2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball team

2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball
2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball
Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champions
Conference	Conference Carolinas
Record	18-7 (11-3 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach	Matthew McManaway (1st season);
Home arena	Hayes Gymnasium

The 2023 North Greenville Crusaders men's volleyball team represents 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 y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of October 26, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

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 - 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 - 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	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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches
Off the Block Media	Not released															RV

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

References

"Matthew McManaway Named New Head Coach of Men's Volleyball". North Greenville Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
"North Greenville Picked to Defend Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Title". ConferenceCarolinas.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
"2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". North Greenville Athletics.

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[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.