2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team

2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball
2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	13–11 (7–3 EIVA)
Head coach	Sam Shweisky (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Brown (1st season); Ben Hancock (2nd season);
Home arena	Dillon Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
v t e	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 y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 24, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

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

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

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

Date Time	Opponent	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[edit]

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[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	15	RV	RV	RV											RV	15	14	14
Off the Block Media	Not released																	RV

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

Honors[edit]

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References[edit]

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

[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.

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