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
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

ConferenceNortheast Conference

Record11-12 (7-7 NEC)

Headcoach

Adam Niemczynowicz (1st season)

Assistant coachDan Ward (1st season)

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team represented 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] played their home games at William H. Pitt Center. The Pioneers competed 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
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 March 27, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

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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)

2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team

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