For Immediate Release
Monday, November 3, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#8 Maya Wente (MB, 6-1, Sr., Canby, Minn. / Canby HS) - Augustana
- Was third in the NSIC with 4.50 kills per set in a pair of home sweeps over UMC & MSUM
- Hit .415 with 27 kills on 53 swings to rank ninth best in the league last week
- Second in the conference with 5.42 points per set
- Tied for 10th in the league with 1.17 blocks per set

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#7 Abby Brooks (MH, 6-2, Gr., Madison, S.D. / Madison HS) - Northern State
- Led the NSIC averaging 2.17 blocks per set against CSP and WSU
- Tallied 13 total blocks, including a weekend high nine against Winona State
- Broke the NSU career assisted blocks record against the Warriors, holding 343 in her career
- Added eight kills and one dig on the weekend
- Leads the NSIC in both total blocks (98) and blocks per set (1.20) this season

NSIC Setter of the Week
#17 Molly Romano (S, 5-9, So., Council Bluffs, Iowa / Abraham Lincoln HS) - Wayne State
- Averaged 11.86 assists and 2.86 digs per set in home wins over MSUM and UMC
- Had double-double with 50 assists and 14 digs with three blocks in a 3-1 win over MSUM
- Added 33 assists in a sweep of UMC
- Led WSC to an NSIC best .362 team hitting percentage 
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (10/20/25)

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Makenna Nold (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Led the Golden Bears to a 2-0 week, averaging an NSIC-best 5.58 points per set
- Averaged 4.67 kills per set on .317 hitting
- Finished with 12 kills, three aces, two blocks, and eight digs in a sweep of No. 22 NSU
- Logged a 16-kill, 10-dig double-double in a sweep of UJ
- Leads the NSIC in kills per set (4.38) and points per set (5.34) this season
Avery Rosenberg (Minnesota State)
- Posted a match-high 11 kills while hitting .476. against Minot State
- Notched 11 kills with a .348 hitting percentage against UMary
- Ranks 15th in the NSIC with a season hitting percentage of .315
Ella Walker (Sioux Falls)
- Helped lead USF to another undefeated week against Bemidji State and No. 21 UMD
- Led USF to their third ranked win of the season 
- Added 25 kills across 8 sets played with just one error on 39 attacks and a .615 attack
- Tabbed 8 blocks on the week with two solo and six assisted
- Recorded 30 points on the week to help USF advance to a 5 match win streak
Leah Jones (Southwest Minnesota State)
- Led the Mustangs to a 2-0 weekend, including a four-set win over No. 21 UMD
- Had 34 kills in two matches, averaging 4.86 kills per set
- Recorded 20 kills in the win against No. 21 UMD, hitting .234, adding five digs
- Had 14 kills in a sweep of BSU, hitting .500 on the match, and adding five digs
- Hit .329 on the weekend (34-10-73) with 36.5 points
Sam Zimmerman (St. Cloud State)
Led the NSIC in hitting percentage at .692 nine kills and zero errors on 13 total at-tempts
- Averaged 3.17 points/set and 3.00 kills/set
- Sent down six kills (.600 hitting percentage) in two sets in the Huskies sweep of UMary 
- Recorded three kills on three swings in one set in SCSU’s sweep of Minot State
- SCSU went 2-0 during its road trip to North Dakota, sweeping UMary and Minot State
Channatee Robles (Wayne State)
- Averaged 3.86 kills and 2.43 digs per set in home wins over MSUM and UMC
- Had 17 kills with three service aces vs. MSU Moorhead Friday in 3-1 win
- Added 10 kills in 3-0 Saturday sweep vs. Minnesota Crookston
- Has seven straight matches with 10 or more kills and 10 of the last 12 in double digit kills

DEFENSE
Cassie Sieling (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Anchored the CSP defense with 5.0 digs per set in a 2-0 week
- Had 13 digs and two assists in a sweep of No. 22 NSU
- Finished with 17 digs, four assists, and an ace in a sweep of Jamestown
Ellie Kline (Minnesota State)
- Led the NSIC with 6.17 digs per set
- Had 28 digs against Minot State and nine in the win over UMary
- Recorded three service aces in each match, totaling six over the weekend
- Brings her dig season total to 420
- A key factor in Minnesota State ranking second in the NSIC in digs per set (17.08)
- Ranks third in the NSIC individually, averaging 5.32 digs per set
Haley Wolfe (Sioux Falls)
- Helped lead USF to another undefeated week with wins over BSU and No. 21 UMD
- Led the defensive front with 13 blocks on the week - 1 solo and 12 assisted
- Tied a program best 10 blocks in a 4-set match against Minnesota Duluth
- Added 17 kills on the week with no errors on 36 attempts and a .472 attack for 27 points overall
- Recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 10 blocks against UMD
McKenzie Tolk (Southwest Minnesota State)
- Led the Mustangs to a 2-0 weekend, including a win over No. 21 Minnesota Duluth
- Had 32 digs in two matches, averaging 4.57 digs per set in those matches
- Had 21 digs against No. 21 UMD averaging 5.25 digs per set in the match, with two assists
- Added 11 digs in a sweep over Bemidji State, earning another assist and two service aces
Ella Thompson (St. Cloud State)
- Tied for third in blocks/set (1.50), seventh in points/set (4.25) and No. 10 in kills/set (3.50) 
- Produced eight kills (.353 hitting percentage) and five block assists in two sets against UMary
- It was her fifth match of 5+ block assists this season
- Contributed six kills in two sets in SCSU’s sweep of Minot State on Saturday

SETTER
Jadyn Lester (Minnesota State)
- Contributed 31 assists and 15 digs against Minot State
- Led the team with 38 assists against UMary
- Recorded three service aces over the weekend, bringing her season total to 51
- Added two kills in each match, showcasing her all-around play
- Ranks fifth in the NSIC with an average of 11.10 assists per set
- Tied with teammate Mary Satori for the NSIC lead in service aces, averaging 0.65 per set
Sydney Thein (Southwest Minnesota State)
- Led the Mustangs to a 2-0 weekend, including a win over No. 21 UMD in four sets
- Had 79 assists in those two matches, averaging 11.29 assists per set
- Added 43 assists in the four-set win against Minnesota Duluth
- Added six digs, three kills, and a service ace, earning four total points
- Had 36 assists in a sweep over BSU, averaging 12 assists per set, with three digs and one kill
Braya LaPlant (St. Cloud State)
Led the NSIC in assists/set (14.67) while ranking tied for sixth in service aces/set (0.67)
- Helped guide the SCSU offense to a .310 hitting percentage and 14.50 kills/set
- Dished out 17 assists in one set in the Huskies sweep of UMary on Friday
- Contributed 27 assists in two sets in SCSU’s sweep of Minot State on Saturday
 
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)

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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