2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball team

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

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 December 29, 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	Rank	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

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.