2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team

2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball
ConferenceConference Carolinas
Record11-14 (7-7 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach
  • Sam Albus (1st season)
Assistant coachAbigail King (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliams Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team represented Lees-McRae College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Sam Albus,[1] were picked to finish seventh in the Conference Carolinas coaches preseason poll.[2]

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 Lees-McRae Bobcats roster[3]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 1 Ben Ratliff-Becher - Freshman
  • 3 Isaac LaFunor - Sophomore
  • 5 Steven Nalls - Senior

Middle blockers

  • 6 Nicholas Brewster - Junior
  • 10 Vincent Pradarelli - Freshman
  • 12 Sebastian Heer - Sophomore
  • 15 Ace Backer - Senior
  

Outside hitters

  • 2 M.J. Doyle - Senior
  • 4 Joe Angelo - Senior
  • 6 Nicholas Brewster - Junior
  • 7 Michael Marsans - Senior
  • 17 Thomas Couch - Sophomore
  • 18 Austin Beaird - Freshman
  

Opposite hitters

  • 10 Vincent Pradarelli - Freshman

Setters

  • 11 Bradley Peters - Senior
  • 18 Austin Beaird - Freshman
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:[4]

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
1/18
6 p.m. 		@ Queens Curry Arena
Charlotte, NC 		YouTube L 0–3
(23–25, 15–25, 19–25) 		94 0–1
1/21
7 p.m. 		Limestone Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-2
(25-19, 23–25, 28–26, 24-26, 15-8) 		113 1-1
1/28
3 p.m. 		St. Andrews Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-21, 25–18, 25–17) 		116 2-1
1/31
9 p.m. 		@ #9 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(18–25, 17–25, 19–25) 		386 2-2
2/01
9 p.m. 		@ #9 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(25-23, 14–25, 17–25, 20-25) 		346 2-3
2/02
7 p.m. 		@ Park University Gilbert Bell Bean Park
Gilbert, AZ 		YouTube W 3-0
(25-20, 25–19, 25–18) 		50 3-3
2/10
7 p.m. 		Erskine* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(28-26, 25–23, 25–12) 		231 4-3
(1-0)
2/11
2 p.m. 		Emmanuel* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(21-25, 25–20, 25-18, 25-20) 		203 5-3
(2-0)
2/14
7 p.m. 		King* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-2
(25-21, 23–25, 25-27, 25-15, 18-16) 		203 6-3
(3-0)
2/16
7 p.m. 		Fort Valley State Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(23-25, 13-25, 25-15, 23-25) 		203 6-4
2/18
2 p.m. 		@ North Greenville* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25) 		212 6-5
(3-1)
2/24
7 p.m. 		@ Barton* Wilson Gymnasium
Wilson, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(23-25, 15-25, 19-25) 		250 6-6
(3-2)
2/25
2 p.m. 		@ Mount Olive* Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 26-24) 		64 7-6
(4-2)
2/28
7 p.m. 		Tusculum Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(17-25, 21-25, 23-25) 		103 7-7
3/02
6 p.m. 		Queens Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(23-25, 22-25, 22-25) 		113 7-8
3/04
2 p.m. 		Randolph-Macon Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-14, 25-20, 25-17) 		117 8-8
3/18
2 p.m. 		@ Belmont Abbey* Wheeler Center
Belmont, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(20-25, 15-25, 29-31) 		74 8-9
(4-3)
3/24
7 p.m. 		@ Emmanuel* Shaw Athletic Center
Franklin Springs, GA 		Conference Carolinas DN L 2-3
(25-16, 16-25, 30-28, 22-25, 13-15) 		100 8-11
(4-4)
3/25
2 p.m. 		@ Erskine* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 28-26) 		98 9-11
(5-4)
3/28
7 p.m. 		North Greenville* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(30-32, 23-25, 25-21, 18-25) 		107 9-12
(5-5)
3/31
7 p.m. 		Mount Olive* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0-3
(20-25, 23-25, 27-29) 		137 9-13
(5-6)
4/01
2 p.m. 		Barton* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 2-3
(18-25, 25-13, 25-15, 20-25, 15-17) 		137 9-14
(5-7)
4/05
7 p.m. 		Belmont Abbey* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22) 		200 10-14
(6-7)
4/13
7 p.m. 		@ King* Student Center Complex
Bristol, TN 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-18, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23) 		241 11-14
(7-7)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Queens: No commentary
  • Limestone:
  • St. Andrew's:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • Park Gilbert:
  • Erskine:
  • Emmanuel:
  • King:
  • Fort Valley State:
  • North Greenville:
  • Barton:
  • Mount Olive:
  • Queens:
  • Randolph-Macon:
  • North Greenville:
  • Belmont Abbey:
  • Emmanuel:
  • Erskine:
  • Mount Olive:
  • Barton:
  • Belmont Abbey:
  • King:

References

  1. ^ "Lees-McRae names new head coach for upcoming season". Off the Block. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "North Greenville Picked to Defend Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Title". ConferenceCarolinas.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Lees-McRae Athletics.
  4. ^ "Lees-McRae College sports roundup". Avery Journal-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2022.