For Immediate Release
Monday, October 21, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#8 Megan Flom (MB/OH, 6-2, Jr., Kenyon, Minn. / Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) - Winona State
- Tallied a .516 attacking percentage over three matches
- Floored 51 kills (5.1 kills/set) with just four errors
- Recorded a career-best .575 hitting percentage in a win vs. No. 5 CSP
- Has hit .500 or better in a match four times in the last six matches
- Added two aces, four digs and eight blocks
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (10/7/19)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#15 Clara Krenz (L, 5-5, Sr., Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul HS) - St. Cloud State
- Tallied 55 digs in three matches over the weekend with an impressive 6.11 digs/set average
- Broke the SCSU record for career-digs in the Huskies 3-0 sweep of UMC
- Now has 1954 digs in her career
- Added four aces
- Currently leads the NSIC in digs/set (5.73) and total digs (235)
- Named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/9/19)

NSIC Setter of the Week
#8 Ashley Rozell (S, 5-11, R-Sr., Warner, S.D. / Warner HS) - Northern State
 - Paced the NSU offense in their sweeps of Minot State, No. 20 WSU and No. 19 UIU
- Averaged 13.11 assists per set, accumulating 118 total assists, as the offensive hit .358
- Hit a weekend and NSIC high .432 versus the Peacocks
- Added 31 digs, averaging 3.44 per set; recorded seven blocks, five kills, and one ace
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (9/9/19)

Other Top Performances
Offense
#10 Morgan Olson (MSU) - Recorded 53 kills at a .413 attack percentage in 3-1 win over #19 Upper Iowa and sweeps of U-Mary and Minot State. Olson’s 53 kills this week have moved her into ninth place all-time in career kills for the Mavericks with 1,171.
#12 Jenna Reiff (NSU) - Led Northern State with 43 kills and a .372 attack percentage in their sweeps over Minot State, No. 20 Winona State, and No. 19 Upper Iowa; averaged 4.78 kills per set, with a week high 17 versus the Warriors; hit a week high .405 versus Winona State; added 23 digs, averaging 2.56 per set; recorded five aces and four blocks in the three matches.
#18 Kasandra Springer (USF) - had a career-high 25 kills versus Augustana; recorded 58 kills in three matches; had a combined hitting percentage of .393 (58-12-117) in three matches; recorded two of her three best hitting percentages on the year this past week (.447 vs. Augustana, .481 vs. Minnesota Crookston); recorded a double-double in all three matches; totaled 40 digs in three matches; recorded 10 blocks in three matches.
#12 Phebie Rossi (SCSU) - Led the Huskies with 24 kills and an impressive .405 hitting percentage in three matches over the week; additionally added four blocks for a .57/set average; tallied a career-high 12 kills and a .500 hitting percentage in St. Cloud State’s loss to #11 Wayne State; added 11 with a .533 hitting percentage against Augustana; is currently leading SCSU with a .333 hitting percentage and is second on the team with 41 total blocks this season.

Defense
#2 Keena Seiffert (UMD) - Averaged 5.64 digs per set in three wins (62 total, 28 v. No. 11 Wayne State); had .64 assists per set in three wins (7 total); floored three aces in three wins.
#1 Erika Bute (AUGIE) - had 38 digs (6.3 digs/set) on the weekend; Bute recorded 23 digs in a sweep of No. 8 St. Cloud State and 2 assists; Ranks second in the NSIC with 5.56 digs per set on the season.

Setter
#4 Dana Schindler (MSU) - Led the Maverick offense with 121 assists on the weekend en-route to a 3-1 win over #19 Upper Iowa and sweeps of U-Mary and Minot State; added 29 digs and eight kills from the setter position.
#4 Emily (Torve) Balts (UMD) - Averaged 12.09 assists per set in three wins (133 total, 61 v. No. 11 Wayne State); .82 kills per set in three wins (9 total, including 5 v No. 11 Wayne State); had 2 blocks in three wins; averaged 1.64 digs per set in three wins (18 total, 9 v No. 11 Wayne State); team Swung at .235 clip in three wins.
 

NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
9/9/19
O: #10 Laura Snyder - Northern State
D: #15 Clara Krenz - St. Cloud State
S: #8 Ashley Rozell - Northern State
9/16/19
O: #8 Jasmine Mulvihill - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #4 Tarrin Beller - Wayne State
S: #4 Emily (Torve) Balts - Minnesota Duluth
9/23/19
O:  #4 Linsey Rachel - St. Cloud State
D:  #14 Jaiden Langlie - Northern State
S: #8 Ashley Rozell - Northern State (2)
9/30/19
O: #13 Meredith Sutton - Minnesota Duluth
D: #1 Erika Bute - Augustana
S: #4 Emily (Torve) Balts - Minnesota Duluth (2)
10/7/19
O: #8 Megan Flom - Winona State
D: #10 Erin Fallert - Concordia-St. Paul
S: #2 Bre Maloney  - Winona State
10/14/19
O: #4 Tarrin Beller - Wayne State
D: #11 Emma Hallmann - Bemidji State
S: #5 Payton Nutter - Concordia-St. Paul
10/21/19
O: #8 Megan Flom - Winona State (2)
D: #15 Clara Krenz - St. Cloud State (2)
S: #8 Ashley Rozell - Northern State (2)