21, 21–25, 25–21, 25–21)	539	1–0
1/13 6 p.m.	@ American International		Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–15, 25–22)		2-0
1/14 6 p.m.	American International		Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–19, 25–18)	147	3-0
1/20 9 p.m.	@ #13 BYU		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	byutv.org	L 0–3 (20–25, 17–25, 15–25)[7]	3,513	3–1
1/21 9 p.m.	@ #13 BYU		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (15–25, 19–25, 15–25)[8]	4,125	3–2
2/10 5 p.m.	St. Francis*		Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (22-25, 21–25, 17–25)	270	3-3(br>(0-1)
2/11 12 p.m.	#15 CSUN		Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (11-25, 15–25, 23–25)	118	3-4
2/17 5 p.m.	@ LIU*		Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (19-25, 14–25, 21–25)	61	3-5 (0-2)
2/18 4 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (14-25, 28–26, 22–25, 21–25)	310	3-6 (0-3)
2/24 5 p.m.	Merrimack*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (25-16, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 15–11)	225	4-6 (1-3)
2/25 6 p.m.	Sacred Heart*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (20-25, 15–25, 25–16, 23–25)	225	4-7 (1-4)
3/03 7 p.m.	@ Princeton		Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 0–3 (18-25, 18–25, 17–25)	0	4-8
3/10 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis*		DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (21-25, 24–26, 20–25)	146	4-9 (1-5)
3/16 6 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey		Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2–3 (22-25, 25–18, 29–31, 25–21, 8–15)	85	4-10
3/17 7 p.m.	@ George Mason		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 1–3 (19-25, 26–28, 25–23, 20–25)	151	4-11
3/18 5 p.m.	@ George Mason		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	ESPN+	L 0–3 (21-25, 19–25, 21–25)	196	4-12
3/24 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*		Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (15-25, 13–25, 22–25)	75	4-13 (1-6)
3/25 5 p.m.	@ D'Youville*		College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 2–3 (25-22, 16–25, 19–25, 25–18, 11–15)	75	4-14 (1-7)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Merrimack*		Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (26-24, 20–25, 18–25, 22–25)	156	4-15 (1-8)
4/01 4 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (21-25, 25–19, 25–21, 21–25, 17–15)	112	5-15 (2-8)
4/07 5 p.m.	LIU*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (18-25, 25–23, 14–25, 26–28)	41	5-16 (2-9)
4/08 4 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (25-18, 18–25, 21–25, 23–25)	29	5-17 (2-10)
4/14 5 p.m.	Daemen*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-18, 25–14, 23–25, 25–20)	54	6-17 (3-10)
4/15 4 p.m.	D'Youville*		Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-16, 26–24, 25–18)	54	7-17 (4-10)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• American International: Ryan Beebe
• American International: Mark Ernay
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain^[9]
• BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• St. Francis:
• CSUN:
• LIU:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• Merrimack:
• Sacred Heart:
• Princeton:
• St. Francis:
• Belmont Abbey:
• George Mason:
• George Mason:
• Daemen:
• D'Youville:
• Merrimack:
• Sacred Heart:
• LIU:
• St. Francis Brooklyn:
• Daemen:
• D'Youville:

References

1. "Fairleigh Dickinson adds men's volleyball and women's lacrosse". Amsterdam News. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
2. "FDU: We added new athletic programs in the midst of the pandemic". NJ.com. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
3. "Fairleigh Dickinson names France first volleyball coach". Seattle Times. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
4. "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
5. "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
6. "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Fairleigh Dickinson Athletics.
7. "No. 13 BYU men's volleyball sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
8. "No. 13 Cougar men's volleyball sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson for second time". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
9. "I miss these two". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.