# 2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball team

The 2023 Daemen Wildcats men's volleyball team represented Daemen University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth year head coach Don Gleason, played their home games at Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium. The Wildcats competed as a member of the newly created Northeast Conference men's volleyball conference and were picked to finish fourth in the NEC.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be streamed on NEC Front Row. Most road games will be streamed by the schools streaming service, including NEC Front Row.
| Date time | Opponent | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1/10 7 p.m. | Princeton | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amhest, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3–1 (25–27, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22) | 375 | 1–0 |
| 1/13 7 p.m. | @ #4 Penn State | Rec Hall University Park, PA | B1G+ | L 0-3 (10-25, 19–25, 22–25) | 357 | 1-1 |
| 1/21 1 p.m. | American International | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–12, 25–21) | 153 | 2-1 |
| 1/28 1 p.m. | Central State | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–17) | 150 | 3-1 |
| 1/29 2 p.m. | @ St. John Fisher (Exhibition) | Manning & Napier Varsity Gym Pittsford, NY | Cardinals All-Access on Stretch | W 3–2 (16-25, 25–22, 25–18, 27-29, 15-6) | 117 | 3-1 |
| 2/03 7 p.m. | @ Harvard | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-17, 37-35) | 151 | 4-1 |
| 2/04 7 p.m. | @ American International | Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Springfield, MA | AIC Stretch | W 3–0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-15) | 79 | 5-1 |
| 2/10 7 p.m. | @ D'Youville* | College Center Gymnasium Buffalo, NY | ECC SN | W 3–0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-14) | 225 | 6-1 (1-0) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | @ Merrimack* | Hammel Court North Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 3–2 (25-18, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11) | 188 | 7-1 (2-0) |
| 2/19 12 p.m. | @ Sacred Heart* | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT | NEC Front Row | W 3–2 (25-13, 24-26, 28-30, 25-21, 15-11) | 147 | 8-1 (3-0) |
| 2/23 6 p.m. | D'Youville* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3–1 (25-13, 25-13, 21-25, 25-19) | 180 | 9-1 (4-0) |
| 2/26 12 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3–0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-17) | 145 | 10-1 (5-0) |
| 3/04 1 p.m. | Alderson Broaddus | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | Canceled | | |
| 3/09 6 p.m. | @ LIU* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3–0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21) | 240 | 11-1 (6-0) |
| 3/15 10 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 22-25) | 182 | 11-2 |
| 3/17 9 p.m. | @ #7 Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WavesCast | L 0-3 (13-25, 18-25, 17-25) | 379 | 11-3 |
| 3/18 10 p.m. | @ #12 CSUN | Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 22-25, 15-12) | 144 | 12-3 |
| 3/24 6 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-22) | 75 | 13-3 (7-0) |
| 3/25 1 p.m. | St. Francis* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | L 2-3 (24-26, 25-19, 24-26, 25-18, 15-17) | 215 | 13-4 (7-1) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | @ LIU* | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 26-24, 15-10) | 109 | 14-4 (8-1) |
| 4/01 TBA | @ St. Francis Brooklyn* | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3-2 (23-25, 34-32, 25-19, 28-30, 15-12) | 75 | 15-4 (9-1) |
| 4/07 6 p.m. | Sacred Heart* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-12, 25-22) | 176 | 16-4 (10-1) |
| 4/08 1 p.m. | Merrimack* | Charles L. & Gloria B. Lumsden Gymnasium Amherst, NY | NEC Front Row | W 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16) | 100 | 17-4 (11-1) |
| 4/14 5 p.m. | @ Fairleigh Dickinson* | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ | NEC Front Row | L 1-3 (18-25, 14-25, 25-23, 20-25) | 54 | 17-5 (11-2) |
| 4/15 5 p.m. | @ St. Francis* | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 1-3 (20-25, 28-26, 17-25, 19-25) | 0 | 17-6 (11-3) |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | RV | | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.