2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball team

2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball
2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	10-15 (4-10 NEC)
Head coach	Ray Lewis (1st season);
Home arena	Hammel Court
	Seasons 2024 →

The 2023 Merrimack Warriors men's volleyball team, the first ever Merrimack men's volleyball team,^[1] represents Merrimack College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Warriors, led by first year head coach Ray Lewis,^[2] play their home games at Hammel Court. The Warriors play in the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference.^[3] They were picked to finish seventh in the conference preseason poll.^[4]

2023 Northeast Conference men's volleyball standings
v t e	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 May 1, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights[edit]

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[edit]

2023 Merrimack Warriors roster^[5]

Defensive specialist/libero

1 Anthony Clapp - Sophomore
11 Kyle Standage - Freshman
21 Kyle Wagner - Freshman

Middle blockers

6 Ian Callahan - Junior
7 Sage Gatling - Sophomore
9 Xander Thesz - Senior
13 Matthew Motes - Junior
25 Antonio Barraza - Senior

Outside hitters

2 Zyshonne Lang - Freshman
7 Sage Gatling - Sophomore
8 Tanner Planz - Freshman

Opposite hitters

3 Miles Dewhirst - Junior
5 Logan Whitaker - Freshman
24 Theo Hackett - Freshman

Setters

4 Carson Bashford - Freshman
10 Alejandro Campos - Freshman

Schedule[edit]

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
1/14 7 p.m.	@ #4 Penn State	Rec Hall University Park, PA	B1G+	L 0-3 (16-25, 14-25, 13-25)^[6]	550	0-1
1/17 7 p.m.	Harvard	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 0–3 (22–25, 14–25, 20–25) ^[7]	232	0–2
1/20 5 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (23–25, 20–25, 21–25)	121	0-3
1/21 TBA	@ Barton	Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 25-20)	200	1-3
1/22 1 p.m.	@ Queens	Curry Arena Charlotte, NC	YouTube	W 3–2 (25-22, 16-25, 20-25, 31-29, 15-13)	76	2-3
1/29 1 p.m.	Central State	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3–2 (20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12)	178	3-3
2/3 7 p.m.	@ American International	Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA	AIC Stretch	W 3–1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-23)	104	4-3
2/4 5 p.m.	Fisher	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-8)		5-3
2/8 7 p.m.	@ Harvard	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 21-25)	105	5-4
2/17 7 p.m.	Daemen*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 11-15)	188	5-5 (0-1)
2/18 7 p.m.	D'Youville*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3-2 (25-15, 24-26, 25-16, 16-25, 15-12)	167	6-5 (1-1)
2/24 TBA	@ Fairleigh Dickinson*	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (16-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 11-15)	225	6-6 (1-2)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (18-25, 21-25, 20-25)	0	6-7 (1-3)
3/03 5 p.m.	NJIT	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 23-25)	160	6-8
3/10 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart*	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 2-3 (18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 13-25, 10-15)	107	6-9 (1-4)
3/17 7 p.m.	American International	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3-1	44	7-9
3/18 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20)	156	8-9 (2-4)
3/24 5 p.m.	LIU*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (17-25, 25-20, 22-25, 18-25)	97	8-10 (2-5)
3/25 TBA	St. Francis Brooklyn*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 20-25)	154	8-11 (2-6)
3/31 5 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22)	156	9-11 (3-6)
4/01 TBA	St. Francis*	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 1-3 (21-25, 13-25, 25-17, 22-25)	143	9-12 (3-7)
4/07 5 p.m.	@ D'Youville*	College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY	ECC SN	L 1-3 (25-18, 22-25, 17-25, 21-25)	65	9-13 (3-8)
4/08 TBA	@ Daemen*	Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (20-25, 18-25, 16-25)	100	9-14 (3-9)
4/14 5 p.m.	@ LIU*	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 0-3 (17-25, 26-28, 17-25)	154	9-15 (3-10)
4/15 7 p.m.	@ St. Francis Brooklyn*	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	W 3-1 (25-18, 15-25, 25-20, 25-16)	42	10-15 (4-10)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

Penn State: Dylan Price & Thomas English^[8]
Harvard: No commentary
Mount Olive: Michael Deleo
Barton
Queens:
Central State:
American International:
Fisher:
Harvard:
Daemen:
D'Youville:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
St. Francis
NJIT:
Sacred Heart:
American International:
Sacred Heart:
LIU:
St. Francis Brooklyn:
Fairleigh Dickinson:
St. Francis:
D'Youville :
Daemen :
LIU:
St. Francis Brooklyn:

References[edit]

^ "New Team Joining the Warriors Athletic Department: Men's Volleyball". Merrimack Newspaper. November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Central State selects Brockman as Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach". Onnidan.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 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". Merrimack Athletics.
^ "Local Roundup: Merrimack volleyball drops inaugural match at Penn State". Eagle Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "Men's Volleyball swept Merrimack College on the Road 3-0". Title Press. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
^ "Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[1] "New Team Joining the Warriors Athletic Department: Men's Volleyball". Merrimack Newspaper. November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[2] "Central State selects Brockman as Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach". Onnidan.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

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

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

[5] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Merrimack Athletics.

[6] "Local Roundup: Merrimack volleyball drops inaugural match at Penn State". Eagle Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[7] "Men's Volleyball swept Merrimack College on the Road 3-0". Title Press. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[8] "Price & English to call Merrimack/Penn State". Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

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