For Immediate Release
Monday, October 8, 2018
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Sara Macek (MB, 5-11, Jr., Monticello, Minn. / Monticello High School) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Put up a team-best 4.44 kills per set (40 total kills) with an impressive .583 hitting percentage
- Committed just five errors on 60 swings
- Tallied at least 11 kills and hit at least .435 in all three matches for the Golden Bears
- Set a career best with a .762 hitting percentage against Minot State, good for seventh-best in single-match program history, by going 16-0-21 in the sweep

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#14 Jaiden Langlie (L/DS, 5-6, Jr., Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Davies HS) - Northern State
- Led the Wolves defense with 59 digs in their two wins over UIU and WSU
- Averaging a season weekend high of 6.56 digs per set
- Tallied a career high 34 digs, averaging 8.5 per set, in the win over Upper Iowa
- Led the team against the Warriors with 25 digs, averaging 5.00 per set
- Added five assists and one service ace

NSIC Setter of the Week
#4 Emily Torve (S, 5-8, Jr., Loretto, Minn. / Heritage Christian Academy) - Minnesota Duluth
- Dished out 130 assists and averaged 13.0 assists per set
- Guided the offense to 16.1 kills per set over the course the week
- Directed UMD to a .275 hitting percentage going against two top-10 clubs
- Compiled 38 assists, nine digs and three blocks over No. 3 CSP and helped the Bulldogs sweep the Bears for the first time since Oct. 11, 2014
- Also chipped in 2.20 digs per set and 0.50 blocks per set
- Moved into eighth on UMD’s all-time list with 3,530 set assists
- Currently leads all active collegiate volleyball players with 12.05 assists per set
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the third consecutive week
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-0 UMC  W 3-0 BSU	7-12, 2-9 NSIC	W2	3rd
Team Notes
- Hit for .261 & .223 respectively their highest percentage in three weeks - Had 118 digs in two matches this weekend - Combined for 87 kills in two matches this weekend
Top Performer(s)
- Courtney Place-had double-doubles in both games this weekend. - Kaylea Ahrens-18 digs on Friday, and 12 digs Saturday. - Avery Thorson-35 assists in both games this weekend for a total of 70.
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 vs. Wayne State -6 pm Friday, Oct. 12 vs MSU Moorhead – 6 pm Saturday, Oct. 13 vs Northern State – 5 pm

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-0 at Wayne State L 3-0 at Augustana	5-14, 2-9 NSIC	L5	15th
Team Notes
- The Beavers fell on the road at Wayne State and Augustana by scores of 3-0
Top Performer(s)
- Maddie Filipiak and Julie Touchett led the Beavers with 15 kills each while Touchett hit at an impressive .462 clip to lead the team - Freshman Greta Paszek followed with 14 kills while Anna Averkamp added 10 - Touchett led the BSU defense with eight blocks while Emma Hallmann led the backcourt with 27 digs
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Minnesota Crookston – 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 vs Concordia-St. Paul – 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 vs Minnesota State – 1 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week – 2-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-0 at #5 UMD W 3-0 vs MARY W 3-0 vs MINOT	16-4, 10-1 NSIC	W2	1st
Team Notes
- After dropping a non-conference contest on Wednesday night at UMD, Concordia bounced back to pick up a pair of sweeps over Mary and MISU - The Golden Bears collected an extremely efficient .338 with 135 kills compared to 36 errors on the week while holding opponents to 102 kills, 47 errors and a .192 hitting percentage - In Saturday’s sweep of Minot State, CSP set a single-match school record with a .600 hitting percentage as they committed just three errors compared to 51 kills on 80 swings in the match
Top Performer(s)
