2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team

2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record9–15 (2–8 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coachNick Clark (2nd season)
Home arenaMalkin Athletic Center
Seasons
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The 2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team represented Harvard University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Crimson, led by 13th year head coach Brian Baise,[1] played their home games at Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson were members of the EIVA. They were picked to finish fifth in the EIVA preseason poll.[2]

2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Penn State ‍†‍‡‍y 10 – 0   1.000 27 – 4   .871
No. 14 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 14 – 12   .538
Charleston (WV)  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 22 – 7   .759
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400 13 – 14   .481
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 9 – 16   .360
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 9 – 18   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 EIVA Tournament champion


Season highlights

  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

Number Name Class Position Height Hometown
1 Andrew Lobo Sophomore Outside Hitter 6-2 Toronto, Ontario
2 Ethan Smith Junior Middle Blocker 6-7 Laguna Niguel, California
3 Ryan Hong Senior Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter 6-2 Honolulu, Hawaii
4 Callum Diak Freshman Libero 6-1 Kingston, Ontario
5 Azim Raheem Sophomore Opposite Hitter 6-6 Toronto, Ontario
6 Alessio Pignatelli Senior Libero/Defensive Specialist 5-11 Acqui Terme, Italy
8 Brian Thomas Freshman Middle Blocker 7-0 Moraga, California
9 Ethan McCrary Junior Middle Blocker 6-9 Mission Viejo, California
10 Logan Shepherd Sophomore Outside Hitter 6-4 Cave Springs, Arkansas
11 Will Polster Senior Outside Hitter 6-1 Maryland Heights, Missouri
12 Zach Berty Freshman Outside Hitter 6-6 Corona del Mar, California
13 Kade McGovern Sophomore Opposite Hitter 6-6 Burbank, California
16 Xuanthe Nguyen Sophomore Libero 5-11 London, England
18 Will Sorenson Senior Setter 6-1 Killdeer, Illinois
19 Owen Fanning Sophomore Outside Hitter 6-7 Needham, Massachusetts
21 James Bardin Sophomore Setter 6-7 Aliso Viejo, California
22 Trevor Schultz Junior Middle Blocker 6-6 Saint Augustine, Florida

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service.
Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(EIVA Record)
1/13
7 p.m. 		@ Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row W 3–1
(15-25, 25–23, 25–20, 25–19) 		223 1-0
1/17
7 p.m. 		@ Merrimack Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25–22, 25–14, 25–20) [3] 		232 2–0
1/20
7 p.m. 		@ #6 Ball State Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(16-25, 18–25, 14–25)[4] 		2,151 2-1
1/21
5 p.m. 		@ Purdue Fort Wayne Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Ft. Wayne, IN 		YouTube L 0-3
(23-25, 23–25, 19–25) 		497 2-2
1/27
7 p.m. 		North Greenville Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
(Harvard Invitational) 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-22, 26–24, 25–23) 		0 3-2
1/28
7 p.m. 		McKendree Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA
(Harvard Invitational) 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-20, 19–25, 22–25, 25-22, 10-15) 		115 3-3
2/03
7 p.m. 		Daemen Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(15-25, 25–19, 17–25, 35-37) 		151 3-4
2/08
7 p.m. 		Merrimack Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-20, 25–20, 25–21) 		105 4-4
2/17
7 p.m. 		@ #15 Charleston (WV)* Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network L 0-3
(17-25, 23-25, 19-25) 		200 4-5
(0-1)
2/18
2 p.m. 		@ #15 Charleston (WV)* Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network L 0-3
(19-25, 11-25, 10-25) 		100 4-6
(0-2)
2/24
7 p.m. 		@ Princeton* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(16-25, 27-25, 24-26, 18-25) 		0 4-7
(0-3)
2/25
5:30 p.m. 		@ Princeton* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(26-24, 13-25, 24-26, 19-25) 		0 4-8
(0-4)
3/03
7 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 23-25, 15-3) 		342 5-8
3/04
5 p.m. 		LIU Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25-19, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22) 		302 6-8
3/14
10 p.m. 		@ UC Santa Barbara Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(21-25, 18-25, 18-25) 		130 6-9
3/15
8 p.m. 		@ #7 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(16-25, 22-25, 15-25) 		583 6-10
3/22
7 p.m. 		Sacred Heart Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(12-25, 25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 8-15) 		155 6-11
3/24
7 p.m. 		American International Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-15, 25-11, 25-16) 		326 7-11
3/31
7 p.m. 		#3 Penn State* Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(16-25, 15-25, 23-25) 		481 7-12
(0-5)
4/01
3 p.m. 		#3 Penn State* Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(17-25, 27-29, 21-25) 		442 7-13
(0-6)
4/07
6 p.m. 		@ NJIT* Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		America East TV W 3-2
(25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 18-16) 		215 8-13
(1-6)
4/08
4 p.m. 		@ NJIT* Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		America East TV W 3-2
(25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 11-25, 15-13) 		222 9-13
(2-6)
4/14
7 p.m. 		George Mason* Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22-25, 21-25, 20-25) 		162 9-14
(2-7)
4/15
4 p.m. 		George Mason* Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(15-25, 25-23, 19-25, 23-25) 		147 9-15
(2-8)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Sacred Heart: Bernie Picozzi
  • Merrimack: No commentary
  • Ball State: Joey Lindstrom & Amber Seaman[5]
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • North Greenville:
  • McKendree:
  • Daemen:
  • Merrimack:
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Princeton:
  • Princeton:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • LIU:
  • UC Santa Barbara:
  • Pepperdine:
  • Sacred Heart:
  • American International:
  • Penn State:
  • Penn State:
  • NJIT:
  • NJIT:
  • George Mason:
  • George Mason:

References

See also: 2022 Harvard Crimson football team and 2022–23 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
  1. ^ "Harvard Names Baise as New Head Coach". EIVA. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  2. ^ "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Volleyball swept Merrimack College on the Road 3-0". Title Press. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cardinals sweep Harvard in first home match of campaign". Ball State Daily. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Getting set for Harvard/Ball State". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.