Mustangs drop five-set contest at Graceland

LAMONI, IOWA – Men's Volleyball headed south to Graceland University yesterday, playing the Yellowjackets in the recently renovated Morden Center. The Mustangs fell to the Yellowjackets by the narrowest of margins after forcing five sets, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 19-25, and 16-14.

Morningside hit .152 in the match, tallying 52 kills and 49 assists. The Mustangs racked up 68 digs and 11 total blocks in the contest.

Natan Alves was Morningside's clear leader on the attack, striking for 24 kills. Kahakai Kahoiwai next, with nine, Erik Krenz had seven, Dylan Hamil had five, Tharen Cox had four, and Jacob DePauw had three terminations. DePauw also had 46 assists in the contest.

Alves was also at the top of the digs column, with 17. Owen Anderson was giving chase with 14 digs, while DePauw had 13 and Kahoiwai had 11.

Cox had six blocks, with four solo blocks. Krenz had a solo block and two block assists while DePauw and Kahoiwai had a solo block and a block assist each.

Morningside is back on the court today at Trinity Christian, playing the Trolls at 7 p.m.