- Sara Macek was consistently dominant as she collected at least 11 kills while hitting .435 or better in all three matches to finish with 4.44 kills per set and a .583 hitting percentage for the week - Elizabeth Mohr orchestrated an efficient CSP offense with 12.78 assists per set (115 total assists) to go along with 16 digs over the three matches
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 vs Minnesota State – 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Bemidji State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 vs Minnesota Crookston – 2 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-0 vs CSP L 3-0 vs MSU	3-16, 0-11 NSIC	L15	14th
Team Notes
- Dropped both matches of the week - 6 different players recorded aces against Minnesota State - Recorded 7 blocks against Concordia, St Paul
Top Performer(s)
- Sr. Geovana Almeida lead the team with 13 digs in both matches - Fresh. Bailey Harms recorded 5 blocks vs Concordia, St Paul - Soph. Katja Berge lead the team with 7 kills in both matches
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Minot State – 6 pm Friday, Oct. 12 vs Sioux Falls – 6 pm Saturday, Oct. 13 vs Southwest Minnesota State – 11 am

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-0 at AUGIE L 3-0 at WSC	3-16, 1-10 NSIC	L4	13th
Team Notes
- The Golden Eagles are averaging 16.1 digs per set on the 2018 season led by Ali Schueler’s 3.87 digs per set. - Minnesota Crookston comes in averaging 1.36 blocks per set on the 2018 campaign guided by Kaitlin Sikkink’s 0.58 blocks per set. - The Golden Eagles are notching 9.2 kills per set led by Deaira Gresham’s 2.85 kills per set - Minnesota Crookston returns to action Tues., Oct. 9 as they take on Bemidji State University at home, followed by two more home tilts against Minnesota State Friday and Concordia-St. Paul Saturday. Top Performer(s)
- Deaira Gresham had nine kills against Augustana - Ali Schueler notched 22 digs versus Augustana last Friday - Katie Lienemann tallied 11 digs against Wayne State Saturday
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 – vs. Bemidji State – Crookston, Minn. – 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 – vs. Minnesota State – Crookston, Minn. – 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 – vs. Concordia-St. Paul – Crookston, Minn. – 4 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week – 2-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-0 #3 CSP L 1-3 #10 SMSU W 3-0 USF	16-4, 9-2 NSIC	W1	3rd
Team Notes
- The Bulldogs pushed their home winning streak to 18 games with their first sweep over Concordia-St. Paul since Oct. 11, 2014 - UMD averaged 16.1 kills per set and hit .275 for the weekend - The defense averaged 14.40 digs per set and 2.40 blocks per set
Top Performer(s)
- Emily Torve averaged 13.0 assists per set and 130 assists including 44 in the three-set win over USF - Kate Berg posted 3.80 kills per set and compiled double digits kills in each match - Sarah Kelly registered a team-high .397 hitting percentage and averaged 3.40 kills per set
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 vs St. Cloud State – 6 pm Friday, Oct. 12 vs Winona State – 6 pm Saturday, Oct. 13 vs Upper Iowa – 4 pm

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-0, vs Minot State W 3-0, vs U-Mary	13-6 (6-5 NSIC)	W2	10th
Team Notes
- The Mavericks swept both Minot State and the University of Mary - MSU recorded a .262 attack percentage for the weekend
Top Performer(s)
- Morgan Olson led all Mavericks with a total of 28 kills during the two weekend matches with an attack percentage of .452 - Mara Quam earned 35 digs in the weekends matches to go along with five service aces
Up Next-
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at  Concordia-St. Paul - 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Minnesota Crookston - 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at Bemidji State - 1 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week: 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 1-3 at Winona State L 0-3 at Upper Iowa	9-9, 5-6 NSIC	L4	12th
Team Notes
