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NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12  Holly Hafemeyer  
MB, 6-3, Sr.,
Faribault, Minn.
Bethlehem Academy HS
Augustana


NSIC Setter of the Week
#4  Amanda Konetchy  
 S,  5-7, Sr.,
 Victoria, Minn.  
 Chaska HS  
 Concordia-St. Paul

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#9  Julie Rainey  
DS, 5-9, Jr.,
Stewartville, Minn.
Stewartville HS
Minnesota Duluth
2013 NSIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM NOTES
Augustana College Vikings (13-2, 5-2 NSIC)
www.goaugie.com
Head Coach: Ashley Buckley • Penn State ‘05 • 6th Season • W-L: 97-71, 56-45 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Ashley Petak                    2012 Record: 17-13, 11-9 NSIC (8th)
Augustana reeled off its fourth and fifth straight wins this weekend over teams tied with them in the NSIC standings entering Friday’s match. The Vikings tallied a season-best 72 digs in a three-set match and blocked eight Northern State attacks to propel them in a sweep of the Wolves. Holly Hafemeyer recorded a match-high 15 kills and was joined by Taylor Hrdlichka and Kelsey Kaufmann with no attack errors. Hrdlichka and Kaufmann each added eight kills apiece to bring the trio’s attack percentage to .431 (31-0-72). The Vikings would notch their fifth-straight win on Saturday afternoon, but not without any drama. MSU Moorhead took the first set and Augustana answered, but the Vikings then found themselves in a bigger hole after a third-set loss. Augustana faced three-point deficits at 23-20 and 13-10 in the fourth and fifth-set, respectively. Hafemeyer then closed out both sets for the Vikings on five-point runs with a pair of kills and even a solo block in the fifth. Augustana returns home to face Minnesota State and No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul this weekend.
Holly Hafemeyer (MB, 6-3, Sr., Faribault, Minn./ Bethlehem Academy) led the Vikings in kills with 36 in eight sets (4.5/set) and tallied 11 total blocks (six solo, five assists) to propel the Vikings to two wins this weekend.  In Friday’s sweep of Northern State, Hafemeyer racked up 15 kills (5.0/set) with no errors for a .385 attack percentage.  The middle blocker also tallied five blocks for a match-high 18.5 points as the Vikings downed the Wolves in three sets. Hafemeyer’s clutch performance in Moorhead helped the Vikings rally and win in five sets -- she finished with 21 kills and six blocks, including a career-high four solo stuffs. Facing two three-point deficits, 23-20 in the fourth and 13-10 in the fifth, Hafemeyer carried the Vikings with four kills and a solo block of the 10 points the Vikings scored in each set.
Marissa Johnson (S, 5-8, So., Omaha, Neb./Burke HS) recorded 98 assists in two matches (12.25/set), leading the Vikings to two more wins. Johnson’s smooth setting helped the Vikings hit .297 as she assisted on 44 kills (14.67/set) in a sweep of  Northern State. Johnson registered her fourth double-double of the year when she paired 54 assists with a season-best 15 digs in Augustana’s five-set win over MSU Moorhead.
Kayla Wallerich (L, 5-8, Sr., Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS) used a season-high 25 digs against MSU Moorhead to lead the Vikings with 42 in two wins this weekend. Wallerich scooped up 17 digs (5.4/set) in Friday’s sweep of Northern State in which the Vikings tallied 72 as a team -- a season-best in three sets. Wallerich then picked up 25 digs (5.0/set) in Augustana’s five-set win over MSU Moorhead, helping the Vikings to 98 total in the match.
10/4/2013    Northern State  W 3-0     10/5/2013    Minnesota State Moorhead W 3-2
10/11/2013    Minnesota State 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Concordia-St. Paul 4 p.m.
