The 2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team represents Lees-McRae College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Sam Albus,[1] were picked to finish seventh in the Conference Carolinas coaches preseason poll.[2]
2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball | |
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Conference | Conference Carolinas |
Record | 11-14 (7-7 Conference Carolinas) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Abigail King (2nd season) |
Home arena | Williams Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Greenville † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erskine | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 King ‡y | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont Abbey | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lees-McRae | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Olive | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barton | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emmanuel | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion
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Season highlights
edit- Will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster
edit2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats roster[3]
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Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers
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Outside hitters
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Opposite hitters
Setters
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Schedule
editTV/Internet Streaming information:[4]
- All home games will be streamed on Conference Carolinas DN. Most road games will also be televised or streamed by the schools television or streaming service.
Date time |
Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) |
Television | Score | Attendance | Record |
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1/18 6 p.m. |
@ Queens | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC |
YouTube | L 0–3 (23–25, 15–25, 19–25) |
94 | 0–1 | |
1/21 7 p.m. |
Limestone | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-2 (25-19, 23–25, 28–26, 24-26, 15-8) |
113 | 1-1 | |
1/28 3 p.m. |
St. Andrews | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-0 (25-21, 25–18, 25–17) |
116 | 2-1 | |
1/31 9 p.m. |
@ #9 Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
ESPN+ | L 0–3 (18–25, 17–25, 19–25) |
386 | 2-2 | |
2/01 9 p.m. |
@ #9 Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
ESPN+ | L 0–3 (25-23, 14–25, 17–25, 20-25) |
346 | 2-3 | |
2/02 7 p.m. |
@ Park University Gilbert | Bell Bean Park Gilbert, AZ |
YouTube | W 3-0 (25-20, 25–19, 25–18) |
50 | 3-3 | |
2/10 7 p.m. |
Erskine* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-0 (28-26, 25–23, 25–12) |
231 | 4-3 (1-0) | |
2/11 2 p.m. |
Emmanuel* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-1 (21-25, 25–20, 25-18, 25-20) |
203 | 5-3 (2-0) | |
2/14 7 p.m. |
King* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-2 (25-21, 23–25, 25-27, 25-15, 18-16) |
203 | 6-3 (3-0) | |
2/16 7 p.m. |
Fort Valley State | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 1-3 (23-25, 13-25, 25-15, 23-25) |
203 | 6-4 | |
2/18 2 p.m. |
@ North Greenville* | Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 1-3 (17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25) |
212 | 6-5 (3-1) | |
2/24 7 p.m. |
@ Barton* | Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 0-3 (23-25, 15-25, 19-25) |
250 | 6-6 (3-2) | |
2/25 2 p.m. |
@ Mount Olive* | Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 26-24) |
64 | 7-6 (4-2) | |
2/28 7 p.m. |
Tusculum | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 0-3 (17-25, 21-25, 23-25) |
103 | 7-7 | |
3/02 6 p.m. |
Queens | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 22-25) |
113 | 7-8 | |
3/04 2 p.m. |
Randolph-Macon | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-17) |
117 | 8-8 | |
3/18 2 p.m. |
@ Belmont Abbey* | Wheeler Center Belmont, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 0-3 (20-25, 15-25, 29-31) |
74 | 8-9 (4-3) | |
3/24 7 p.m. |
@ Emmanuel* | Shaw Athletic Center Franklin Springs, GA |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 2-3 (25-16, 16-25, 30-28, 22-25, 13-15) |
100 | 8-11 (4-4) | |
3/25 2 p.m. |
@ Erskine* | Belk Arena Due West, SC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 28-26) |
98 | 9-11 (5-4) | |
3/28 7 p.m. |
North Greenville* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 1-3 (30-32, 23-25, 25-21, 18-25) |
107 | 9-12 (5-5) | |
3/31 7 p.m. |
Mount Olive* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 0-3 (20-25, 23-25, 27-29) |
137 | 9-13 (5-6) | |
4/01 2 p.m. |
Barton* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | L 2-3 (18-25, 25-13, 25-15, 20-25, 15-17) |
137 | 9-14 (5-7) | |
4/05 7 p.m. |
Belmont Abbey* | Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22) |
200 | 10-14 (6-7) | |
4/13 7 p.m. |
@ King* | Student Center Complex Bristol, TN |
Conference Carolinas DN | W 3-1 (25-18, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23) |
241 | 11-14 (7-7) |
- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
edit- Queens: No commentary
- Limestone:
- St. Andrew's:
- Grand Canyon:
- Grand Canyon:
- Park Gilbert:
- Erskine:
- Emmanuel:
- King:
- Fort Valley State:
- North Greenville:
- Barton:
- Mount Olive:
- Queens:
- Randolph-Macon:
- North Greenville:
- Belmont Abbey:
- Emmanuel:
- Erskine:
- Mount Olive:
- Barton:
- Belmont Abbey:
- King:
References
edit- ^ "Lees-McRae names new head coach for upcoming season". Off the Block. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "North Greenville Picked to Defend Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Title". ConferenceCarolinas.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Lees-McRae Athletics.
- ^ "Lees-McRae College sports roundup". Avery Journal-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2022.