Morningside
2024 Game Notes
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
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Feb. 9 & 10, 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^ 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 2:30 p.m. (5) Grand View 6 p.m. (RV) Missouri Valley 10 a.m. 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 Friday, Feb. 9 Missouri Valley at Dordt Jamestown at Viterbo Ottawa at Park Missouri Baptist at Kansas Wesleyan
4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m.
St. Ambrose at Dordt Missouri Baptist at Kansas Wesleyan Saint Xavier vs Jamestown Grand View at Dordt
10 a.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10
2024 record: 3-3 Head coach: Noah Marasco-Ayau (Briar Cliff)
2024 record: 1-5 Head coach: Ray Green (Virginia Intermont College)
2024 record: 2-1 Head coach: Raphael Seabra (Grand View)
2024 record: 2-0 Head coach: Tsvetan Todorov
• Marasco-Ayau is the interim coach of the Mustangs.
• Green is in his 5th • Seabra is in his season leading the first season as the Bees. head coach of the Vikings.
• Todorov is in his fourth season leading Missouri Valley.
Stat Breakdown Category Kills Per Set Hitting Percentage Assists Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Points Per Set
Mustangs Bees 10.25 .180 9.63 1.71 8.63 1.83 13.8
8.41 .112 8.05 0.95 8.45 2.14 11.5
Quick Facts The Mustangs are playing at home for the first time this season Friday and Saturday after starting with six straight games away from Allee. After a 3-1 opening weekend at the Park University Tournament, the Mustangs lost a pair of matches last weekend at Clarke and Mount Mercy. Morningside welcomes two teams receiving national attention to Sioux City this weekend, as Grand View is ranked No. 5 and Missouri Valley is receiving votes. St. Ambrose, Grand View, and Missouri Valley are pairing the trip to Sioux City with a game in Sioux Center to face Dordt. After three home games this weekend, the Mustangs play host to Viterbo on Feb. 17 before conference play begins.
GVU 12.09 .372 11.64 1.55 7.27 1.45 15.1
MVC 16.33 .323 15.67 1.33 11.67 2.5 20
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//23
Natan Alves SO/OH Vila Velha, Brazil
Jacob DePauw JR/S South Beloit, Ill. Hononegah H.S.
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193
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 Jon Guch Ethan Chausse Mikolaj Zielonka Ethan Karban
Gooch shaw-say mee-koh-lye zhoo-lahn-kah carbon
Opponent Roster/Coaches
2023 ST. AMBROSE ROSTER
# NAME 1 Jon Guch 3 Charlie Flynn 4 Cael Anderson 6 Nick Fox 7 Ryan Hudson 8 Ethan Chausse 10 Mikolaj Zielonka 12 Anthony Anderson 13 Ethan Karban 14 Jack Osborne 16 Dillon Markley 17 Andreas Indicatti Mariani 18 Richard Reed IV 21 Zander Larson 32 Jaden Kim 34 Dan Rice 99 Brandon Edwards
POS. OPP MH OH/RS MH DS S/DS OH/RS S L OH L S/DS OH OH MH MH OH/RS
YR. So. So. So. Gr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Gr. Fr.
HT. 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-8 6-2
HOMETOWN Frankfort, Ill. Chicago, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. Elmwood Park, Ill. Aurora, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Wroclaw, Poland O’Fallon, Mo. Belleville, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Plainfield, Ill. Caxias do Sol, Brazil Clayton, Calif. Hudson, Iowa Lancaster, Calif. Des Plaines, Ill. Lombard, Ill.
