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2023 SCHEDULE 01/26 01/26 01/27 01/27 02/02 02/03 02/09 02/09 02/10 02/17 02/23 02/24 02/29 03/01 03/02 03/02 03/08 03/08 03/09 03/09 03/14 03/16 03/22 03/23 03/23 03/29 03/30 04/04 04/06
Missouri Science & Tech^ W 3-2 Brescia^ W 3-0 (RV) Westcliff^ L 3-2 Rio Grande^ W 3-0 at Clarke L 3-2 at (15) Mount Mercy L 3-0 St. Ambrose W 3-1 (5) Grand View L 3-0 (RV) Missouri Valley L 3-2 Viterbo Noon Kansas Wesleyan* 6 p.m. Central Christian (Kan.)*! 1 p.m. Ottawa (Kan.)* 6 p.m. at St. Ambrose 7 p.m. vs UHSP 2 p.m. at William Penn 5 p.m. 7 p.m. vs Central Christian# vs Simpson# 7 p.m. vs St. Ambrose# Noon at Kansas Wesleyan# 2:30 p.m. Jamestown* 7 p.m. Dordt* 3 p.m. at Ottawa (Kan.)* 4 p.m. vs Graceland 2 p.m. at Mount Mercy 4 p.m. at Central Christian* 7 p.m. at Kansas Wesleyan* 2 p.m. at Jamestown* 7 p.m. at Dordt* 3 p.m.
* Great Plains Athletic Conference Game ^ Park Tournament # Kansas Wesleyan Tournament ! Senior Day
AROUND THE GPAC Saturday, Feb. 17 UHSP vs Central Christian UHSP at Kansas Wesleyan
Tuesday, Feb. 20
11 a.m. 1 p.m.
Ottawa at Graceland 7 p.m. Kansas Wesleyan at Central Christian 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 23
Jamestown at St. Ambrose Central Christian at Ottawa
4 p.m. 7 p.m.
Feb. 17, 2024
Morningside vs Viterbo
Where: Allee Gym, Rosen Verdoon Sports Center, Sioux City, Iowa When: Noon Watch: msidemustangs.com/ gameday/allee-gym-video-stream
Series Notes
2024 record: 4-5 (0-0) Head coach: Noah Marasco-Ayau (Briar Cliff)
The Mustangs are looking for their first win over Viterbo, going 0-5 all-time.
• Marasco-Ayau is the interim coach of the Mustangs.
Last spring, Viterbo earned a sweep of the Mustangs 25-13, 25-21, 26-24.
2024 record: 4-6 (0-1) Head coach: Dave Simon (Mankato State, 1984; Virginia Tech, 1993) • Simon is in his sixth season leading Viterbo.
Stat Breakdown
Mustangs 10.36 .172 9.89 1.42 9.53 2.04 13.8
Category Kills Per Set Hitting Percentage Assists Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Points Per Set
Quick Facts The Mustangs are looking to avoid a three-match losing skid Saturday. Morningside played three matches in a 24-hour time period last weekend, defeating St. Ambrose before losing backto-back matches against Grand View and Missouri Valley. Jacob DePauw set a new program record against St. Ambrose, tallying 53 assists in the four set victory. Tharen Cox tied a program record for block assists against Missouri Valley last Saturday, recording 10 in the five set match. The record was also set against Missouri Valley. Morningside hasn’t defeated Viterbo in five matches against the V-Hawks.
V-Hawks 9.03 .133 8.5 1.24 9.97 2.26 12.5
NAIA Top-15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
The Master’s (Calif.) Park (Mo.) Vanguard (Calif.) Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) Grand View (Iowa) OUAZ (Ariz.) Jamestown (N.D.) Menlo (Calif.) William Penn (Iowa) Indiana Tech Georgetown (Ky.) Missouri Baptist Saint Xavier (Ill.) Lourdes (Ohio) Mount Mercy (Iowa)
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Interim Head Coach: Noah Marasco-Ayau Noah Marasco-Ayau brings a new perspective to Morningside’s men’s volleyball program, leading the program as the first coach to have played at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics level. He also has a wealth of experience coaching, having held positions at the club and high school levels. Marasco-Ayau spent his playing career in the blue and gold of Briar Cliff, spending time on the floor as a defensive specialist and pairing his playing time with strong academic involvement, landing on the BCU Dean’s List, the Athletic Director’s honor roll, and serving in an editor role of the Briar Cliff Review in both 2019 and 2020. On the court, Marasco-Ayau tallied 872 digs, 172 assists, and 28 service aces, averaging 2.84 digs per game. He was named to the 2019 and 2020 American Midwest/Great Plains/Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference all-conference first team, taking the title of Libero of the Year in 2019, the final year it was offered, and second team honors in 2018.
Roster/Coaches
2024 NUMERICAL ROSTER
# NAME 1 Jacob Baynes 2 Owen Anderson 4 Ferdinando Vinti 5 Jonah Cislo 6 Isaiah Baynes 7 Natan Alves 8 Sam Benick 9 Michael Padilla 13 Erik Krenz 15 Kirby Schmalz 16 Tucker Juhnke 22 Donavon Chandy 23 Tharen Cox 24 Jacob DePauw 25 Branton Jones
POS. OH L OH S/OPP OH OH MB OH MB OH L L MB S MB
YR. SR JR SO FR JR SO FR FR GR JR FR SO JR JR FR
HT. 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-6 5-10 5-4 6-3 6-0 6-4
HOMETOWN Mankato, Minn. South Beloit, Ill. Perugia, Italy Boca Raton, Fla. Mankato, Minn. Vila Velha, Brazil Minneapolis, Minn. Santa Ana, Calif. Mankato, Minn. Rogers, MInn. Lamberton, Minn. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Norton, Kan. South Beloit, Ill. Belgrade, Minn.
