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Park's freshman Felix Horn was named the NAIA Setter of the Week for the Pirates this week.

PARKVILLE, Mo. – The Park University men’s volleyball team will hit the road again this Tuesday, as they travel to Lamoni, Iowa to take on Graceland University at 7:00 p.m.

All of the Pirates previous six matches have been played on the road or on neutral sites.
 
Park will finally play at home this Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4:00 p.m. against defending NAIA National Champion Lindenwood University inside the Breckon Sports Center.
 
The Pirates are currently 4-2 on the season and are ranked No. 2 in the country, after defeating three of the top five teams in the nation in the month of February.
 
Park defeated the defending national champs, Lindenwood and took down Hope International and Cardinal Stritch. Graceland comes into Tuesday’s match, 3-5 overall and 0-1 in MAMVIC West play.
 
They have picked up wins along the way against St. Xavier, Warner Southern and Holy Names University.
 
The Pirates went 2-1 against the Yellowjackets in 2009, defeating them both at home and on the road in the regular season, but the two teams matched up in the semifinal round of the MAMVIC West Conference Tournament at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Mo.
 
In one of the finest matches of the season, Graceland defeated Park, in five games , 30-24, 30-26, 30-32, 30-27, 21-19. They qualified for the MAMVIC West tournament championship game eventually losing in four games.
 
As mentioned earlier, Park will have its home opener this Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4:00 p.m. against Lindenwood University. The Pirates defeated the Lions in five games on the road back on, Jan. 20.
 
Park’s leader in kills this season is Fray Luis Fajardo Arteaga with 80, but two other outside hitters are not far behind the team lead, as freshman Zach Penolio trails Arteaga by just two kills with 78 and Erick Albuquerque is just behind Arteaga with his 76.
 
Arteaga averages 3.64 kills and is hitting an incredible .370 on the year. The Pirates are also looking for there first sweep on the year. Park has won in five games twice and four games twice.

HORN WINS NATIONAL SETTER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Park’s Freshman setter Felix Horn was named this week’s NAIA Setter of the Week for his stellar play against Missouri Valley last week. The freshman out of Biberg, Germany averaged 12.75 assists and two digs per game a week ago.
 
Horn now has 303 assists on the year and is third on the squad in digs with 40. Horn is averaging 12.12 assists this season and has played in 25 of Park’s 26 games this season.
 
He also has 12 kills and five service aces in 2010 and is third on the team in total blocks with 16.

 
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