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Bemidji State University Beavers (5-10, 1-6 NSIC)
www.bsubeavers.com
Head Coach: Wayne Chadwick • Wisconsin-Whitewater ‘88 • 4th Season • W-L: 27-71, 14-55 NSIC
Assistant Coaches: Jerry Hulla &  Hannah Wilson     2012 Record: 4-23, 2-18 NSIC(t-15th)
Jessica Yost (OH, 6-3, Fr., Bemidji, Minn.) was Bemidji State University’s top offensive player from last week. Yost led the Beavers in kills both matches. In a 3-2 loss to Minnesota State University, Mankato, she had a career-high 23 kills and also chipped in 13 digs. Yost also had 10 kills in Saturday’s 3-0 loss to No. 1 Concordia University, St. Paul.
Courtney Volkmann (S, 5-7, Jr., Wadena, Minn.) not only entered Bemidji State’s top ten career assists against Minnesota State, but she also set a career-high in assists with 54.  In Saturday’s loss to Concordia-St. Paul, Volkmann led the Beavers in assists (27) and digs (9).
10/4/2013    Minnesota State L 2-3     10/5/2013    Concordia-St. Paul  L 0-3
10/11/2013    Northern State  7 p.m.     10/12/2013    MSU Moorhead 5 p.m.
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Concordia University-St. Paul Golden Bears (15-1, 7-0 NSIC)
http://www.cugoldenbears.com/
Head Coach: Brady Starkey  • Metropolitan State ‘02 • 10th Season • W-L: 354-31, 181-6 NSIC
Assistant Coach: George Padjen, Hailey Cowles & Ellie Duffy 2012 Record: 33-4, 18-2 NSIC (t-1st)
Kayla Koenecke (RS, 5’9”, Sr., Delano, Minn. / HS) continued her torrid pace this weekend by collecting 27 kills (4.50 per game) with a .413 attack percentage between the two matches.  She continues to lead the NSIC in hitting and ranks in the top three in Division II with a .430 mark on the year.  Koenecke also picked up 20 digs (3.33 per game) and chipped in eight assists and two aces.  Koenecke picked up a double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs on Friday against Minnesota Crookston and 16 kills and a .480 attack percentage on Saturday against Bemidji State.
Amanda Konetchy (S, 5’7”, Sr., Victoria, Minn. / Chaska HS) guided a Golden Bear attack that hit .372 en route to 81 assists (13.50 per game).  She had an impressive 48 assists in three games along with seven digs in Friday’s sweep of the Golden Eagles.  Konetchy ranks third in the NSIC with 12.80 assists per game and has led the Golden Bear offense to the best hitting percentage in the nation by a large margin at .353.
Concordia moved to 15-1 and 7-0 on the season with a pair of sweeps against the Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State.  The wins moved the Golden Bears’ winning streak to 13 overall and 21 in NSIC regular season play and extended winning streaks against UMC and BSU TO 24 each.
10/4/2013    Minnesota Crookston W 3-0     10/5/2013    Bemidji State W 3-0
10/11/2013    Wayne State (Neb.) 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Augustana (S.D.) 4 p.m.
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University of Mary (N.D.) Marauders (3-11, 0-7 NSIC)
www.goumary.com
Head Coach: Steve Novacek  • Minnesota Duluth ‘05 • 4th Season • W-L: 8-63, 4-43 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Christa Jung & Maureen Moriarty  2012 Record: 3-24, 3-17 NSIC (14th)
The University of Mary volleyball team started their weekend on Friday by facing a top-10 ranked team for the second consecutive match. Taking on #7 Southwest Minnesota State  University, Paige Smith (MB, So., 5-11, Jordan, Minn. / Jordan HS) was one of the few bright spots for U-Mary. Smith finished with seven kills and four blocks while hitting .455. The Marauders hung tough in the first and third set trailing by three or less midway through each set, but the Mustangs were too strong as they completed the sweep. Saturday brought the University of Sioux Falls to town and U-Mary a chance to win their first conference match of the season. Alexis Jacobs (OH, Rfr., 5-11, Bismarck, N.D. / Century) had a career night for the Marauders, finishing with a career-high 19 kills and hitting a career best .351. U-Mary started out hot in the first set jumping to an 8-2 lead but dropped the set 29-27 in heartbreaking fashion. The Marauders responded in the second set with one of their best performances of the season outhitting the Cougars .400 to .158 and winning the set 25-21. However, U-Mary ran out of gas down the stretch as they dropped the final two sets and fell 3-1. U-Mary’s top offensive threat, Jacobs, finished the weekend with 29 kills (4.14 kills/set) and hit .268. The Redshirt freshman also added three services aces, two blocks and 10 digs on the weekend. Jacobs’ 19 kills against Sioux Falls is the highest match total of any active U-Mary player and the most a Marauders player has had since 2010.
