Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 20 Northern State University volleyball team will conclude the NSIC regular season this Friday and Saturday on the road. The Wolves will face off against the No. 7 Vikings at 7 p.m. on Friday, and the No.8 Wildcats at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Northern enters the weekend with a 16-10 record overall and 9-9 record in league action, currently holding an eighth place standing in the NSIC. The Wolves are one game up on Minnesota State who faces off against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston this weekend. NSU is hitting .242 this season while averaging 13.0 kills, 12.5 assists, 16.0 digs, 1.5 service aces, and 1.8 digs per set. Holly Vancura leads the team with 278 kills, while Tori Biach is hitting a team leading .366 in her senior campaign. Biach also leads the team at the net with 83 blocks, while Jaiden Langlie has a team second best 381 digs. Ashley Rozell has accumulated 1,104 assists, averaging 11.74 per set which ranks her seventh in the nation.
 
About the Vikings
- Augustana enters the weekend 24-4 overall and 15-3 in league action, sitting fifth in the NSIC
- The Vikings are hitting .253 this season, while averaging 14.2 kills, 13.4 assists, 17.5 digs, 1.4 service aces, and 2.0 blocks per set
- Courtney Place leads the team with 336 kills, while Bailey Koch is hitting a team leading .372
- Anna Sykora paces the offense averaging 11.50 assists per set with 1150 total assists this season
- Tahlyr Banks leads the defense with 542 digs, while Koch is leading the team with 112 blocks
- Au is led by second year head coach Dan Meske who went 18-11 in his first season at the helm
 
Earlier this Season
- Northern fell to Augustana 3-1 from Wachs Arena in late September
- The Wolves hit .194 with 59 kills, while the Vikings hit .174 with 57 kills
- Jenna Reiff led three hitters in double-digits with 20 kills, while Holly Vancura notched a team leading 29 digs
 
About the Wildcats
- Wayne State enters the weekend 21-6 overall and 12-6 in the league, sitting sixth in the NSIC standings
- The Wildcats are hitting .236 this season, averaging 12.5 kills, 11.5 assists, 16.4 digs, 1.7 service aces, and 2.2 blocks per set
- Alyssa Frauendorfer leads the team with 284 kills and a .348 attack percentage
- Michaela Mestl has a team leading 414 digs, while Alex Opperman has blocked 106 total balls
- Megan Gebhardt paces the offense averaging 10.03 assists per set with a total of 943 this season
- WSC is led by head coach Scott Kneifl in his 12^th season with the program
 
Earlier this Season
- The Wolves defeated the Wildcats 3-1 from Wachs Arena in the first match up of the season
- Northern hit .222 with 61 kills, while Wayne hit .156 with 48 kills
- Vancura led the team with 16 kills, while Biach and Kellie Schmit followed with 13 and 12 respectively
- Langlie notched a team leading 27 digs of the teams 87 in the match