Mauro Verstraeten

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Mauro Verstraeten
18 Mauro Verstraeten
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Hometown:
    Vosselaar, Belgium
  • Position:
    OH/OPP
  • Year:
    FR
  • High School:
    Mariagaarde
  • m
    32
  • k/s
    1.79
  • h %
    .247
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.28
  • sa/s
    0.01
  • d/s
    0.62
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 32 18
Sets 112 67
Kills 200 122
Kills per set 1.79 1.82
Errors 74 50
Total Attacks 510 319
Total Attacks per set 4.55 4.76
Hitting Percentage .247 .226
Assists 14 11
Assists per set 0.13 0.16
Service Total Attempts 92 81
Service Aces 1 1
Service Errors 7 7
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.01
Receptions 117 106
Reception Errors 5 3
Digs 69 51
Digs per set 0.62 0.76
Block Solo 3 2
Block Assist 28 17
Block Total 31 19
Blocks per set 0.28 0.28
Block Errors 3 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 218.0 133.5
Points per set 1.9 2.0
Matches started 11 9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 21 #5 Missouri Valley W, 3-1
Mar 27 #4 Mount Mercy L, 3-0
Mar 28 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0
Apr 3 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0
Apr 7 at Graceland W, 3-0
Apr 11 at #2 Park L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 - 2 5 1 11 .364 0 5.0
Jan 23 vs. Avila W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 3 .667 0 2.0
Jan 24 vs. #14 Westcliff (CA) W, 3-2 1 5 10 6 28 .143 0 11.0
Jan 24 vs. (RV) Governors State W, 3-2 - 5 12 1 29 .379 0 13.0
Jan 30 vs. Hastings W, 3-0 - 3 5 2 12 .250 0 6.0
Jan 30 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 3-1 - 4 5 3 14 .143 0 5.0
Jan 31 vs. (RV) OUAZ L, 3-0 - 3 4 3 18 .056 0 4.5
Jan 31 vs. Central Christian (KS) W, 3-1 - 4 7 1 13 .462 0 8.0
Feb 6 Hastings W, 3-1 - 2 1 1 8 .000 1 1.0
Feb 6 Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 8 .750 0 6.0
Feb 7 Jamestown W, 3-1 - 3 5 1 8 .500 0 6.0
Feb 7 Viterbo W, 3-1 - 4 12 1 19 .579 2 12.5
Feb 10 Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 8 5 21 .143 0 9.0
Feb 13 #6 William Penn (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 12 2 24 .417 1 13.0
Feb 14 #13 Grand View W, 3-2 - 5 6 5 24 .042 0 7.5
Feb 20 at UHSP W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 16 .188 1 6.0
Feb 21 at (RV) Missouri Baptist L, 3-1 - 4 7 5 21 .095 1 7.0
Feb 24 Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at #11 Mount Mercy L, 3-1 - 4 3 2 14 .071 3 3.0
Feb 28 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 1 5 21 6 45 .333 1 21.5
Feb 28 vs. St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-2 - 3 0 2 6 -.333 0 0.0
Mar 4 at (RV) Grand View L, 3-2 - 5 6 4 21 .095 0 7.0
Mar 6 #3 Park L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 6 -.500 2 0.0
Mar 7 (RV) Ottawa L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.5
Mar 10 at (RV) Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 9 .111 0 2.0
Mar 14 at #10 William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 7 .429 2 4.0
Mar 20 Culver-Stockton (MO) W, 3-2 1 5 14 5 30 .300 0 15.5
Mar 21 #5 Missouri Valley W, 3-1 1 4 12 3 26 .346 0 12.5
Mar 27 #4 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 10 .500 0 5.0
Mar 28 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0 - 2 5 1 9 .444 0 5.5
Apr 3 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 15 .200 0 5.5
Apr 7 at Graceland W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 20 .200 0 9.0
Apr 11 at #2 Park L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 14 .143 0 4.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 vs. Avila W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 vs. #14 Westcliff (CA) W, 3-2 1 5 5 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 24 vs. (RV) Governors State W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 30 vs. Hastings W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 30 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 31 vs. (RV) OUAZ L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 31 vs. Central Christian (KS) W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 6 Hastings W, 3-1 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 Jamestown W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 7 Viterbo W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 10 Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 13 #6 William Penn (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 14 #13 Grand View W, 3-2 - 5 4 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 20 at UHSP W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 21 at (RV) Missouri Baptist L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at #11 Mount Mercy L, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 28 vs. St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-2 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 at (RV) Grand View L, 3-2 - 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 #3 Park L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 (RV) Ottawa L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 10 at (RV) Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 at #10 William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 20 Culver-Stockton (MO) W, 3-2 1 5 2 1 1 1 2 0