10/4/2013    Southwest Minnesota State L 0-3     10/5/2013    University of Sioux Falls L 1-3
10/11/2013    St. Cloud State University 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    University of Minnesota Duluth 6 p.m.
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University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles (7-8, 2-5 NSIC)
www.goldeneaglesports.com
Head Coach: Lee Anderson  • University of Ottawa ‘98 • 7th Season • W-L: 47-141, 26-96 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Heather Grieser 2012 Record: 11-16, 7-13 NSIC (11th)
Brittany Looker (Jr., OH, Rochester, Minn.) averaged 4.3 kills per set on the weekend as the Golden Eagles split with No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State, losing 3-0 to the Golden Bears and winning a decisive 3-0 match over perennial NSIC power Minnesota State. On Friday, Looker played one of her best matches of her career as she was one of the best players on the court against e six-time defending National Champion Golden Bears. Looker had 14 kills and hit .256 for the match. Looker averaged 4.6 kills per set. She had seven kills alone in the second set in which UMC tested Concordia sending the set to the wire where they lost just 25-23. Against the Mavericks, she led the Golden Eagles with 12 kills for four kills per set and hit .171 as UMC dominated Minnesota State to get the sweep. Looker was also strong on the block on the weekend with one solo block versus the Mavericks and two against the Golden Bears.
10/4/2013    Concordia University, St. Paul  L 0-3     10/5/2013    Minnesota State W 3-0
10/11/2013    MSU Moorhead  7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Northern State University 5 p.m.
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University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (15-1, 6-1 NSIC)
www.umdbulldogs.com
Head Coach: Jim Boos  • UW–Oshkosh ‘94 • 12th Season • W-L: 309-58, 118-22 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Christyn May   2012 Record: 29-5, 18-2 NSIC (t-1st)
No. 2 UMD made a happy Homecoming for itself as the team dropped a pair of three-set sweeps vs. Upper Iowa and Winona State this Friday and Saturday. Senior outside hitter Kate Lange moved into the top three in career kills at UMD on Friday as she now stands at 1,707 for her career. Freshman middle blocker Sydnie Mauch had 16 kills and six block-assists, including a career-high 13 kills vs. Winona State.
Sophomore middle blocker Monica Turner played a key role for the Bulldogs offense, posting 17 kills on 35 swings with just three errors (good for a .400 attack percentage). She also added five blocks, one solo, on the weekend.
On a weekend where UMD’s offense did not play its best, it was junior libero Julie Rainey who carried the team to a pair of victories. Rainey had 42 defensive digs on the weekend, including 26 in Sunday’s match against Winona State. She had just a pair of reception errors in 27 chances.
Sophomore setter Ashley Hinsch tallied 84 kill assists on the weekend, 40+ in each match, and just five errors in over 200 touches. She also played a part in three blocks, a pair of kills, and two service aces as well.
10/4/2013    Upper Iowa  W 3-0     10/5/2013    Winona State     W 3-0
10/8/2013    Northern Michigan  7 p.m.     0/11/2013    Minot State     7 p.m.
10/12/2013    U-Mary  6 p.m.
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Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks (8-6, 4-3 NSIC)
www.msumavericks.com
Head Coach: Dennis Amundson  • St. Cloud State ‘69 • 9th Season • W-L: 160-100, 72-35 NSIC
Assistant Coaches: Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth, Bre Payton 2012 Record: 18-11, 12-8 NSIC (t-6th)
Minnesota State split this past weekend as it defeated Bemidji State Friday evening in a five-set thriller, before falling to Minnesota, Crookston on Saturday, by a score of 3-0.
