For Immediate Release
Monday, September 23, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#4 Linsey Rachel (OH, 5-8, So., Maple Lake, Minn. / Maple Lake HS) - St. Cloud State
- Averaged an NSIC leading 5.44 kills per set in wins over WSU & No. 25 UIU
- Recorded 49 kills and committed just 13 errors in 98 attempts for .367 attach percentage
- Added 34 digs (3.78/set), two aces, three assists and one block
- Led the team with 23 kills in a win over (RV) Winona State
- Recorded a career-high 26 kills in the Huskies win over #25 Upper Iowa
- Last week, St. Cloud State earned it’s first AVCA Top-25 ranking since 1997
- The 10-0 start is the best for SCSU since 1985

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#14 Jaiden Langlie (L, 5-6, Sr., Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Davies HS) - Northern State
- Led the Wolves to back-to-back season highs in digs with 45 on the weekend
- Averaged 6.43 digs per set against (RV) Augustana and No. 20 Wayne State
- Tallied 22 digs against Augie and 23 against Wayne State
- Averaged a season high 7.67 per set versus the Wildcats
- Added one assist and one ace

NSIC Setter of the Week
#8 Ashley Rozell (S, 5-11, R-Sr., Warner, S.D. / Warner HS) - Northern State
- Paced the Northern State offense with 98 assists in wins over (RV) Augie and No. 20 WSC
- Averaged an NSIC best 14.00 assists per set on the weekend
- Helped the Wolves to a .277 team hitting percentage
- Recorded 27 digs, averaging 3.86 per set and added five blocks, three kills, and one ace
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (9/9/19)

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#11 Abby Thor (UMD) had 3.33 kills (20 total) in weekend sweeps over  (RV) WSU and No. 25 UIU; averaged 0.67 blocks per set blocks; Clipped at .500 for weekend including a .625 vs WSU.

#19 Sally Gaul (NSU) led team in hitting .403 in their two wins over (RV) Augustana and #20 Wayne State; Tallied 32 kills on the weekend, including a career high 22 against the Vikings; Hit .425 versus the Vikings and .364 against the Wildcats;  Averaged 4.57 kills per set;  Added two digs and two blocks.

#17 Abby Feyereisen (USF) led USF with a .718 hitting percentage (29K-1E-39TA) against Minot State and UMary; Tied school record for hitting percentage in a match (.750 (16K-1E-20TA) versus Mary; Averaged 4.83 kills/set  and recorded two service aces, four digs, and three blocks in two matches.

#20 Anna Winter (UIU) had 27 kills in a loss at St. Cloud State and averaged 4.63 per set (37 total) for the weekend.

DEFENSE
#2 Keena Seiffert (UMD) average 5.17 digs per set on the weekend (31 overall) including 14 vs. (RV) WSU and 17 vs. No. 25 UIU.  

SETTER
#4 Emily (Torve) Balts (UMD) averaged 13.5 assists per set (81 total) in weekend sweeps, with 42 vs. No. 25 UIU and 39 vs (RV) WSU; averaged 3 digs per set over weekend; Team hit .286 over the weekend, including a .327 clip over WSU.

#5 Krista Goerger (USF) recorded 78 assists (13.0 assists/set), including 43 assists against UMary; helped USF to a team hitting percentage of .377 against Minot Stat and UMary; Also recorded six kills, two service aces, eight digs, and two block assists in six matches.
 

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)