Morningside
2024 Game Notes
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
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March 14 & 16, 2024
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^ Brescia^ (RV) Westcliff^ Rio Grande^ at Clarke at (15) Mount Mercy St. Ambrose (5) Grand View (RV) Missouri Valley Viterbo Kansas Wesleyan* Central Christian (Kan.)*! Ottawa (Kan.)* at St. Ambrose vs UHSP at William Penn vs Central Christian# vs Simpson# vs St. Ambrose# at Kansas Wesleyan# Jamestown* Dordt* at Ottawa (Kan.)* vs Graceland at Mount Mercy at Central Christian* at Kansas Wesleyan* at Jamestown* at Dordt*
W 3-2 W 3-0 L 3-2 W 3-0 L 3-2 L 3-0 W 3-1 L 3-0 L 3-2 L 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 L 3-2 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 3-2 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
* Great Plains Athletic Conference Game ^ Park Tournament # Kansas Wesleyan Tournament ! Senior Day
AROUND THE GPAC Thursday, March 14 William Penn at Kansas Wesleyan
7 p.m.
St. Ambrose at Central Christian Dordt at Ottawa Kansas Wesleyan at Missouri Valley Central Christian at Culver-Stockton
5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Jamestown at Ottawa
11 a.m.
Central Christian at Dordt
7 p.m.
Friday, March 15
Saturday, March 16
Thursday, March 21
2024 record: 11-9 (3-0) Head coach: Noah Marasco-Ayau (Briar Cliff)
2024 record: 12-1 (3-0) Head coach: Travers Cox
2024 record: 3-9 (1-2) Head coach: Chad Hanson (Washington State)
• Marasco-Ayau is the interim coach of the Mustangs.
• Cox is in his first season as the leader of the Jimmies.
• Hanson is in his ninth season as the coach of the defenders.
Category Kills Per Set Hitting Percentage Assists Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Points Per Set
Stat Breakdown
Mustangs Jimmies Defenders 11.74 .199 11.04 1.74 10.49 1.66 15.1
12.47 .280 11.67 1.42 11.14 2.52 16.4
Quick Facts Morningside is 3-0 to start conference play for the second consecutive season. Owen Anderson set the career record for digs last weekend, surpassing the previous record of 608. Anderson, a junior from South Beloit, Illinois, sits at 615 digs. Jacob DePauw passed 2,000 career assists in last weekend’s first match against Central Christian. Both Anderson and DePauw are closing on the school record for service aces. DePauw is six aces away from passing the current record of 74. Anderson sits third all-time with 58 aces. Morningside is looking for its first win over Jamestown, while looking for its fifth win over the Defenders.
12.03 .181 10.74 1.51 11.56 1.36 14.9
NAIA Top-15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Vanguard (Calif.) The Master’s (Calif.) Park (Mo.) OUAZ (Ariz.) Grand View (Iowa) Menlo (Calif.) William Penn (Iowa) Georgetown (Ky.) Jamestown (N.D.) Mount Mercy (Iowa) Saint Xavier (Ill.) Missouri Valley Lourdes (Ohio) Westcliff (Calif.) Indiana Tech