2023 Heart Men’s Volleyball Conference Tournament
The 2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Men's Volleyball Conference tournament began on Saturday, March 25 with the Quarterfinal round, as six teams qualified for the event, including No. 1 Park, No. 2 William Penn, No. 3 Grand View, No. 4 Mount Mercy, No. 5 Missouri Baptist and No. 6 Missouri Valley.
No. 1 Park and No. 2 William Penn earned Byes for the Quarterfinal round, and each hosted the semifinals on Wednesday, March 29.
Park then hosted No. 3 Grand View in the Championship match on Saturday, April 1 and defeated the Vikings, 3-1.
No. 3 nationally ranked Park captured the Heart regular season championship with their 17-1 conference record. It marks the first-ever Heart men's volleyball regular season crown for the Pirates.
No. 10 nationally ranked Grand View had won every Heart Conference Tournament Championship dating back to 2017.
For a look at the matchups, please see below!
Heart Quarterfinals | Saturday, March 25
No. 1 Park – BYE – Park will host No. 5 MBU on Wednesday, March 29.
No. 2 William Penn – BYE – WPU will host No. 3 Grand View on Wednesday, March 29.
No. 6 Missouri Valley at No. 3 Grand View – 7 PM – Des Moines, Iowa - Grand View wins, 3-1
No. 5 Missouri Baptist at No. 4 Mount Mercy – 5 PM – Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Missouri Baptist wins, 3-2
Heart Semifinals | Wednesday, March 29
No. 1 Park vs No. 5 Missouri Baptist - Park Wins, 3-1
No. 2 William Penn vs No. 3 Grand View - Grand View Wins, 3-2
Heart Championship | Saturday, April 1 | Parkville, MO | 2 PM
No. 3 Grand View at No. 1 Park
No. 1 Park defeated No. 3 Park in four sets inside the Breckon Sports Center, 27-25, 30-28, 21-25, 25-22, to capture their first-ever Heart Men's Volleyball Conference Championship. Park has earned the auto-matic bid to the 2023 NAIA Men's Volleyhball National Championship Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. Grand View has also earned an auto-matic berth as the host bid.
