For Immediate Release
Monday, November 13, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#9 Katie Mattson (OH/RS, 5-10, Sr., St. Croix Falls, Wis. / Luck HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Led the NSIC with a .600 hitting percentage and 3.50 kills per set in their two wins
- Compiled 21 kills and just three errors on 30 attempts on the weekend
- Added 1.00 blocks per set (1 solo & 5 assists)
- Hit .583 or better in both matches
- Tallied 12 kills on 18 swings (.611 hitting %) to go along with five blocks in a sweep of #6 SMSU
- Ranks 13th in the NSIC in hitting percentage (.314)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#3 Abby Meister (DS/L, 5-6, So., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Harrisburg HS) - Northern State
- Racked up 59 digs in the Wolves wins over Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged an NSIC best 8.43 digs per set
- Added three aces and one assist
- Tallied a weekend high 30 digs in a 3-1 win against MSU 
- Added 29 digs in a 3-0 win over UMD
- Named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/11/23)

NSIC Setter of the Week
#5 Teagan Starkey (S, 5-8, Jr., Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Registered 12.83 assists per set (77 total assists) in CSP’s sweeps of USF and SMSU
- Added 2.00 digs per set and 1.00 blocks per set on the weekend
- Guided the offense to a NSIC high .378 hitting percentage, including a .417 mark at Sioux Falls
- Picked up at least 37 assists and 3.0 blocks in each match
- Leads the nation with 13.30 assists per set
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the eighth time this season 

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Lilly Bandle (BSU)
- Tallied 26 kills, hit .426 and added eight blocks in the nine sets played this week
- Had 12 kills, hit .500 and added two blocks in the win at Minot State
- Had 14 kills, hit .370 and added six blocks in the win at UMary
- Averaged 2.89 kills and 0.89 blocks per set and had 3.44 points per set
Reyna Isenbart (UMary)
- Posted double digit kills in the Marauders final two home games of the season
- Averaged 2.44 kills, 0.78 blocks and 2.83 points / set for the weekend and hit .400 
- In a 3-2 win over UMC Isenbart has 12 kills, hit .333 and posted six assisted blocks
- Finished with 10 kills and no attack errors to hit .476 against Bemidji State
Maya Jones (UMC)
- Finished with 33 kills in two matches over the weekend
- Career-high 19 kills against UMary
- Finished with 14 digs against the Marauders and finished with her third career double-double
- Hit a career-high .343 in sweep over Minot State
Cianna Selbitschka (UMD)
- Recorded 25 kills over the last two games
- Averaged 3.41 points/set and 4.16 kills/set over the weekend
- Recorded 16 kills in win over MSU Moorhead to clinch conference tournament
Natalia Szybinska (NSU) 
- Led Northern State with 27 kills, averaging 3.86 kills per set against MSU and UMD
- Added nine blocks, averaging 1.29 per set, as well as four digs
- Tallied a team leading six blocks in their Saturday win over the Bulldogs
Jordyn Hamm (USF) 
- Recorded two matches attacking at .500 or better on 28 total attacks
- Recorded zero errors both matches this weekend while landing 15 kills
Kenzie Foley (SCSU)
- Led the NSIC in kills per set (5.50), total kills (44), points per set (5.94) and total points (47.5)
- Added 3.75 digs per set
- Recorded her 17th double-double of the season in Friday's win over Augustana (23 kills/12 digs) 
- Tallied 21 kills and 18 digs in Saturday's match against Wayne State for her 18th double-double of the season
Kelsie Cada (WSC)
- Posted team-high 15 kills with 10 digs in Saturday's 3-1 win over #9 St. Cloud State
- Eighth double-double of the season helped WSC clinch second straight regular season title
- Recorded .364 hitting percentage
Sidney Paulson (WSU)
- Had 27 total kills to averaged 3.86 kills/set
- Also had 12 digs
- Hit .400 for the week