Junior Tiana Runck (Springfield, Minn.) led the Maverick offense with 18 kills (2.57 per set), while hitting .349 through the two matches. Runck also posted one block, one dig and three assists in eight sets played.
Ellie Van De Steeg (S, So., Hutchinson, Minn.) paced the MSU offensive attack, recording 84 assists (10.50 per set) in two matches. Van De Steeg also posted 21 digs, three kills and one block as the Mavericks went 1-1 this past weekend.
10/4/2013    Bemidji State W 3-2     10/5/2013    Minnesota, Crookston L 0-3
10/11/2013    Augustana 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Wayne State 2:00 p.m.
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Minnesota  State University Moorhead Dragons (10-5, 3-4 NSIC)
www.msumdragons.com
Head Coach: Tammy Kath-Blake • South Dakota ‘89 • 19th Season • W-L: 326-245, 181-131 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Katy Peterson & Kelsey Hennessy • 2012 Record: 17-12, 9-11 NSIC (10th)
Morgan Gradishar (OH, 5-10, So., Aurora, Colo. / Grandview HS) had a strong all-around week for the Dragons as they hosted No. 10-ranked Wayne State and Augustana. She led the team with 27 kills in two matches, including a career-high 20 in a five-set loss to Augustana on Saturday. She averaged 3.38 kills per set and also was second on the team with 30 digs (3.75 set). She hit .200 in 95 attack attempts for the Dragons.
Sam Sullivan (S, 5-11, Jr., Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) took over the setting duties on a solo basis with an injury to teammate Casie Baer and had a strong week.  She finished with 80 assists in two matches, including a career high 54 in a five-set loss to Augustana on Saturday. She averaged 10.0 set assists per set.
Amber Krenske (L/DS, 5-7, So., Faribault, Minn. / Faribault HS), making her return to the starting libero spot after missing time with injury, had a strong week in the back row for the Dragons. She had a team-high 49 digs, averaging 6.12 digs per set. She was particularly solid during the Dragons’ five-set loss to Augustana, recording a career high 37 digs, averaging 7.4 digs per set. She also led the team with five service aces.
10/4/2013    Wayne State L 0-3     10/5/2013    Augustana College L 2-3
10/11/2013    University of Minnesota, Crookston 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Bemidji State University 5 p.m.
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Minot State University Beavers (7-9, 3-4 NSIC)
www.msubeavers.com
Head Coach: Travis Ward • Western Oregon • 2nd Season • W-L: 13-33, 5-22 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Kody DuBarry  • 2012 Record: 6-24, 2-18 NSIC (t-15th)
The Beavers split a pair of home matches this weekend as they defeated University of Sioux Falls on Friday night before falling to No. 7 Southwest Minnesota State University on Saturday afternoon. Minot State had to go five sets with USF but when all was said and done, the Beavers earned their third straight home NSIC win. In fifth set, MISU dominated as they hit .800 while USF hit -.167 from the floor. Jen Dixon (Jr., OH, Brandon, Manitoba) led the Beavers with 22 kills and 17 digs in the win while Mallory Sall (So., OH, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) notched 16 kills. Against the Mustangs on Saturday afternoon, Minot State was taken out of system and out of their game as they fell to SMSU in straight sets. The Beavers hit just .096 for the match while SMSU hit .246 as they stayed undefeated in Northern Sun play. Dixon once again led Minot State with nine kills while Sall chipped in with eight kills. MISU will continue their NSIC homestand as they host University of Minnesota Duluth Friday and St. Cloud State Saturday in the Minot State Dome.
10/4/2013    University of Sioux Falls  W 3-2     10/5/2013    Southwest Minnesota State L 0-3
10/11/2013    University of Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    St. Cloud State University 7 p.m.
