Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University volleyball team returns to Wachs Arena this Friday and Saturday versus No. 13 St. Cloud State and (RV) Minnesota Duluth. Match start times are set for 6 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
                » Tickets for the contests are available online at the link above or can be purchased at the door on game day
                » Live video and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com
                » The weekend has been dubbed 'Secure a Cure' at Northern State with the matches sponsored by Sanford Health and Eide Bailly, fans are encouraged to wear pink to the contests
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
                » The Wolves return to Wachs Arena with a 12-7 record overall and 7-4 mark in the NSIC, sitting tied for sixth in the league standings
                » Northern is hitting .241 this season; averaging 13.4 kills, 12.5 assists, 15.1 digs, 1.5 aces, and 2.2 blocks per set
                » NSU is holding their opponents to a .185 attack percentage
                » In competition against NSIC opponents, the Wolves rank in the top-5 of the league in total assists, assists per set, total kills, total blocks, blocks per set, and total digs
                » Sally Gaul and Natalia Szybinska lead the Wolves offense with 259 and 234 kills respectively, averaging 3.60 and 3.25 kills per set
                » Peyton Ellingson is hitting a team best .369 this season, adding 114 total kills
                » Keri Walker paces the Wolves offense with 784 total assists, averaging 11.20 assists per set on the year
                » Havyn Heinz leads the Northern State defense with 276 total digs, averaging 4.12 digs per set, while Olivia Rud leads the team at the net with 80.0 total blocks, averaging 1.11 per set
 
#13 ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES
                » The Huskies enter the weekend with a 15-4 record overall and 10-1 mark in the NSIC, sitting second overall in the league standings
                » St. Cloud State is hitting .262 this season, averaging 13.9 kills, 13.0 assists, 15.0 digs, 1.5 aces, and 2.4 blocks per set
                » Kenzie Foley leads the SCSU offense with 252 kills, averaging 3.71 per set, while Phebie Rossi leads the offense hitting .344 this season
                » Maddy Torve sits atop the NSIC setter list and is averaging 11.47 assists per set with 780 total assists
                » Linsey Rachel leads the defense with 214 total digs, while Rossi leads the team at the net with 81.0 total blocks
                » The Huskies are led by head coach Chad Braegelmann, a former NSU assistant, in his sixth season at the helm
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                » The Wolves defeated the Huskies 3-2 in league action and 3-0 in the NCAA Central Region Tournament in 2019
                » Northern is 20-8 all-time against St. Cloud State and currently on a 12-match win streak
 
RV MINNESOTA DULUTH STORYLINES
                » Duluth hits the road with a 12-7 record overall and 5-6 mark in the NSIC
                » The Bulldogs are hitting .202 this season, averaging 12.9 kills, 12.2 assists, 15.4 digs, 1.5 aces, and 2.0 blocks per set
                » Cianna Selbitschka leads the offense with 293 total kills, averaging 4.07 kills per set, while Grace Daak is hitting a team leading .281 this season
                » Madison Gordon leads the team with 708 total assists, averaging 9.83 assists per set
                » Sydney Lanoue has a team high 334 total digs, averaging 4.64 digs per set, while Daak leads the net defense with 93.0 total blocks
                » The Bulldogs are led by head coach Jim Boos in his 20th season with the program
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                » The Wolves defeated the Bulldogs 3-2 in league action in 2019
                » Northern is 5-49 all-time against Minnesota Duluth, with four of those five wins coming in the Aldridge-era