- MSUM dropped matches to Winona State (1-3) and Upper Iowa (0-3) on the road last weekend as their losing streak reached four matches - Sophomore MB Kylie Kanwischer and junior MB Kaylyn Jenkins are 7th and 8th respectively in NSIC in blocks per set; as a team MSUM is fourth in the NSIC at 2.18 blocks per set - Senior libero Monica Vega is third in NSIC at 5.03 digs per set
Top Performer(s)
- Senior libero Monica Vega had 33 digs in two matches, averaging 4.8 digs per set - Freshman OH Amanda Carlson had 22 kills in two matches, including 13 in three-set loss at Augustana - Sophomore MB Kylie Kanwischer had 10 kills and eight assisted blocks in the two matches - Sophomore S/RS Lauren Kiewiet had 24 assists in two matches while adding 14 digs - Sophomore DS Taylor Thorson had 21 digs in the two matches
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 vs. Northern State - 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 vs. Augustana - 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 vs. Wayne State - 2 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-0 at Minnesota State L 3-0 at Concordia-St. Paul	9-11, 3-8 NSIC	L4	16th
Team Notes
- Minot State dropped road matches at Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul last week - Minot State’s three NSIC wins is the most for the Beavers since the 2014 season - The Beavers have won three matches in a row twice during the season
Top Performer(s)
- Karli Koza recorded 15 digs against Minnesota State and moved into first place on the career digs list in the NCAA Division II era - Shelby Spuller had 14 kills and a .294 attack percentage versus Minnesota State - Kelsey Dewulf had 24 assists, six digs and three service aces against Concordia-St. Paul
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 Mary – 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 Southwest Minnesota State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 Sioux Falls – 2 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-1 vs. UIU W 3-2 vs. WSU	18-1, 10-1 NSIC	W4	4th
Team Notes
- The Wolves volleyball team opened the week moving up to No. 2 in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll, earning 15 first place votes - In their two wins over UIU and WSU, the Wolves hit .258 averaging 14.8 kills, 13.9 assists, 22.0 digs, 1.7 blocks, and 0.9 aces per set - Five Wolves finished the weekend with double figure kills, while six recorded double digit digs - Northern out-hit their opponents by 55 points
Top Performer(s)
- Hailey Busch led the team with 38 kills, averaging 4.22 per set, while Laura Snyder hit a team leading .347 - Ashley Rozell dished out 113 total assists, averaging 12.56 per set - Jaiden Langlie had a career weekend with 59 digs, averaging 6.56 per set with a career high 34 against Upper Iowa
Up Next
Tues. Oct. 9 at MSU Moorhead – 6 p.m. Fri. Oct. 12 vs. Wayne State – 6 p.m. Sat. Oct. 13 vs. Augustana – 5 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-1 vs St. Cloud State L 0-3 vs. Minnesota Duluth	12-7, 7-4 NSIC	L1	9th
Team Notes
- USF is tied for fifth in the NSIC at 12-7, 7-4 in league play after a 3-0 home loss against Minnesota Duluth on Saturday - The Cougars rank\ second in the NSIC in hitting percentage at .281 (985 K, 2381 A); fifth in kills (13.87 per set, 985 total), sixth in assists per set at 13.06 (927 in 71 sets);third in blocks at 2.18 per set (239 block assists and 35 block solos) and forth in service aces with 115 or 1.62 per set ~ USF has three of the top five kills leaders on the team at the same time for the first time in school history as senior Makenna Rockeman has 1,201 which is first all-time with senior Bria Barfnecht 4th with 929 and senior Lexi Scott, 5th at 887
Top Performer(s)
-  Lexi Scott ranks in the top five in two categories, sitting third in hitting in the NISC at .407 (202 kills on 385 attacks) while sitting sixth in blocks at 1.07 per set - Senior Bria Barfnecht  hit .500 with 12 kills on 22 attacks against Minnesota Duluth and recorded her 7th double double with 12 kills on 20 attacks (.500 hitting percentage) and 17 digs against St. Cloud State - USF setter Krista Goerger a combined 81 assists in the two wins over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston.