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Northern State University Wolves (11-3, 4-3 NSIC)
www.northernstatewolves.com
Head Coach: Brent Aldridge  • South Dakota ‘92 • 3rd Season • W-L: 43-28, 25-22 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Emily Foster, Sonja Markanovich, Chelsea Chavez  2012 Record: 19-11, 13-7 NSIC (5th)
Drew Smith (So., Ames, Iowa, Ames HS) led the Wolves with 87 assists and had back-to-back double-doubles in the Wolves’ two matches. Smith set a new season-high with 53 helpers in Northern’s 3-2 win over 10th-ranked Wayne State Saturday. Smith also recorded 17 digs and two block assists in the win. The 17 digs tied a career-high for Smith. The double-double for Smith is the fourth of the season for her. Against Augie, Smith tallied 34 assists, 14 digs and a block in the loss to the Vikings.
Sami Nygaard (Sr., Milbank, S.D., Milbank HS) put up 41 total digs and 9 assists in NSU’s two matches of the weekend. Nygaard also had four aces during the weekend for the Wolves. Nygaard set a new career-high with 27 digs in the Wolves’ win over WSC.
10/4/2013    Augustana L 0-3     10/5/2013    Wayne State W 3-2
10/11/2013    Bemidji State  7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Minnesota, Crookston 5 p.m.
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University of Sioux Falls Cougars (10-6, 2-5 NSIC)
http://www.usfcougars.com/
Head Coach: Joel McCartney • Graceland College ‘87 • 3rd Season • W-L: 383-204, 7-20 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Andrea McCartney, Alyssa Chambers  2012 Record: 14-16, 5-15 NSIC (13th)
Sioux Falls went 2-1 on a three-match swing through the Peace Garden State to improve to 10-6 overall (2-5, NSIC). Junior Emily Johnson paced the Cougars’ offense once again, flooring 51 terminations in the three matches. On Thursday, the Cougars erased a 2-0 deficit and stunned Jamestown College in five sets (21-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-21, 15-8). It was a switch from last year when the Jimmies (15-6), who received seven votes in this week’s Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, rallied from two sets down to hand the Cougars their lone non-conference loss of the season. Johnson finished with a match-best 23 kills on a .289 attack percentage. Johnson did a little bit of everything, also chipping in seven digs and serving up three aces. She had plenty of help, too, as Kate Hart just missed her first career double-double, putting up 12 kills to go with her fine defense of nine digs. Michelle Ritland added 10 kills while Jordan Calef had six and Samantha Lovell posted five terminations. USF then dropped a back and forth five-set match Friday night at Minot State, losing 3-2 (25-19, 30-32, 25-20, 16-25, 5-15) to the Beavers. Hart netted a career-best 16 kills along with two block assists and a pair of aces, while junior Emily Johnson hit .321 for the match and finished with 14 kills, four digs and two aces. Senior libero Andrea Odbert paced the Cougars’ back row defense with 21 digs. The Cougars concluded the weekend with a 3-1 victory against the University of Mary (29-27, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18). The USF offense seemed to be clicking on all cylinders as the squad recorded a .258 attacking percentage after being held to a .156 clip in the previous loss to Minot State. Senior setter Alexa Reed (46 assists) fed the two-headed monster of Emily Johnson and Kate Hart from the opening serve. Johnson finished with 14 terminations and eight digs, while Hart had 13 kills along with a team-high four blocks. Reed chipped in five kills on seven swings (.714) and is on pace to be the first Cougar setter to record 100 kills in more than a decade (Coty Fitts). Four of USF’s last six matches have gone the distance and the Cougars are 2-2 in five-setters this season. USF’s Friday night match versus the Peacocks is Volleyball Alumni Night and all Cougar alumni are welcome to attend.
10/3/2013    Jamestown W 3-2     10/4/2013    Minot State     L 2-3
10/5/2013    U-Mary W 3-1
10/11/2013    Upper Iowa  7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Winona State     4 p.m.
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Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs (12-3, 7-0 NSIC)
http://www.smsumustangs.com/
Head Coach: Terry Culhane • Southwest Minnesota State ‘78 • 10th Season • W-L: 247-66, 140-31 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Raftyn Rignell, Tyler Boddy, Paul Soupir, Mike Dalager
2012 Record: 30-2, 18-2 NSIC (t-1st)
Whitney Burmeister (OH, So., 5-9, Lakefield, Minn. / Jackson County Central) collected 22 kills on 40 attempts in Southwest Minnesota State’s sweeps of The University of Mary and Minot State. She finished with an average of 3.67 kills per set and a .350 hitting percentage. On Friday versus U-Mary, Burmeister led SMSU with 13 kills on 21 attacks and collected a .381 hitting percentage. Burmeister now has 175 kills on the season which ranks her second on the team.
