2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball team

2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball
2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	17-6 (11-3 NEC)
Head coach	Don Gleason (4th season);
Assistant coach	Darek Przybyl (4th season)
Home arena	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball team represented Daemen University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth year head coach Don Gleason,^[1] played their home games at Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium. The Wildcats competed as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference^[2] and were picked to finish fourth 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 November 28, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Daemen Wildcats roster^[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

1 Kyle Zelasko - Freshman
15 John Jaworski - Senior

Middle hitters

9 Jake Couzens - Senior
10 Maverick O'Neill - Sophomore
12 Henry Moffitt - Graduate

Outside hitters

2 Johnaustin Bly - Freshman
4 Cameron Milligan - Junior
5 Jake Basinski - Sophomore
7 Ryan Parker - Senior
13 Zach Schneider - Senior
16 Matthew Garry - Senior
18 Billy Wieberg - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

4 Cameron Milligan - Junior
9 Jake Couzens - Senior
17 Ashton Christensen - Freshman

Setters

3 Michael Krueger - Graduate
6 Sean Califf - Senior

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, including NEC Front Row.

Date time	Opponent	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/10 7 p.m.	Princeton	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amhest, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (25–27, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22)	375	1–0
1/13 7 p.m.	@ #4 Penn State	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0-3 (10-25, 19–25, 22–25)	357	1-1
1/21 1 p.m.	American International	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–12, 25–21)	153	2-1
1/28 1 p.m.	Central State	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–17)	150	3-1
1/29 2 p.m.	@ St. John Fisher (Exhibition)	Manning & Napier Varsity Gym Pittsford, NY	Cardinals All-Access on Stretch	W 3–2 (16-25, 25–22, 25–18, 27-29, 15-6)	117	3-1
2/03 7 p.m.	@ Harvard	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-17, 37-35)	151	4-1
2/04 7 p.m.	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3–0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-15)	79	5-1
2/10 7 p.m.	@ D'Youville*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3–0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-14)	225	6-1 (1-0)
2/17 7 p.m.	@ Merrimack*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25-18, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11)	188	7-1 (2-0)
2/19 12 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25-13, 24-26, 28-30, 25-21, 15-11)	147	8-1 (3-0)
2/23 6 p.m.	D'Youville*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (25-13, 25-13, 21-25, 25-19)	180	9-1 (4-0)
2/26 12 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-17)	145	10-1 (5-0)
3/04 1 p.m.	Alderson Broaddus	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	Canceled
3/09 6 p.m.	@ LIU*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21)	240	11-1 (6-0)
3/15 10 p.m.	@ Concordia Irvine	CU Arena Irvine, CA	EagleEye	L 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 22-25)	182	11-2
3/17 9 p.m.	@ #7 Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WavesCast	L 0-3 (13-25, 18-25, 17-25)	379	11-3
3/18 10 p.m.	@ #12 CSUN	Matadome Northridge, CA	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 22-25, 15-12)	144	12-3
3/24 6 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-22)	75	13-3 (7-0)
3/25 1 p.m.	St. Francis*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (24-26, 25-19, 24-26, 25-18, 15-17)	215	13-4 (7-1)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ LIU*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 26-24, 15-10)	109	14-4 (8-1)
4/01 TBA	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (23-25, 34-32, 25-19, 28-30, 15-12)	75	15-4 (9-1)
4/07 6 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-12, 25-22)	176	16-4 (10-1)
4/08 1 p.m.	Merrimack*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16)	100	17-4 (11-1)
4/14 5 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (18-25, 14-25, 25-23, 20-25)	54	17-5 (11-2)
4/15 5 p.m.	@ St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (20-25, 28-26, 17-25, 19-25)	0	17-6 (11-3)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

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			RV
Off the Block Media	Not released									RV

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

References

^ "Sullivan: Don Gleason lays the foundation as Daemen creates a home for men's volleyball". WIVB. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "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". Daemen Athletics.

[1] "Sullivan: Don Gleason lays the foundation as Daemen creates a home for men's volleyball". WIVB. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 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". Daemen Athletics.

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