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2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Pioneers, led by first year head coach Adam Niemczynowicz,[1] played their home games at William H. Pitt Center. The Pioneers competed as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.[2] The Pioneers were picked to finish fifth in the NEC pre-season poll.[3]

2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record11-12 (7-7 NEC)
Head coach
  • Adam Niemczynowicz (1st season)
Assistant coachDan Ward (1st season)
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Northeast Conference men's volleyball standings
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

Roster

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2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers roster[4]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 1 Gregory DeGeorge - Junior
  • 2 Tyler Kwinta - Senior
  • 3 Ardian Kodzodziku - Senior
  • 4 Jeremiah Bernardo - Junior
  • 6 Angus Henricks - Sophomore
  • 7 Cole Younger - Junior
  • 23 Ian Terrassa - Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 16 Ife Loverton - Graduate
  • 17 Ethan Cohen - Sophomore
  • 21 Ryan Benscoter - Sophomore
  • 25 Ben Lille - Freshman
  • 28 Caden Cole - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 8 Carlos Terrassa - Junior
  • 9 Brady Hoelperl - Junior
  • 10 Thomas Tustison - Sophomore
  • 12 Mark Berry - Junior
  • 14 Nick Galasso - Senior
  • 15 Patrick Mucherino - Junior
  • 20 Dylan McClung - Sophomore
  

Opposite hitters

  • 5 Carter Lyons - Freshman
  • 13 Carlos Santa Cruz - Junior

Setters

  • 2 Tyler Kwinta - Senior
  • 11 Teddy Payne - Junior
  • 13 Carlos Santa Cruz - Junior
  • 18 Gabriel Garcia - Sophomore
  • 19 Colin Stevens - Sophomore
  • 26 Cade Trujillo - Sophomore
  

Schedule

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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
1/13
7 p.m. 		Harvard William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(25-15, 23-25, 20–25, 19-25) 		223 0-1
1/14
1 p.m. 		@ NJIT Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(24-26, 21-25, 12–25) 		233 0-2
1/18
7 p.m. 		Stevens William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3–2
(25–18, 25–15, 17–25, 24–26, 15–11) 		183 1–2
1/27
7 p.m. 		@ Purdue Fort Wayne Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Fort Wayne, IN 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22-25, 22-25, 12–25) 		434 1-3
1/28
5 p.m. 		@ #8 Ball State Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ or Ball State All-Access L 0-3
(11-25, 16-25, 21–25) 		1,371 1-4
2/03
7 p.m. 		@ Princeton Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(16-25, 25-23, 14–25, 22-25) 		0 1-5
2/07
TBA 		@ American International Henry A. Butova Gymnasium
Springfield, MA 		AIC Stretch W 3-1
(19-25, 25-17, 25–18, 25-20) 		82 2-5
2/17
7 p.m. 		D'Youville* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3-0
(25-17, 25-16, 25-19) 		136 3-5
(1-0)
2/19
11 a.m. 		Daemen* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row L 2-3
(13-25, 26-24, 30-28, 21-25, 11-15) 		147 3-6
(1-1)
2/24
6 p.m. 		@ St. Francis* DeGol Arena
Loretta, PA 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(21-25, 17-25, 18-25) 		0 3-7
(1-2)
2/25
5 p.m. 		@ Fairleigh Dickinson* Rothman Center
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row W 3-1
(25-20, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23) 		225 4-7
(2-2)
3/10
7 p.m. 		Merrimack* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3-2
(25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-13, 15-10) 		107 5-7
(3-2)
3/18
12 p.m. 		@ Merrimack* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(25-19, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25) 		156 5-8
(3-3)
3/22
7 p.m. 		@ Harvard Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-12, 18-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8) 		155 6-8
3/24
7 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3-0
(33-31, 25-13, 25-19) 		127 7-8
(4-3)
3/25
5 p.m. 		LIU* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(14-25, 22-25, 27-25, 20-25) 		104 7-9
(4-4)
3/31
7 p.m. 		St. Francis* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(20-25, 18-25, 13-25) 		213 7-10
(4-5)
4/01
5 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row L 2-3
(25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-17) 		112 7-11
(4-6)
4/04
7 p.m. 		American International William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3-0
(25-15, 25-11, 25-21) 		169 8-11
4/07
6 p.m. 		@ Daemen* Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
Amherst, NY 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(18-25, 26-24, 12-25, 22-25) 		176 8-12
(4-7)
4/08
4 p.m. 		@ D'Youville* College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY 		ECC SN W 3-1
(22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19) 		85 9-12
(5-7)
4/14
TBA 		@ St. Francis Brooklyn* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row W 3-1
(25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22) 		85 10-12
(6-7)
4/15
7 p.m. 		@ LIU* Steinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row W 3-2
(21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 29-27) 		187 11-12
(7-7)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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  • Harvard: Bernie Picozzi
  • NJIT: Ira Thor[5]
  • Stevens: Evan Cormier & Robert Finizio
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • Ball State:
  • Princeton:
  • American International:
  • D'Youville:
  • Daemen:
  • St. Francis:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson:
  • Merrimack:
  • Merrimack:
  • Harvard:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • LIU:
  • St. Francis:
  • Farleigh Dickinson:
  • American International:
  • Daemen:
  • D'Youville:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • LIU:

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA volleyball: B1G media days, Caffey leaving Huskers, coaching carousel, worldly Wingate, AVCA hall". Volleyball Mag. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 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". Sacred Heart Athletics.
  5. ^ "NJIT Open on ESPN+". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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