2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball team

2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball
ConferenceConference Carolinas
Record14-12 (9-5 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach
  • Justin Brubaker (6th season)
Assistant coachTyler Wanner (1st season)
Home arenaBelk Arena
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Erskine Flying Fleet men's volleyball team represented Erskine College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Flying Fleet, led by sixth year head coach Justin Brubaker, were picked to finish sixth in the Conference Carolinas coaches preseason poll.[1]

2023 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
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


Roster

2023 Erskine Flying Fleet roster[2]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 3 Mikey Widmyer - Freshman
  • 4 Alex Ruiz - Sophomore
  • 10 Tristan Gaddy- Freshman
  • 22 Justin Rendon - Redshirt Senior

Middle blockers

  • 5 Davi Ramos - Freshman
  • 9 Wiktor Ankurowski - Freshman
  • 18 Benjamin Jansen - Redshirt Junior
  • 19 Logyn Wells - Freshman
  • 24 Shayo Asiru - Sophomore
  • 26 Jon Fuller - Redshirt Junior
  • 27 Jacob Mullen - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Noah Van - Junior
  • 6 Casey DiRisio - Freshman
  • 13 Kacper Rybarczyk - Junior
  • 20 Pablo Zamar - Sophomore
  • 21 Kaleb Hinson - Freshman
  • 23 Aidon Love - Sophomore
  • 25 Joshua Carlos - Sophomore
  • 28 Edgerrin Austin - Redshirt Junior
  

Opposite hitters

  • 11 Jason Sall - Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Tome Filkov- Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Charles Byrd - Freshman

Setters

  • 2 Umar Abdullah - Redshirt Junior
  • 8 Michael Moscatelli - Redshirt Junior
  • 12 Gino Briglio - Freshman
  • 15 Francisco Pomar - Redshirt Junior
  

Future players

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

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
1/06
7 p.m. 		Tusculum Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3–0
(25–17, 26–24, 25–18) 		232 1–0
1/11
7 p.m. 		Central State Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 2–3
(25-16, 20–25, 23–25, 25-22, 18-20) 		132 1-1
1/17
6 p.m. 		@ Tusculum Pioneer Arena
Greenville, TN 		FloVolleyball L 1–3
(19–25, 16–25, 25–22, 15–25) 		213 1–2
1/21
3 p.m. 		Fort Valley State Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3–1
(25–22, 25-19, 22–25, 25-22) 		42 2-2
1/27
6 p.m. 		@ #9 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(24-26, 20–25, 17–25) 		563 2-3
1/28
4 p.m. 		vs. UC San Diego GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		GCU TV L 0–3
(21-25, 20–25, 15–25) 		105 2-4
2/03
7 p.m. 		@ Alderson Broaddus Rex Pyles Arena
Philippi, WV 		Mountain East Network W 3-0
(25-16, 25–22, 27–25) 		25 3-4
2/04
2 p.m. 		@ Charleston (WV) Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network L 0-3
(17-25, 15–25, 19–25) 		50 3-5
2/08
7 p.m. 		Belmont Abbey* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-2
(25-16, 20–25, 20–25, 25-20, 20-18) 		72 4-5
(1-0)
2/10
7 p.m. 		@ Lees-McRae* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(26-28, 23-25, 12-25) 		231 4-6
(1-1)
2/11
7 p.m. 		@ King* Student Center Complex
Bristol, TN 		Conference Carolinas DN L 2-3
(25-27, 19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 8-15) 		231 4-7
(1-2)
2/17
7 p.m. 		@ Barton* Wilson Gymnasium
Wilson, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22) 		150 5-7
(2-2)
2/18
2 p.m. 		@ Mount Olive* Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19) 		77 6-7
(3-2)
2/21
7 p.m. 		North Greenville* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(16-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21) 		231 7-7
(4-2)
2/25
2 p.m. 		@ Belmont Abbey* W 3-1
(18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 31-29) 		Wheeler Center
Belmont, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN 103 8-7
(5-2)
2/28
7 p.m. 		Benedict Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-14, 15-25, 25-15, 27-25) 		132 9-7
3/08
7 p.m. 		@ Kentucky State Bell Gymnasium
Frankfort, KY 		Stellascope W 3-0
(25-18, 25-19, 25-23) 		45 10-7
3/10
7 p.m. 		@ Lewis Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVC SN L 2-3
(20-25, 23-25, 31-29, 25-23, 7-15) 		750 10-8
3/14
7 p.m. 		@ Emmanuel* Shaw Athletic Center
Franklin Springs, GA 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(26-24, 25-20, 25-21) 		75 11-8
(6-2)
3/17
7 p.m. 		Mount Olive* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(18-25, 14-25, 26-24, 17-25) 		121 11-9
(6-3)
3/18
2 p.m. 		Barton* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18) 		54 12-9
(7-3)
3/24
7 p.m. 		King* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-2
(25-23, 29-31, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14) 		13-9
(8-3)
3/25
2 p.m. 		Lees-McRae* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 26-28) 		98 13-10
(8-4)
4/01
2 p.m. 		@ North Greenville* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(19-25, 23-25, 14-25) 		280 13-11
(8-5)
4/04
7 p.m. 		Limestone Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(19-25, 25-19, 23-25, 16-25) 		78 13-12
4/13
7 p.m. 		Emmanuel* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-13, 25-19, 25-20) 		213 14-12
(9-5)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Tusculum: Ben Auten
  • Central State: Ben Auten
  • Tusculum: Brian Stayton
  • Fort Valley:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • UC San Diego:
  • Alderson Broaddus:
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Belmont Abbey:
  • Lees-McRae:
  • King:
  • Barton:
  • Mount Olive:
  • North Greenville:
  • Belmont Abbey:
  • Benedict:
  • Kentucky State:
  • Lewis:
  • Emmanuel:
  • Mount Olive:
  • Barton:
  • King:
  • Lees-McRae:
  • North Greenville:
  • Limestone:
  • Emmanuel:

References

  1. ^ "North Greenville Picked to Defend Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Title". ConferenceCarolinas.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Erskine Athletics.
  3. ^ "A True investment: Fort Morgan athlete signs to play men's volleyball collegiately". Fort Morgan Times. Retrieved November 25, 2022.