2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team

2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record13–11 (7–3 EIVA)
Head coach
  • Sam Shweisky (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Brown[1] (1st season)
  • Ben Hancock (2nd season)
Home arenaDillon Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
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

The 2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team represented Princeton University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tigers, led by fourteenth year head coach Sam Shweisky, played their home games at Dillon Gymnasium. The Tigers were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish third in the EIVA preseason poll.[2]

The Tigers entered 2023 as the defending EIVA tournament champions,[3] though they suffered an NCAA 1st Round tournament loss to North Greenville.[4]

Roster

2023 Princeton Tigers roster[5]
 

Defensive specialist/Libero

  • 11 Simon Xiao - Freshman
  • 19 Austin Kerker - Freshman
  • 20 Matt Suh - Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 3 Gavin Leising - Junior
  • 4 Ryan Vena - Freshman
  • 7 Aiden Benson - Sophomore
  • 16 Rodrigo Fernandez - Senior
  • 23 Josh Coan - Junior

Middle hitters/PIN

  • 17 Andrew Werner - Freshman
  • 19 Austin Kerker - Freshman
  • 22 Owen Mellon - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 2 Brady Wedbush - Senior
  • 5 Alexander Mrkalj - Senior
  • 8 Nate Thompson - Senior
  • 9 Ben Harrington - Junior
  • 10 James Hartley - Junior
  

Opposite hitters

  • 2 Brady Wedbush - Senior
  • 10 James Hartley - Junior
  • 25 Nyherowo Omene - Sophomore

Setters

  • 6 Danny Sun - Senior
  • 12 Henry Wedbush - Sophomore
  • 14 Kyle Gschwend - Freshman
  • 18 Charlie Rogers - Junior
  • 21 Stefan Gjaja - Freshman
  

Schedule

Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(EIVA Record)
1/09
7 p.m. 		@ D'Youville College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY 		ECC SN W 3–0
(27–25, 25–17, 25–17) 		80 1–0
1/10
7 p.m. 		@ Daemen Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium
Amherst, NY 		NEC Front Row L 1-3
(25–27, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22) 		375 1–1
1/13
9 p.m. 		@ #2 UCLA John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA L 1-3
(25–22, 18–25, 20–25, 14–25) 		721 1-2
1/16
10 p.m. 		@ #5 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA 		WavesCast L 0-3
(17–25, 23–25, 19–25) 		682 1-3
1/18
8 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		EagleEye W 3-1
(25–23, 28–26, 19–25, 25–17) 		117 2-3
1/26
7 p.m. 		@ #13 Ohio State Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ L 1-3
(25–27, 18–25, 30–28, 23–25) 		568 2-4
1/27
7 p.m. 		@ #13 Ohio State Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		B1G+ L 2-3
(13–25, 25–23, 25–17, 17–25, 9–15) 		722 2-5
2/03
7 p.m. 		Sacred Heart Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–16, 23–25, 25–14, 25–22) 		0 3-3
2/04
4 p.m. 		Tusculum Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ Canceled
2/08
7 p.m. 		#15 CSUN Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25–27, 25–17, 25–15, 30–32, 11–15) 		0 3-6
2/11
5 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25–19, 25–16, 25–22) 		0 4-6
2/17
7 p.m. 		@ #3 Penn State* Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ L 0-3
(18–25, 23–25, 20–25) 		783 4-7
(0–1)
2/18
4 p.m. 		@ #3 Penn State* Rec Hall
University Park, PA 		B1G+ L 0-3
(16–25, 21–25, 17–25) 		1,207 4-8
(0–2)
2/24
7 p.m. 		Harvard* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25–16, 25–27, 26–24, 25–18) 		0 5-8
(1–2)
2/25
5 p.m. 		Harvard* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(24–26, 25–13, 26–24, 25–19) 		0 6-8
(2-2)
3/03
7 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–17) 		0 7-8
3/11
6 p.m. 		@ NJIT* Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(14–25, 22–25, 25–20, 25–16, 15–11) 		311 8-8
(3–2)
3/15
9 p.m. 		@ #5 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22–25, 20–25, 22–25) 		514 8-9
3/17
7 p.m. 		@ #5 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(25–27, 22–25, 21–25) 		424 8-10
3/24
7 p.m. 		@ George Mason* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge) 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25–20, 21–25, 25–20, 25–17) 		289 9-10
(4–2)
3/25
5 p.m. 		vs. #9 Loyola Chicago Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge) 		W 3-1
(28–30, 25–16, 25–23, 31–29) 		0 10-10
4/01
5 p.m. 		George Mason* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22–25, 22–25, 18–25) 		0 10-11
(4–3)
4/07
7 p.m. 		@ Charleston (WV)* Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network W 3-0
(25–22, 25–19, 25–20) 		210 11-11
(5–3)
4/08
3 p.m. 		@ Charleston (WV)* Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV 		Mountain East Network W 3-1
(25–22, 22–25, 27–25, 26–24) 		99 12-11
(6–3)
4/14
7 p.m. 		NJIT* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(30–28, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21) 		13-11
(7–3)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

  • D'Youville: Trevor Butts
  • Daemen: Ryan Maxwell & Stephanie Albano
  • UCLA: Denny Cline
  • Pepperdine: Al Epstein
  • Concordia Irvine: Jeff Runyan
  • Ohio State:
  • Ohio State:
  • Sacred Heart:
  • Tusculum:
  • Cal State Northridge:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • Penn State:
  • Penn State:
  • Harvard:
  • Harvard:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson:
  • NJIT:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • George Mason:
  • George Mason:
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Charleston (WV):
  • NJIT:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches15RVRVRVRV151414
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV

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

Honors

References

  1. ^ "Princeton adds former Purdue Fort Wayne assistant to coaching staff". Off the Block. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's volleyball takes down No. 2 Penn State en route to EIVA Championship title". Daily Princetonian. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "N. Greenville makes history, sweeps Princeton in NCAA men's volleyball tourney". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". goprincetontigers.com.