For Immediate Release
Monday, September 12, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#8 Kenzie Foley (OH, 6-1, Jr., Sergeant Bluff, Iowa    / Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the NSIC in hitting percentage at .644
- Had the second-most kills per set in the NSIC at 5.50 (33 kills/6 sets)
- Was second in the league with 5.92 points per set after sweeps of UMary and Minot State
- Had a double-double against Minot State and led SCSU with over 3.00 digs per set

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#10 Macie Wieman (L/DS, 5-9, Fr., Sparta, Wis. / Reedsburg Area HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Led the NSIC with 5.14 digs per set as the Dragons went 2-0
- Had 19 digs in a four-set win over UMC on Friday 
- Added 17 in a sweep of Bemidji State on Saturday 

NSIC Setter of the Week
#18 Emma Berran (S, 6-0, Fr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.    / Eagan HS) - St. Cloud State
- Directed the Huskies offense to hit an NSIC-leading .427 last weekend
- Handed out 64 assists over the two matches, including 41 against UMary
- Was second in the league in assists per set at 12.80
- Added nine digs over the weekend

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#3 Maddy Guetter (AUGIE) led Augustana in kills this weekend with 27 kills (.128) averaging 3.38 a set. She had five aces and 23 digs with eight total blocks to cap off the weekend.  
#1 Audrey Cariveau (UMC) had a career-high 14 kills against MSUM. She had 77 total attacks on the weekend. She collected a pair of double-doubles and had a career-high three blocks against Northern State.
#11 Samantha Paulsen (UMD) registered 18 kills on a .467 hitting percentage across two games.
#13 Jadyn Feist (MSUM) had 26 kills in two Dragon wins. Had 15 kills and hit .256 in a win over UMC and had 11 kills and hit .233 in sweep of Bemidji State. She also had 23 digs and three block assists. 
#19 Sally Gaul (NSU) led Northern State with 42 kills, averaging 6.00 per set versus BSU and UMC. She hit .323 on the weekend and added 14 digs, seven blocks, and two aces. She recorded a career high 26 kills against the Golden Eagles.
#3 Sadie Voss (USF) had 19 kills in two matches on 50 attacks on the weekend.
#11 Kelsie Cada (WSC) averaged 4.83 kills and 2.50 digs per set in home wins over No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. She had 14 kills, six digs, two aces and two blocks vs. CSP. She added 15 kills, nine digs and two blocks in Saturday’s 3-0 sweep over Minnesota State. She also hit .361 in the two matches.
#21 Sidney Paulson (WSU) collected 21 total kills across two matches.  She hit .455 vs. Southwest Minnesota State and accumulated three block assists.  She averaged 7 digs across the two matches. 

DEFENSE
#2 Erika Bute (AUGIE) led Augustana in total digs this weekend with 39 digs averaging 4.88 a set. She tied the team-high with five aces and assisted Augustana with five points this weekend.
#9 Hope Schjenken (UMD) racked up 10 total blocks (1.67 B/S) across two matches this past weekend.
#7 Brynn Askew (USF) had 28 digs on the weekend to go with 8 assists.
#5 Keely Kurschner (SCSU) led the NSIC with 1.17 aces per set while leading the Huskies to a 2-0 start to conference play. She added 3.00 digs per set while anchoring a defense that held Mary and Minot State to hit a combined .073 on the weekend.
#3 Casey Volkmann (WSU) led the WSU defensive effort in a pair of matches to open the 2022 NSIC campaign for Winona State. She averaged 11.5 digs across two matches. She also collected five assists over the weekend. 

SETTER
#9 Avery Thorson (AUGIE) led Augustana in assists this weekend with 88 averaging 11.0 per set. She had nine kills averaging 1.13 per set hitting an efficient (.409). She assisted the Augustana defense with 31 digs and 2 blocks.
#6 Natalie Koke (UMC) had 38 assists and a season-high 20 digs against MSUM. She also had 35 assists against Northern State and added seven kills in two matches. She now has three double-doubles on the season.#7 Madison Gordon (UMD) had 66 assists (11 A/S) on a .465 percentage across two matches this week.
#11 Emily Skalicky (MSUM) had 67 assists in home wins over UMC and Bemidji State. She had 39 assists and added 13 digs and two kills in a four-set win over UMC. She added 28 assists in sweep of Bemidji State as she averaged 9.6 assists per set for the week.
#18 Elise Gillen (USF) had 37 assists on the weekend to go with 10 digs.
#20 Keri Walker (NSU) paced the Northern State offense to a .313 hitting percentage. She averaged 12.57 assists per set with 88 assists total on the weekend. She added 18 digs, six kills, five aces, and three blocks.
#14 Rachel Walker (WSC) averaged 11.33 assists and 2.67 digs per set in home wins over #3 Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. She was credited with 31 assists and eight digs with two blocks vs. CSP and added 37 assists and eight digs in Saturday sweep over MSU.
#2 Jaci Winchell (WSU) collected 57 assists over the two WSU matches. She notched 35 sets for Winona State against SMSU and averaged eight digs per match.
 

NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
8/29/22
O: #8 Jasmine Mulvihill - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #5 Keely Kurschner - St. Cloud State
S: #5 Teagan Starkey - Concordia-St. Paul

9/6/22
O: #18 Maggie Brahmer - Wayne State
D: #2 Erika Bute - Augustana
S: #5 Teagan Starkey - Concordia-St. Paul (2)

9/12/22
O: #8 Kenzie Foley - St. Cloud State 
D: #10 Macie Wieman - MSU Moorhead
S: #18 Emma Berran - St. Cloud State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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