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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)