For Immediate Release
Monday, November 9, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NPI Ranking

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#5 Delaney Miller (OH, 5-10, So., Ankeny, Iowa / Centennial HS) - Wayne State
- Averaged 4.83 kills per set in road victories over No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State
- Recorded 18 kills while hitting .515 in a sweep of Winona State
- Added 11 kills and a .333 hitting percentage against Concordia-St. Paul
- Helped Wayne State clinch its fourth NSIC regular-season title in the last five years

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#7 Kinsey Mohwinkle (MB, 6-0, Jr., Aplington, Iowa / Aplington-Parkersburg HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the NSIC in blocks per set (2.00), block assists (11), and total blocks (12)
- Recorded nine total blocks against No. 13 SMSU, the most by any NSIC player in a match this week
- Tallied a match-high 14 kills and nine total blocks against SMSU
- Added six kills and four block assists in a sweep of Sioux Falls
- Averaged 3.33 kills, 4.42 points, and 2.00 blocks per set
- Set career highs for kills, total blocks, and block assists

NSIC Setter of the Week
#14 Braya LaPlant (S, 6-0, Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the NSIC with 14.00 assists per set
- Averaged 2.17 digs per set
- Recorded 46 assists against SMSU, the second-most in a three-set match among setters
- Added six digs and three block assists in a sweep of SMSU
- Added 38 assists and seven digs in a sweep of Sioux Falls
- Became just the fifth player in program history to record multiple 1,000-assist seasons
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the third time this season (10/5/26 & 10/12/26) 

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Maya Wente (Augustana)
- Totaled 30 kills while hitting .520 and recorded 31.5 points across two matches
- Posted 15 kills and a .444 hitting percentage in a win over Winona State
- Added 15 kills while hitting .609 with just one error against Concordia-St. Paul
- Averaged 3.75 kills per set
- Added two blocks and two digs during the weekend
Ava Athman (Bemidji State)
- Hit .449 across matches against UMary and Minot State
- Totaled 36 kills and four service aces
- Added one assist
- Recorded 41.0 points and one solo block
- Contributed 20 digs and 17 receptions
Makenna Nold (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Led the NSIC with 6.07 points per set
- Ranked first in the conference with 5.29 kills per set
- Hit .322 for the week
- Recorded 26 kills and 16 digs in a win over Augustana
- Matched the third-most kills in a four-set match in CSP history with 26
- Added 11 kills and six digs against Wayne State
Gracie Adamson (Jamestown)
- Totaled 30 kills and 33.5 points across two road victories
- Recorded 12 kills and 13.5 points in a sweep of Minnesota Crookston
- Added 18 kills, two service aces, and 20 points in a sweep of MSU Moorhead
- Finished the week with a .324 hitting percentage
- Averaged 15.0 kills and 16.5 points per match
Paige Decker (Minnesota Duluth)
- Helped the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week with sweeps of Minot State and UMary
- Hit .564 and averaged 4.17 kills and 4.92 points per set
- Ranked second in the NSIC in hitting percentage among players with at least 20 attacks
- Ranked fifth in the conference with 1.33 blocks per set
- Recorded 10 kills and three blocks against Minot State
- Posted a match-high 15 kills and five total blocks against UMary
Avery Klein (Minnesota State)
- Led the Mavericks with 21 kills in two matches
- Recorded a team-high 11 kills against No. 13 Southwest Minnesota State
- Led the team with 3.50 kills per set
- Hit .526 on 19 attacks in a sweep of Sioux Falls
Victoria Persha (Northern State)
- Reached double-digit kills in both matches
- Recorded 10 kills while hitting .292 against MSU Moorhead
- Added 12 kills and a .458 hitting percentage in a sweep of Minnesota Crookston
- Contributed six blocks, three digs, one ace, and one assist
- Finished with 26 total points
- Recorded the final two kills of the second set and the match-winning kill in the third set against UMC

DEFENSE
Ava Boelter (Bemidji State)
- Led the Beavers with 34 digs across matches against Mary and Minot State
- Added 33 serve receptions
- Contributed 14 assists and seven service aces
- Accounted for seven points during the weekend
Sophie Ketterling (Jamestown)
- Recorded 38 digs across two road sweeps
- Posted 16 digs against Minnesota Crookston
- Added 22 digs against MSU Moorhead
- Handled 30 serve-receive attempts with only two errors
- Averaged 19 digs per match
Avery Rosenberg (Minnesota State)
- Led the team with nine total blocks
- Averaged a team-best 1.50 blocks per set
- Recorded four blocks against No. 13 Southwest Minnesota State
- Ranked second on the team with 17.0 total points
- Recorded the match-winning kill in her final match of the weekend against Sioux Falls
Ashley Yost (Northern State)
- Recorded double-digit digs in both matches during the weekend
- Posted 10 digs against MSU Moorhead and 19 digs against Minnesota Crookston
- Added seven assists across the two matches
- Recorded a kill in the sweep of Minnesota Crookston
Anna Borner (Wayne State)
- Averaged 4.67 digs per set in road victories over No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State
- Tied her season high with 20 digs in a sweep of Winona State
- Added eight digs in a sweep of No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul
- Helped Wayne State close the regular season with two key conference road wins

