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2023 George Mason Patriots men's volleyball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record12–14 (4–6 EIVA)
Head coach
  • Jay Hosack (7th season)
Assistant coachJoe Norton (7th season)
Home arenaRecreation Athletic Complex
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
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
‡ – 2023 EIVA Tournament champion

The 2023 George Mason Patriots men's volleyball team representsed George Mason University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Patriots, led by seventh year head coach Jay Hosack, played their home games at Recreation Athletic Complex. The Patriots were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish sixth in the EIVA preseason poll.[1]

Additionally George Mason entered the 2023 season with the knowledge that they would host the 2023 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament. Unlike the regular season, the tournament games were played at EagleBank Arena so more fans could attend.[2]

Roster

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2023 George Mason Patriots Roster[3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 2 Bobby Fowler - Sophomore
  • 12 Paul Wyszynski - Freshman

Middle Blockers

  • 1 Brandon Leary - Sophomore
  • 6 Lucas Little - Sophomore
  • 15 Jason Ashenfelter - Junior
  • 21 Evan Snodgrass - Freshman
  • 22 Eamonn Testerman - Redshirt Junior
  • 23 Sam Peters - Junior
  

Outside Hitters

  • 3 Chey Cooper - Redshirt Junior
  • 5 Paul Russell - Sophomore
  • 9 Dan Shanley - Freshman
  • 10 Liam French - Sophomore
  • 13 Omar Hoyos - Junior
  • 18 Hayden Karpinski - Freshman
  • 19 Colin Heath - Junior
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 17 Jack Bolz - Redshirt Junior

Setters

  • 2 Bobby Fowler - Sophomore
  • 4 Troy McDonald - Sophomore
  • 11 Georgi Zahariev - Freshman
  • 14 Zach Talamoa - Redshirt Senior
  

Schedule

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Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(EIVA Record)
1/13
7 p.m. 		#9 Grand Canyon Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(Patriot Invitational) 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(20–25, 18–25, 16–25) 		293 0–1
1/15
3 p.m. 		#14 Ohio State Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(Patriot Invitational) 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(17–25, 16–25, 27–25, 24-26) 		413 0-2
1/19
7 p.m. 		LIU Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(East/West Coast Challenge) 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(22–25, 23–25, 28–26, 19-25) 		187 0-3
1/21
5 p.m. 		#3 Long Beach State Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(East/West Coast Challenge) 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(17–25, 14–25, 16–25) 		586 0-4
1/26
7 p.m. 		NJIT* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament) 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-18, 16–25, 25–21, 23-25, 14-16) 		211 0-5
(0-1)
1/28
5 p.m. 		#5 Pepperdine Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament) 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(16–25, 19–25, 11–25) 		299 0-6
1/31
7 p.m. 		#2 UCLA Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(15–25, 21–25, 19–25) 		455 0-7
2/03
7 p.m. 		#14 Lewis Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(DC Challenge) 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-18, 25–23, 25–19) 		176 1-7
2/04
7:30 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(DC Challenge) 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-20, 22–25, 31–29, 22-25, 15-17) 		237 1-8
2/18
5 p.m. 		King Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-15, 25–16, 25–17) 		0 2-8
2/24
7 p.m. 		#14 Charleston (WV)* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-18, 29-27, 21-25, 22-25, 12-15) 		232 2-9
(0-2)
2/25
5 p.m. 		#14 Charleston (WV)* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-21, 25-18, 25-22) 		363 3-9
(1-2)
3/03
7 p.m. 		North Greenville Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-16, 25-19, 25-22) 		195 4-9
3/04
5 p.m. 		Barton Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25-19, 25-14, 24-26, 25-16) 		141 5-9
3/10
7 p.m. 		Limestone Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-19, 25-22, 25-21) 		368 6-9
3/11
3 p.m. 		Limestone Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 28-26) 		85 7-9
3/17
7 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25-19, 28-26, 23-25, 25-20) 		151 8-9
3/18
5 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-21, 25-19, 25-21) 		196 9-9
3/21
6 p.m. 		@ NJIT* Wellness and Events Center
Newark, NJ 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(20-25, 12-25, 22-25) 		339 9-10
(1-3)
3/24
7 p.m. 		Princeton* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge) 		L 1-3
(20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 17-25) 		289 9-11
(1-4)
3/26
3 p.m. 		#10 Loyola Chicago Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
(EIVA/A10 Challenge) 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 29-27, 15-17) 		455 9-12
4/01
5 p.m. 		@ Princeton* Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-22, 25-22, 25-18) 		0 10-12
(2-4)
4/07
7 p.m. 		#3 Penn State* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(20-25, 20-25, 15-25) 		482 10-13
(2-5)
4/08
3 p.m. 		#3 Penn State* Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(20-25, 17-25, 20-25) 		449 10-14
(2-6)
4/14
7 p.m. 		@ Harvard* Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-22, 25-21, 25-20) 		162 11-14
(3-6)
4/15
5 p.m. 		@ Harvard* Malkin Athletic Center
Cambridge, MA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23) 		147 12-14
(4-6)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Broadcasters

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  • Grand Canyon: Josh Yourish[4]
  • Ohio State: Jon Linney
  • LIU: Josh Yourish
  • Long Beach State:
  • NJIT:
  • Pepperdine:
  • UCLA:
  • Lewis:
  • Purdue Fort Wayne:
  • NJIT:
  • King:
  • Charleston (WV):
  • Charleston (WV):
  • North Greenville:
  • Barton :
  • Limestone:
  • Limestone:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson:
  • Princeton:
  • Loyola Chicago:
  • Princeton:
  • Penn State:
  • Penn State:
  • Harvard:
  • Harvard:

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches
Off the Block MediaNot released

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

Honors

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To be filled in upon completion of the season.

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State overwhelmingly picked as preseason favorite to EIVA in 2023". Off the Block. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCAA names Championship sites". American Sports Builders Association. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". gomason.com.
  4. ^ "Back to Play-by-Play action". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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