HT. 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-6 6-2 6-2
HOMETOWN Caxias Do Sul, Brazil Shomrat, Israel Des Moines, Iowa Florianópolis , Brazil Lehigh, Iowa Narbonne, France Belo Horizonte, Brazil Mesa, Ariz. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Belo Horizonte, Brazil Verona, Italy Campbell, Calif. Blue Springs, Mo. Rockford, Ill. Waimanalo, Hawaii
Head Coach: Ray Green Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Green, Zack Denton
Pronunciation Guide Rafael Obrusinik
Ha-fael O-bruise-nick Daniel Galili Guh-lee-lee Guilherme Goedert Ge-lairme Goy-derch Dalton Dencklau Den-claw Nelson Becassis Be-cah-sis Bayron Valdez Bye-run André Leandro Lay-on-dro Leonardo Annichini On-uhchini Isaiah Kalima-Izumi Kuh-lima Ezoome
Pronunciation Guide Samuel Essilife Es-eel-fi Vasil Stoimenov Stoy-men-ov Fabio Bataglini Bah-ta-glee-nee Daniel Isernhagen Ee-sirn-hay-gen Luiz Marinelo Mare-ee-nel-oh Driss Gousson Go-son Luca Hasse Ha-see Leonardo Leao Lee-ay-oh
2023 GRAND VIEW ROSTER
# NAME POS. YR. 01 Rafael Obrusinik Fr. S 02 Daniel Galili Jr. RS 03 Sam Sheets Fr. OH/DS 04 Guilherme Goedert Fr. S 05 Dalton Dencklau Gr. L/DS 06 Nelson Becassis Gr. OH 07 Marcus Evangelista So. S 08 Michael Meacham Sr. MB 09 Bayron Valdez Sr. OH 10 André Leandro So. OH/RS 16 Leonardo Annichini Jr. OH 17 Daniel Wong Gr. MB 18 Ryan Griffel Jr. OH/RS 23 Carlon Keith Sr. RS 24 Isaiah Kalima-Izumi Jr. OH Head Coach: Raphael Lima Seabra (Ha-fael Lima Say-ah-bra) Assistant Coaches: Max Donnely
2023 MISSOURI VALLEY ROSTER
# NAME 1 Samuel Essilfie 2 Vasil Stoimenov 3 Paco Avril 4 Benjamin Webb 5 Samuel Stafford 6 Fabio Bataglini 7 Lucas Rodrigues 8 Daniel Isernhagen 9 Georgi Vlahov 10 Luiz Marinelo 12 Davi Azevedo 13 Andrey Bastos 15 Driss Gousson 16 Arthur Martineli 17 Luca Hasse 20 Leonardo Leao
Head Coach: Tsvetan Todorov Assistant Coaches: Leonardo Bilitardo
POS. RS MB S OH MB L S MB OH MB OH OH OH MB RS L
YR. So So Fr Fr Fr Jr Jr Sr Jr Fr Fr Fr Fr Jr So Jr
HT. 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-0 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-8 6-8 6-1
HOMETOWN Tema, Ghana Pazardzhik, Bulgaria Noyal Chatillon, France Auckland, New Zealand Taringa, Australia Pisa, Italy Balnelariu Cambriu, Brazil Curitiba, Brazil Sofia, Bulgaria Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nantes, France Curitiba, Brazil Paderborn, Germany Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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 8 24 22 1 24 21 3 7 24 24 16 1 24 24
K 12 2 2 0 54 68 2 1 32 38 0 0 21 14
K/S 1.5 0.08 0.09 0 2.25 3.24 0.67 0.14 1.33 1.58 0 0 0.88 0.58
E 6 0 4 0 26 31 2 0 9 36 0 0 13 6
TA PCT 30 0.2 3 0.667 11 -0.182 0 134 0.209 145 0.255 6 0 2 0.5 68 0.338 127 0.016 0 0 66 0.121 36 0.222
A 3 18 2 0 6 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 193
A/S 0.38 0.75 0.09 0 0.25 0.19 0 0 0.08 0.04 0.06 0 0.04 8.04
SA SA/S 1 0.13 10 0.42 1 0.05 0 0 5 0.21 5 0.24 0 0 1 0.14 0 0 5 0.21 0 0 0 0 6 0.25 6 0.25
DIG 4 50 18 0 20 27 0 2 4 17 22 0 8 35
DIG/S 0.5 2.08 0.82 0 0.83 1.29 0 0.29 0.17 0.71 1.38 0 0.33 1.46
BS 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 3
BA BLK TL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 12 13 0 0 0 0 12 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 17 23 6 9