2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball team

2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball
Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champions
ConferenceConference Carolinas
Record18-7 (11-3 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach
  • Matthew McManaway (1st season)
Home arenaHayes Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball team represented North Greenville University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Matthew McManaway,[1] were picked to win the Conference Carolinas title in the 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 North Greenville Crusaders roster[3]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 2 Jackson Chadwell - Freshman
  • 4 Blake Petteway - Sophomore
  • 6 Duncan Henderson- Junior
  • 7 Andrew Davidson- Sophomore
  • 24 Jhavier Delgado - Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 16 Emanuel Adames - Junior
  • 20 Michael de la Cruz Sophomore
  • 21 Nicholas Rudge - Sophomore
  

Outside hitters

  • 5 Luke Densmore - Junior
  • 8 Tom Curry - Junior
  • 9 Diego Rosich - Senior
  • 10 Abhi Kopecky - Freshman
  • 11 Zec Johnson - Junior
  • 13 Jared Doebler - Freshman
  • 14 Gregory Torres- Sophomore
  • 18 Tyler Cohen - Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Yoriano Velez - Freshman
  

Opposite hitters

  • 12 Mark Autry - Junior
  • 14 Gregory Torres- Sophomore
  • 22 Jacob Brown- Freshman

Setters

  • 1 Jorge Riesgo - Junior
  • 3 Dylan Roseberry - Freshman
  • 18 Tyler Cohen - Redshirt Freshman
  • 23 Elijah Hagen - Freshman
  

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
1/14
3 p.m. 		Queens Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-21, 25–19, 25–21) 		403 1-0
1/19
7 p.m. 		Tusculum Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-19, 32–30, 25–13) 		276 2-0
1/25
7 p.m. 		Limestone Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-14, 25–20, 25–20) 		283 3-0
1/27
7 p.m. 		@ Harvard Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22-25, 24–26, 23–25) 		0 3-1
1/28
4 p.m. 		vs. St. Francis Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		W 3-2
(25-16, 19–25, 25–23, 19–25, 16–14) 		0 4-1
2/01
6 p.m. 		@ Limestone Timken Center
Gaffney, SC 		FloVolleyball L 2-3
(25-21, 25–20, 22–25, 19–25, 14–16) 		68 4-2
2/03
6 p.m. 		Campbellsville Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-14, 25–21, 25–9) 		183 5-2
2/08
7 p.m. 		@ King* Student Center Complex
Bristol, TN 		Conference Carolinas DN L 2-3
(25-19, 25–23, 24–26, 13–25, 8–15) 		231 5-3
(0-1)
2/10
7 p.m. 		Barton* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-21, 25–8, 25–17) 		208 6-3
(1-1)
2/11
5 p.m. 		Mount Olive* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-16, 25–21, 25–21) 		251 7-3
(2-1)
2/14
7 p.m. 		Belmont Abbey* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(20-25, 25–21, 25–22, 27–25) 		158 8-3
(3-1)
2/18
2 p.m. 		Lees-McRae* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-17, 21–25, 25–23, 25–20) 		212 9-3
(4-1)
2/21
7 p.m. 		@ Erskine* Belk Arena
Due West, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(25-16, 20–25, 22–25, 21–25) 		231 9-4
(4-2)
2/25
2 p.m. 		@ Emmanuel* Shaw Athletic Center
Franklin Springs, GA 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-2
(21-25, 25–19, 21–25, 25–18, 15–12) 		50 10-4
(5-2)
3/03
7 p.m. 		@ George Mason Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(16-25, 19–25, 22–25) 		195 10-5
3/10
7 p.m. 		@ Tusculum Pioneer Arena
Greenville, TN 		FloVolleyball W 3-0
(25-22, 25–19, 25–19) 		136 11-5
3/13
6 p.m. 		Reinhardt Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-23, 25–17, 25–17) 		97 12-5
3/14
3 p.m. 		NJIT Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 2-3
(25-20, 25–22, 15–25, 23–25, 13–15) 		86 12-6
3/21
7 p.m. 		King* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-16, 22–25, 26–24, 26–24) 		226 13-6
(6-2)
3/24
7 p.m. 		@ Mount Olive* Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN L 1-3
(21-25, 24–26, 29–27, 18–25) 		105 13-7
(6-3)
3/25
2 p.m. 		@ Barton* Wilson Gymnasium
Wilson, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-2
(25-23, 23–25, 25–20, 20–25, 15–6) 		200 14-7
(7-3)
3/28
7 p.m. 		@ Lees-McRae* Williams Gymnasium
Banner Elk, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(32-30, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18) 		107 15-7
(8-3)
4/01
2 p.m. 		Erskine* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-19, 25–23, 25–14) 		280 16-7
(9-3)
4/05
7 p.m. 		Emmanuel* Hayes Gymnasium
Tigerville, SC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-0
(25-19, 25–17, 25–18) 		301 17-7
(10-3)
4/13
7 p.m. 		@ Belmont Abbey* Wheeler Center
Belmont, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3-1
(25-12, 22–25, 25–18, 25–21) 		177 18-7
(11-3)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Queens: Alan Kahaly
  • Tusculum:
  • Limestone:
  • Harvard:
  • Limestone:
  • Campbellsville:
  • King:
  • Barton:
  • Belmont Abbey:
  • Lees-McRae:
  • Erskine:
  • Emmanuel:
  • George Mason:
  • Lees-McRae:
  • Tusculum:
  • Reinhardt:
  • NJIT:
  • King:
  • Mount Olive:
  • Barton:
  • Erskine:
  • Emmanuel:
  • Belmont Abbey:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV

^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ "Matthew McManaway Named New Head Coach of Men's Volleyball". North Greenville Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 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". North Greenville Athletics.