Kearney, Neb. – The No. 6 Northern State University volleyball team opens the NCAA Central Region Tournament tomorrow at 12 p.m. versus No. 8 Washburn.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
                • The Northern State Wolves enter the tournament after earning the sixth seed in the NCAA Central Region.
                • The Wolves are ranked sixth overall in the AVCA Top-25 Poll, remaining in the national top-10 throughout the 2018 season.
                • Northern broke the single season school record with their 26th victory over Minnesota State in the NSIC Tournament quarterfinals.
                • Ashley Rozell, Laura Snyder, Hailey Busch, and Jenna Reiff were named to the NSIC All-Conference first team, while Jaiden Langlie was named to the second team and head coach Brent Aldridge earned coach of the year honors.
                • NSU leads the nation hitting .298 this season, and sits top-15 in the country in kills and assists per set.
                • Northern is averaging 14.3 kills, 13.5 assists, 16.8 digs, 1.9 blocks, and 1.5 aces per set. They also hold a .959 serve percentage and .941 serve receive percentage.
                • Hailey Busch leads the team with 405 kills, averaging 3.75 per set, while hitting .255.
                • Laura Snyder is second on the team with 325 kills, averaging 3.10 per set, hitting a team third best .367
                • Jenna Reiff and Morgan Baufield lead the team in attack percentage this season, with totals of .381 and .378. The pair also lead the team at the net with 95 and 86 blocks respectively.
                • Ashley Rozell sits fifth nationally with 1329 total assists, averaging 12.31 per set. She also leads the team and is tenth in the nation with 55 aces, averaging 0.51 per set.
                • Jaiden Langlie leads the Wolves defense with 485 total digs, averaging 4.49 per set. She also has a team best .965 serve receive percentage.
 
About Washburn
                • The Ichabods earned the No. 3 in the Central Region tournament, after falling to Nebraska Kearney in the MIAA Championship game.
                • Washburn is currently ranked eighth overall in the AVCA Top-25 Poll, with a 29-4 record this season.
                • WU is hitting .234 this season, averaging 14.2 kills, 13.2 assists, 19.7 digs, 2.3 blocks, and 1.5 aces per set.
                • Defensively, they have held their opponents to a .119 hitting percentage this season.
                • Allison Maxwell and Erica Montgomery lead the team with 335 and 324 kills per set, averaging 3.07 and 2.89 per set.
                • Makayla Maxwell his hitting a team leading .329 and is fourth on the team with 190 kills.
                • Shayla Conner has recorded 1095 total assists, averaging 9.86.
                • Faith Rottinghaus leads the defense with 608 digs, averaging 5.38 per set, while Allison Maxwell and Makayla Maxwell lead the team with 107 and 100 blocks apiece.
                • Washburn is led by head coach Chris Herron in his 17th season at the helm.
 
Last Match-up
                • Thursday's match will be the first meeting between the two programs.