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- Augustana went 4-0 at the Augustana Showcase for the second straight year
- Tahlyr Banks had an NSIC high 7.00 digs per set as she amassed 98 on the week, giving her 198 on the season
- Sydney Hunsley hit a team high .362 (33K-8E-69TA) while adding 1.43 blocks per set, the second best average in the NSIC last week
- Augustana will begin NSIC play Thursday as they host 2014 NCAA Runner-up, Southwest Minnesota State at 7 p.m. |
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- BSU posted a 2-2 record at the Jamestown/Valley City Invitational. BSU earned wins over Dickinson State, 3-0, and Jamestown, 3-2
- Senior Kayla DeJong led the Beavers collecting 72 digs (4.50 d/s) to eclipse the 1,000-digs plateau
- As a team BSU hit .224 led by Jessica Yost, who posted a team-high 55 kills (3.44 k/s) on 138 attempts for a .297 hitting percentage
- Led by a program record 12 service aces by Yost, BSU totaled 17 aces in a 3-0 victory over Dickinson State
- BSU’s 17 aces ranks second in BSU’s single-match team record book for three set matches and tied for fourth all-time
- BSU hosts Northern Michigan at 5 p.m. Monday and Minnesota Duluth at 2 p.m. Saturday |
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- CSP went 3-1 in the Colorado Premier Challenge, sweeping Angelo State, MSU Denver and No.1 Tampa before falling to No. 13 Ferris State
- Anna Schlaak was named Tournament MVP while Heather Schiller and Kasey Williams were named to the All-Tournament Team
- CSP hit .232 while holding holding opponents to .147
- The Golden Bears open up NSIC play this week as they host Upper Iowa on Thursday and travel to Winona State on Saturday
- CSP is 14-0 all-time against the Peacocks
- CSP is 27-11 against Winona State, including 11-3 in Winona |
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- The Marauders finished 3-1 on the weekend at the Runza Classic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney
- U-Mary lost in four sets to the Lopers despite finishing the final set witha 30-28 score
- Took five sets to defeat Northwestern Oklahoma State and the Illinois-Springfield, including a comeback after down two sets to UIS
- Finished the Runza Classic on a high note with a four set win over Chadron State to improve their record to 5-4 on the season
- U-Mary outhit their opponents .227 to .203 and used a well-rounded look to earn the wins, including out-blocking their opponents 36 to 26 |
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- The UMC volleyball team went 1-3 at the Augustana Volleyball Showcase
- The Golden Eagles picked up their second five-set win of the season with a 3-2 win over Southwest Baptist
- UMC has been led on the season by Maggie Perrel with 90 kills
- Stephanie Pearson is averaging 2.70 kills and a team-high 4.09 digs per set
- The Golden Eagles will open up league play Thursday on the road at UMD
- They will then return home Saturday to play St. Cloud State |
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- UMD went a perfect 4-0 on the weekend at the U-Indy Tournament
- Junior middle blocker Sydnie Mauch was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player
- Mauch hit .482, averaging 3.47 kills per game as she totaled 52 on the week; she also knocked down 18 blocks on the weekend (1.20 per set)
- Senior setter Ashley Hinsch and senior middle Monica Turner were named to the All-Tournament Team
- UMD knocked off a pair of top ten teams, sweeping No. 6 Colorado Mines and edging No. 10 Wheeling Jesuit 3-2
- Hinsch averaged 11.87 assists per game on the weekend while hitting .385, grabbing 23 digs, and knocking back seven blocks
- Turner knocked down 1.40 blocks per set (21 in all including three solo), and had 2.20 kills per set |
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-The Mavericks traveled to Romeoville, Ill. to take part in the Flyer Festival where they posted a 2-2 record
- Krista Hassing (MB, 6-0, Junior, Blue Earth, Minn.) led MSU with 68 kills; 4.86 k/s; her kps led the NSIC for the week
- Hassing tied her career-high 23 kills on Friday against Malone
- Minnesota State now sits with a 6-2 overall record
- MSU will open conference play and their home portion of their schedule on Thursday, Sept. 17 against Winona State 7 p.m. |
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- MSUM finished 3-1 at the Augustana Volleyball Showcase, highlighted by a thrilling five-set win over No. 8-ranked Grand Valley State
- Dragons hit .244 as a team for the week
- Junior Kelsey Hartkopf had a solid week at the net with two solo blocks and 18 assists
- The Dragons are now 7-1 going into NSIC opener on Thursday at Minot State |
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- Minot State won their first match of the Upper Iowa Peacock Invite, but dropped the final three to fall to 3-4 on the season
