No. 21 Northern State Faces Sioux Falls and No. 10 Wayne State on the Road

11/6/2024 11:55:00 AM

Friday, November 8 (6 p.m.) at Sioux Falls
Saturday, November 9 (4 p.m.) at #10 Wayne State

Live Stats [USF]: usfcougars.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Live Stats [WSC]: wscwildcats.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Live Video: nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Game Notes: Northern State vs. Sioux Falls / Wayne State

The Wolves remain on the road this weekend and hold a 17-5 record overall and 9-5 mark in the NSIC, sitting fifth in the league standings
They are hitting .247 this season and averaging 13.2 kills, 12.4 assists, 17.9 digs, 1.9 aces, and 2.4 blocks per set
Natalia Szybinska leads the offense with 245 kills, averaging 3.18 per set with a .258 hitting percentage
Abby Brooks leads the team with a .301 attack percentage and 92.0 blocks in 2024
Keri Walker has 837 total assists with four games to play in the regular season, she is averaging 10.87 assists per set
Reese Johnson leads the team from the service line and sits top-10 in the league with 31 aces on the year
The defense is led by Abby Meister with 446 digs, averaging a league best 5.79 per set
Walker and Johnson follow defensively with 234 and 201 digs respectively, while Jonson leads the team with a .962 serve receive percentage

The Cougars enter the weekend with a 12-10 record overall and 7-7 mark in the Northern Sun
Sioux Falls is averaging 13.1 kills, 12.3 assists, 15.2 digs, 1.4 aces, and 2.0 blocks per set this season with a .252 attack percentage
Sadie Voss leads the offense with 253 kills, averaging 3.24 per set, while Jordan Kuper is hitting a team leading .353 with 212 kills
Elisa Gillen and Liz Kopp share the setting duties with 565 and 308 assists respectively in 2024
Voss also leads the team defensively with 252 digs, averaging 3.23 per set, while Kuper leads the team at the net with 82.0 blocks
USF is led by head coach Dan Mathews in his fourth season

The Wildcats head into the weekend with a 19-5 record overall and 11-3 mark in the NSIC, sitting third in the league standings
Wayne State is hitting .275 and averaging 13.0 kills, 11.8 assists, 16.1 digs, 1.7 aces, and 2.5 blocks per set
Taya Beller leads the team with 313 kills, averaging 3.68 per set, while Maggie Brahmer is hitting an NSIC leading .414 this season
Molly Romano is nearing 1000 assists this season with 919, averaging 10.81 per set
Brooke Peltz leads the defense with 444 digs, averaging 5.22 per set, while Beller has 105.0 blocks this season, averaging 1.24 per set
WSC is led by head coach Scott Kneifl in his 20th season