DEFENSE
Lauren Justesen (BSU) 
- Posted 42 digs to average 4.67 digs per set in the nine sets played
- Also had 10 assists and four service aces
- Tallied 22 digs at Minot State and then closed the week with 20 more digs in the win at UMary
Jasmine Mulvihill (CSP) 
- Led the Golden Bears with 25 digs (4.17 per set) in their sweeps of USF and SMSU
- Added five blocks (0.83 per set) as CSP held their opponents to .056 hitting over the two matches
- Chipped in 3.17 kills per set and a .417 hitting percentage on the weekend
- Became the 22nd member of the 1,000 dig club and seventh member of the 1,000/1,000 club at CSP on Saturday
- Had 15 digs, 10 kills and 3.0 blocks in three sets on Friday
- Ranks fifth in points (4.13 per set), seventh in kills (3.55 per set) and eighth in hitting percentage (.336) in the NSIC
Alexandria Harper (UMary)
- Averaged 1.44 blocks per set for the weekend
- Had 9 block assists and 10 kills (.333 hitting percentage) in a 3-2 win over UMC
- Had a solo and three assisted blocks against BSU and added five kills
Grace Daak (UMD) 
- Averaged 1.5 blocks/set over the weekend
- Recorded 7 total blocks in win against MSU Moorhead
- Had a .455 hitting percentage with 12 kills over Northern State
Maggie Brahmer  (WSC) 
- Had seven blocks with 11 kills in Saturday's 3-1 home win over #9 St. Cloud State
- Averaged league-high 1.75 blocks per set
- Recorded .417 hitting percentage with just one error on 24 attacks

SETTER
Emily Wade (BSU) 
- Dished out 93 assists, along with 24 digs and six kills in nine sets played
- Had 37 assists and 13 digs in the win at Minot State
- Closed the week had 56 assists and 11 digs in the win at UMary
- Averaged 10.33 assists and 2.67 digs per set
Keri Walker (NSU) 
- Dished out 88 assists on the week, averaging 12.57 per set
- Added 23 digs, seven blocks, two aces, and two kills
- Moved up to fourth in the league in total assists
Emma Berran (SCSU) 
- Led the NSIC in total assists (94) and ranked third in assists per set (11.75)
- Tied for eighth in the league with four service aces (0.50 per set)
- Recorded her 1,000th assist of the season in win over Augustana on Friday
- Became the first player in program history to record 1,0000+ assists in the first two seasons of a career
Ally Beresford (WSC) 
- In first career start, handed out 40 assists leading #1 WSC to 3-1 win over #9 St. Cloud State Saturday
- Also credited with nine digs and two kills
 
NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
9/5/23
O: #13 Taya Beller - Wayne State
D: #2 Kaylyn Madison - Minnesota Duluth
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul
9/11/23
O: #8 Kenzie Foley - St. Cloud State
D: #3 Abby Meister - Northern State
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (2)
9/18/23
O: #13 Taya Beller - Wayne State (2)
D: #2 Kaylyn Madison - Minnesota Duluth (2)
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (3)
9/25/23
O: #8 Kenzie Foley - St. Cloud State(2)
D: #18 Maggie Brahmer - Wayne State
S: #18 Emma Berran - St. Cloud State
10/2/23
O: #18 Maggie Brahmer - Wayne State
D: #14 Claudia Stahlke - Concordia-St. Paul
S: #14 Rachel Walker - Wayne State
10/9/23
O: #18 Maggie Brahmer - Wayne State (2)
D: #8 Emma VanHeel  - SMSU
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (4)
10/16/23
O: #21 Jordan Kuper - Sioux Falls
D: #12 Grace Daak - Minnesota Duluth
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (5)
10/23/23
O: #8 Kenzie Foley - St. Cloud State (3)
D: #18 Kiya Durant - Minnesota State
S: #18 Emma Berran - St. Cloud State
10/30/23
O: #13 Taya Beller - Wayne State (3)
D: #12 Emily Kern - Minnesota State
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (6)
11/6/23
O: #8 Kenzie Foley - St. Cloud State (4)
D: #4 Rylee Vaughn - Winona State 
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (7)
11/13/23
O: #9 Katie Mattson - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #3 Abby Meister - Northern State (2)
S: #5 Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul (8)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 110 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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