2014 CRUSADERS VOLLEYBALL

#15 Evangel Crusaders (19-8, 5-1) vs. Missouri Valley Vikings (17-13, 2-4)

Oct. 21, 2014 – Ashcroft Center (800) – Springfield, Mo. 

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Crusaders back at home vs. Mo. Valley: Evangel is at home for the first time since Sept. 23rd as they host Missouri Valley in a Heart of America conference match on Tuesday.

The Crusaders are 19-8, 5-1 in the conference and enter the week ranked 15th nationally in the NAIA. Evangel went 2-3 last week and fell in three of four matches at the Grand View tournament in Iowa playing four ranked teams in the event. Saturday, the Crusaders lost to #20 Jamestown (ND) 3-1 and to Viterbo (Wis.) 3-0. The losses mark Evangel's first back-to-back losses all season. The Crusaders are in second place in the HAAC and remain one game behind MidAmerica Nazarene for first place.

Missouri Valley is 17-13 and 2-4 in the conference. They are tied for seventh place in the league standings with Peru State. The Vikings have been idle since an Oct. 17 win over St. Mary (Neb.) 3-0.

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