For Immediate Release
Monday, August 12, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The defending NSIC Co-Champions of Northern State University have been picked by the league coaches in the NSIC Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Wolves are coming off a season in which they won a share of the NSIC regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Central Region Tournament. NSU received six first place votes to tally 209 points.
Minnesota Duluth, which shared the NSIC regular season title with NSU last year, and Concordia-St. Paul tied for second as both received 203 points. CSP received five first place votes while UMD garnered four. Wayne State was fourth in the poll with 178 points while Southwest Minnesota State was fifth with 170 points and the other first place vote.
The 2019 NSIC Volleyball season will begin with non-conference matches on Thursday, September 5 while the NSIC schedule begins Friday, September 20. The 2019 NSIC regular season champion will be determined by the 20-game conference schedule. The top eight teams will play in the single elimination
NSIC Volleyball Tournament on November 22-24. All three rounds of the tournament will take place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and aired live on MidcoSN.
NSIC Players to Watch - 2019
Preseason Players of the Year in Italics (More info at link above)
| # |
Name |
Pos |
Ht. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| 12 |
Grace Haberland |
OH |
6’0 |
So. |
AUGIE |
Parker, Colo. |
Chaparral |
| 12 |
Julie Touchett |
MB |
6’0 |
Sr. |
BSU |
Verona, Wis. |
Verona |
| 12 |
Sara Macek |
MB |
6’0 |
Sr. |
CSP |
Monticello, Minn. |
Monticello |
| 11 |
Morgan Schnabel |
OH |
6’0 |
Jr. |
UMary |
Lehr, N.D. |
Wishek |
| 8 |
Kaitlin Sikkink |
MH |
5’10 |
Sr. |
UMC |
St. Charles, Minn. |
St. Charles |
| 4 |
Emily (Torve) Balts |
S |
5'8 |
Sr. |
UMD |
Lorette, Minn. |
Heritage Christian Academy |
| 10 |
Morgan Olson |
OPP |
5’11 |
Sr. |
MSU |
Annandale, Minn. |
Annandale |
| 17 |
Kaylyn Jenkins |
MB |
6’1 |
Sr. |
MSUM |
Hudson Wis. |
Hudson |
| 8 |
Shelby Spuller |
OH |
5’11 |
Sr. |
MISU |
Dexter, Mich. |
Dexter |
| 8 |
Ashley Rozell |
S |
6’0 |
Sr. |
NSU |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
Warner |
| 9 |
Averey Yaksich |
OH |
6’0 |
Jr. |
USF |
Omaha, Neb. |
Concordia |
| 18 |
Angela Young |
OH |
6’1 |
Jr. |
SMSU |
Conde, S.D. |
Clark |
| 15 |
Clara Krenz |
L |
5’5 |
Sr. |
SCSU |
Oakdale, Minn. |
North St. Paul |
| 20 |
Anna Winter |
OH |
6’0 |
Sr. |
UIU |
Rochester, Minn. |
Rochester Mayo |
| 7 |
Jaci Brahmer |
MH |
6’1 |
Jr. |
WSC |
Pierce, Neb. |
Pierce |
| 11 |
Bre Maloney |
S |
5’7 |
Jr. |
WSU |
Roseville, Minn. |
Roseville Area |
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