Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 8 Northern State University volleyball team travels north tomorrow evening for an NSIC match-up at Minot State University. First serve is set for 6 p.m. from the Minot State Dome.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE #8 NORTHERN STATE WOLVES
                • Northern State enters their first mid-week contest of the NSIC season with a 14-2 record overall and 7-1 mark in the league
                • The Wolves are tied for first in the league standings after a 2-0 weekend versus No. 4 Minnesota Duluth and No. 11 St. Cloud State
                • NSU is currently ranked No. 8 in the AVCA Top-25 Poll having been in the top-10 throughout the 2019 season
                • The Wolves are hitting .295 on the year, averaging 14.5 kills, 13.6 assists, 15.8 digs, 2.2 blocks, and 1.1 service aces per set
                • Northern leads the NSIC versus league opponents in opponent hitting percentage and total blocks, while sitting in the top-3 in hitting percentage, total assists, assists per set, total kills, kills per set, blocks per set, total digs, and digs per set
                • Laura Snyder leads the offense with 249 kills, averaging 4.22 per set this season and hitting a team second best .350
                • Jenna Reiff comes in close behind with 197 kills, averaging 3.34 per set; the senior tallied the 1,000 kill of her career on Saturday afternoon versus St. Cloud State
                • Peyton Ellingson is hitting a team best .378 this season and leads the Wolves with 71 total blocks, averaging 1.27 per set
                • Ashley Rozell sits top-5 nationally averaging 11.86 assists per set, with 700 total assists this season
                • Jaiden Langlie leads the defensive effort for the Wolves with 265 digs, averaging 4.49 per set
                • Rozell and Langlie are tied for the team lead with 18 service aces apiece this season, followed by Snyder with 12
 
MATCHING UP WITH THE BEAVERS
                • Minot State enters Tuesday's contest with a 1-16 record overall and 0-8 mark in the NSIC
                • The Beavers are hitting .124 on the year, averaging 9.7 kills, 9.0 assists, 13. digs, 1.6 blocks, and 0.8 aces per set
                • Shelby Spuller leads the offense with 182 kills, averaging 3.14 per set, while Hayley Swain is hitting a team leading .233 on the year
                • Mackenzie Froehlich paces the offense with 434 total assists this season, averaging 7.61 per set
                • Karli Koza leads the defense with 250 total digs, averaging 4.31 per set, while Swain leads the team at the net with 47.0 total blocks
                • Minot State is led by head coach Dana Cordova in her third season with the program
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                • The Wolves defeated the Beavers 3-1 on the road in 2018
                • Northern hit .319 in the match, holding Minot to a .097 team attack percentage
                • Jenna Reiff led the team with 17 kills, hitting .600 in the win
                • Ashley Rozell dished out 51 total assists, while Jaiden Langlie tallied 20 digs
                • Northern is 15-4 all-time versus Minot State