For Immediate Release
Monday, October 7, 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
- Floored 28 kills in sweeps over top 25 teams on the road, including a season-best 17 at No. 8 SMSU
- Recorded a .520 attacking percentage over the weekend, committing just two errors
- Career-best .552 clip at SMSU
- Added three service aces, three digs and nine blocks to her weekend stat line

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#10 Erin Fallert (OH, 5-10, Jr., Maplewood, Minn. / Concordia Academy) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Led the team with 48 digs (5.33 per set) and five aces (0.56 per set) in wins over Augie & #15 WSC
- Also ranked second with 35 kills (3.89 per set)
- Became the second player in the 25-point scoring format at CSP to register over 30 digs, finishing one shy of the record with 33
- Registered her eighth and ninth double-doubles of the season

NSIC Setter of the Week
#2 Bre Maloney (S, 5-7, Jr., Roseville, Minn. / Roseville Area HS) - Winona State
- Set the offense to a .296 attacking percentage in two road sweeps over Top 25 teams
- Averaged 12.33 assists/set and recorded five kills, 14 digs and three blocks over the weekend
- The 39 assists vs. No. 9 SMSU matched her season high for a three-set match

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#5 Izzy Sommers (AUGIE) - Swung at a clip of .412 against No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul; had 13 kills over the weekend including nine against No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul; had eight blocks over the weekend including five blocks against Concordia-St. Paul.
#8 Jasmine Mulvihill (CSP) - led the team with 36 kills (4.00 per set) while ranking third in digs with 33 (3.67 per set) and second in aces with 4 (0.44 per set); set career highs with 23 kills and 21 digs in the five-set win over Wayne State; became the first player to register a 20-20 performance since Megan Carlson in 2011.
#3 Kate Berg (UMD) - Averaged 5 kills per set (30 total) in weekend sweep vs. UMary (19 kills) and MISU (11 kills); Swung at a .387 clip on weekend (.444 v UMary, .308 v Minot); Averaged 5.3 points per set (32 total, 19.5 v UMary, 12.5 v Minot); 3.33 digs per set (20 total) in weekend sweep; .67 blocks per set (4 total, 3 v Minot).
#12 Jenna Reiff (NSU) - Led the Northern State Wolves versus Minnesota Crookston & Bemidji State hitting .341; tallied 21 kills, averaging 3.5 per set; notched a career high 20 digs against BSU, totaling 27 on the weekend; added three aces and two blocks.

DEFENSE
#2 Keena Seiffert (UMD) - Averaged 5.5 digs per set (33 total) in weekend sweeps of UMary and Minot State; had .67 assists per set (4 total) on weekend; struck .33 aces per set (2 total) on weekend.
#17 Kaylyn Jenkins (MSUM) - had 14 total blocks in two home wins over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston; averaged 1.75 blocks per set; had five solos and nine assists; had four solo blocks and four assists in win over Bemidji.
#15 Clara Krenz (SCSU) - Led the #12 Huskies to a 2-0 weekend with wins over Mary and Minot State; averaged a team-leading 6.71 digs/set after accumulating 47 digs in seven sets over the weekend; added two aces and did not commit a single reception error; recorded 21 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Minot State before recording 26 in a 3-1 win over Mary; helped St. Cloud State's defense hold its opponents to a .048 hitting percentage, with just 60 kills in two matches over the weekend; currently leads the NSIC in digs/set (6.24) and is second in total digs (312); also leads in conference digs/set average (5.71) and total digs (137) in NSIC play.

SETTER
#5 Payton Nutter (CSP) - put up 105 assists (11.60 per set) to go along with 20 digs (2.22 per set); set a career best with 45 assists on Friday before surpassing that mark with 60 assists in Saturday's win over Wayne State; collected her fourth double-double of the season in Friday's win at Augie.
#4 Emily Balts (UMD) - Averaged 12 assists per set (72 total) on weekend sweeps of UMary and Minot State; team swung at a .318 clip on the weekend; had an average of 1.67 digs per set (10 total) on weekend; had a block on weekend.
#8 Ashley Rozell (NSU) - Paced the Northern State offense to a .342 hitting percentage; dished out 76 total assists, averaging 12.67 per set; recorded 13 digs, five blocks, and one ace; averaged a weekend high 13.67 assists per set versus Bemidji State.

 

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