For Immediate Release
Monday, November 10, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#10 Leah Jones (OH, 6-2, Jr., Marshall, Minn. / Marshall HS) - Southwest Minnesota State
- Led the Mustangs to a 2-0 weekend, including a four-set win over No. 22 Northern State
- Led the NSIC in kills per set and points per set (5.50)
- Had 39 kills, averaging 4.88 kills per set, and hitting .295 on the weekend
- Had 24 kills against NSU, averaging 6 kills per set while hitting .292 in the match 
- Reached the 1,000 career kills against the Wolves
- Added 15 kills against Jamestown, hitting .300 with four service aces
- Had 44 total points on the weekend

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#11 McKenzie Tolk (L, 5-5, Sr., Minneota, Minn. / Minneota  HS) - Southwest Minnesota State
- Averaged 6.63 digs per set during the weekend, second best in the NSIC
- Had 53 digs in the Mustangs 2-0 weekend, including a win over No. 22 Northern State
- Had 24 digs and four assists against Northern State Friday, averaging 6.0 digs per set
- Added 29 digs against Jamestown on Saturday
- Tied a season high, averaging 7.25 digs per set
- Added four assists

NSIC Setter of the Week
#4 Sydney Thein (S, 5-9, So., Clara City, Minn. / MACCRAY HS) - Southwest Minnesota State
- Helped the Mustangs to a 2-0 weekend, which included a victory in four sets over No. 22 NSU
- Had 110 assists in total, averaging an NSIC best 13.75 assists per set 
- Had 62 assists against Northern State, her second highest assists in a match this season
- Averaged 15.5 assists per set, adding 12 digs, for her 12th double-double of the season
- Had 48 assists against Jamestown, with 4 digs for a double-double 
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (9/15/25)

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Ellie Sieling (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Guided the Golden Bears to a 3-0 week, including a non-conference sweep of SCSU 
- Was sixth in NSIC in kills per set (4.40) and fourth in points per set (4.80)
- Hit .366 with 44 kills, 26 digs, and three aces throughout the week
- Had 14 kills and nine digs in a non-conference win over No. 10 SCSU
- Finished with 16 kills, two aces, and 13 digs in a sweep of UMC
- Tallied 14 kills and added an ace in a sweep of MSUM
Avery Rosenberg (Minnesota State)
- Posted 15 kills with a .520 hitting percentage against Bemidji State
- Tallied 6 blocks and 8 kills while hitting .412 against No. 25 Minnesota Duluth
- Recorded 17 total points versus Bemidji State
- Contributed 11.5 total points in the matchup with Minnesota Duluth
- Ranks 11th in the NSIC in hitting percentage at .328
Sadie Voss (Sioux Falls)
- Helped USF continue its seven match win streak and fourth over ranked opponents
- Became the USF all-time kills leader now sitting at 1,282 career kills
- Landed 29 kills on a .339 attack on the weekend sweeping both Jamestown and No. 22 NSU
- Added four blocks to add 31.5 points on the weekend
Delaney Miller (Wayne State)
- Averaged 4.67 kills per set in road sweeps at Minot State and UMary
- Had 16 kills and .433 hitting percentage in Friday' 3-0 win at Minot State
- Added 12 kills in Saturday's 3-0 sweep at UMary
- Posted .431 hitting percentage for the weekend
Kenna Kornely (Winona State)
- Led the team with 18 kills in a 3-0 sweep against UMC on Senior night
- Averaged 4.67 kills per set in an overall 2-0 weekend against MSUM and UMC
- Top five in the NSIC for kills per set with 3.66 and a total of 326 this season
- Had a season high hitting percentage against UMC with .390 with only two errors
- In the 3-0 win over UMC also accumulated two aces and a block

DEFENSE
Cassie Sieling (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Averaged 5.10 digs per set in a 3-0 week for CSP
- Set a career high for a three-set match with 26 digs and added five assists in a sweep of UMC
- Led the CSP defense with 17 digs and five assists in a win over No. 10 SCSU
- Added eight digs, three assists, and three aces in a sweep of MSUM
Ellie Kline (Minnesota State)
- Tallied 3 service aces and 14 digs against Bemidji State
- Recorded 15 digs and added a kill against No. 25 Minnesota Duluth
- Contributed 3 points in the win over Bemidji State
- Ranks third in the NSIC in digs per set (5.28) with 449 total digs on the season
- Sits 20th nationally in digs per set
Ella Thompson (St. Cloud State)
- Was second in the NSIC with 1.55 blocks per set
- Contributed 4.41 points/set and 3.55 kills/set while hitting .338 during the week
- Recorded 13 kills on 19 attempts (.526 hitting percentage), seven block assists and one solo block in Friday’s sweep of No. 25 UMD
- Her eight total blocks tied the season best individual mark for the Huskies
- Posted 14 kills, six block assists and one solo block in Saturday’s win over Bemidji State
Abigail Savatski (Winona State)
- Led the team in blocks with seven in a 3-0 sweep over UMC on Senior Night
- Averaged an NSIC best 1.67 blocks per set in a 2-0 weekend over MSUM and UMC
- In the NSIC top 15 for blocks per set with .84 and 74 total on the season
- Accumulated nine kills over the weekend with an average hitting percentage of .381

SETTER
Braya LaPlant (St. Cloud State)
- Ranked fourth in assists/set (10.22) and tied for ninth in aces/set (0.56) among NSIC players
- Also chipped in 1.67 digs/set, 1.17 points/set, 0.56 blocks/set and 0.33 kills/set
- Recorded 47 assists and seven digs against No. 9 CSP
- Her 47 assists were the most for the Huskies in a four-set match
- Contributed 27 assists, seven digs and two aces in Friday’s sweep of No. 25 Minnesota Du-luth
- Tallied 18 assists and two aces in two sets in Saturday’s win over Bemidji State
Molly Romano (Wayne State)
- Averaged 12.00 assists per set in road wins at Minot State, UMary
- Handed out 40 assists in 3-0 sweep at UMary Saturday
- Credited with 32 assists and three blocks in Friday' 3-0 win at Minot State
 
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)
11/3/25
O: #8 Maya Wente - Augustana
D: #7 Abby Brooks – Northern State
S: #17 Molly Romano  - Wayne State (2)
11/10/25
O: #10 Leah Jones - SMSU
D: #11 McKenzie Tolk - SMSU
S: #4 Sydney Thein - SMSU 

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.

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