2023 Mount Olive Trojans men's volleyball team

2023 Mount Olive Trojans men's volleyball
Conference	Conference Carolinas
Record	11–16 (6–8 Conference Carolinas)
Head coach	Omar Sanchez (1st season)
Home arena	Kornegay Arena

The 2023 Mount Olive Trojans men's volleyball team represented Mount Olive College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach Omar Sanchez, were picked to finish third the Conference Carolinas title in the coaches preseason poll.

2023 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Greenville ‍†‍‍	11	–	3		.786			19	–	8		.704
Erskine  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			14	–	13		.519
No. 15 King ‍‍‡‍y	8	–	6		.571			16	–	16		.500
Belmont Abbey  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			15	–	16		.484
Lees-McRae  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Mount Olive  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			11	–	17		.393
Barton  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			5	–	19		.208
Emmanuel  ‍‍‍	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of November 12, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2023 Mount Olive Trojans Roster
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 8 Blake Hosic - Sophomore 14 Trevor Treser - Senior Middle Blockers 6 Holden Maryott - Sophomore 13 Constantinos Iacovou - Freshman 21 Pedro Gonzales - Senior		Outside Hitters 2 Chance Gallardo - Junior 4 Tyler McConnell - Freshman 7 Hayden Frear - Senior 8 Blake Hosic - Sophomore 10 Tate Sandvig - Sophomore 15 Tom Klotzbuecher - Justin		Opposite Hitters 17 Kory Grant - Freshman 19 Justin Gregory - Junior Setters 5 Jackson Lahey - Freshman 20 Jack Yerxa - Junior 24 Nathaniel Brownlee - Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be streamed on Conference Carolinas DN. Most road games will also be televised or streamed by the schools television or streaming service.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/12 7 p.m.	@ Tusculum		Pioneer Arena Greeneville, TN	FloVolleyball	W 3–1 (25–23, 19–25, 25–19, 25–16)	211	1–0
1/13 7 p.m.	@ Lincoln Memorial		Mary Mars Gymnasium Harogate, TN	FloVolleyball	L 0–3 (20–25, 17–25, 20–25)	197	1–1
1/20 6 p.m.	Merrimack		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 25–21)	121	2–1
1/27 6 p.m.	@ Morehouse		Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+ or None	W 3–0 (25–9, 25–17, 25–12)	100	3–1
1/28 5 p.m.	@ Fort Valley State		HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	FVSU SN	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–20, 25–13)	112	4–1
2/03 5 p.m.	vs. Purdue Fort Wayne		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (DC Challenge)		L 0–3 (21–25, 19–25, 25–27)	0	4–2
2/04 4 p.m.	vs. #14 Lewis		Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (DC Challenge)		L 0–3 (21–25, 14–25, 20–25)		4–3
2/10 7 p.m.	@ Belmont Abbey*		Wheeler Center Belmont, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (14–25, 21–25, 22–25)	125	4–4 (0–1)
2/11 6 p.m.	@ North Greenville*		Hayes Gymnasium Tigerville, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (16–25, 21–25, 21–25)	251	4–5 (0–2)
2/15 6 p.m.	Queens		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (19–25, 17–25, 23–25)	154	4–6
2/17 7 p.m.	Emmanuel*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (18–25, 21–25, 25–22, 19–25)	85	4–7 (0–3)
2/18 7 p.m.	Erskine*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1–3 (21–25, 22–25, 25–22, 19–25)	77	4–8 (0–4)
2/21 7 p.m.	Barton*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–19, 25–19, 25–16)	304	5–8 (1–4)
2/24 6 p.m.	King*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 0–3 (19–25, 23–25, 25–27)	123	5–9 (1–5)
2/25 2 p.m.	Lees-McRae*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1–3 (21–25, 22–25, 25–19, 24–26)	64	5–10 (1–6)
3/10 7 p.m.	@ #14 Charleston (WV)		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 2–3 (27–25, 20–25, 18–25, 31–29, 13–15)	120	5–11
3/11 5 p.m.	@ #14 Charleston (WV)		Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center Charleston, WV	Mountain East Network	L 0–3 (16–25, 18–25, 19–25)	70	5–12
3/17 7 p.m.	@ Erskine*		Belk Arena Due West, SC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–14, 24–26, 25–17)	121	6–12 (2–6)
3/18 2 p.m.	@ Emmanuel*		Shaw Athletic Center Franklin Springs, GA	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (25–17, 24–26, 25–21, 25–20)	67	7–12 (3–6)
3/24 7 p.m.	North Greenville*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (25–21, 26–24, 27–29, 25–18)	105	8–12 (4–6)
3/25 2 p.m.	Belmont Abbey*		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1–3 (23–25, 18–25, 25–14, 17–25)	65	8–13 (4–7)
3/31 7 p.m.	@ Lees-McRae*		Williams Gymnasium Banner Elk, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 29–27)	137	9–13 (5–7)
4/01 2 p.m.	@ King*		Student Center Complex Bristol, TN	Conference Carolinas DN	L 2–3 (22–25, 25–20, 20–25, 25–20, 11–15)	213	9–14 (5–8)
4/04 6 p.m.	@ Queens		Curry Arena Charlotte, NC	ESPN+ or YouTube	L 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 20–25)	77	9–15
4/07 7 p.m.	Lincoln Memorial		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	L 1–3 (27–25, 22–25, 22–25, 23–25)	95	9–16
4/08 3 p.m.	Tusculum		Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–1 (21–25, 25–13, 25–17, 25–12)	78	10–16
4/13 7 p.m.	@ Barton*		Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 30–28)	350	11–16 (6–8)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Tusculum: Brian Stayton
• Lincoln Memorial: Adam Haley & Katherine Bedel
• Merrimack: Michael Deleo
• Morehouse:
• Ft. Valley State:
• Belmont Abbey:
• North Grenville:
• Queens:
• Emmanuel:
• Erskine:
• Barton:
• King:
• Lees-McRae:
• Charleston (WV):
• Charleston (WV):
• Erskine:
• Emmanuel:
• North Greenville:
• Belmont Abbey:
• Lees-McRae:
• King:
• Queens:
• Lincoln Memorial:
• Tusculum:
• Barton: