Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University volleyball team is set for a split week at the University of Mary on Thursday and home versus Minot State on Saturday. First serve is set for 6 p.m. versus the Marauders and 1 p.m. against the Beavers.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stat and video links are above or on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com
• Tickets for Saturday's contest can be purchased at the door or at the link above

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the spilt week with a 12-9 record overall and 7-6 mark in the NSIC
• Northern is hitting .237 in 2022, averaging 12.8 kills, 11.9 assists, 14.4 digs, 1.7 aces, and 2.4 blocks per set
• NSU currently leads the NSIC in blocks per set against league opponents
• Sally Gaul has a team high 253 kills this season, averaging 3.83 per set, while Abby Brooks leads the team with a .307 attack percentage
• Keri Walker paces the offense averaging 10.73 assists per set this season with 708 total assists
• Madison Langlie sits atop the defense with 286 total digs, averaging 4.33 per set, while Brooks holds a team high 77.0 blocks, averaging 1.22 per set
• Gaul and Langlie lead the team with 21 aces, followed by Walker with 20
• The Gaul and Langlie pair sit top-4 in the NSIC in kills and digs per set

 
UNIVERSITY OF MARY STORYLINES

• UMary enters the week with a 3-18 record overall and 2-11 mark in the NSIC
• The Marauders are averaging 9.6 kills, 8.8 assists, 16.4 digs, 1.2 aces, and 1.7 blocks per set this season with a .113 attack percentage
• Nehkyah Ellis leads the offense with 167 kills, averaging 2.39 per set, followed by Maddie Cooper and Reyna Isenbart with 128 and 119
• Maddy Freed and Kameron Slevig have recorded 338 and 206 assists respectively this season
• Kaia Sueker leads the defense with 322 digs, averaging 4.60 per set, followed by Ellis with 231
• Cooper leads UMary at the net with 55.0 total blocks in 2022
• The Marauders are led by head coach Abby Pollart in her second season

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves recorded two wins over the Marauders in 2021, 3-1 in Aberdeen and 3-0 on the road
• Northern is 30-8 all-time against Mary and on a 15-match win streak

 
MINOT STATE STORYLINES

• Minot State has been unable to notch a win in 2022 with a 0-20 record and 0-13 mark in the NSIC
• The Beavers are hitting .083, averaging 8.7 kills, 7.8 assists, 11.2 digs, 1.1 aces, and 1.1 blocks per set
• Alexandra Koontz leads the offense with 125 kills, while Jenna Pahlen is hitting a team high .226
• Jaina Macaulay and Lucia Mercolini each have 278 and 164 assists on the year
• Viktoria Sedova and Koontz lead the defense with 142 and 127 digs respectively this season
• Pahlen and Taylor Wyatt lead the team at the net with 33 and 32 blocks
• Minot State is led by Alex Lehocky in her first season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves swept the Beavers 3-0 in 2021
• Northern is 28-4 all-time against Minot State and on a 15-match win streak