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Thursday, November 10, 2015
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NSIC Player of the Year
#1 Taylor Reiss (OH, So., Taunton Minn. / Minneota HS)
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Leads NSIC only matches in kills with 4.86 k/set
- Has racked up 306 kills with 187 digs in conference matches this season
- Was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week twice
- Leads team with 11 double-doubles (nine in NSIC matches)
- Third in NCAA in kills per set (4.91) and ninth in the NCAA in total kills (447)
- Third most kills per set (4.91) for single season in school history
- Ranks third all-time in career kills per set (4.32) and fifth in career attack percentage (.322)
- Set school record for kills (35) in 4 set match (vs Lewis, 9/3) falling three shy of single match record for all matches
- Was named 2015 NSIC Freshman of the Year
NSIC Libero of the Year
# 7 Tahlyr Banks (L, Jr., Omaha, Neb. / Gross Catholic HS)
Augustana University
- Earned Player of the Week honors in week three after averaging a league-high 6.56 digs per set average
- Has played i all 28 matches and 103 sets for the Vikings
- Posted a season-high 30 digs in a 4-set win over No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State
- Has 542 digs this season and is currently two digs away from moving up to seventh for the most digs in a single season at Augustana.
- Ranks 3rd in the NSIC in digs per set average at 5.12
- Has the second most digs in conference play with 338
- Overall she has a digs per set average of 5.26
- She has 1,660 career digs which ranks 38th in Division II among active players
- She has 85 assists, 23 service aces, and 6 kills this season
NSIC Freshman of the Year
#4 Emily Torve (S, R-Fr., Loretto, Minn. / Heritage Christian Academy)
University of Minnesota Duluth
- Earned NSIC Setter of the Week honors on two occasions
- Ranks second in the NSIC during conference matches with 12.17 assists per set
- Also ranks second in the NSIC in blocks per set by a setter with 0.49
- Has guided an efficient Bulldog offense to a .302 attack percentage in conference matches - third best in the NSIC
- UMD’s offense ranks fifth in Division II, hitting at a .290 clip
- Torve averages the most assists per set (11.90) for a UMD freshman since the 2005 season
- Ranks fourth in Division II in assists per set
- Has added 138 digs, 48 kills and 46 blocks on the season
NSIC Coach of the Year
Terry Culhane (13th Season)
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Has led SMSU to a 16-2 NSIC record entering final weekend of play (22-4 overall)
- Mustangs won 14 consecutive NSIC matches during September and October
- SMSU leads NSIC in kills (15.17 k/set), assists (14.33 a/set) and hitting percentage (.317)
- SMSU is first in Division II in assists per set (14.21) and kills per set (15.11)
- Led SMSU to its 14th straight 20-win season and has led the Mustangs to 20 plus wins in each of his 13 seasons
| NSIC First Team All-Conference |
| # |
Name |
School |
Pos |
Yr |
Hometown |
| 7 |
Tahlyr Banks |
Augie |
L |
Jr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 14 |
Bailey Koch |
Augie |
MB |
Jr. |
Litchfield, Minn. |
| 17 |
Courtney Place |
Augie |
OH |
So. |
Okabena, Minn. |
| 5 |
Riley Hanson |
CSP |
MB |
Sr. |
Nevis, Minn. |
| 7 |
Emma Lange |
CSP |
RS |
Sr. |
Caledonia, Minn. |
| 10 |
Anna Schlaak |
CSP |
OH |
Sr. |
New Richland, Minn. |
| 15 |
Kasey Williams |
CSP |
S |
Sr. |
Cross Plains, Wis. |
| 9 |
Sarah Kelly |
UMD |
RS |
So. |
Chaska, Minn. |
| 15 |
Sydnie Mauch |
UMD |
MB |
Sr. |
Brainerd, Minn. |
| 11 |
Krista Hassing |
MSU |
MB |
Sr. |
Blue Earth, Minn. |
| 6 |
Megan Larson |
SMSU |
S |
Jr. |
Minneota Minn. |
| 7 |
Eisha Oden |
SMSU |
MB |
Sr. |
Marshalltown Iowa |
| 1 |
Taylor Reiss |
SMSU |
OH |
So. |
Taunton Minn. |
| 5 |
Sarah Parker |
SMSU |
MB |
Sr. |
Edwardsville Ill. |
| 10 |
Alyssa Frauendorfer |
WSC |
MH |
Sr. |
Humphrey, Neb. |
| 2 |
Taylor Goar |
WSU |
OH |
Jr. |
Champlin, Minn. |
| 8 |
McKenna Larsen |
WSU |
S |
Jr. |
Oconto Falls, Wis. |
| 12 |
Danielle Rampart |
WSU |
OH |
Jr. |
Trevor, Wis. |
| NSIC Second Team All-Conference |
| # |
Name |
School |
Pos |
Yr |
Hometown |
| 1 |
Anna Sykora |
Augie |
S |
Sr. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
| 9 |
Jess Yost |
BSU |
OH |
Sr. |
Bemidji, Minn. |
| 11 |
Emily McDonough |
CSP |
L |
Sr. |
Lakeland, Minn. |
| 8 |
Makenzie Morgen |
UMD |
OH |
So. |
Appleton, Wis. |
| 13 |
Allison Olley |
UMD |
MB |
Jr. |
Racine, Wis. |
| 5 |
Erin Schindler |
UMD |
L |
So. |
Chaska, Minn. |
| 4 |
Emily Torve |
UMD |
S |
Fr. |
Loretto, Minn. |
| 3 |
Taylor Wissbroecker |
UMD |
OH |
Sr. |
Rhinelander, Wis. |
| 8 |
Makenna Rockeman |
USF |
OH |
So. |
Broomfield, Colo. |
| 11 |
Lexi Scott |
USF |
MB |
So. |
Prinsburg, Minn. |
| 8 |
Kaylee Burmeister |
SMSU |
OH |
So. |
Lakefield Minn. |
| 14 |
Erin Gross |
WSC |
RS |
Jr. |
Tekamah, Neb. |
| 5 |
Michaela Mestl |
WSC |
OH |
Sr. |
Kearney, Neb. |
| 4 |
Lauren Kudronowicz |
WSU |
MB |
Jr. |
Muskego, Wis. |
| 3 |
Jamie Cairncross |
WSU |
L |
Sr. |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
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