Pronunciation Guide First Last Ferdinando Vinti Kirby Schmalz Tucker Juhnke Jacob DePauw
Pronunciation Vin-tee Sch-mahl-z Jun-kee Duh-Paw
The Honolulu, Hawaii native was an assistant coach at Dakota Valley, where he also teaches, in the fall of 2023. Previously he was a varsity assistant and head JV coach at Le Mars High School, was part of the Arena Volleyball Club’s coaching staff, and was a varsity assistant at Andes Central High School in Lake Andes, S.D. Marasco-Ayau’s coaching philosophy places an emphasis on promoting teamwork, hard work, and passion for the sport of volleyball while molding individuals into the best people they can be, on and off the court.
Mustang Leaders KILLS
vs. the GPAC Central Christian........ 5-0 1.00 Dordt............................ 4-9 .308 Jamestown................ 0-11 .000 Kansas Wesleyan....... 4-1 .800 Ottawa (Kan.).............. 3-9 .250
Coaching Staff Lindsey Smith Dem Stout 2023 Game Notes
Interim Assistant Coach Student Assistant
ASSISTS
As of 2/17/23
Natan Alves SO/OH Vila Velha, Brazil
Jacob DePauw JR/S South Beloit, Ill. Hononegah H.S.
110
304
DIGS
BLOCKS Owen Anderson JR//Libero South Beloit, Ill. Hononegah H.S.
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Jamestown................. 0-0 Morningside................ 0-0 Dordt............................ 0-0 Ottawa (Kan.).............. 0-0 Central Christian........ 0-0 Kansas Wesleyan....... 0-0
Tharon Cox JR/MB Norton, Kan. Northern Valley H.S.
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Pronunciation Guide Vincent Truong
Rhymes with “Young) Guven Gedikoglu Goo-van Ged-ee-ko-lo Dane Kerkman Kirk-man Alex Kratzenstein Krat-zen-stine Daxton Marschall Marshall Juan Banda Bahn-duh Garran Wilming Gare-ren Justin Kratzenstein Kratzen-stine
Opponent Roster/Coaches
2023 VITERBO ROSTER
# NAME POS. YR. HT. 1 Ethan Davis PIN Fr. 6-3 2 Vincent Truong DS Fr. 6-1 4 Noah Diedrich PIN Fr. 6-2 6 Guven Gedikoglu MH Fr. 6-5 7 Dane Kerkman PIN Sr 6-3 8 SJ Nelson PIN Fr. 6-2 9 Alex Kratzenstein MH Sr 6-4 10 Daxton Marschall DS/S So 5-10 12 Max Dugan DS Fr. 5-10 13 Caleb Koza PIN Jr 6-3 17 Logan Amdur S So 6-3 18 Juan Banda Libero Sr 6-0 22 Garran Wilming PIN So 6-3 24 Logan Taylor MH Fr. 6-5 33 Avery Hackler MH So. 6-5 55 Justin Kratzenstein MH So 6-3 Head Coach: Dave Simon Assistant Coaches: Luke McEldowney, Phil Gilbert, Jacob Nonn, Philip Weisbecker
HOMETOWN Milwaukee, Wis. Aurora, Colo. Waukesha, Wis. Antalya, Turkey Racine, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Littleton, Colo. Mustang, Okla. Stoughton, Wis. Byron, Minn. Machesney Park, Ill. Dexter, NM Rockford, Ill. Aurora, Colo. Dover, Minn. Littleton, Col.
PREV. SCHOOL Marquette University HS Vista Peak Prep. Catholic Memorial HS Mavişehir Okyanus Racine Case HS Brother Rice HS Heritage HS Mustang HS Kettle Moraine HS Byron HS Harlem HS Dexter HS Guilford HS Smokey Hill HS Dover-Eyota HS Heritage HS
K 12 2 4 0 82 110 4 1 41 64 0 0 38 15
DIG 7 88 28 0 38 47 0 2 6 30 30 0 15 52
BS 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 3
Season Stats ## 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 15 16 22 23 24
PLAYER Jacob Baynes Owen Anderson Ferdinando Vinti Jonah Cislo Isaiah Baynes Natan Alves Sam Benick Michael Padilla Erik Krenz Kirby Schmalz Tucker Juhnke Donavon Chandy Tharen Cox Jacob DePauw
SP 10 36 31 1 36 33 5 12 36 36 23 1 36 36
K/S 1.2 0.06 0.13 0 2.28 3.33 0.8 0.08 1.14 1.78 0 0 1.06 0.42
E 9 0 6 0 39 49 2 0 15 51 0 0 20 11
TA PCT 33 0.091 3 0.667 18 -0.111 0 212 0.203 252 0.242 9 0.222 3 0.333 101 0.257 196 0.066 0 0 114 0.158 53 0.075
A 3 27 3 0 8 6 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 304
A/S 0.3 0.75 0.1 0 0.22 0.18 0 0 0.06 0.03 0.04 0 0.03 8.44
SA SA/S 1 0.1 10 0.28 1 0.03 0 0 6 0.17 9 0.27 0 0 2 0.17 0 0 5 0.14 0 0 0 0 7 0.19 9 0.25
DIG/S 0.7 2.44 0.9 0 1.06 1.42 0 0.17 0.17 0.83 1.3 0 0.42 1.44
BA BLK TL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 24 26 0 0 0 0 19 24 8 10 0 0 0 0 33 39 10 13