Emilee Gutzmer (S, So., 5-8, Jordan, Minn. / Jordan) racked up 69 assists and paced the Southwest Minnesota State offense to the tune of a .292 hitting percentage in its sweeps of U-Mary and Minot State. With Gutzmer setting up the attack, the Mustangs combined for 86 kills on 195 attempts.
Rachel Westby (L, Sr., 5-7, Marshall, Minn. / Marshall) fronted the Southwest Minnesota State defensive effort as her 26 digs held U-Mary and Minot State at bay. Westby and SMSU held the Marauders and Beavers to just 56 kills, a .082 attack percentage and forced 40 errors. Westby finished the two matches with a 4.33 dig per set average.
10/4/2013    University of Mary  W 3-0     10/5/2013    Minot State W 3-0
10/11/2013    Winona State  7 p.m.      10/12/2013    Upper Iowa 4 p.m.
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St. Cloud State University Huskies (10-5, 4-3 NSIC)
www.scsuhuskies.com
Head Coach: Michelle Blaeser • Minnesota State ‘89 • 4th Season • W-L: 40-59, 21-46 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Marci Peniata, Kari Turkowski 2012 Record: 10-18, 6-14 NSIC (12th)
The St. Cloud State University volleyball team welcomed Winona State and Upper Iowa University to their home turf at Halenbeck Hall over the weekend. The Huskies came away with two big conference wins, defeating the Warriors of Winona State 3-1 with scores of 25-16, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-21. On Saturday, the Huskies kept their momentum going by topping the Peacocks of Upper Iowa in three straight sets with scores 25-16, 25-19 and 25-23. Senior middle hitter Ellie Dietzen (Black Creek, Wis.) had stellar performances in both matches. Dietzen combined for a team-high 25 kills over the weekend, averaging 3.57 kills/set and hitting a .438 attack percentage. She totaled 14 kills and 8 blocks against Winona State. Dietzen combined for 13 blocks in the two matches. On Saturday, she collected her 800th career kill. Dietzen sits on top of the leader board in kills, attack percentage and total blocks for St. Cloud State. Junior setter Erin Ohlemann (Golden Valley) combined for 74 assists over the weekend, averaging 10.5 assists/set. Ohlemann also posted ten kills, 15 digs and six blocks. The Huskies improved to 10-5 overall, 4-3 in the NSIC.
10/4/2013    Winona State University W 3-1     10/5/2013    Upper Iowa University W 3-0
10/11/2013    University of Mary 7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Minot State University 7 p.m.
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Upper Iowa University Peacocks (6-10, 2-5 NSIC)
www.upperiowaathletics.com
Head Coach: Aaron Nelson  • St. Cloud State ‘99 • 3rd Year • W-L: 37-38, 20-27 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Kasey Uran 2012 Record: 16-13, 10-10 NSIC (9th)
The Peacock volleyball team had a rough weekend on the road in the NSIC with straight set losses to the #2 Bulldogs of the University of Minnesota Duluth and the Huskies of St. Cloud State University.  Upper Iowa’s attack struggled in the two matches as the team hit just .124 with only 67 kills in the six sets played.  Jennifer Mundt led the Peacocks on offense with 20 kills, while Melanie Behnke was right behind her with 19.  Chelsea Berry added 11 kills and 11 digs, while Hailey Brown paced the attack with 52 assists and added 5 blocks.  Amanda Weiss dug up 30 balls on the backline, while Alisha VanderWoude and Haylie Franklin denied 7 and 5 opponent attacks at the net, respectively.  Upper Iowa will have another tough road test in the NSIC this weekend as they travel to face the Cougars of the University of Sioux Falls on Friday and the #7 Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University on Saturday.
