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2023 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record9–15 (2–8 EIVA)
Head coach
Assistant coachNick Clark (2nd season)
Home arenaMalkin Athletic Center
Seasons← 20222024 →

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, 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.

2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Penn State ‍†‍‡‍ 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


Season highlights

  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

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

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service.
Date
Time 		Opponent Rank 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) 		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) 		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)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Sacred Heart: Bernie Picozzi
  • Merrimack: No commentary
  • Ball State: Joey Lindstrom & Amber Seaman
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • North Greenville:
  • McKendree:
  • Daemen:
  • Merrimack:
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Princeton:
  • Princeton:
  • St. Francis Brooklyn:
  • LIU:
  • UC Santa Barbara:
  • Pepperdine:
  • Sacred Heart:
  • American International:
  • Penn State:
  • Penn State:
  • NJIT:
  • NJIT:
  • George Mason:
  • George Mason:

References

See also: 2022 Harvard Crimson football team and 2022–23 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
  1. "Harvard Names Baise as New Head Coach". EIVA. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  2. "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. "Men's Volleyball swept Merrimack College on the Road 3-0". Title Press. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  4. "Cardinals sweep Harvard in first home match of campaign". Ball State Daily. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. "Getting set for Harvard/Ball State". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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