SETTER
Kiylah Franke (Augustana)
- Totaled 90 assists over two matches to direct the Augustana offense
- Recorded 53 assists against Winona State
- Added 37 assists against Concordia-St. Paul
- Surpassed 2,000 career assists during the weekend
- Added a solo block and 10 digs
- Averaged 11.25 assists per set
Madison Tripp (Bemidji State)
- Surpassed the 1,000-assist mark for the season
- Totaled 87 assists, including 50 against Mary
- Recorded three kills and one service ace
- Added 19 digs and a solo block
- Averaged 12.43 assists per set
Ava Bertsch (Jamestown)
- Recorded 51 assists, two service aces, and 12 digs across two road sweeps
- Tallied 28 assists, one ace, and four digs against Minnesota Crookston
- Added 23 assists, one ace, and eight digs against MSU Moorhead
- Averaged 25.5 assists and 6.0 digs per match
Ava Jones (Minnesota Duluth)
- Helped lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week with sweeps of Minot State and UMary
- Averaged 13.67 assists per set as UMD hit .356 and averaged 17.0 kills per set
- Averaged 2.17 digs and 0.67 blocks per set
- Recorded 47 assists against UMary, tied for the second-highest total in a three-set match in Division II this season
- Posted 35 assists and eight digs against Minot State
Jadyn Lester (Minnesota State)
- Led the Mavericks with 59 assists across two matches
- Recorded five kills on 11 attacks without an error
- Served four aces in the first set against Sioux Falls
- Ranked second on the team with seven total blocks
- Added 16 digs over the two matches
Ava Nilsson (Northern State)
- Totaled 80 assists while averaging 11.43 assists per set
- Recorded double-doubles in both matches, posting 44 assists and 11 digs against MSU Moor-head and 36 assists and 11 digs against Minnesota Crookston
- Added six service aces, two kills, and seven points
- Sparked a key third-set run against UMC with two service aces
Molly Romano (Wayne State)
- Averaged 11.67 assists and 3.00 digs per set in two road victories
- Recorded a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs in a sweep of Winona State
- Added 30 assists and eight digs in a sweep of No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul
- Directed a Wayne State offense that hit .348 in the two wins
 
NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
8/31/26
O: #18 Linnea Nesheim - Northern State
D: #1 Sophie Ketterling - Jamestown
S: #9 Ava Nilsson- Northern State
9/8/26
O: #3 Makenna Nold - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #1 Sophie Ketterling - Jamestown (2)
S: #17 Molly Romano - Wayne State
9/14/26
O: #18 Linnea Nesheim - Northern State (2)
D: #1 Maya Vibeto - Minot State
S: #9 Ava Nilsson- Northern State (2)
9/21/26
O: #15 Channatee Robles - Wayne State
D: #18 Elyse Karrels - Minnesota Duluth
S: #9 Ava Jones - Minnesota Duluth
9/28/26
O: #17 Madeline Guetzkow - Minnesota Duluth 
D: #19 Ella Walker - Sioux Falls 
S: #9 Ava Jones - Minnesota Duluth (2)
10/5/26
O: #13 Ava Athman - Bemidji State
D: #4 Chloe Hanel - Wayne State
S: #14 Braya LaPlant - St. Cloud State
10/12/26
O: #3 Makenna Nold - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
D: #14 Ashlynn Schroeder - SMSU
S: #14 Braya LaPlant - St. Cloud State (2)
10/19/26
O: #2 Katelyn Schroeder - Northern State
D: #14 Ashlynn Schroeder - SMSU (2)
S: #9 Ava Nilsson- Northern State (3)
10/26/26
O: #3 Makenna Nold - Concordia-St. Paul (3)
D: #1 Sophie Ketterling - Jamestown (3)
S: #9 Ava Jones - Minnesota Duluth (3)
11/2/26
O: #4 Chloe Hanel - Wayne State
D: #14 Ashlynn Schroeder - SMSU (3)
S: #7 Kiylah Franke - Augustana
11/9/26
O: #5 Delaney Miller - Wayne State
D: #7 Kinsey Mohwinkle - St. Cloud State
S: #14 Braya LaPlant - St. Cloud State (3) 

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 128 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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