For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
#8 Kenzie Foley (OH, 6-1, 5th., Sergeant Bluff, Iowa / Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS) - St. Cloud State University
- Named the NSIC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season
- Selected to the All-NSIC First Team for the fourth straight season
- Leads the NSIC in kills/set (4.92), points/set (5.52), kills (423) and points (474.5)
- Also ranks 13th in hitting percentage (.294) and 17th in digs/set (3.21)
- Posted 15 double-doubles, two 30+ kill matches and two 20+ dig matches this season.
- Broke school records for career kills, career points, career double-digit kill matches, single-match kills, career double-doubles.
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors six times this season, bringing her career total to 13
- Tabbed AVCA Division II National Player of the Week once in 2024 (third time of career)

NSIC Libero of the Year
#3 Abby Meister (DS/L, 5-6, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Harrisburg HS) - Northern State University
- Leads the NSIC averaging 5.67 digs per set with 493 digs total
- Has recorded double figure digs in 23 of 24 matches this season
- Surpassed 1000 digs as a Wolf in just two seasons at NSU
- Holds a career mark of 1,320 digs
- Tallied 16 matches on the year averaging 5.00 digs per set or better
- Named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season 

NSIC Freshman of the Year
#3 Makenna Nold (OH/RS, 5-10, Fr., Jamestown, N.D. / Jamestown HS) - Concordia University, St. Paul
- Ranks 11th in the conference with 3.48 points per set in NSIC play this season
- Ranks second on the team and 17th in the NSIC with 0.87 blocks per set in league play
- Sits 11th in the conference with 0.36 service aces per set in conference action
- Her .271 hitting percentage in NSIC play ranks 20th in the conference
- Has logged 163 kills on .271 hitting through the first 16 NSIC matches of her career
- Reached double figures in kills in seven conference matches

NSIC Coach of the Year
Chad Braegelmann (10th Season) - St. Cloud State University
- Named NSIC Coach of the Year for third time (2019, 2021)
- Led the Huskies to fifth straight 20+ win season in 2024 
- Coached the Huskies to second NSIC regular season title in his tenure (third in program history)
- Led five players to All-NSIC accolades (three first team, two second team) in addition to the back-to-back player of the Year, Kenzie Foley 
- Coached the Huskies to its highest AVCA Coaches Poll ranking in program history (No. 2)
- SCSU has won 19 straight matches, extended its best conference start in program history (17-0), set a new program record for wins in a row
- Thirteen of the teams 22 wins have come against teams ranked/receiving votes in the AVCA Poll

NSIC All-Conference Teams

NSIC FIRST Team All-Conference
#	Name	School	Pos	Yr.	Hometown
1	Sophia Andersen	CSP	OH	Sr.	New Prague, Minn.
3	Makenna Nold	CSP	RS	Fr.	Jamestown, N.D.
17	Emma Schmidt	CSP	OH	Sr.	Maple Grove, Minn.
5	Teagan Starkey	CSP	S	Sr.	Lakeville, Minn.
11	Sam Paulsen	UMD	RS	Sr.	Chisago Lakes, Minn.
2	Avery Klein	MSU	RS	Fr.	New Prague, Minn.
3	Abby Meister	NSU	L	Jr.	Harrisburg, S.D.
12	Natalia Szybinska	NSU	OH	R-Sr.	Poznan, Poland
18	Emma Berran	SCSU	S	Jr.	Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
8	Kenzie Foley	SCSU	OH	5th	Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
9	Ella Thompson	SCSU	MB	R-Jr.	Lakeville, Minn.
4	Sydney Thein	SMSU	S	R-Fr.	Clara City, Minn.
21	Jordan Kuper	USF	MB	5th	Scotch Grove, Iowa
3	Sadie Voss	USF	OH	Jr.	Lakefield, Minn.
13	Taya Beller	WSC	MH	Sr.	Lindsay, Neb.
18	Maggie Brahmer	WSC	MH	Sr.	Pierce, Neb.
15	Channatee Robles	WSC	OH	So.	Norfolk, Neb.
21	Sidney Paulson	WSU	Opp	Gr.	Jackson, Wis.
NSIC Second Team All-Conference
#	Name	School	Pos	Yr.	Hometown
8	Maya Wente	Augie	MH	Jr.	Canby, Minn.
7	Cassie Sieling	CSP	L	Jr.	Bloomington, Minn.
14	Claudia Stahlke	CSP	MB	Sr.	Norwood Young America, Minn.
18	Kiya Durant	MSU	MB	Sr.	Plymouth, Minn.
12	Abby Thompson	MSUM	MB	Sr.	Chisholm, Minn.
10	Hanna Thompson	NSU	OH	Sr.	Chaska, Minn.
21	Keri Walker	NSU	S	Gr.	Grafton, Wis.
10	Leah Jones	SMSU	OH	So.	Marshall, Minn.
5	Saari Kuehl	SMSU	OH	Sr.	Reinbeck, Iowa
23	Ashley Peltier	SMSU	RS	So.	Taylors Falls, Minn.
11	McKenzie Tolk	SMSU	L	Jr.	Minneota, Minn.
8	Emma VanHeel	SMSU	MB	Sr.	Otsego, Minn.
13	Hannah Bruskiewicz	SCSU	MB	So.	Rogers, Minn.
5	Keely Kurschner	SCSU	L	Sr.	Maplewood, Minn.
9	Brooke Peltz	WSC	L	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
17	Molly Romano	WSC	S	Fr.	Council Bluffs, Iowa
12	Kylie Welch	WSU	L	Sr.	Davenport, Iowa

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 27 team national championships and crowned 116 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.