MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MATCHDAY - FEBRUARY 12-13, 2021
MUSTANG VOLLEYBALL First-year head coach Theison Anderson’s Morningside College squad steps on the floor for the first time this weekend. The Mustangs take on National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ No. 7-ranked University of Jamestown in their home, Great Plains Athletic Conference, and regular-season opener Friday and then host fellow GPAC member Dordt University and Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Viterbo University of LaCrosse, Wis., Saturday. Saturday’s schedule is as follows: Morningside vs. Dordt, 1 p.m.; Dordt vs. Viterbo, 3:15 p.m.; Morningside vs. Viterbo, 5:30 p.m.
Season Glance Anderson sees good progressions from practices going into the season opener. “We’re moving forward,” he noted. “We have a small roster, but I feel like the right guys are in the right positions. We’re staying the course, keeping positive, and looking forward to the start of the season.” He recognized senior Kyle Cox and junior middle hitter Tyler Godown as early-season leaders. “Kyle is very vocal and serves the leadership role well,” Anderson said. “Tyler is more of a leader by example, as he gives 110 percent all the time. We have some others looking to move into that type of role, too.” Morningside’s head coach wants Mustangs fans to see a disciplined group at all times on the floor. “We’ve been focusing on serve and pass, as myself and our coaching staff understand the need for aggressive serving and consistent passing,” Anderson said. “During matches, I want us to win those two areas to be able to control the ball. If we can do that and be disciplined on defense, that’s the equation for positive outcomes. We’ve come a long way from the fall and since we returned from winter break in those areas, but there is still work to be done. This weekend will give us a good baseline of where the next steps need to be.” This weekend’s schedule opens a robust set of three straight home weekends. Mside hosts Ottawa University of Kansas Feb 19 and the inaugural GPAC Classic Feb 20 and then welcomes Lincoln College of Missouri and Judson University of Illinois Friday, Feb 26.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION Head coach Riley Salmon’s Jimmies of the University of Jamestown, sporting a 2-1 record going into a Great Plains Athletic Conference match at Ottawa University Feb. 11, moved up one spot on the second NAIA top 15, released Feb. 10. Freshman outside hitter Tanner Woods and junior right-side hitter Clark Steele stand one-two in kills (35/27). Freshman middle hitter Derek Owens has been tough on the opposition with 12 blocks.
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS NO. NAME 1 Jacob Baynes 2 Jacob Campa 3 Jonah Mika 4 James Cleare 5 Garrett Arbuckle 10 Kyle Cox 13 Derek Jones 15 Kahakai Kahoiwai 19 Tristen Cox 24 Tyler Godown
POS. OH/RS S DS/OH OH/RS RS S RS OH/RS DS/L MH
HT. 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-6
YR. HOMETOWN Fr. Mankato, Minn./Dakota Valley Fr. Brentwood, Calif./Liberty So. Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron-Memorial So. Nassau, Bahamas/St. John’s College So. Littleton, Colo./Heritage Sr. Mancos, Colo./Colorado State Fr. Houston, Tex./Glenda Dawson So. Wahiana, Hawaii/Leilehau Fr. Plano, Tex./Plano Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial
Head coach: Theison Anderson Assistant coaches: Kayla Ruff, Jessica Squier, Braden Hall, Ashley VandeStouwe
UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN NO. NAME 2 Maxwell Enriquez 3 Ian Stanley 4 Zack Meyer 5 Braden Neumann 7 Clark Steele 8 Ricardo Enriquez 9 Riley Semmens 10 Derek Correa 11 Griffin Smith 12 Adam Lopata 13 Austin Jacob 15 Patrick Magadia 16 Jaden Gaalema 17 Ever Cancel 20 Joshua Boze 24 Downey Huynh 27 Derek Owens 29 Tanner Woods 37 Caylor Cox 42 Samuel Jackman Head coach: Riley Salmon Assistant coach: Travers Cox
YR. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So.
