KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Baptist University men's volleyball moved up to No. 4 in the NAIA Men's Volleyball Top 15 Poll on Wednesday, March 5. The Spartans were ranked seventh in the nation in the last poll on Feb. 19 and have gone 5-0 since.
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Tom Young's squad has rattled off nine in a row, with their last loss coming in a road match at No. 2 Saint Xavier University. They are 12-2 overall with their only other loss coming in five sets at NCAA Division II Maryville University on Feb. 4.
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Since Feb. 19, MBU has swept Dordt University on the road, Culver-Stockton College on the road, and the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy at home. They took down (RV) Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa, on Feb. 22, and defeated then-fifth-ranked Park University in five sets in Parkville, Mo.
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MBU is currently first in the nation with 13.16 kills per set and second in the NAIA with 12.24 assists per set. Â The Spartans have won six Heart of America Athletic Conference weekly awards this season and had David Rudic claim NAIA National Setter of the Week on Feb. 25. Â
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The team is back in action on Wednesday, March 5, against (RV) Cumberland University. The opening serve in the Carl & Deloris Petty SRC is set for 6 p.m.
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| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
The Master's (Calif.) [12] |
9-0 |
233 |
| 2 |
2 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) [1] |
13-0 |
221 |
| 3 |
3 |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
9-0 |
211 |
| 4 |
7 |
Missouri Baptist |
12-2 |
196 |
| 5 |
6 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
13-1 |
182 |
| 6 |
4 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
8-2 |
172 |
| 7 |
10 |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
12-2 |
159 |
| 8 |
8 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
9-2 |
153 |
| 9 |
5 |
Park (Mo.) |
10-3 |
148 |
| 10 |
9 |
Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
8-2 |
141 |
| 11 |
12 |
Missouri Valley |
7-2 |
130 |
| 12 |
11 |
Westcliff (Calif.) |
9-4 |
114 |
| 13 |
14 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
11-2 |
87 |
| 14 |
13 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
8-3 |
86 |
| 15 |
RV |
William Penn (Iowa) |
8-5 |
83 |
Dropped from the Top 15: St. Thomas (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 80, Cumberland (Tenn.) 44, Campbellsville (Ky.) 31, Webber International (Fla.) 28, Indiana Tech 24, Morningside (Iowa) 12, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 9
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