- Tarah Dabovich (MH, 6-2, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.) finished with 13 kills, four blocks and an assist in win vs SDSMT
- Dabovich had a total of 27 kills and 11 blocks in the tournament
- Taylor Butters (OH, 5-11, Jr., Spokane Valley, Wash.) finished with 16 total kills and no errors over the first two matches and 33 kills overall
- Kelsey Dewulf (S, 5-9, Fr., Huntley, Ill.) paced the Beavers with 141 assists, including a career-high 49 assists in the win over SD Mines
- Minot State gets to play on its home court at the MISU Dome for the first time Thursday playing host to MSU Moorhead |
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- NSU went 4-0 from the Augustana Showcase with wins over No. 8 GVSU, Southwest Baptist, Black Hills State, and NW Missouri State
- The Wolves head into the NSIC regular season 8-0, as the only undefeated team in the NSIC
- NSU has defeated all eight opponents three sets to none
- NSU leads the league with an overall hitting percentage of .404, a modern history program best
- The Wolve open the NSIC season on the road at U-Mary on Thursday, and return home to face Minot State Saturday |
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- Sioux Falls continued their strong start with a 3-1 weekend at the Nebraska-Kearney Tournament, falling only to the 15th-ranked host
- Jordan Calef recorded double-digit kills in three of four matches, finishing with 39 at a .432 clip
- Bria Barfnecht had a big tournament, posting a USF-high 40 kills with a .400 attack percentage
- The Cougars hit an impressive .481 in their sweep of Illinois-Springfield
- Megan Hamstad and Kayla Crane totaled 131 assists and helped the Cougars to a .386 attack percentage |
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- Southwest Minnesota State finished third in the Colorado Premier Challenge
- The Mustangs revenged the defending national champions and No. 1 in the AVCA Poll Tampa 3-1
- SMSU defeated No. 1 Tampa for the second straight season
- Megan Larson set a career-high with 27 digs vs. Ferris State
- Eisha Oden tallied five solo blocks and 10 total blocks vs. Colorado Mesa to set a career-high
- Abbey Thissen, Megan Larson and Eisha Oden were named to the All-Tournament team |
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- SCSU went 1-3 at the Peacock Open to move to 4-4 overall
- Sophie Jaskulske (Sr., MH, Maplewood, Minn.) leads the Huskies with 75 kills on the season
- Macy Weller (Jr., MH, Sauk Centre, Minn.) and Rachel Burke (Sr., OH, Madison, Wis.) each have 74 kills
- Brianne Stamer (Sr., DS, Hutchinson, Minn.) has recorded 183 kills on the season
- Allison Butler (Sr., RS/S, Burnsville, Minn.) leads the Huskies in assists with 177, averaging 5.71 assists per game
- Rachel Burke (Sr., OH, Madison, Wis.) recorded a season-high 18 kills against Upper Iowa |
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- The Peacocks went 3-2 last week with an early week win over Waldorf and a pair of victories in the Peacock Open over MISU and SCSU
- Jennifer Mundt recorded 81 kills with a .256 hitting percentage including a career-high 29 kills against St. Cloud State
- Seniors Jenna Hermsen registered 146 assists and Taylor Williams picked up 88 digs for the week
- Freshman Lauren Wombles came on the scene in a big way this week with 35 kills and a .392 hitting percentage; she also recorded 12 blocks
- Upper Iowa visits Concordia-St. Paul on Thursday at 7 p.m. before returning home for a Saturday afternoon match against MSU at 3 p.m. |
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- Alyssa Frauendorfer and Courtney VanGroningen were named to Rockhurst Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
- Frauendorfer averaged 3.73 kills per set in four matches
- Frauendorfer had career-high 24 kills Saturday in 3-2 win over McKendree (Ill.)
- VanGroningen averaged 5.27 digs per set with weekend-best 26 digs against McKendree
- Senior outside hitter Katie Hughes had one double-double and averaged 2.53 kills and 4.73 digs per set
- Wayne State (7-1) opens NSIC play at home Thursday night vs. Sioux Falls |
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- The Winona State volleyball team swept its way through the Rockhurst Volleyball Classic
- WSU won all four matches by 3-0 scores, beating Pittsburg State, McKendree, Christian Brothers and Henderson State
- Setter McKenna Larsen hit .571 for the tournament with 18 kills and 85 assists
- Danielle Rampart hit .391 with 30 kills
- Larsen and Lauren Kudronowicz were named to the all-tournament team
- Winona State (6-1) opens NSIC play this weekend, traveling to Minnesota State on Thursday before hosting Concordia-St. Paul Saturday |