Mar 21 #5 Missouri Valley W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 0
Mar 27 #4 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 3 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 7 at Graceland W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 11 at #2 Park L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 23 vs. Avila W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 vs. #14 Westcliff (CA) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 vs. (RV) Governors State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 vs. Hastings W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 31 vs. (RV) OUAZ L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 1
Jan 31 vs. Central Christian (KS) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Hastings W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 Jamestown W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 Viterbo W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 13 #6 William Penn (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 #13 Grand View W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 0 8 0
Feb 20 at UHSP W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 at (RV) Missouri Baptist L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 2 0
Feb 24 Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at #11 Mount Mercy L, 3-1 - 4 16 0 2 13 0
Feb 28 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-2 1 5 16 0 1 24 0
Feb 28 vs. St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-2 - 3 7 0 0 8 0
Mar 4 at (RV) Grand View L, 3-2 - 5 20 1 2 9 0
Mar 6 #3 Park L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 8 0
Mar 7 (RV) Ottawa L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 3 2
Mar 10 at (RV) Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 1 13 1
Mar 14 at #10 William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 25 0
Mar 20 Culver-Stockton (MO) W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 #5 Missouri Valley W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 #4 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 7 at Graceland W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11 at #2 Park L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 1 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2025-26 32 112 200 1.79 74 510 4.55 .247 14 0.13 218.0 1.9
Total 32 112 200 1.79 74 510 4.55 .247 14 0.13 218.0 1.9
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2025-26 32 112 69 0.62 3 28 31 0.28
Total 32 112 69 0.62 3 28 31 0.28
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2025-26 32 112 92 1 0.01 7 117 5
Total 32 112 92 1 0.01 7 117 5
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 32 112 200 1.79 74 510 4.55 .247 14 0.13 218.0 1.9
Conference 18 67 122 1.82 50 319 4.76 .226 11 0.16 133.5 2.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 45 86 1.91 27 194 4.31 .304 6 0.13 94.0 2.1
Away 10 37 64 1.73 28 182 4.92 .198 8 0.22 69.5 1.9
Neutral 9 30 50 1.67 19 134 4.47 .231 0 0.00 54.5 1.8
Result
Wins 21 73 153 2.10 51 365 5.00 .279 5 0.07 167.5 2.3
Losses 11 39 47 1.21 23 145 3.72 .166 9 0.23 50.5 1.3
Month
January 8 27 50 1.85 17 128 4.74 .258 0 0.00 54.5 2.0
February 12 45 85 1.89 31 214 4.76 .252 10 0.22 92.5 2.1
March 9 31 48 1.55 18 119 3.84 .252 4 0.13 52.0 1.7
April 3 9 17 1.89 8 49 5.44 .184 0 0.00 19.0 2.1
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 32 112 69 0.62 3 28 31 0.28
Conference 18 67 51 0.76 2 17 19 0.28
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 45 20 0.44 1 14 15 0.33
Away 10 37 35 0.95 1 7 8 0.22
Neutral 9 30 14 0.47 1 7 8 0.27
Result
Wins 21 73 38 0.52 3 23 26 0.36
Losses 11 39 31 0.79 0 5 5 0.13
Month
January 8 27 13 0.48 1 7 8 0.30
February 12 45 31 0.69 1 13 14 0.31
March 9 31 21 0.68 1 4 5 0.16
April 3 9 4 0.44 0 4 4 0.44
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 32 112 92 1 0.01 7 117 5
Conference 18 67 81 1 0.01 7 106 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 45 7 0 0.00 0 20 2
Away 10 37 78 1 0.03 7 87 2
Neutral 9 30 7 0 0.00 0 10 1
Result
Wins 21 73 26 0 0.00 1 42 0
Losses 11 39 66 1 0.03 6 75 5
Month
January 8 27 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
February 12 45 44 0 0.00 3 56 0
March 9 31 44 1 0.03 4 58 3
April 3 9 4 0 0.00 0 1 1
News mentions
Men's Volleyball Falls Short in Heart Quarterfinals, 3-0
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  • April 11, 2026
Men's Volleyball Falls Short in Heart Quarterfinals

