Volleyball | 10/21/2026 6:36:00 PM

• The Wolves hit the road after coming off a 2-0 weekend at home, claiming wins over No. 13 St. Cloud State and Minnesota State; the victory over the nationally ranked Huskies was the first top-25 win for the Wolves of the season
• Northern has a season record of 15-6 overall, 10-3 in the NSIC, and currently stand alone at fourth in the standings
• NSU is receiving votes in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll for the first time this season with 14 total votes
• Outside Hitter Katelyn Schroeder received the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week award with her conference-leading kills per set (5.00) and points per set (5.43); Ava Nilsson took home the NSIC Setter of the Week award for the third time this season with her league-high 11.71 assists per set
• As a team, NSU is averaging 14.0 kills, 13.1 assists, 15.3 digs, and 1.6 blocks and aces per set this season; Northern has 154 more kills, 152 more assists, and 109 more digs than their opponents
• The offense is hitting .290, while the defense is holding their opponents to a .217 attack percentage; they held the No. 13 Huskies to their second lowest attack percentage of the season (.115)
• Leading the Northern Sun in kills per set are Linnea Nesheim and Schroeder with 4.00 and 3.97 respectively
• Nilsson has 922 assists and 30 aces on the year to lead all Wolves; she is top in the nation in assists per ser (11.73) and fifth in the country in total assists
• Leading the team at the net with 62 total blocks is Victoria Persha: Ashley Yost has the most digs for Northern with 333, averaging 4.22 per set
• Northern State is top-5 in the NSIC in five major stat categories: second in hitting percentage (.289), fourth in assists (13.11/set), kills (14.00/set), and opponent digs (13.94/set), and fifth in opponent service aces (1.27/set)

• The Golden Bears are 16-5 on the year and 11-2 in conference action, coming in at third in the NSIC standings, just one spot (and game) ahead of the Wolves
• They are currently ranked No. 7 after being the preseason No. 1 team in the nation; Concordia has not fallen outside of the top-10 this whole season, falling as low as No. 8 in week six
• Their only conference losses were to then No. 2 Wayne State and then No. 19 Minnesota Duluth (each went to five sets)
• On Tuesday, the Bears fell to NSIC opponent No. 15 St. Cloud State in a four-set, nonconference match; the Wolves just beat the Huskies 3-1 a few days before
• The team averages 13.7 kills per set and a .263 attack percentage; they also average 13.0 assists, 15.9 digs, 2.1 blocks, and 1.7 aces per set
• Leading the team for the Golden Bears in kills and aces is Makenna Nold with 310 and 34 respectively, while Mehlayna Straub's 83 blocks are the most on the team
• Audrey Waterman (499) and Reagan Hickey (467) are neck-and-neck for the team's leader in assist; so are Kaelyn Snoozy (240) and Nold (232) for the team's dig leader
• The team ranks in the top- five in five major statistical categories; Nold leads the league in total points (381) and points per set (4.59)

• The last meeting between the two teams took place on October 31, 2025, where Concordia came away with a 3-0 win over Northern
• The Golden Bears are currently on a seven-match win streak vs the Wolves
• The all-time record between the two programs is CSP – 42, NSU – 9

• The Warriors come in at 13 in the conference standings with their 5-14 (4-9 NSIC) record; they started the season losing 13 of their first 15 matches, including a 1-8 start in league play
• Winona has won their last two matches, and three of their last four, claiming victories over NSIC bottom feeders Minn. Crookston, Minot State, and UMary
• The team averages 11.5 kills, 10.4 assists, 15.1 digs, 1.5 blocks, and 1.3 aces per set while hitting .177; defensively, they allow their opponents to hit .235 and average 13.4 kills per set
• This season's leaders for Winona State are Abby Ongna in kills (232), Hailee Peters in assists (459) and aces (21), Lily Shields in digs (214), and Maddie Brown in blocks (41)
• There are no individuals in the top-5 of the conference for any statistical category for Winona
• The Warriors are in the bottom-four in every major stat category except one (digs/set); they rank last in opponent service aces (2.12/set)

• The last meeting between the two teams took place on November 1, 2025, where Northern State came away with a 3-0 win over Winona
• Over the last 10 matches between the Wolves and the Warriors, dating back to October 6, 2018, the series is tied up at 5-5

• The all-time record between the two programs is NSU – 39, WSU – 36