Aberdeen, S.D.- The No. 2 Northern State University volleyball team has a quick turnaround as they face MSU Moorhead on the road tomorrow evening. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Nemzek Hall.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
                • The Northern State Wolves opened the week moving up one spot to No. 2 in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll after a 5-set victory over then No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul. The Wolves earned 15 first place votes in the poll.
                • Northern is coming off a 2-0 weekend in NSIC play with wins over Upper Iowa and Winona State.
                • In their two wins over UIU and WSU, the Wolves hit .258 averaging 14.8 kills, 13.9 assists, 22.0 digs, 1.7 blocks, and 0.9 aces per set
                • Five Wolves finished the weekend with double figure kills, while six recorded double-digit digs while also out-hitting their opponents by 55 points
                • Hailey Busch led the team with 38 kills, averaging 4.22 per set, while Laura Snyder hit a team leading .347
                • Ashley Rozell dished out 113 total assists, averaging 12.56 per set
                • Jaiden Langlie had a career weekend with 59 digs, averaging 6.56 per set with a career high 34 against Upper Iowa
                • NSU enters the midweek match-up hitting .318 as a team, averaging 14.5 kills, 13.6 assists, 16.9 digs, 1.8 blocks, and 1.6 aces per set this season.
                • Hailey Busch sits atop the team with 271 kills, averaging 4.04 per set, while Jenna Reiff and Morgan Baufield are hitting a team leading .418 and .385 respectively.
                • Ashley Rozell has accumulated 830 total assists, averaging 12.39 per set, and leads the team with 40 service aces.
                • After a solid defensive weekend, Jaiden Langlie has 307 total digs on the year, averaging 4.58 per set, while Reiff leads the team at the net with 59 total blocks.
                • Northern continues to lead the nation in hitting percentage, while also sitting top-10 in assists per set and kills per set.
                • In addition, Reiff leads the NCAA in hitting percentage, while Rozell sits top-5 in assists and aces per set.
 
About the Dragons
                • MSU Moorhead enters the midweek contest with a 9-9 record overall and 5-6 mark in the NSIC.
                • The Dragons are hitting .163 as a team, averaging 11.4 kills, 10.5 assists, 16.9 digs, 2.2 blocks, and 1.1 aces per set this season.
                • Amanda Calrson leads the team with 186 total kills, averaging 3.00 per set, while Kylie Kanwischer is hitting a team leading .240.
                • Lauren Kiewiet has a team high 370 assists in the year, followed by Katelyn Selensky with 233.
                • Monica Vega leads the defense, doubling her nearest teammate, with 332 total digs, averaging 5.03 per set.
                • Kanwischer and Kaylyn Jenkins lead the team at the net with 70 and 67 blocks respectively.
                • MSU Moorhead is led by head coach Tammy Blake in her 24th season at the helm.
 
Last Match-up
                • The Wolves swept the Dragons from Wachs Arena earlier this season with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, and 25-15.
                • Northern hit .297 in the match with 40 kills, while the Dragons hit .000 with 18 kills and 18 errors.
                • Hailey Busch and Sally Gaul led the team with nine kills each.
                • Ashley Rozell tallied 35 assists, and led the team with five service aces.
                • Bry Goar and Jaiden Langlie led the defense with 13 and ten digs respectively.
                • NSU is 25-44 all-time versus MSU Moorhead, winning the last 12 contests.