2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team

2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball
2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball
Conference	Conference Carolinas
Record	11-14 (7-7 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach	Sam Albus (1st season);
Assistant coach	Abigail King (2nd season)
Home arena	Williams Gymnasium

The 2023 Lees-McRae Bobcats men's volleyball team represents 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 y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of October 11, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

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	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

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

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[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.