POS. L MH OH L RS L OH S OH L MH RS OH MH MH OH MH OH OH OH
HT. 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-5 5-9 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-7 6-5 5-9 6-5
HOMETOWN San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic Van Nuys, Calif./Pierce College Wheaton, Ill./Concordia University-Irvine Costa Mesa, Calif./Orange Coast College Lake Forest, Calif./Orange Coast College Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica College Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Colgio San Benito Trenton, Ohio/Edgewood Germantown, Wis./Germantown Houston, Texas/Schola Tacoma, Wash. /Tolleson Union Burien, Wash./Highline Mayaguez, Puerto Rico/Colgio San Benito Murrieta, Calif. /Murrieta Mesa HS Fountain Valley, Calif./Orange Coast College Andover, Minn./Andover Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach Helena, Mont./Capital St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba/Brandon University
DORDT UNIVERSITY NO. NAME 1 Matthew Minderhoud 4 Boris Le 5 Lucas Lopes 6 Sam Toenies 9 Shavon Barker 12 Luke Nelson 13 Tommy Schussler 14 Adam Van Elburg 15 Zach Wood 17 Spencer VanderSchee 18 Dylan Kooiman 19 Logan Van Itallie 20 Levi Vroom 21 Jeremy Van Belle 22 Andres Guzman 23 Caleb Kulesza 24 Gabriel Garcia 25 Aike Wilting 26 Levi Ewald
POS. DS S OH DS MH MH RS OH OH MH MH MH S OH OH OH MH OH DS
HT. 5-9 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-9 6-5 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2
YR. HOMETOWN Sr. Airdrie, Alberta Fr. Melbourne, Australia Fr. Valinhos, Brazil Jr. Randall, Minnesota Sr. Bridgetown, Barbados So. Oak Grove, Minnesota So. Burdett, Alberta So. Thunder Bay, Ontario Fr. Savage, Minnesota Sr. Blackfalds, Alberta Fr. Tinley Park, Illinois So. Davenport, Iowa So. Lethbridge, Alberta Sr. Lethbridge, Alberta Fr. Bogota, Colombia So. Chicago, Illinois Fr. Tegucigalpa, Honduras So. Meadowbank, Prince Edward Island Jr. Terrace, British Columbia
Head Coach: Chad Hanson Assistant Coaches: Addison Mertler, Julia Lindbergh, Matt Beimers
VITERBO UNIVERSITY NO. 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 15 17 18 19 21
NAME Jacob Nonn Andy Roungtakoun Vaunghtre Young Brett Thompson Andrew Lepage Dane Kerkman Alex Kratzenstein Derek Myers Joe Todd Spencer Persad Juan Banda Thomas Robson Conner Dunn
YR. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr.
POS. OH DS UTL MH S MH OH OH OH MH S/DS DS DS
HT. HOMETOWN 6-4 Cross Plains, Wis./Middleton 5-4 Rockford, Ill./Jefferson 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Rancho 6-5 West Salem, Wis./West Salem 6-0 Cross Plains, Wis./Middleton 6-3 Racine, Wis./Racine Case 6-4 Littleton, Colo./Heritage 6-2 Brookwood, Wis./Brookwood 6-1 Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West 6-4 Milwaukie, Ore./Milwaukie Academy of the Arts 6-0 Dexter, NM/Dexter HS 5-10 Middleton, Wis./Quincy University 5-10 West Salem, Wis./West Salem HS
Head coach: Dave Simon Assistant coaches: Luke McEldowney & Phil Gilbert
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Head coach Chad Hanson’s Dordt University squad stands 2-4 and 0-1 in the conference. The Defenders are looking to correct a recent span of three losses in their last four matches. Sophomore outside hitter Caleb Kulesza has been a strong source of offense, producing 93 kills. A fellow underclassman on the front line, freshman outside hitter Andres Guzman, is also above the 50-kill mark (57).
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Viterbo University, coached by Dave Simon, is out to a 1-3 start overall and in CCAC action. The upperclassman duo of senior middle hitter Brett Thompson and junior outside hitter Jacob Nonn top the offense with 54 and 40 kills, respectively. The V-Hawks have been tough defensively at the net with three players sporting 10-or-more blocks.
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