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Chadron, Neb. – The No. 25 Northern State University volleyball team opened their season with a pair of sweeps against UMary and Chadron State on Friday. The Wolves out-scored their opponents 123-64 in the two victories, hitting a combined .393.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score vs. Mary: NSU 3, MARY 0
Final Score vs. Chadron: NSU 3, CSC 0
Records: NSU 2-0, MARY 0-1, CSC 0-3
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. MARY
- The Wolves scored 60 points in the win against the Marauders with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, and 25-7
- Northern led the match with 43 kills, 39 assists, 34 digs, 11 aces, and six blocks, hitting .467 as a team
- They held the Marauders to 24 kills, forcing 16 errors for a .103 attack percentage
- Abby Brooks led the attack for NSU with 15 kills and a .722 attack percentage; the senior added four blocks and one dig
- In her first collegiate match, Ava Nilsson dished out 35 assists, averaging double figures, with three aces and seven digs
- Abby Schauer led the team on defense with 13 digs, while Linnea Nesheim matched Nilsson with a team best three aces
- Nesheim was second on the team with ten kills and a .412 attack percentage, while Katelyn Schroeder and Cara Cyr added six kills and two blocks each
- In addition Schroeder and Sara Moberg served up two aces, while Natalia Szybinska rounded out the team total of 11 with one
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. CHADRON
- Northern took the match with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, and 25-22, scoring 63 total points
- They recorded a match leading 55 kills, 54 assists, and 50 digs, adding five blocks and three aces
- Offensively, NSU hit .343, including a set high .441 in the second, while holding CSC to a .136 attack percentage
- Linnea Nesheim led the Wolves with a career high 17 kills, hitting .400 in the night cap
- Katelyn Schroeder followed with a career high of her own, notching 12 kills with a .381 attack percentage, and Natalia Szybinska rounded out the double figure bunch with 11 kills
- Abby Schauer led the defensive effort with 12 digs, followed by Ava Nilsson and Shroeder with 11 and ten respectively
- Nilsson added to the career making day, dishing out 51 total assists, averaging 17.00 per set in the win
- Abby Brooks and Cara Cyr tallied eight and seven kills respectively and led the team at the net with two and three blocks
- Sara Moberg led the team with two aces and Nilsson added the third
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
The Wolves return to action tomorrow in Chadron against Augustana and Black Hills State. Start times are set for 12 p.m. versus the Vikings and 4 p.m. against the Yellow Jackets.
