For Immediate Release
Monday, September 20, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#8 Kenzie Foley (OH, 6-1, So., Sergeant Bluff, Iowa / Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the Huskies to a 2-0 start in NSIC play by averaging 5.22 kills and 3.67 digs per set
- Hit .387 on the weekend as a six-rotation player with 47 kills on 93 attack attempts
- Tallied a team-leading 22 kills in St. Cloud State’s 3-1 win over No. 5 Wayne State
- Hit .362 in the match and added 13 digs, one ace and four block assists to account for 25 points 
- Recorded a career-high 25 kills in a five set win over Augustana
- The 25 kills against Augustana is tied for seventh all-time in single match kills at SCSU

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#12 Phebie Rossi (MB, 6-2, Jr., Rapid City, S.D. / Stevens HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the Huskies to a 2-0 start in NSIC play by averaging a career-high 2.33 blocks/set
- Recorded 21 total blocks over the weekend, two solo and 19 assisted
- Tallied a season-high 11 blocks in St. Cloud State’s 3-2 win over Augustana
- The 11 blocks rank No. 7 all-time in single-match blocks
- Added 10 blocks in the Huskies 3-1 win over No. 5 Wayne State
- Helped the Huskies record a season-high 15.5 blocks in a 3-2 win over Augustana
- Added 19 kills and hit .300 from the floor as a middle blocker

NSIC Setter of the Week
#5 Krista Goerger (S, 5-11, Sr., Mankato, Minn. / West HS) - Sioux Falls
- Led USF to a 2-0 record as she averaged 11.83 assists per set
- Helped the Cougars hit an NSIC best .453 as a team last weekend
- Added seven kills on 16 attacks for a .375 hitting mark with four service aces and 14 digs
- Continues to add to her all-time assist mark at USF with 2,811

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#3 Maddy Guetter(AUGIE) accumulated  41 kills over the two matches against St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth. Against St. Cloud State, she set a new career-high having 21 kills, then hitting the 20 kill milestone again in the win against Minnesota Duluth. Guetter also had two double-doubles in both matches having 21 kills and 14 digs against St. Cloud State, and 20 kills and 10 digs in the victory against Minnesota Duluth. Overall, she averaged 5.17 points per set with 4.56 kills per set and 2.67 digs per set.
#8 Jasmine Mulvihill (CSP) hit .605 with 4.83 kills per set on the weekend. She collected 29 kills with just three errors on 43 attempts. She finished with the second-best hitting percentage in program history against Minot State, hitting .833 with 15 kills on 18 attempts. She added 1.00 digs per set, 0.50 aces per set and 0.50 blocks per set. She ranks sixth in the NSIC in kills per set (3.69) and points per set (4.25) while ranking 18th in hitting percentage (.284). 
#6 Peyton Ellingson (NSU) tallied 22 kills, averaging 3.14 per set in the Wolves 2-0 weekend versus #10 Winona and Upper Iowa. She hit a team best .538, suffering just one attack error in 39 attempts. he led the team at the net with eight total blocks, averaging 1.14 per set. She added three digs and one service aces. 
#9 Averey Yaksich (USF) had 34 kills on 57 attacks with just four errors for a .526 hitting mark. This week she averaged 5.67 kills per set to raise her season average to 4.22. Yaksich, who moved into seventh place all-time at USF with 670 career kills and is sixth in career attacks, led the Cougars on offense in the 3-0 win over Bemidji State as she hit .625 with 17 kills on 24 attacks. Yaksich, who also had 9 digs. In a 3-0 win over Minnesota Crookston on the road, she had 17 kills on 32 attacks and hit .438 with her third double double of the season as added 10 digs. She now has 152 kills on the season or 4.22 per set with a .276 hitting mark.
#18 Angela Young (SMSU) had 33 kills in seven sets, beating Bemidji State 3-1 and Minnesota Crookston 3-0. She collected consecutive double-doubles, putting up 13 kills and 12 digs on Friday, and 20 kills and 12 digs on Saturday. She is second in the NSIC and 19th in the nation with 4.24 kills per set.
#17 Zoe Semelroth (UIU) tallied 37 kills in three matches to lead UIU’s offense with a 3.36/set average and a .333 hitting percentage. She added 6 service aces and 8 blocks as UIU went 2-1 on the week.
#8 Megan Flom (WSU) had an important role in the Winona State 1-1 weekend to open NSIC play. She led the team in TA’s with 49 across both matches. She had 32 total kills, good for a 5.33 K/S and earned a .909 service percentage.

DEFENSE
#2 Erika Bute (AUGIE) garnered 44 digs over the two matches against St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth at 4.89 digs per set.
#10 Becca Pagel (WSU) was a defensive force for the Winona State Warriors in their 1-1 NSIC opening weekend. She had a total digs mark of 39 and averaged 6.5 digs per set. She earned a .882 reception mark. 
#7 Charisma Herr (UIU) led the Peacock defense with 57 digs and a 5.18/set average in three matches and chipped in 16 assists and two aces. She recorded 19 digs (6.3/set) in Friday’s win over MSU Moorhead and 22 digs (5.5/set) in Tuesday’s victory against Wisconsin-Parkside.

SETTER
#9 Avery Thorson (AUGIE) racked up 96 assists over the two matches against St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth. She had a season-high 57 assists against St. Cloud State and averaged 10.25 assists per set on the weekend. Thorson also averaged 2.93 digs per set and 2.21 points per set.
#14 Maddy Torve (SCSU) led the Huskies to a 2-0 start in NSIC play by averaging 11.2 assists per set. She piloted St. Cloud State to a weekend hitting percentage of .268, including a .300 clip in a win over #5 Wayne State. She tallied 51 assists in the four set win over the Wildcats to average 12.75 assists/set. She added eight digs and seven blocks assists in the win. She added 50 assists to average 10 per set in a 3-2 win over Augustana Friday. She also recorded an ace, seven blocks and nine digs in the win. 
#10 Nicole Pozorski (UIU) handed out 141 assists including 12.82/set and added 21 digs, 7 kills and 5 blocks. She hit the 50-assist mark twice during the week including 54 against Wisconsin-Parkside and 50 against Northern State.
 

NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
9/7/21
O: #8 Megan Flom  - Winona State
D: #10 Becca Pagel - Winona State
S: #14 Maddy Torve - St. Cloud State
9/13/21
O: #8 Megan Flom  - Winona State (2)
D: #7 Charisma Herr - Upper Iowa
S: #14 Rachel Walker - Wayne State
9/20/21
O: #8 Kenzie Foley - St. Cloud State
D: #12 Phebie Rossi - St. Cloud State
S: #5 Krista Goerger - Sioux Falls