10/4/2013    University of Minnesota Duluth L 0-3     10/5/2013    St. Cloud State University L 0-3
10/11/2013    University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)  7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Southwest Minnesota State 4 p.m.
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Wayne State College Wildcats (12-3, 4-3 NSIC)
www.wscwildcats.com
Head Coach: Scott Kneifl • Wayne State College ‘95 • 9th Season • W-L: 214-73, 117-40 NSIC
Assistant Coach: Kim DePew (Edwards) & Korie Lebeda  2012 Record: 22-10, 14-6 NSIC (4th)
Cori Hobbs and Katie Hughes each had a pair of double-doubles to lead #10 Wayne State to a 1-1 record over the weekend at MSU Moorhead and Northern State.  Hobbs, a senior outside hitter from Battle Creek, Neb., averaged 3.12 kills and 3.12 digs per set, accounting for 12 kills and 14 digs in Friday’s 3-0 win at MSU Moorhead while recording another 13 kills and 11 digs in a 3-2 setback at Northern State.
Hughes, a sophomore outside hitter from Seward, Neb., averaged 2.62 kills and a team-high 4.62 digs per set over the weekend, notching 11 kills and 16 digs against MSU Moorhead and 10 kills and 21 digs against Northern State Saturday.  
10/4/2013    MSU Moorhead  W 3-0     10/5/2013    Northern State     L 2-3
10/8/2013    Nebraska - Kearney  7 p.m.     10/11/2013    Concordia - St.Paul  7 p.m.
10/12/2013    Minnesota State 2 p.m.
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Winona State University Warriors (5-11, 2-5 NSIC)
www.winonastatewarriors.com
Head Coach: Dave Simon • Minneosta State ‘83 • 5th Season • W-L: 52-72, 38-47 NSIC
Assistant Coaches: Selene Teitelbaum, Lea Hartigan 2012 Record: 20-11, 12-8 NSIC (t-6th)
Bekah Saugen, OH, Sr., 5-10, Chaska, Minn. (Chaska) led the Warrior offense this week, recording 22 kills and 28 digs in a pair of WSU losses. Saugen averaged 3.14 kills per set and 4.00 digs per set to lead the Warrior effort. The senior had a double-double against St. Cloud State, netting 13 kills and 16 digs. She followed with nine kills and 12 digs against Minnesota Duluth. Saugen also had an ace and four blocks on the weekend.
Kathleen Omelina, MB, Jr., 6-3, Racine, Wis. (St. Catherine’s) was stout once again at the net for the Warriors, posting ten blocks in two matches. She had five blocks against both SCSU and UMD. The junior also contributed six kills and a .364 hitting percentage against St. Cloud State, ending the week with eight kills total.
Kayla Uhlenhake, S, Sr., 5-11, Burlington, Wis. (Burlington) led the Warrior offense with 34 assists in a pair of matches this weekend. She handed out 4.86 assists per set as the Warriors dropped matchups against St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth. The senior handed out 23 assists against St. Cloud State and passed out 11 at Minnesota Duluth. She also tallied a service ace and 11 digs in the two matches.
10/4/2013    St. Cloud State  L 1-3     10/5/2013    Minnesota Duluth     L 0-3
10/11/2013    Southwest Minnesota State  7 p.m.     10/12/2013    Sioux Falls  4 p.m.

Past NSIC Players of the Week
9/9/13
Off: Kate Lange - UMD
Set: Marissa Johnson - Augie
Def: Julie Rainey - UMD

9/16/13
Off: Kayla Koenecke - CU
Set: Amanda Konetchy - CU
Def: Holly Hafemeyer  - Augie

9/23/13
Off: Abbey Thissen - SMSU
Set: Ashley Hinsch - UMD
Def: Whitney Burmeister - SMSU

9/30/13
Off:  Heather Schiller - CU
Set:  Amanda Konetchy - CU (2)
Def:  Kaitlin VanWinkle - MSUM

10/07/13
Off:  Holly Hafemeyer - Augie
Set:  Amanda Konetchy - CU (3)
Def:  Julie Rainey - UMD (2)