2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball team

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 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's volleyball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record7-17 (4-10 NEC)
Head coach
  • Karl France (2nd season)
Home arenaRothman 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

Season highlights

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  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

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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

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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
1/07
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

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  • 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

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  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.