No. 5 Men's Volleyball Sweeps Missouri Baptist at Home

Marshall, Mo., (March 10, 2026)- The No. 5 Missouri Valley College men's volleyball team hosted Missouri Baptist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference match Tuesday evening, inside Burns Athletic Complex.  The Vikings swept to a victory by scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-21. 

Game one started with teams trading points through a 3-3 score, which included a kill each from Freshman Outside Hitter Loan Fargier (France) and Senior Opposite Luca Hasse (Paderborn, Germany).  Missouri Valley went on a run winning five-straight points, featuring a kill from Junior Outside Hitter Frederico Baptista (Esmoriz, Portugal) and two kills apiece from Hasse and Junior Middle Blocker Joao Tavares (Parana, Brazil) to take the lead, 8-3.  The Vikings followed, taking five of the next seven points, with a kill and two aces from Hasse to extend their advantage, 12-4.  The Spartans cut into its deficit down to 14-10, but Missouri Valley used two MBU errors, and a kill from Hasse, who also teamed up with Sophomore Middle Blocker Martin Tseyera (Salta, Argentina) to put the score at 18-10.  Missouri Baptist was unable to work back into the game, and the Vikings closed out the game by taking six of the final eight points.  Tavares and Baptista teamed up on a block, and both added a kill each, while Hasse made it a game-point with one kill.  The Vikings won on a kill from Baptista to end the game 25-19.

The second game began with Missouri Valley taking early control, working out a 7-4, using four MBU errors, a solo block from Tseyera and a kill each from Tavares and Baptista.  The Spartans responded winning three-straight points to tie the game at 7-7.  Missouri Valley answered back taking seven of the next nine points, as Freshman Setter Leonardo Poiatti (Sao Paulo, Brazil) had a solo block, Fargier put down a kill and had back-to-back aces, along with a kill from Tseyera to reclaim the lead 14-9.  Both teams traded points through the next several points, and Missouri Baptist eventually worked back to tie at 21-21.  However, the Vikings took three-straight points, using a kill and an ace from Hasse to put MVC at game-point, and an error by the Spartans ended the second game, 25-22, in favor of Missouri Valley. 

Needing a win in the third game to extend the match, the Spartans kept the teams close through a 7-7 score, but Missouri Valley won the next five points, as Tavares landed three aces and a kill to send the team on top, 12-7.  Missouri Baptist used three MVC errors to close the gap down through the next stretch of play, 16-13.  The Vikings used a solo block from Tavares and a kill apiece from Freshman Outside Hitter Bart Mulder (Hoogeveen, Netherlands) and Baptista to stay ahead, 20-16.  Points were traded through the rest of the game, as Baptista had the next three kills for the Vikings to put the Vikings at match-point.  A final error from the Spartans closed out the game at 25-21, and Missouri Valley swept the match.

Hasse led with 14 kills, on a 0.684 percentage, along with four aces.  Baptista followed with nine kills, while Tavares had eight kills, three aces and two blocks.  Poiatti led with 30 assists and four digs.  Missouri Valley finished with eight blocks, while hitting a 0.446 percentage in the match, and totaled nine aces.

Missouri Valley improves to 14-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference, while Missouri Baptist falls to 10-10 on the season and 4-7 in the Heart.

Up next, the Viking men's volleyball team will travel to Parkville, Mo., for a Heart of America Conference contest with No. 3 Park, Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Standing out as one of the most innovative and student-focused liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, Missouri Valley College (MVC) is committed to preparing students for success beyond the classroom. Through the Viking Voyage program, MVC prioritizes career readiness from day one, equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel after graduation. Each of MVC's 30+ in-demand majors—including nursing, business, cybersecurity, computer science, criminal justice, and exercise science—integrates personal instruction, experiential learning, and professional opportunities to prepare graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing and globally connected world. At Missouri Valley College, higher education is more than earning a degree—it's a transformative journey that begins with the end.