No. 6 Men's Volleyball Sweeps Clarke on the Road

Dubuque, Iowa, (April 3, 2026)- The No. 6 Missouri Valley College men's volleyball team traveled to Dubuque, Iowa for a Heart of America Athletic Conference match with Clarke (Iowa), Saturday evening.  The Vikings swept to victory by scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-22.

Game one started with Missouri Valley building up an early lead, taking five of the first six points.  Senior Opposite Luca Hasse (Paderborn, Germany), Freshman Outside Hitter Loan Fargier and Senior Middle Blocker Arthur Martenelli (Curitiba, Brazil) each landed one kill during the stretch to make it a 5-1 score.  Clarke answered, and won five of the next six points to work back into a tie at 6-6.  The next several points were traded between the two teams, as Hasse and Junior Outside Hitter Frederico Baptista (Esmoriz, Portugal) each added one kill, but MVC eventually trailed, 11-9.  The Vikings answered with another run, again taking five of six points.  Hasse, Fargier and Baptista each had one kill, while Baptista teamed up with Martenelli on a block to help send the team on top, 14-12.  The Pride answered, and moved in front at 18-17.  Again the teams traded points, which included two kills from Baptista and one kill by Hasse to keep the teams tied at 21-21.  The next two MVC points came on Clarke errors, and a Hasse kill gave the Vikings game-point, 24-22.  Hasse ended the game with one more kill to finish at a 25-23 score, and Missouri Valley held a 1-0 lead in the match. 

The Vikings took control of the second game early, using one kill from Hasse and Baptista to help make it a 4-1 advantage.  Missouri Valley won four-straight points as Junior Middle Blocker Joao Taveres (Parana, Brazil) landed two kills, Baptista put down one kill and the pair teamed up on a block to help put the score at 8-3.  Points were traded over the next stretch of play, which featured two kills from Martenelli, and one kill by both Baptista and Fargier to help put MVC's lead at 13-7.  Missouri Valley maintained its advantage at 19-13 after another Tavares kill, but Clarke began to chip away at its deficit.  The Pride eventually worked back to a 20-18 score, before a pair of CU errors and an ace by Fargier sent the Viking lead out to 23-18.  Another Pride error made it game-point, and Hasse ended game two with one more kill, as Missouri Valley earned a 25-20 win.

Missouri Valley built up a large lead at the start of the third game, winning nine of the opening ten points.  Freshman Leonardo Poiatti (Sao Paulo, Brazil) put down a pair of aces, while Hasse added two kills, and teamed up on a block with Martenelli.  Fargier also had a solo block and teamed up with Martenelli on another block to help the Vikings hold a 9-1 lead.  Clarke answered back to close the gap down to 10-6.  Baptista and Freshman Outside Hitter Bart Mulder (Hoogeveen, Netherlands) each had one kill to stretch the MVC advantage out to 13-8.  The Pride chipped away at the deficit until tying the game at 15-15.  Martenelli, Baptista and Hasse each landed one kill as Missouri Valley went back in front, 18-16.  The two teams traded points over the next stretch, with another Hasse kill making it a 20-19 Viking lead.  Clarke tied the score at 20-20, but Hasse finished off another kill and Sophomore Libero Bernardo Wolf Roese (Nova Petropolis, Brazil) followed with an ace to put MVC in front, 22-20.  The next two points went to Missouri Valley, on a Hasse kill and Poiatti ace to give the team match-point.  Fargier finished off one more kill to close the game at a 25-22 score, and give MVC a victory, 3-0 in games.

Hasse led with 16 kills, while Baptista added nine kills.  Poiatti totaled 27 assists, six digs and three aces, all team-highs.  Missouri Valley finished with six blocks and six aces as a team.

Missouri Valley improves to 19-4 overall and 13-4 in the Heart.  Clarke drops to 7-19 on the season and 3-14 in the conference.

Up next, the Viking men's volleyball team goes to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for a contest with No. 5 Mount Mercy, Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Standing out as one of the most innovative and student-focused liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, Missouri Valley College (MVC) is committed to preparing students for success beyond the classroom. Through the Viking Voyage program, MVC prioritizes career readiness from day one, equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel after graduation. Each of MVC's 30+ in-demand majors—including nursing, business, cybersecurity, computer science, criminal justice, and exercise science—integrates personal instruction, experiential learning, and professional opportunities to prepare graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing and globally connected world. At Missouri Valley College, higher education is more than earning a degree—it's a transformative journey that begins with the end.