2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball team

2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record10-15 (4-10 NEC)
Head coach
  • Ray Lewis (1st season)
Home arenaHammel Court
Seasons
2024 →

The 2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball team, the first ever Merrimack men's volleyball team,[1] represents Merrimack College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Warriors, led by first year head coach Ray Lewis,[2] play their home games at Hammel Court. The Warriors play in the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.[3] They were picked to finish seventh in the conference preseason poll.[4]

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

  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2023 Merrimack Warriors roster[5]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 1 Anthony Clapp - Sophomore
  • 11 Kyle Standage - Freshman
  • 21 Kyle Wagner - Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 6 Ian Callahan - Junior
  • 7 Sage Gatling - Sophomore
  • 9 Xander Thesz - Senior
  • 13 Matthew Motes - Junior
  • 25 Antonio Barraza - Senior
  

Outside hitters

  • 2 Zyshonne Lang - Freshman
  • 7 Sage Gatling - Sophomore
  • 8 Tanner Planz - Freshman
  

Opposite hitters

  • 3 Miles Dewhirst - Junior
  • 5 Logan Whitaker - Freshman
  • 24 Theo Hackett - Freshman

Setters

  • 4 Carson Bashford - Freshman
  • 10 Alejandro Campos - Freshman
  

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.
Date
time 		Opponent Rank Arena
city
(tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
1/14
7 p.m. 		@ #4 Penn State Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ L 0-3
(16-25, 14-25, 13-25)[6] 		550 0-1
1/17
7 p.m. 		Harvard Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 0–3
(22–25, 14–25, 20–25) [7] 		232 0–2
1/20
5 p.m. 		@ Mount Olive Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 0–3
(23–25, 20–25, 21–25) 		121 0-3
1/21
TBA 		@ Barton Wilson Gymnasium
Wilson, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3–1
(25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 25-20) 		200 1-3
1/22
1 p.m. 		@ Queens Curry Arena
Charlotte, NC 		YouTube W 3–2
(25-22, 16-25, 20-25, 31-29, 15-13) 		76 2-3
1/29
1 p.m. 		Central State Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3–2
(20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12) 		178 3-3
2/3
7 p.m. 		@ American International Henry A. Butova Gymnasium
Springfield, MA 		AIC Stretch W 3–1
(20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-23) 		104 4-3
2/4
5 p.m. 		Fisher Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3–0
(25-8, 25-7, 25-8) 		5-3
2/8
7 p.m. 		@ Harvard Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(20-25, 20-25, 21-25) 		105 5-4
2/17
7 p.m. 		Daemen* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 2-3
(18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 11-15) 		188 5-5
(0-1)
2/18
7 p.m. 		D'Youville* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3-2
(25-15, 24-26, 25-16, 16-25, 15-12) 		167 6-5
(1-1)
2/24
TBA 		@ Fairleigh Dickinson* Rothman Center
Hackensack, NJ 		NEC Front Row L 2-3
(16-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 11-15) 		225 6-6
(1-2)
2/25
7 p.m. 		@ St. Francis* DeGol Arena
Loretto, PA 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(18-25, 21-25, 20-25) 		0 6-7
(1-3)
3/03
5 p.m. 		NJIT Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(16-25, 22-25, 23-25) 		160 6-8
3/10
7 p.m. 		@ Sacred Heart* William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT 		NEC Front Row L 2-3
(18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 13-25, 10-15) 		107 6-9
(1-4)
3/17
7 p.m. 		American International Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3-1 44 7-9
3/18
7 p.m. 		Sacred Heart* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3-1
(19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20) 		156 8-9
(2-4)
3/24
5 p.m. 		LIU* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(17-25, 25-20, 22-25, 18-25) 		97 8-10
(2-5)
3/25
TBA 		St. Francis Brooklyn* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(22-25, 22-25, 20-25) 		154 8-11
(2-6)
3/31
5 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row W 3-1
(24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22) 		156 9-11
(3-6)
4/01
TBA 		St. Francis* Hammel Court
North Andover, MA 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(21-25, 13-25, 25-17, 22-25) 		143 9-12
(3-7)
4/07
5 p.m. 		@ D'Youville* College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY 		ECC SN L 1-3
(25-18, 22-25, 17-25, 21-25) 		65 9-13
(3-8)
4/08
TBA 		@ Daemen* Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
Amherst, NY 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(20-25, 18-25, 16-25) 		100 9-14
(3-9)
4/14
5 p.m. 		@ LIU* Steinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row L 0-3
(17-25, 26-28, 17-25) 		154 9-15
(3-10)
4/15
7 p.m. 		@ St. Francis Brooklyn* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY 		NEC Front Row W 3-1
(25-18, 15-25, 25-20, 25-16) 		42 10-15
(4-10)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Penn State: Dylan Price & Thomas English[8]
  • Harvard: No commentary
  • Mount Olive: Michael Deleo
  • Barton
  • Queens:
  • Central State:
  • American International:
  • Fisher:
  • Harvard:
  • Daemen:
  • D'Youville:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson:
  • St. Francis
  • NJIT:
  • Sacred Heart:
  • American International:
  • Sacred Heart:
  • LIU:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson:
  • St. Francis:
  • D'Youville :
  • Daemen :
  • LIU:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:

References

  1. ^ "New Team Joining the Warriors Athletic Department: Men's Volleyball". Merrimack Newspaper. November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Central State selects Brockman as Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach". Onnidan.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Merrimack Athletics.
  6. ^ "Local Roundup: Merrimack volleyball drops inaugural match at Penn State". Eagle Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Men's Volleyball swept Merrimack College on the Road 3-0". Title Press. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.