2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team

2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	9–15 (2–8 EIVA)
Head coach	Brian Baise (13th season);
Assistant coach	Nick Clark (2nd season)
Home arena	Malkin Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Record9–15 (2–8 EIVA)

Headcoach

Brian Baise (13th season)

Assistant coachNick Clark (2nd season)

The 2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team represented Harvard University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Crimson, led by 13th year head coach Brian Baise,^[1] played their home games at Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson were members of the EIVA. They were picked to finish fifth in the EIVA preseason poll.^[2]

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 ‡ – EIVA tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from AVCA

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Number	Name	Class	Position	Height	Hometown
1	Andrew Lobo	Sophomore	Outside Hitter	6-2	Toronto, Ontario
2	Ethan Smith	Junior	Middle Blocker	6-7	Laguna Niguel, California
3	Ryan Hong	Senior	Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter	6-2	Honolulu, Hawaii
4	Callum Diak	Freshman	Libero	6-1	Kingston, Ontario
5	Azim Raheem	Sophomore	Opposite Hitter	6-6	Toronto, Ontario
6	Alessio Pignatelli	Senior	Libero/Defensive Specialist	5-11	Acqui Terme, Italy
8	Brian Thomas	Freshman	Middle Blocker	7-0	Moraga, California
9	Ethan McCrary	Junior	Middle Blocker	6-9	Mission Viejo, California
10	Logan Shepherd	Sophomore	Outside Hitter	6-4	Cave Springs, Arkansas
11	Will Polster	Senior	Outside Hitter	6-1	Maryland Heights, Missouri
12	Zach Berty	Freshman	Outside Hitter	6-6	Corona del Mar, California
13	Kade McGovern	Sophomore	Opposite Hitter	6-6	Burbank, California
16	Xuanthe Nguyen	Sophomore	Libero	5-11	London, England
18	Will Sorenson	Senior	Setter	6-1	Killdeer, Illinois
19	Owen Fanning	Sophomore	Outside Hitter	6-7	Needham, Massachusetts
21	James Bardin	Sophomore	Setter	6-7	Aliso Viejo, California
22	Trevor Schultz	Junior	Middle Blocker	6-6	Saint Augustine, Florida

Date Time	Opponent	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (EIVA Record)
1/13 7 p.m.	@ Sacred Heart	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–1 (15-25, 25–23, 25–20, 25–19)	223	1-0
1/17 7 p.m.	@ Merrimack	Hammel Court North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–20) ^[3]	232	2–0
1/20 7 p.m.	@ #6 Ball State	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 0-3 (16-25, 18–25, 14–25)^[4]	2,151	2-1
1/21 5 p.m.	@ Purdue Fort Wayne	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Ft. Wayne, IN	YouTube	L 0-3 (23-25, 23–25, 19–25)	497	2-2
1/27 7 p.m.	North Greenville	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA (Harvard Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-22, 26–24, 25–23)	0	3-2
1/28 7 p.m.	McKendree	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA (Harvard Invitational)	ESPN+	L 2-3 (25-20, 19–25, 22–25, 25-22, 10-15)	115	3-3
2/03 7 p.m.	Daemen	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 1-3 (15-25, 25–19, 17–25, 35-37)	151	3-4
2/08 7 p.m.	Merrimack	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-20, 25–20, 25–21)	105	4-4
2/17 7 p.m.	@ #15 Charleston (WV)*	Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 19-25)	200	4-5 (0-1)
2/18 2 p.m.	@ #15 Charleston (WV)*	Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 0-3 (19-25, 11-25, 10-25)	100	4-6 (0-2)
2/24 7 p.m.	@ Princeton*	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 1-3 (16-25, 27-25, 24-26, 18-25)	0	4-7 (0-3)
2/25 5:30 p.m.	@ Princeton*	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 1-3 (26-24, 13-25, 24-26, 19-25)	0	4-8 (0-4)
3/03 7 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-2 (25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 23-25, 15-3)	342	5-8
3/04 5 p.m.	LIU	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22)	302	6-8
3/14 10 p.m.	@ UC Santa Barbara	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (21-25, 18-25, 18-25)	130	6-9
3/15 8 p.m.	@ #7 Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 15-25)	583	6-10
3/22 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 2-3 (12-25, 25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 8-15)	155	6-11
3/24 7 p.m.	American International	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	W 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16)	326	7-11
3/31 7 p.m.	#3 Penn State*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (16-25, 15-25, 23-25)	481	7-12 (0-5)
4/01 3 p.m.	#3 Penn State*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (17-25, 27-29, 21-25)	442	7-13 (0-6)
4/07 6 p.m.	@ NJIT*	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	W 3-2 (25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 18-16)	215	8-13 (1-6)
4/08 4 p.m.	@ NJIT*	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	America East TV	W 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 11-25, 15-13)	222	9-13 (2-6)
4/14 7 p.m.	George Mason*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 20-25)	162	9-14 (2-7)
4/15 4 p.m.	George Mason*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 1-3 (15-25, 25-23, 19-25, 23-25)	147	9-15 (2-8)

2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team

Roster

Schedule

Announcers for televised games

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