For Immediate Release
Monday, October 28, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#8 Jasmine Mulvihill (OH/RS, 5-11, Fr., Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Led CSP with 4.33 kills per set (26 total kills) in sweeps of USF and No. 3 NSU
- Hit .340 as she committed just eight errors on her 53 swings
- Added 3.00 digs per set (18 total digs), 1.00 blocks per set (six total blocks) and 0.50 aces per set
- Ranks ninth in kills per set (4.06) and 14th in hitting percentage (.303) in conference play
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/16/19)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#12 Sara Macek (MB, 6’0, Sr.,  Monticello, Minn. / Monticello HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Paced the squad with 2.33 blocks per set (one solo and 13 block assists) on the weekend
- Helped CSP finish with a staggering 23.0-3.0 edge in blocks in the two wins
- Set a career best with 8.0 total blocks in the win over No. 3 NSU
- Also chipped in 2.33 kills per set (14 total kills) and hit .303 in the two matches

NSIC Setter of the Week
#4 Emily (Torve) Balts (S, 5’8, Sr., Lorette, Minn.     / Heritage Christian Academy) - UMD
- Recorded 5,000th career assist in the third set of a win over Sioux Falls
- Led UMD to a .267 hitting percentage on the week in wins over USF and No. 11 SMSU
- Had 84 assists on week, including 47 in come-from-behind five set win over SMSU
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the third time this season (9/16/19 & 9/30/19)

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#3 Kate Berg (UMD) - 3.75 kills/set in wins (30 total, 15 v (RV) Sioux Falls (0 errors), 15 v No. 11 SMSU); recorded 1,000th Kill in third set v No. 11 SMSU; 10.875 attacks/set in wins (84 total, 34 v (RV) Sioux Falls, 54 v No. 11 SMSU); 4.06 pts/set in wins; swung at a .287 clip for weekend, including .455 against (RV) Sioux Falls; 2 digs/set in wins (16 total); .5 digs/set (4 total, all against No. 11 SMSU).
#10 Morgan Olson (MSU) - Recorded 39 kills over two matches including 20 against Northern State, while hitting a combined .346; added 11 digs, four blocks, and two service aces on the weekend; with 1210 career kills, Olson is currently 9th all-time in career kills at Minnesota State.
#10 Laura Snyder (NSU) - Led Northern State hitting .412 versus (RV) MSU and #7 CSP; tallied 33 kills, averaging 4.71 per set; hit a weekend high .462 versus the Mavericks with 20 kills; added 16 digs, 4 assists, 4 blocks, and 1 ace.
#20 Anna Winter (UIU) - Averaged 5.17 kills per set (31 total) in home wins over UMary and Minot State; tallied a .459 attacking percentage over the weekend including a .529 mark against UMary (18-0-34); extended her streak of matches with double-figure kills to 34 games; moved into third place all-time in career kills with 1,213; added nine digs, two aces, and a block.
#8 Megan Flom (WSU) - Hit .510 over two WSU wins; floored 27 kills while committing just two errors; has hit .500 or better in a match five of her last eight matches; leads NSIC with a .408 clip; added two service aces, five blocks and six digs.

Defense
#1 Erika Bute (AUGIE) - Tallied 32 digs over the weekend in wins over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston  Averaged 5.3 digs per set over the weekend; added 12 assists on the weekend; ranks second in the NSIC with 5.54 digs per set on the season.
#2 Keena Seiffert (UMD) - 4.86 digs/set in wins (39 v (RV) Sioux Falls, 16 v No.11 SMSU; both match highs); .875 assists per set in wins (5 total); .375 aces in wins (3 total).
#15 Clara Krenz (SCSU) led #13 SCSU to two NSIC wins over #11 SMSU and (RV) Sioux Falls; Tallied 34 digs to average 4.86 per set over the weekend; added four aces and three assists; Tallied 16 digs and a season-high four aces in a comeback win over #11 SMSU; added 18 digs in the win over Sioux Falls Saturday; Is 12 digs away from becoming the first player in program history with 2000 in a career
#5 Haley Weepie (UIU) - Averaged 7.00 digs per set in home wins over UMary and Minot State; recorded 23 digs (7.7/set) against Minot State to notch her sixth game of the season with 20+ digs; added five assists and an ace.

SETTER
#9 Avery Thorson (AUGIE) - Averaged 11.6 assists per set (70 assists) in sweeps over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston as the offensive hit on a .245 clip against Bemidji State and .221 against Minnesota Crookston; second on the team with a .246 attacking percentage; leads the team with 10.03 assists per set on the season; added 18 digs and two aces on the weekend.
#3 Maddie Mackinac (BSU) - Totaled 71 assists over seven sets for a 10.14 assists per set average; helped the Beavers hit .175 over two matches; guided the Beavers’ attack with 47 assists and helped the Beavers hit .242 in a 3-1 upset over No. 8 Wayne State; recorded 24 assists in a 3-0 loss versus Augustana.
#8 Ashley Rozell (NSU) - Tallied 90 total assists over the weekend versus (RV) MSU and #7 CSP; averaged 12.86 assists per set; 23 assists away from breaking the Northern State career record; added 18 digs, 3 blocks, and 1 kill.
#8 Carlee Ketchum (UIU) - Paced the Peacock offense to a .370 hitting percentage in their home sweeps of U-Mary and Minot State; averaged 12.33 assists per set (74 total); added 11 digs, a team-high three aces, four total blocks (1 solo), and a kill; moved into fifth place all-time in career assists with 1,279.
#2 Bre Maloney (WSU) - Averaged 9.5 assists/set (57 total) over two wins; set the offense to a .373 clip; added two blocks, six kills and 11 digs.
 

NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week
9/9/19
O: #10 Laura Snyder - Northern State
D: #15 Clara Krenz - St. Cloud State
S: #8 Ashley Rozell - Northern State
9/16/19
O: #8 Jasmine Mulvihill - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #4 Tarrin Beller - Wayne State
S: #4 Emily (Torve) Balts - Minnesota Duluth
9/23/19
O:  #4 Linsey Rachel - St. Cloud State
D:  #14 Jaiden Langlie - Northern State
S: #8 Ashley Rozell - Northern State (2)
9/30/19
O: #13 Meredith Sutton - Minnesota Duluth
D: #1 Erika Bute - Augustana
S: #4 Emily (Torve) Balts - Minnesota Duluth (2)
10/7/19
O: #8 Megan Flom - Winona State
D: #10 Erin Fallert - Concordia-St. Paul
S: #2 Bre Maloney  - Winona State
10/14/19
O: #4 Tarrin Beller - Wayne State
D: #11 Emma Hallmann - Bemidji State
S: #5 Payton Nutter - Concordia-St. Paul
10/21/19
O: #8 Megan Flom - Winona State (2)
D: #15 Clara Krenz - St. Cloud State (2)
S: #8 Ashley Rozell - Northern State (2)
10/28/19
O: #8 Jasmine Mulvihill - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
D: #12 Sara Macek - Concordia-St. Paul
S: #4 Emily (Torve) Balts - Minnesota Duluth (3)