Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University volleyball teams finishes up the 2017 regular season this Friday and Saturday from Wachs Arena versus No. 15 Winona State and (RV) Upper Iowa. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday versus the Peacocks and 2 p.m. on Saturday versus the Warriors from Wachs Arena. The Wolves will also honor Holly Vancura Saturday afternoon for senior day.
 
Northern opened the week remaining at No. 7 in the AVCA Top-25 poll, and No. 4 in the NCAA Central Region Rankings. NSU is 21-4 overall this season and 15-3 in the NSIC, currently tied for second in the league with Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth The Wolves also tallied four on the NSIC All-Conference first team in Hailey Busch, Jenna Reiff, Ashley Rozell, and the NSIC Freshman of the Year Laura Snyder. Busch leads the team this season with 287 kills, averaging 4.10 per set. Snyder is hitting a team leading .382, while Reiff has a team leading 84 blocks. Rozell has paced the Northern offense to a .295 attack percentage with 1,068 total assists. The sophomore sits seventh nationally averaging 11.87 assists per set. As a team the Wolves are averaging 14.0 kills, 13.1 assists, 16.4 digs, 1.9 blocks, and 1.5 aces per set.
 
About the Peacocks
- Upper Iowa enters the weekend with a 20-7 record overall and 11-7 mark in NSIC play
- The Peacocks are currently receiving votes in the AVCA Top-25 poll after sitting at No. 25 last week
- UIU is hitting .217 this season, averaging 12.8 kills, 12.2 assists, 19.3 digs, 2.0 blocks, and 1.3 aces per set
- Anna Winter is leading the team with 317 kills and a .258 attack percentage
- Malissa LeClaire has tallied 930 total assists, averaging 9.49 per set
- Ashley Larson leads the defense with 487 digs, while Bethany Lovhaug has a team leading 130 blocks
- UIU is led by head coach Aaron Nelson in his seventh season with the program
 
Earlier this Season
- The Wolves defeated the Peacocks 3-1 in Fayette
- Northern hit .335 in the match with 65 kills, 79 digs, seven aces, and five blocks
- Snyder led the team with 20 kills, followed by Reiff with 16
- Vancura led the defense with 24 digs, followed by Alyssa Deobler with 14
- Northern is 14-4 all-time against Upper Iowa
 
About the Warriors
- Winona State enters the weekend with a 19-7 record overall and 13-5 mark in league action, currently ranked No. 15 in the country
- The Warriors are hitting .263 this season, averaging 14.9 kills, 13.9 assists, 17.4 digs, 1.5 blocks, and 1.5 aces per set
- Danielle Rampart leads the team with 349 kills, while Maria Wrage is hitting a team leading .351
- McKenna Larsen has tallied 943 assists, averaging 10.48 per set this season with 145 kills
- Becca Pagel leads the team defensively with 484 digs, averaging 5.15 per set
- Wrage has a team leading 56 blocks, followed by Lauren Kudronowicz with 54
- WSU is led by head coach Joe Getzin in his third season with the program
 
Earlier this Season
- The Wolves defeated the Warriors 3-1 on the road
- Northern hit .358 in the win with 56 kills, 63 digs, eight aces, and eight blocks
- Snyder led the team with 16 kills, followed by Regan Dennis with 13 kills
- Jaiden Langlie recorded 19 digs, followed by Holly Vancura with 18
- Northern is 24-12 all-time against Winona State