THE MATCHES AT A GLANCE

Date: Friday, October 3 vs. Crookston Location: Crookston, Minn.
Start Time: 6 p.m. Head Coach: Nick Meseck

 

Date: Saturday, October 4 vs. Moorhead Location: Moorhead, Minn.
Start Time: 3:30 p.m. Head Coach: Kari Thompson

 
FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE
Live Stats: https://goldeneaglesports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary & https://www.msumdragons.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary 
Live Video: https://nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/ 
Tickets: https://mnstatetickets.universitytickets.com/?cid=173

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State heads into the weekend with a 9-4 record
• Northern State is coming off back-to-back home losses against Minnesota State and St. Cloud State
• NSU is ranked 24th in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll
• The Wolves are averaging 13.89 kills, 13.16 assists, 15.93 digs, 2.13 blocks, and 1.56 aces per set this season
• The offense is hitting .263, while the defense is holding their opponents to a .198 attack percentage
• Linnea Nesheim leads the offense with 163 kills, averaging 3.62 per set
• Ava Nilsson has a season total of 528 assists, averaging 12.00 per set; named NCAA DII Assist Leader
• Sara Moberg leads the team with a total of 16 service aces
• Abby Brooks leads the team at the net with 54.0 total blocks, averaging 1.2 per set
• Abby Schauer leads the defense with 260 digs, averaging 5.78 per set; she earned National Guard Athlete of the Week

 
CROOKSTON STORYLINES

• Crookston heads into the weekend with a 6-7 record
• The Golden Eagles are averaging 11.64 kills, 10.52 assists, 16.61 digs, 1.14 blocks, and 1.39 aces per set this season
• Madison Carsten leads the offense with 171 kills, averaging 3.89 per set
• Ellery Ehresmann and Dana Melby each have 193 assists on the season, with Ehresmann averaging 4.71 per set and Melby averaging 5.08 per set
• Lexi Scharold leads the team at the net with 24.0 total blocks, averaging 0.63 per set
• Kailee Wassdorp leads the defense with 238 digs, averaging 5.41 per set
• Led by head coach Nick Meseck entering his fourth season

 
THE WOLVES AND GOLDEN EAGLES HISTORY

• The last meeting between the two teams was November 2^nd, 2024, where Northern State came away with a 3-0 win against Crookston
• Northern State is currently on a 24-match winning streak vs Crookston
• The all-time record between the two teams is Northern State - 43, Crookston - 4

 
MOORHEAD STORYLINES

• Moorhead heads into the weekend with a 8-5 record
• The Dragons are averaging 12.92 kills, 11.86 assists, 13.78 digs, 1.70 blocks, and 1.46 aces per set this season
• The offense is hitting .245, while the defense is holding their opponents to a .237 attack percentage
• Raiah Mandell leads the offense with 150 kills, averaging 3.00 per set
• Madi Colby has a season total of 283 assists, averaging 5.66 per set
• Brielle Riess leads the team with a total of 23 service aces
• Jocelin Feutz leads the team at the net with 27.0 total blocks, averaging 0.54 per set
• Maci Martini leads the defense with 171 digs, averaging 3.42 per set
• Led by head coach Kari Thompson entering her third season

 
THE WOLVES AND DRAGONS HISTORY

• The last meeting between the two teams was October 17^th, 2024, where Northern State came away with a 3-0 win against Moorhead 
• Northern State is currently on a 19-match winning streak vs Moorhead
• The all-time record between the two teams is Moorhead – 45, Northern State - 36