Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 3 Northern State University volleyball team hits the road this weekend traveling to (RV) Minnesota State and No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday versus the Mavericks and 5 p.m. on Saturday against the Golden Bears.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE #3 NORTHERN STATE WOLVES

• The Northern State Wolves are riding an 8-game win streak heading into the weekend as they continue play versus AVCA ranked opponents
• NSU is 10-2 on the year versus teams ranked in the top-25, having moved up to No. 3 in this week's addition
• The Wolves are hitting a national second best .304 on the year, while averaging 14.8 kills, 13.7 assists, 16.0 digs, 2.2 blocks, and 1.2 aces per set
• Northern leads the NSIC in hitting percentage and total blocks versus league opponents, and ranks second in opponent hitting percentage, assists, kills, blocks per set, digs, and digs per set
• Laura Snyder leads the team with 281 kills, averaging 4.13 per set, and hitting a team second best .352
• Jenna Reiff follows close behind with 240 kills of her own, averaging 3.53 per set
• Ashley Rozell ranks fifth in the country averaging 12.03 assists per set, with 818 total assists in 2019
• Peyton Ellingson has been a force at the net, leading the team with 85 total blocks, averaging 1.31 per set; she currently leads the NSIC in blocks per set and sits 12th in the nation
• Jaiden Langlie sits atop the Wolves defense with 309 total digs, averaging 4.54 per set, while also leading the team with 21 service aces

 
MATCHING UP WITH THE (RV) MAVERICKS

• Minnesota State enters the weekend with a 14-5 record overall and 7-4 mark in the NSIC, and are currently receiving votes in the AVCA Top-25 Poll
• The Mavericks are hitting .264 this season, averaging 13.5 kills, 12.6 assists, 13.9 digs, 1.4 aces, and 1.8 blocks per set
• Morgan Olson leads the offense with 267 kills, averaging 4.53 per set, while hitting a team high .343
• Dana Schindler has dished out 598 assists, averaging 9.80 per set
• Mara Quam leads the Maverick defense with 272 digs, averaging 4.32 per set, while Anissa Janzig leads the team at the net with 45 total blocks, averaging just over one per set
• MSU is led by head coach Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth in her fifth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves defeated the Mavericks 3-1 in the regular season and 3-2 in the opening round of the NSIC Tournament last season
• Sally Gaul and Laura Snyder each tallied ten kills in the regular season win, while Snyder notched 14 in the post-season
• Ashley Rozell dished out 49 assists and led the team with 14 digs in the regular season victory and tallied 54 assists and 15 digs in the post-season
• Northern is 12-15 all-time versus Minnesota State and 10-3 under the direction of Aldridge

 
MATCHING UP WITH THE #7 GOLDEN BEARS

• Concordia-St. Paul is 15-4 overall this season and 9-2 in the NSIC with their league losses coming to Minnesota Duluth and Winona State
• The Golden Bears dropped to No. 7 in this week's addition of the AVCA Poll after the 4-set loss to the Warriors
• CSP is hitting .250 on the year, averaging 14.3 kills, 13.6 assists, 15.3 digs, 1.5 aces, and 1.9 blocks per set this season
• Concordia currently leads the NSIC versus league opponents in total assists, total kills, total aces, and aces per set
• Jasmine Milvihill has a team high 275 kills, averaging 3.67 per set, while Sara Macek is hitting a team best .378 with 182 kills
• Payton Nutter has taken on a majority of the setting duties with 665 total assists, averaging 9.11 per set
• Tori Hanson leads the Golden Bear defense with 339 digs, averaging 4.52 per set, while Kennedy Brady leads the team at the net with 68 total blocks
• CSP is led by head coach Brady Starkey in his 17th season with the program

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern defeated then No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul 3-2 from Wachs Arena in 2018
• NSU took the first, fourth, and fifth sets hitting .207 with a match high 82 digs and 11 blocks
• Sally Gaul and Jenna Reiff tallied 12 and 11 kills respectively, while Ashley Rozell notched 52 assists and Jaiden Langlie recorded 21 digs
• The Wolves are 11-33 all-time against the Golden Bears and 2-13 under the direction of Aldridge