For Immediate Release
Monday, October 27, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#3 Sadie Voss (OH, 5-9, Sr., Lakefield, Minn. / Jackson County Central HS) - Sioux Falls
- Led USF to a 3-0 week, including a win at No. 17 SMSU 
- Had 39 kills across three matches, averaging 3.9 kills per set
- Recorded a USF school record with 18 kills in a three set win over MSUM
- Averaged a .410 attack percentage, second best in the NSIC this week
- Had a season high attack percentage of .600 against UMC
- Led the Cougars with 45 digs on the week while also chipping in three solo blocks
- Finished tied for fourth in the NSIC with 4.40 points per set

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#7 Cassie Sieling (Libero, 5-9, Sr., Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Anchored the Golden Bear defense in a 3-0 week with 5.22 digs per set 
- Tallied 11 digs, two assists, and an ace in a sweep of WSU
- Had 21 digs with four aces and two assists in a sweep of UMary
- Finished with 15 digs and three aces in a sweep of Minot State
- Led the NSIC with 0.89 aces per set
- Named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row

NSIC Setter of the Week
#14 Braya LaPlant (S, 5-11, So., Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the NSIC in assists/set (11.82) while ranking fifth in service aces/set (0.64)
- Also chipped in 1.91 digs/set, 1.77 points/set, 0.73 kills/set and 0.55 blocks/set
- Helped guide the SCSU offense to 15.36 kills/set 
- Led the Huskies to a .294 team hitting percentage which was fourth best in the conference
- Recorded 58-assist, 11-digs with four aces against NSU, her sixth double double of season
- Dished out 41 assists in SCSU’s sweep of MSU 
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (9/29/25)

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Makenna Nold (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Led the NSIC in both kills per set (4.78) and points per set (5.56) 
- Hit .371 across the three matches to guide CSP to a 3-0 week
- Had 12 kills, seven digs, and two blocks in a sweep of WSU
- Logged a 14-kill, 11-dig double-double with an ace and three blocks in a sweep of UMary
- Set a new career high for a three-set match with 17 kills
- Added two aces, five digs, and three blocks in a sweep of Minot State
- Leads the NSIC in both kills per set (4.28) and points per set (5.25) this season
Natalia Szybinska (Northern State)
- Led Northern State in their 2-1 week with 48 kills, averaging 4.00 per set
- Hit .306 in 12 sets played
- Added ten blocks and seven digs
- Tallied a week high 20 kills in the win over #23 Minnesota State
- Hit a week high .400 in the sweep of Jamestown
Sam Zimmerman (St. Cloud State)
- Led the NSIC in hitting percentage (.460) with 37 kills and only eight errors
- Her .688 hitting percentage (12-1-16) against MSU on Tuesday was the second-best mark of any conference players with 12+ kills in a match this week and the top mark for the season for the Huskies
- Also ranked 8th in kills/set (3.36) and points/set (4.09)
- Tied for tenth in NSIC in service aces/set (0.45)
Delaney Miller (Wayne State)
- Averaged 4.30 kills per set in three road wins last week
- Had career-high 22 kills in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Augustana
- Added team-high 14 kills in 3-0 sweep at Bemidji State Friday
Abby Ongna (Winona State)
- Led the Warriors with 20 kills and only two errors in a 3-0 sweep over Minot State
- Led the Warriors to a sweep over UMary with 10 kills and while collecting four blocks
- Tallied four blocks against UMary along with five digs against Minot State
- Hit a career high against Minot with .667 to lead to a 2-0 weekend and 2-1 week overall

DEFENSE
Ellie Kline (Minnesota State)
- Totaled 57 digs over three matches that included two nationally ranked opponents
- Posted 25 digs against No. 22 Northern State and added a service ace in each match
- Ranks third in the NSIC with 5.25 digs per set
Natalie Pilney (Southwest Minnesota State)
- Had eight solo blocks in the Mustangs three match week
- Averaged 0.8 solo blocks per set
- Added10 kills and two solo blocks (four total blocks) against Sioux Falls
- Seven kills and three digs against Minnesota Crookston
- Six total blocks against Minnesota State Moorhead with five kills
Abby Schauer (Northern State)
- Racked up 62 digs in the Wolves three match week
- Averaged 5.17 digs per set
- Added 11 assists and one ace
- Tallied a week high 30 digs against No. 11 St. Cloud State, averaging 6.00 per set
- Surpassed 400 digs on the year against No. 23 Minnesota State

SETTER
Sydney Thein (Southwest Minnesota State)
- Had 114 assists in the Mustangs' three game week
- Averaged 11.4 assists per set
- Had43 assists with 11 digs against Sioux Falls
- Added 37 assists and seven digs in a sweep against Minnesota Crookston
- Posted 34 assists and 13 digs in a sweep against Minnesota State Moorhead
Molly Romano (Wayne State)
- Averaged 10.90 assists and 2.90 digs per set in three WSC road wins
- Had double-double with 44 assists and 16 digs in 3-1 win at Augustana
- Handed out 34 assists with two aces and nine digs in 3-0 win at Bemidji State Friday
- Credited with 31 assists in Saturday's 3-0 sweep at #18 Minnesota Duluth
 
NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
9/8/25
O: #2 Madison Carsten – Minnesota Crookston
D: #6 Kailee Waasdorp  – Minnesota Crookston 
S: #9 Ava Jones – Minnesota Duluth 
9/15/25
O: #7 Abby Brooks – Northern State
D: #8 Maya Wente - Augustana
S: #4 Sydney Thein - SMSU
9/22/25
O: #4 Avery Rosenberg - Minnesota State
D: #3 Makenna Nold - Concordia-St. Paul
S: #10 Jadyn Lester - Minnesota State
9/29/25
O: #4 Chloe Hanel - Wayne State
D: #16 Emily Rohrer - SMSU
S: #14 Braya LaPlant - St. Cloud State
10/6/25
O: #3 Makenna Nold - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #11 Ellie Kline – Minnesota State
S: #9 Ava Nilsson – Northern State
10/13/25
O: #7 Abby Brooks – Northern State (2)
D: #4 Chloe Hanel - Wayne State
S: #9 Ava Nilsson – Northern State (2)
10/20/25
O: #15 Channatee Robles - Wayne State
D: #7 Cassie Sieling - Concordia-St. Paul
S: #17 Molly Romano  - Wayne State
10/27/25
O: #3 Sadie Voss - Sioux Falls
D: #7 Cassie Sieling - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
S: #14 Braya LaPlant - St. Cloud State (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 122 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.