Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University volleyball team travels to No. 4 Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State this Friday and Saturday in NSIC action. Start times are set for 6 p.m. on Friday against the Golden Bears and 4 p.m. on Saturday versus the Warriors.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live video and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter their final regular season road weekend with a 17-6 record overall and 9-5 mark in the Northern Sun
• NSU is hitting .215, averaging 12.8 kills, 11.9 assists, 17.7 digs, 1.3 blocks, and 1.7 aces per set
• Northern leads the NSIC in total blocks (196.5), total digs (1487), and digs per set (17.7) this season
• Natalia Szybinska leads the offense with 243 total kills, averaging 3.04 per set, while Abby Brooks is hitting a team leading .364 in 2023
• Keri Walker has 895 total assists on the year, averaging 10.65 per set, and is second on the team with 35 aces
• Reese Johnson leads the team from the service line with 36 aces and adds 206 total digs this season
• Abby Meister leads not only the Northern State defense but the league, averaging 5.87 digs per set with 487 digs total
• Brooks is also the leader at the net with 83.0 blocks, averaging 0.99 per set
• Northern sits fifth in the NSIC standings one game behind St. Cloud State

 
#4 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL STORYLINES

• Concordia-St. Paul welcomes the Wolves with a 21-2 record overall and 12-2 mark in the Northern Sun, sitting second in the league standings
• CSP is hitting .306 this season, averaging 15.3 kills, 14.4 assists, 15.2 digs, 2.0 blocks, and 1.8 aces per set
• Jasmine Mulvihill leads the offense with 269 total kills, averaging 3.54 per set with a .323 attack percentage
• Jamie Guptill is hitting a team leading .391 this season
• Teagan Starkey surpassed the 1,000 assist mark last weekend, racking up 1030 this season, averaging a national leading 13.21 per set
• The CSP defense is led by Emma Schmidt with 280 digs and Katie Mattson with 56.0 blocks
• The Golden Bears are led by head coach Brady Starkey in his 21st season

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves fell to the Golden Bears 3-1 earlier this season at home
• Szybinska led the team with 11 kills, while Meister tallied 21 digs
• Northern is 9-38 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul

 
WINONA STATE STORYLINES

• The Warriors enter the weekend with a 16-7 record overall and 8-6 mark in the NSIC, sitting in sixth in the league standings
• Winona is hitting .211, averaging 12.7 kills, 11.7 assists, 17.2 digs, 1.8 blocks, and 1.4 aces per set
• Sidney Paulson leads the offense with 279 kills, averaging 3.28 per set, while Gianna Vollrath is hitting a team leading .345 with 208 kills
• Jaci Winchell has dished out 831 assists, averaging 9.66 per set
• Kelly Welch sits second in the NSIC and leads the team with 39 aces this season, averaging 0.47 per set
• The WSU defense is led by Rylee Vaughn with 388 digs and Taylor Pagel with 71.0 blocks
• Winona State is led by head coach Joe Getzin in his ninth season

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves swept the Warriors earlier this season
• NSU nearly doubled WSU's kill total with 43 and added 58 digs and seven aces
• Northern is 38-33 all-time against Winona State