2023 Princeton Tigers men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2023
Team:Princeton Tigers
Conference:Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Short Conf:EIVA
Record:13–11
Conf Record:7–3
Head Coach:Sam Shweisky
Hc Year:14th
Asst Coach1:Lindsay Brown[1]
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Ben Hancock
Ac2 Year:2nd
Stadium:Dillon Gymnasium

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]

Schedule

Date
Time
OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(EIVA Record)
1/09
7 p.m.
College Center Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY
ECC SNW 3–0
(27–25, 25–17, 25–17)
801–0
1/10
7 p.m.
@ DaemenNEC Front Row L 1-3
(25–27, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22)
3751–1
1/13
9 p.m.
@ #2 UCLAJohn Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLAL 1-3
(25–22, 18-25, 20–25, 14–25)
7211-2
1/16
10 p.m.
@ #5 PepperdineFirestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WavesCastL 0-3
(17-25, 23-25, 19–25)
6821-3
1/18
8 p.m.
@ Concordia IrvineCU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeW 3-1
(25-23, 28-26, 19–25, 25-17)
1172-3
1/26
7 p.m.
@ #13 Ohio StateCovelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+L 1-3
(25-27, 18-25, 30-28, 23-25)
5682-4
1/27
7 p.m.
@ #13 Ohio StateCovelli Center
Columbus, OH
B1G+L 2-3
(13-25, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 9-15)
7222-5
2/03
7 p.m.
Sacred HeartDillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3–1
(25-16, 23–25, 25–14, 25-22)
03-3
2/04
4 p.m.
TusculumDillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+Canceled
2/08
7 p.m.
  1. 15 CSUN
Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+L 2-3
(25-27, 25-17, 25–15, 30-32, 11-15)
03-6
2/11
5 p.m.
St. Francis BrooklynDillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
04-6
2/17
7 p.m.
@ #3 Penn State*Rec Hall
University Park, PA
B1G+ L 0-3
(18-25, 23-25, 20-25)
7834-7
(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)
1,2074-8
(0-2)
2/24
7 p.m.
HarvardDillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3-1
(25-16, 25-27, 26-24, 25-18)
05-8
(1-2)
2/25
5 p.m.
Harvard*Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3-1
(24-26, 25-13, 26-24, 25-19)
06-8
(2-2)
3/03
7 p.m.
Fairleigh DickinsonDillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+W 3-0
(25-18, 25-18, 25-17)
07-8
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)
3118-8
(3-2)
3/15
9 p.m.
@ #5 Grand CanyonGCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+ L 0-3
(22-25, 20-25, 22-25)
5148-9
3/17
7 p.m.
@ #5 Grand Canyon GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+L 0-3
(25-27, 22-25, 21-25)
4248-10
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)
2899-10
(4-2)
3/25
5 p.m.
vs. #9 Loyola ChicagoRecreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge)
W 3-1
(28-30, 25-16, 25-23, 31-29)
010-10
4/01
5 p.m.
George Mason*Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ
ESPN+L 0-3
(22-25, 22-25, 18-25)
010-11
(4-3)
4/07
7 p.m.
@ Charleston (WV)*Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Charleston, WV
Mountain East NetworkW 3-0
(25-22, 25-19, 25-20)
21011-11
(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)
9912-11
(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

Rankings

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

Honors

To be filled in upon completion of the season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Princeton adds former Purdue Fort Wayne assistant to coaching staff. Off the Block. 2022-06-13.
  2. Web site: Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023. Off the Block. 2022-12-20.
  3. Web site: Men's volleyball takes down No. 2 Penn State en route to EIVA Championship title. Daily Princetonian. 2022-04-29.
  4. Web site: N. Greenville makes history, sweeps Princeton in NCAA men’s volleyball tourney. Volleyball Mag. 2022-05-02.