PARKVILLE, Mo. – The Mustangs’ time in the Heart of America Athletic Conference postseason tournament bracket was cut short today, as eighth-seeded Morningside fell to top seed and nationally no. 2 Park, 3-0. 

  • April 11, 2026
Mustangs Pick Up Definitive 3-0 Win in Regular Season Finale
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  • April 07, 2026
Mustangs Pick Up Definitive Win in Regular Season Finale

LAMONI, Iowa – The Morningside men’s volleyball team ended its regular season schedule on a high note tonight, picking up a decisive Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Graceland's Yellow Jackets, 25-19, 25-18, 25-14.

  • April 07, 2026
Mustangs Take Home Finale in Straight Sets
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  • March 28, 2026
Mustangs Take Home Finale in Sweeping Fashion

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Morningside Men’s Volleyball took the floor in the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center one last time this season, looking to wrap up the home schedule with a W against Clarke. The Mustangs achieved their goal in a 3-0 victory, winning 25-23, 25-21, and 25-15.

  • March 28, 2026
Senior Night Energy Not Enough to Lift Morningside to Win Over No. 4 Mount Mercy
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  • March 27, 2026
Senior Night Energy Not Enough to Lift Morningside to Win Over No. 4 Mount Mercy

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside’s Mustangs celebrated Senior Night against a top-five opponent, the no. 4 Mount Mercy Mustangs, in men’s volleyball action tonight. While the scoreboard and the national rankings both favored the visitors, Morningside, fueled by an energetic Allee Gym crowd, forced Mount Mercy to be on its A game in a close 3-0 Morningside loss, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19.

  • March 27, 2026
Morningside’s Ferdinando Vinti (No. 24) jumps and reaches overhead to attack the ball during a match inside Allee Gym. A final score graphic shows the Mustangs winning 3-1, with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 16-25, and 25-23.
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  • March 21, 2026
Mustangs surge past No. 5 Missouri Valley

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Friday and Saturday served as a reminder of what the Morningside men’s volleyball team is capable of.

  • March 21, 2026
Team huddle with set scores graphic.
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  • March 20, 2026
Strong finish clinches reverse sweep over Wildcats

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Down two sets and searching for answers, Morningside men’s volleyball flipped the match on its head Friday night, rallying for a five-set reverse sweep over Culver-Stockton inside Allee Gym.

  • March 20, 2026
Team action shot with score graphics.
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  • February 28, 2026
Morningside takes two five-set wins

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Morningside needed all five sets twice Saturday, surviving back-and-forth battles against Clarke and St. Ambrose left Dubuque with two hard-earned victories.

  • February 28, 2026
BENKRID FILE PHOTO.
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  • February 21, 2026
Mustangs drop four-setter to Spartans

ST. LOUIS -- The Morningside men's volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to Missouri Baptist on Saturday afternoon, falling 25-23, 15-25, 25-21 and 25-21. 

  • February 21, 2026
No. 14 Mustangs sweep UHSP
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  • February 20, 2026
No. 14 Mustangs sweep UHSP

The Mustangs totaled 41 kills and hit .184 as a team, but their defense and net presence proved decisive. Morningside recorded 52 digs and nine total blocks, limiting UHSP to a .058 hitting percentage, including a negative clip (-.077) in the third set.

  • February 20, 2026
Alves action photo with set scores.
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  • February 13, 2026
No. 14 Mustangs take No. 6 Statesmen to brink

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — In a tightly contested Top 15 matchup Friday night, 14th-ranked Morningside came up just short in five sets against No. 6 William Penn inside Allee Gym.

  • February 13, 2026
Wilcox action photo of him setting the ball with score graphics.
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  • February 07, 2026
Mustangs earn two four-set wins, improve to 12-1

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — While the Morningside men’s volleyball team isn’t shying away from celebrating the winningest start in program history, the Mustangs also know there is still more to accomplish.

  • February 07, 2026
Benkrid photo with two score graphics.
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  • February 06, 2026
Mustangs sweep Firestorm, beat Broncos in 4

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — In its first two home matches of the season, the Morningside men’s volleyball team won both on Friday. The Mustangs (10-1) defeated Hastings in four sets, while in the nightcap, they swept Arizona Christian.

  • February 06, 2026
Mustangs Pick Up Wins over no. 14 Westcliff, (RV) Governors State
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  • January 24, 2026
Mustangs Pick Up Wins over no. 14 Westcliff, (RV) Governors State

PARKVILLE, Mo. – Morningside Men’s Volleyball had arguably the biggest day in program history in day two of the Park Pirate Invitational as the Mustangs overthrew no. 14 Westcliff and (RV) Governors State, each by a score of 3-2.

  • January 24, 2026
Mustangs Sweep Opening Day, winning 3-0, 3-0
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  • January 23, 2026
Mustangs Sweep Opening Day

PARKVILLE, Mo. – Morningside Men’s Volleyball got its season off to a strong start with a pair of wins on its first day of competition, winning 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-20) over Goshen in the season opener before adding a 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-18) win over Avila.

  • January 23, 2026