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2024 Game Notes MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Morningside
2024 SCHEDULE
2024 record: 15-14 (6-4)
Head coach: Noah Marasco-Ayau (Briar Cliff)
• Marasco-Ayau is the interim coach of the Mustangs.
First Round
Morningside vs Central Christian
Where: Allee Gym, Rosen Verdoon Sports Center, Sioux City, Iowa When: 3 p.m.
Watch: msidemustangs.com/ gameday/allee-gym-video-stream
Series Notes
The Mustangs are 8-0 all-time against Central Christian.
The Mustangs haven’t lost a set to the Tigers in eight alltime matches, including three sweeps of the Tigers this season.
Stat Breakdown Mustangs Category
2024 record: 0-24 (0-10)
Head coach: Rick Hughes
• Hughes is in his second season as the head coach of the Tigers
AROUND THE GPAC
Quick Facts
Morningside enters the GPAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed, setting up a first round match with the No. 6 seed, Central Christian.
Morningside swept Central Christian three times this season, including twice in conference play.
The winner will face Dordt in the semifinals of the GPAC Tournament Friday in Jamestown.
Isaiah Baynes has moved into third in career kills with 659, and Natan Alves is right behind him in fourth with 593.
In the regular season finale, Jacob DePauw eclipsed 1,000 assists on the season. He is the first Mustang in program history to reach that mark, and currently has 1,005 assists on the year.
NAIA Top-15
Sports Information Office msidemustangs.com April 13, 2024
01/26 Missouri Science & Tech^ W 3-2 01/26 Brescia^ W 3-0 01/27 (RV) Westcliff^ L 3-2 01/27 Rio Grande^ W 3-0 02/02 at Clarke L 3-2 02/03 at (15) Mount Mercy L 3-0 02/09 St. Ambrose W 3-1 02/09 (5) Grand View L 3-0 02/10 (RV) Missouri Valley L 3-2 02/17 Viterbo L 3-1 02/23 Kansas Wesleyan* W 3-1 02/24 Central Christian (Kan.)*! W 3-0 02/29 Ottawa (Kan.)* W 3-1 03/01 at St. Ambrose W 3-0 03/02 vs UHSP L 3-2 03/02 at William Penn L 3-1 03/08 vs Central Christian# W 3-0 03/08 vs Simpson# W 3-0 03/09 vs St. Ambrose# W 3-0 03/09 at Kansas Wesleyan# L 3-2 03/14 Jamestown* L 3-0 03/16 Dordt* L 3-2 03/22 at Ottawa (Kan.)* W 3-0 03/23 vs Graceland W 3-1 03/23 at Mount Mercy L 3-0 03/29 at Central Christian* W 3-0 03/30 at Kansas Wesleyan* W 3-2 04/04 at Jamestown* L 3-0 04/06 at Dordt* L 3-1
Great Plains Athletic Conference
^ Park Tournament # Kansas Wesleyan Tournament ! Senior Day Saturday,
13 Ottawa at Kansas Wesleyan Friday,
19 Winner of Morningside/Central Christian vs Dordt Winner of Ottawa/Kansas Wesleyan at Jamestown Saturday, April 20 GPAC Championship Match 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
Game
April
April
1. The Master’s
2. Vanguard
3. OUAZ (Ariz.) 4. William Penn (Iowa) 5. Grand View (Iowa) 6. Menlo (Calif.) 7. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 8. Missouri Baptist 9. Jamestown (N.D.) 10. Georgetown (Ky.) 11. Missouri Valley 12. Park (Mo.) 13. Lourdes (Ohio) 14. Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 10. Mount Mercy (Iowa)
(Calif.)
(Calif.)
Kills Per Set Hitting Percentage Assists Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Points Per Set 11.75 .195 11.08 1.61 10.95 1.60 15.0
Tigers 3.95 -.089 3.56 0.71 6.16 0.74 5.4
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.
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.
Season Stats Interim Head Coach:
2024 NUMERICAL ROSTER
Pronunciation Guide
2024 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ROSTER
2024 Game Notes msidemustangs.com Roster/Coaches 2023 Game Notes msidemustangs.com @MsideMustangs SP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S DIG DIG/S BS BA BLK TL 71 135 1.9 82 364 0.146 32 0.45 11 0.15 76 1.07 3 10 13 100 4 0.04 1 15 0.2 78 0.78 31 0.31 281 2.81 0 0 0 35 14 0.4 12 46 0.043 4 0.11 1 0.03 39 1.11 0 2 2 3 1 0.33 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.67 2 0.67 0 0 0 107 304 2.84 143 792 0.203 36 0.34 16 0.15 180 1.68 9 23 32 89 345 3.88 163 816 0.223 19 0.21 23 0.26 171 1.92 5 53 58 46 37 0.8 30 109 0.064 2 0.04 0 0 10 0.22 2 14 16 46 29 0.63 21 77 0.104 1 0.02 20 0.43 28 0.61 0 2 2 60 71 1.18 31 179 0.223 2 0.03 1 0.02 20 0.33 6 31 37 48 97 2.02 65 272 0.118 3 0.06 8 0.17 50 1.04 2 9 11 61 0 0 1 6 -0.167 15 0.25 4 0.07 94 1.54 0 0 0 17 0 0 1 2 -0.5 11 0.65 7 0.41 14 0.82 0 0 0 95 148 1.56 53 379 0.251 7 0.07 19 0.2 63 0.66 12 68 80 107 60 0.56 19 171 0.24 1005 9.39 24 0.22 159 1.49 3 32 35 48 47 0.98 19 105 0.267 4 0.08 9 0.19 17 0.35 2 21 23
PLAYER 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
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Noah Marasco-Ayau
# NAME POS. YR. HT. HOMETOWN 1 Jacob Baynes OH SR 6-1 Mankato, Minn. 2 Owen Anderson L JR 6-0 South Beloit, Ill. 4 Ferdinando Vinti OH SO 6-4 Perugia, Italy 5 Jonah Cislo S/OPP FR 5-10 Boca Raton, Fla. 6 Isaiah Baynes OH JR 6-1 Mankato, Minn. 7 Natan Alves OH SO 6-3 Vila Velha, Brazil 8 Sam Benick MB FR 6-4 Minneapolis, Minn. 9 Michael Padilla OH FR 5-11 Santa Ana, Calif. 13 Erik Krenz MB GR 6-4 Mankato, Minn. 15 Kirby Schmalz OH JR 6-6 Rogers, MInn. 16 Tucker Juhnke L FR 5-10 Lamberton, Minn. 22 Donavon Chandy L SO 5-4 Sergeant Bluff, Iowa 23 Tharen Cox MB JR 6-3 Norton, Kan. 24 Jacob DePauw S JR 6-0 South Beloit, Ill. 25 Branton Jones MB FR 6-4 Belgrade, Minn. First Last Pronunciation Ferdinando Vinti Vin-tee Kirby Schmalz Sch-mahl-z Tucker Juhnke Jun-kee Jacob DePauw Duh-Paw
# NAME POS. YR. HT. HOMETOWN 1 Jacob Montano FR Amarillo, Texas 2 Erick Yang S/RS FR 6-0 Oroville, Calif. 3 Brad McCoy OH/RS FR 5-9 Pleasant Hill, Mo. 7 Joel Creary MB JR 6-3 Kingston, Jamaica 10 Elijah Kephart MB/RS SO 6-0 11 Anthony Runsmedicine L/DS FR 5-8 Roosevelt, Utah 13 Jaylen Fears MB/RS FR 5-11 Fort Myers, Fla. 14 Payton Collins OH FR 5-11 St. Cloud, Fla.