2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team

2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball
2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	11-12 (7-7 NEC)
Head coach	Adam Niemczynowicz (1st season);
Assistant coach	Dan Ward (1st season)
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team represents Sacred Heart University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Pioneers, led by first year head coach Adam Niemczynowicz,[1] play their home games at William H. Pitt Center. The Pioneers compete as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.[2] The Pioneers were picked to finish fifth in the NEC pre-season poll.[3]

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 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 Sacred Heart Pioneers roster[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

1 Gregory DeGeorge - Junior
2 Tyler Kwinta - Senior
3 Ardian Kodzodziku - Senior
4 Jeremiah Bernardo - Junior
6 Angus Henricks - Sophomore
7 Cole Younger - Junior
23 Ian Terrassa - Sophomore

Middle blockers

16 Ife Loverton - Graduate
17 Ethan Cohen - Sophomore
21 Ryan Benscoter - Sophomore
25 Ben Lille - Freshman
28 Caden Cole - Freshman

Outside hitters

8 Carlos Terrassa - Junior
9 Brady Hoelperl - Junior
10 Thomas Tustison - Sophomore
12 Mark Berry - Junior
14 Nick Galasso - Senior
15 Patrick Mucherino - Junior
20 Dylan McClung - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

5 Carter Lyons - Freshman
13 Carlos Santa Cruz - Junior

Setters

2 Tyler Kwinta - Senior
11 Teddy Payne - Junior
13 Carlos Santa Cruz - Junior
18 Gabriel Garcia - Sophomore
19 Colin Stevens - Sophomore
26 Cade Trujillo - Sophomore

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	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/13 7 p.m.	Harvard	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25-15, 23-25, 20–25, 19-25)	223	0-1
1/14 1 p.m.	@ NJIT	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	ESPN+	L 0-3 (24-26, 21-25, 12–25)	233	0-2
1/18 7 p.m.	Stevens	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (25–18, 25–15, 17–25, 24–26, 15–11)	183	1–2
1/27 7 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 12–25)	434	1-3
1/28 5 p.m.	@ #8 Ball State	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+ or Ball State All-Access	L 0-3 (11-25, 16-25, 21–25)	1,371	1-4
2/03 7 p.m.	@ Princeton	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 1-3 (16-25, 25-23, 14–25, 22-25)	0	1-5
2/07 TBA	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25–18, 25-20)	82	2-5
2/17 7 p.m.	D'Youville*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-19)	136	3-5 (1-0)
2/19 11 a.m.	Daemen*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (13-25, 26-24, 30-28, 21-25, 11-15)	147	3-6 (1-1)
2/24 6 p.m.	@ St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretta, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 18-25)	0	3-7 (1-2)
2/25 5 p.m.	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*	Rothman Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-20, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23)	225	4-7 (2-2)
3/10 7 p.m.	Merrimack*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-13, 15-10)	107	5-7 (3-2)
3/18 12 p.m.	@ Merrimack*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (25-19, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25)	156	5-8 (3-3)
3/22 7 p.m.	@ Harvard	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-12, 18-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8)	155	6-8
3/24 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (33-31, 25-13, 25-19)	127	7-8 (4-3)
3/25 5 p.m.	LIU*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (14-25, 22-25, 27-25, 20-25)	104	7-9 (4-4)
3/31 7 p.m.	St. Francis*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (20-25, 18-25, 13-25)	213	7-10 (4-5)
4/01 5 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-17)	112	7-11 (4-6)
4/04 7 p.m.	American International	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-21)	169	8-11
4/07 6 p.m.	@ Daemen*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (18-25, 26-24, 12-25, 22-25)	176	8-12 (4-7)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ D'Youville*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	W 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19)	85	9-12 (5-7)
4/14 TBA	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22)	85	10-12 (6-7)
4/15 7 p.m.	@ LIU*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 29-27)	187	11-12 (7-7)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Harvard: Bernie Picozzi
NJIT: Ira Thor[5]
Stevens: Evan Cormier & Robert Finizio
Purdue Fort Wayne:
Ball State:
Princeton:
American International:
D'Youville:
Daemen:
St. Francis:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
Merrimack:
Merrimack:
Harvard:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
LIU:
St. Francis:
Farleigh Dickinson:
American International:
Daemen:
D'Youville:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
LIU:

References

"NCAA volleyball: B1G media days, Caffey leaving Huskers, coaching carousel, worldy Wingate, AVCA hall". Volleybal Mag. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
"Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
"Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
"2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Sacred Heart Athletics.
"NJIT Open on ESPN+". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

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[1] "NCAA volleyball: B1G media days, Caffey leaving Huskers, coaching carousel, worldy Wingate, AVCA hall". Volleybal Mag. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

[2] "Northeast Conference to sponsor men's volleyball in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[3] "Saint Francis tops inaugural NEC preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[4] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Sacred Heart Athletics.

[5] "NJIT Open on ESPN+". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.