For Immediate Release
Monday, November 11, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Abby Thor (MB, 6-2, Sr., Woodbury, Minn. /     New Life Academy) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 3.45 kills per set in 3-win week (38 total, 16 v BSU, 9 v No. 6 CSP, 13 v MSU)
- Committed only six errors as she swung at a .432 clip
- Added 11 blocks as she moved up to No. 9 on UMD’s all-time blocking list, with 308.0
- Sits fourth in the NSIC with a .363 hitting average

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#1 Erika Bute (L, 5-5, Fr., Alden, Minn. / Alden-Conger HS) - Augustana
- Averaged 5.2 digs per set in wins over Sioux Falls, UMary and Minot State
- Racked up 56 total digs including 36 against Minot State
- Ranks second in the NSIC with 5.48 digs per set and total digs with 532
- She also added five assists and four aces on the week

NSIC Setter of the Week
#4 Emily (Torve) Balts (S, 5’8, Sr., Lorette, Minn.     / Heritage Christian Academy) - UMD
- Averaged 11.82 assists per set in three wins last week
- Had a 130 total assists including 51 versus BSU and 42 against MSU
- Led UMD to a .268 hitting clip for the week
- Averaged 2.09 digs per set and had 3 blocks
- Leads the NSIC in assists per set with 12.29
- Sits No. 6 all-time at UMD for assists, totaling 5,275
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the fourth time this season

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#16 Payton Rosendahl (AUGIE) - Led the team with 13 kills on a team-high .393 hitting percentage in a win over Minot State. Averaged 2.7 kills per set over the three-match week to extend the Vikings win streak to seven. Recorded 7 kills on a .438 hitting percentage and 7 kills on a .429 hitting percentage in sweeps over Sioux Falls and UMary. Added in 3 blocks and 8 digs in the three wins.
#10 Laura Snyder (NSU) - Racked up 48 kills for the Wolves versus Minot State, SMSU and USF, averaged 4.0 kills per set, tallied the 1,000 kills of her career versus the Cougars, added 20 digs, 13 assists, seven blocks, and three aces.
#18 Angela Young (SMSU) - recorded double-figures with 16 and 14 kills in SMSU’s 2-0 weekend, in the five-set victory over No. 7 NSU, Young had .208 with six digs and two block assists.
#4 Linsey Rachel (SCSU) - Led St. Cloud State to a 2-1 week with wins over Minnesota-Crookston and #6 Concordia-St. Paul; win over CSP was the first for St. Cloud State in the NCAA era; averaged 3.85 kills per set with a team-leading 50 total; hit .228 from the outside, added 51 digs (3.92 per set), five total blocks and eight aces, led the team in kills in a 3-0 sweep of Minnesota-Crookston with 17 (.375 hitting percentage), added 17 in the loss to Mankato and 16 in the win over CSP.
#1 Kaitlin Niedert (UIU) - Led the team with 4.3 kills per set in UIU’s three sweeps while swinging at a .333 hitting clip, tallied a season-high 16 kills against Minnesota State with just three errors in 31 attempts (.419), added five digs and six total blocks including one solo.
#4 Tarrin Beller (WSC) - Averaged 3.67 kills and 1.67 blocks per set while hitting .406 in three road wins at #18 SMSU, Minot State and UMary, recorded 15 kills and eight blocks in 3-0 win at UMary, added 12 kills and two blocks in 3-0 win at Minot State.
#8 Megan Flom (WSU) - Hit .519 over two sweeps with 31 kills (5.2 kills/set), recorded 15 kills with a .538 clip at UMC, has hit .500 or better in eight matches this season, added three digs and six blocks to her weekend stat line.

DEFENSE
#2 Keena Seiffert (UMD) - Averaged 4.36 digs per set in 3 wins over week (48 total, 19 v BSU, 16 v No. 6 CSP, 13 v (RV) MSU, contributed to holding opposing teams to a .173 hitting clip in 3 wins, BSU (.164), No. 6 CSP (.175), (RV) MSU (.182), currently sits third in the NSIC with 5.12 digs per set average on year, currently sits 7th all-time at UMD for defensive digs, with a total of 1,380 in career.
#14 Jaiden Langlie (NSU) - Led the Northern State defense with 63 digs in three matches, tallied a week high 24 in the Wolves victory over Sioux Falls, averaged 5.25 digs per set, added four aces and three assists.
#15 Clara Krenz (SCSU) - Led St. Cloud State to a 2-1 week with wins over Minnesota-Crookston and #6 Concordia-St. Paul, racked up 64 digs (4.92) in 13 sets for the Huskies, added one kill, five assists and six aces, tallied 16 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Minnesota-Crookston, tallied 28 in the loss to Minnesota State before added 20 in the win over CSP, leads the NSIC in total digs and digs/set, both in and out of conference play.
#5 Haley Weepie (UIU) - Led the team with 5.1 digs per set in UIU’s three sweeps; Tallied 22 digs (7.3/set) against (RV) Minnesota State to notch her 7th game this season with 20+ digs -Has averaged 5.6 digs per set over the last seven matches where Upper Iowa has posted a 6-1 record; Added 16 assists and a team-high six aces

SETTER
#8 Ashley Rozell (NSU) - Averaged 12.08 assists per set for NSU in their 3-match week, dished out 145 total assists, added 37 digs, averaging 3.08 per set, tallied five blocks, four aces, and four kills, notched a week high 13.00 assists per set in the Wolves win over USF.
#6 Alisa Bengen (SMSU) - The true freshman had 49 assists in the five-set victory over No. 7 NSU on Friday. Bergen finished the weekend with 77. Bengen had seven kills who no errors on the weekend, including five kills against MSU Moorhead to hit .833.
#14 Maddy Torve (SCSU) - Led the Huskies to a 2-1 week, including a comeback five-set win over #6 Concordia-St. Paul...  Piloted St. Cloud State to a .230 hitting percentage as a team, including a .343 clip against Minnesota-Crookston Tuesday, tallied 140 assits (10.77/set) while playing all 13 sets for St. Cloud State, added 11 kills, two aces, four blocks and 26 digs during the week, recorded a career-high 58 assists in a loss to Minnesota State, added 41 in the comeback win over CSP, ranks top-3 in the conference in assists and assists/set, Huskies win over CSP is a first in program history in the NCAA era.
#8 Carlee Ketchum (UIU) - Paced the Peacocks to a .303 hitting efficiency in three sweeps, averaged 11.2 assists per sets (101 total), added 14 kills, 15 digs, and three total blocks.

 

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)
11/4/19
O: #8 Jasmine Mulvihill - Concordia-St. Paul (3)
D: #15 Clara Krenz - St. Cloud State (3)
S: #5 Payton Nutter - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
11/11/19
O: #12 Abby Thor - Minnesota Duluth
D: #1 Erika Bute - Augustana
S: #4 Emily (Torve) Balts - Minnesota Duluth (4)