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 vs SMSU - at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at UMary - 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at Minot State - 2 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-1 vs Minnesota Duluth  L3-1 vs St. Cloud State	13-6, 8-3 NSIC	L1	2nd
Team Notes
- SMSU defeated No. 5 UMD on Friday night hitting .338 overall and a match-high .378 in the fourth set while holding the Bulldogs to a .210 hitting percentage - SMSU lead the conference in team total attacks (2,350) and team digs (1,131) last week - Reiss is the national leader in kills per set (5.69), points per set?(6.13), and total kills (353)
Top Performer(s)
- Taylor Reiss recorded 20 kills and a .321 hitting percentage against SCSU and tied the match-high 16 kills with UMD’s Kate Berg - Meg Schmidt recorded 16 kills and .303 hitting percentage SCSU - Kaylee Burmeister led the team with 22 digs against SCSU
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Sioux Falls – 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Minot State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at UMary – 11 a.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-1 at Sioux Falls W 3-1 at No. 10 SMSU	11-6, 7-4 NSIC	W1	11th
Team Notes
- St. Cloud State defeated No. 10 Southwest Minn.-State for the first time in 19 years with its 3-1 victory on Saturday - It’s also the team's second victory over a top-10 opponent this season, the first time in 20 years the Huskies have defeated two top-10 opponents in the same season - Linsey Rachel made more history in St. Cloud State’s victory on Saturday, as she became the first freshman in 10 years to record 20+ kills in a single match with her 21-kill performance against the Mustangs - Maddy Torve recorded a career-high 55 sets in the 3-1 win over SMSU - The sophomore averaged 11.25 assists/set in eight sets over the weekend
Top Performer(s)
- Linsey Rachel compiled 34 kills in two matches while committing 12 errors on 99 attempts for .222 hitting percentage; averaged 4.25 kills/set through eight sets; became the youngest player in 10 years to record 20+ kills in a single match; career-high 21 kills in 3-1 victory over No. 10 SMSU; recorded 10th double-double of the season vs. SMSU (21 kills, 11 digs) No. 6 in the NSIC in kills/set (4.03) and No. 7 in total kills (242) - Maddy Torve compiled 90 assists in two matches over the weekend; averaged 11.25 assists/set; tallied career-high 55 assists in 3-1 win over SMSU; No. 7 in the NSIC in assists/set (10.23); No. 11 in total assists (614) - Clara Krenz compiled combined 43 digs in two matches; averaged 5.38 digs/set; added two service aces; led SCSU in digs both vs. USF (19) and SMSU (24); moved to No. 3 all-time in school history in career digs (1384) with her 24 dig performance against SMSU on Saturday; No. 1 in the NSIC in digs/set (5.15); No. 5 in total digs (309)
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth – 6 p.m. Friday, October 12 vs. Upper Iowa – 6 p.m. Saturday, October 13 vs Winona State – 2 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-1 vs. #2 NSU W 3-0 vs. MSUM	12-7, 5-6 NSIC	W1	8th
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa has now won four of their last five matches with sweeps and the loss came at home against No. 2 Northern State in a four-set loss - The Peacocks salvaged a split over the weekend with a 3-0 win on Saturday against MSU Moorhead - UIU hit .215 for the week with 102 kills while holding their guests to 84 kills and a .151 hitting percentage - The Peacocks averaged 23.7 digs/set and 1.9 blocks/set
Top Performer(s)
- Kaitlyn Niedert and Anna Winter led the offense with 31 and 30 kills, respectively - Malissa LeClaire handed out 83 assists (11.9/set) - Haley Weepie led the defense with 38 digs (5.43)
Up Next
Tuesday, Oct. 9 – vs. Winona State – 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 – at St. Cloud State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 – at Minnesota Duluth – 4 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-0 vs. Bemidji State W 3-0 vs. Minnesota Crookston	15-5, 7-4 NSIC	W2	5th
Team Notes
- Went 2-0 during the week with NSIC home sweeps over Bemidji State, Minn. Crookston - WSC hit .346 in two wins while holding opponents to .057 attack percentage
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Katie Stephens had match-high 11 kills in 3-0 win over Bemidji State - Sophomore Alyssa Ballenger recorded match-high 13 kills in 3-0 win over Minn. Crookston - Sophomore Maddie Duffy had nine service aces in two wins
Up Next
Tuesday, October 9th vs. Augustana - 6 p.m. Friday, October 5th at Northern State - 6 p.m. Saturday, October 6th at MSU Moorhead -  2 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors