Aberdeen, S.D. – The No .11 Northern State University volleyball team will remain on the road this Friday and Saturday against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday versus the Beavers, and 4 p.m. on Saturday against the Golden Eagles.
 
Northern split with No. 21 Wayne State and No. 18 Augustana on the road last weekend. In the two matches, NSU hit .232 with 116 kills, 112 assists, 154 digs, 11 aces, and 20.5 blocks. NSU came back after being down two sets to none against the Wildcats, hitting .282 in the final three sets. The Wolves out-dug the Wildcats, 91-78 in the win. In the loss to the Vikings, Northern tallied 12 blocks to Augustana's seven, and committed only 18 hitting errors to their 22. Hailey Busch led the team with 39 kills, hitting .273. She was also second on the team with 33 digs. Jenna Reiff was second on the team with 24 kills, and led the team with 16 blocks. Ashley Rozell dished out 107 assists, and added seven blocks. Jaiden Langlie led the defense with 36 digs, and added two aces.
 
Busch leads the team in 2017 with 191 kills, averaging 4.15 per set, while Laura Snyder is hitting a team leading .364 followed by Reiff with a .309 mark. Rozell has tallied 764 assists this season, and currently ranks ninth in the nation averaging 11.58 assists per set. She is also leading the team with 40 aces, while sitting sixth nationally in aces per set. Langlie is leading the team on defense with 264 digs, averaging 4.00 per set, while Reiff has a team leading 73 blocks, averaging 1.11 per set. As a team the Wolves are hitting .287, while averaging 13.52 kills, 12.67 assists, 16.12 digs, 1.58 aces, and 2.01 blocks per set.
 
About Bemidji State
- The Beavers enter the weekend with a 3-17 record overall and 0-11 mark in the NSIC
- Bemidji is hitting .109 on the year, while averaging 9.9 kills, 9.2 assists, 13.2 digs, 1.8 blocks, and 1.1 aces per set
- Sami Leach leads the team with 126 kills, and is the lone Beaver in triple figures
- Julie Touchett is hitting a team leading .220 on the year
- Emma Hallmann leads the team with 218 digs, while Maddie Filipiak has a team leading 56 blocks
- BSU is led by head coach Kevin Ulmer in his season with the program
 
A Season Ago
- The Wolves defeated the Beavers 3-0 from Wachs Arena in 2016 with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, and 25-14
- NSU hit .391 in the match with 41 kills, 40 digs, and 14 service aces
- Holly Vancura led the team with 11 kills hitting .333
- Rozell notched a team leading seven aces, while Langlie tallied ten digs
- Northern is 26-10 all-time against Bemidji State, and 8-0 under the direction of Aldridge
 
About Minnesota Crookston
- The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 4-15 record overall and 1-9 mark in the NSIC
- Crookston is hitting .153 this season, while averaging 10.8 kills, 10.3 assists, 15.9 digs, 1.6 blocks, and 1.0 aces per set
- Kassi Green leads the team with 250 kills, followed by her sister Kelci with 134
- Kaycie Hagen is averaging 8.43 assists per set with 531 in 2017
- Maggie Perrel leads the Crookston defense with 205 digs, averaging 3.20 per set, while Kelci Green leading the team with 52 blocks
- UMC is led by head coach Sarah Rauen in her first season at the helm
 
Earlier this Season
- Northern defeated Minnesota Crookston, 3-0 from the Max & Erma's Classic with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, and 25-8
- The Wolves hit .429 in the match, while the Golden Eagles hit -0.89
- NSU tallied 41 kills, to UMC's 14 in the match, and added six blocks and ten service aces
- The Wolves are 31-4 all-time against the Golden Eagles, and 12-0 in the Aldridge era