Monday, February 11, 2013

MVC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MOVES UP ONE SPOT IN LATEST POLL




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MVC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL MOVES UP ONE SPOT IN LATEST POLL

Marshall, Mo. (February 11, 2013)-  The Missouri Valley College men's volleyball team has risen one spot in this week's NAIA Men's Volleyball Top 10 Poll released Monday.  The Vikings are now the No. 7 ranked team, after defeating Hannibal-LaGrange University in the only match of the week.  The Vikings won a thrilling 20-25, 31-33, 25-20, 25-19, 15-5 match to improve to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate West Conference play.

The Vikings have just one match scheduled for this week as they travel to No. 8 Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday at 7 p.m.    The Vikings defeated Grand View on Jan. 29 in a home match 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22.

NAIA Men's Volleyball Top 10 Poll (Feb. 11, 2013)
1.                 Park University (Parkville, Mo.)
2.                 Concordia University (Irvine, Calif.)
3.                 Warner University (Lake Wales, Fla.)
4.                 Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis, Mo.)
5.                 St. Ambrose University (Davenport, Iowa)
6.                 Cardinal Stritch (Milwaukee, Wisc.)
7.                 Missouri Valley (Marshall, Mo.)
8.                 Grand View University (Des Moines, Iowa)
9.                 Hope International (Fullerton, Calif.)
10.      Graceland University (Lamoni, Iowa)




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