Women's Volleyball Falls on the Road to Park

Parkville, Mo., (Oct. 24, 2025)- The Missouri Valley College women's volleyball team traveled to Parkville, Mo., for a Heart of America Athletic Conference match with Park (Mo.), Friday evening.  The Vikings played close early, but fell by scores of 28-30, 16-25, 15-25.

Game one started with the two teams trading points through a 4-4 score.  Junior Outside Hitter Laura Tavares (Merida, Venezuela), Senior Middle Hitter Kinga Romanowicz (Krepiec, Poland), Sophomore Outside Hitter Olivia Randolph (Columbia, Mo.) and Freshman Outside Hitter Rylee Adams (Odessa, Mo.) all had one kill each in the early run.  The pair of Senior Middle Blocker Patrisiya Uzoma (Moscow, Russia) and Tavares teamed up on two blocks, and Adams had another kill to keep the teams tied at 7-7.  Park gradually built up a lead through a 13-9 score.  Missouri Valley answered back, and won six of the next seven points.  Romanowicz finished off two kills and Senior Outside Hitter Juliana Oliveira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) added an ace to send the Vikings in front, 15-14.  The two teams again traded points over the next stretch of play.  Adams, Oliveira, Tavares and Romanowicz each put down one kill to keep MVC in front, 22-21.  Both Randolph and Adams had one kill to send the team to game-point, 24-23, but Park extended the game.  Another kill by Randolph gave the Vikings game-point, 26-25.  The Pirates kept the game going, and a kill from Uzoma tied the teams at 27-27.  Three of the final four points in the match were won by Park, as the Pirates took the opening game, 30-28.

The second game began with Park building up an early lead, at 6-1.  Romanowicz landed one kill and Uzoma put down a block to help cut the gap down to 7-4.  The Pirates gradually added to their lead, and sat in front, 17-8, later in the game.  A block from Uzoma and Randolph, along with two kills from Adams brought MVC to within a 19-13 score.  Park held off Missouri Valley from there, and eventually finished out a 25-16 win in the game.

Needing a win in game three to extend the match,  the Vikings jumped out to a 4-3 lead after one kill each from Romanowicz and Adams.  The two teams traded points through a 7-7 score as Sophomore Right Side Harper Herring (Orange Park, Ill.) put down one kill and the pair of Randolph and Uzoma teamed up on a block.  Park responded to win 10 of the next 11 points to make it 17-8.  The Pirates maintained their lead through the rest of the game to close out a 25-15 win the game and a sweep in the match.

Adams led with eight kills and added seven digs.  Tavres finished with seven kills.  Senior Setter Avery Crain (Shell Knob, Mo.) and Junior Setter Clarissa Dias (Praia Grande, Brazil) each totaled 15 assists.  Senior Libero Ana Franco (Cascais, Portugal) led with 20 digs and Oliveira had 17 digs.  The Vikings totaled seven blocks as a team.

The loss drops Missouri Valley to 13-14 overall and 6-10 in the Heart.  Park improves to 15-6 on the season and 11-3 in the conference.

Up next, the Viking women's volleyball team will host Central Methodist (Mo.) in a Heart match, Tuesday at 7 p.m., inside the Burns Athletic Complex.

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