2023 Lakeland Men's Volleyball Recap
 
Head Coach: Brian Rushmer (4th year)
Assistant Coach: Joe Coplan (2nd year), Kelly Swope (1st year)
Overall Record: 7-17 overall, 2-10 in NACC
NACC Finish: tie-11th of 13 teams
Home Record: 4-10
Road Record: 2-6
Neutral Record: 1-1
Long Winning Streak: 1 match (seven times)
Long Losing Streak: 6 matches
Record vs. nationally ranked teams: 0-2
All-NACC Team: Ben Busalacchi (Honorable Mention)
NACC All-Academic Team: Alex Burgos, Ben Busalacchi, Jordan Davis-Troller, Levi Everts, Ehdoh Htoo, Eli Weinrich
Leader in kills: Ben Busalacchi (258)
Leader in assists: Chase Anderson (515)
Leader in service aces: Ben Busalacchi (43)
Leader in digs: Ben Busalacchi (148)
Leader in blocks: Jakob Donohue (39) 

Single-match highs:
Kills: Ben Busalacchi, 23 vs. Concordia Chicago, Feb. 17
Hitting Percentage: Hunter Henson, .560 (17 kills with 3 errors in 25 attacks) vs. Maranatha Baptist, March 2
Assists: Chase Anderson, 44 at Wisconsin Lutheran, March 15
Service Aces: Ben Busalacchi, 5 at Wisconsin Lutheran, Feb. 5 and vs. St. Norbert, April 8
Digs: Ben Buslacchi, 14 vs. Rockford, Jan. 20
Blocks: Jakob Donohue, 7 vs. St. Norbert, April 8
 
 
Season Highlights 

• Muskies made modest improvement from six wins to seven, improving their win total for the second straight season
• Defeated St. Norbert in five sets in season finale, one of three five-set wins on the season as team finished 3-2 in five-set matches
• Team featured an ultra-young rotation with six freshmen, a sophomore and three juniors all receiving significant playing time
• Freshman Chase Anderson played every set of the season (87), while Ben Busalacchi and Hunter Henson joined Anderson as Muskies playing in all 24 matches
• Muskies played five five-set matches, winning three
• Busalacchi posted career-high 23 kills against Concordia Chicago Feb. 17, tied for the fourth-most kills in a match in the program's varsity history
• Busalacchi's 43 service aces are the second-most in a season in the program's varsity history
• Busalacchi after three years is the program's career leader in service aces per set (0.48)
• Team led NACC in service aces per set for the second straight year (1.77)
• Busalacchi finished 2nd in NACC in service aces (43) and aces/set (0.50) and 6th in conference in kills (258) and kills/set (3.00)
• Henson finished 10th in NACC in hitting percentage (.240)
• Anderson came in 11th in NACC in assists (515) and assists/set (5.99)

 
Ranked among NCAA Division III Top 30 in one individual statistical category:           

• No. 29 aces/set (Ben Busalacchi, 0.500)