Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 5 Northern State University volleyball team will conclude the regular season this weekend on the road at Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. Start times are scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday versus the Golden Eagles and 3 p.m. on Saturday against the Beavers.
Quick Hits on the Wolves
• The Northern State University volleyball team opened the week, remaining at No. 5 in the AVCA Top-25 Poll, and moving to No. 6 in the NCAA Central Region Rankings.
• Entering the final weekend of regular season action, NSU sits tied first in the conference with Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota Duluth, posting a 15-3 conference record.
• The Wolves are hitting .303 on the year, averaging 14.4 kills, 13.6 assists, 16.9 digs, 1.8 blocks, and 1.6 aces per set.
• Northern ranks in the top-10 nationally in kills and assists per set, while leading the country in hitting percentage.
• NSU also ranks top-5 in the NSIC in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, total assists, assists per set, total kills, kills per set, total digs, and digs per set.
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Hailey Busch leads the team with 352 kills, averaging 3.83 per set, while
Laura Snyder has 284, averaging 3.19 per set.
• Snyder is hitting a team high .394 on the year, which ranks her 13th in the nation, followed by
Morgan Baufield at .377 and
Jenna Reiff at .375.
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Ashley Rozell is averaging 12.40 assists per set, which ranks fourth nationally, and leads the team with 54 aces, which ranks fifth nationally.
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Jaiden Langlie leads the defensive attack with 428 digs, averaging 4.65 per set, while Reiff leads the team at the net with 78 blocks.
About Minnesota Crookston
• Minnesota Crookston enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 4-22 record overall and 2-15 mark in the NSIC. Their two wins have come over UMary and Bemidji State.
• The Golden Eagles are hitting .119 on the year, averaging 9.3 kills, 8.6 assists, 15.4 digs, 1.3 blocks, and 1.0 aces per set.
• Deaira Gresham leads the offense with 205 kills, averaging 2.66 per set, while Kaitlin Sikkink is hitting a team high .229 this season.
• Sydney Kruisselbrink has dished out 631 assists, averaging 7.42 per set.
• Ali Schueler leads the defense with 309 total digs, averaging 3.43 digs per set.
• UMC is led by head coach Sarah Rauen in her second season at the helm.
Last Match-up
• The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 3-0 from Wachs Arena earlier this season with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, and 25-12.
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Hailey Busch and
Laura Snyder led the team with 16 and ten kills respectively, while Snyder hit a team high .625.
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Bry Goar led four Wolves in double figures with 15 digs.
• NSU hit .410 in the match and held the Golden Eagles to a .047 attack percentage.
• Northern is 38-4 all-time against Minnesota Crookston, with their last loss during the 2008 season.
About Bemidji State
• Bemidji State enters the weekend with a 6-20 record overall and 3-15 mark in the NSIC.
• The Beavers are hitting .156 this season, averaging 10.4 kills, 9.6 assists, 14.8 digs, 1.6 blocks, and 1.3 service aces per set.
• Anna Averkamp leads the team with 212 kills, averaging 2.41 per set, while Julie Touchett is second on the team with 176 kills and a team high .262 attack percentage.
• Mary Campbell is averaging 5.49 assists per set with 511, while Maddie Mackinac has added 269 assists.
• Emma Hallmann leads the defense with 359 total digs, averaging 3.82 per set
• Touchett and Maddie Filipiak lead the team at the net with 70 blocks apiece, averaging 0.74 blocks per set this season.
• BSU is led by head coach Kevin Ulmer in his second season at the helm.
Last Match-up
• Northern defeated Bemidji 3-0 from Wachs Arena earlier this season.
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Sally Gaul led the team with 11 kills, hitting .429, while
Jenna Reiff hit a team best .667.
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Jaiden Langlie led the team with 14 digs and three service aces.
• Northern hit .312 in the match and held the Beavers to a .011 hitting percentage.
• The Wolves are 36-32 all-time against Bemidji State, winning the last 12 meetings.
