For Immediate Release
Monday, November 4, 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 the team with 5.83 kills per set (35 total kills) in CSP’s two sweeps
- Added 2.17 blocks per set as well as 2.00 digs per set and 0.50 aces per set
- Put up a massive 21 kills, eight digs, five blocks and two aces in just three sets against MSU
- Finished with a career-best eight blocks to go along with 14 kills in the sweep of UIU
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season (9/16/19 & 10/28/19)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#15 Clara Krenz (L, 5-5, Sr., Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul HS) - St. Cloud State
- Helped  St. Cloud State to a 3-1 upset win over #3 Minnesota-Duluth
- Became the first player in program history with 2000 career digs
- Now has 2052 digs in her career at SCSU
- Averaged 6.57 digs/set in two matches against #3 Minnesota-Duluth and Bemidji State
- Racked up 46 total digs, tallied 26 digs in the Huskies win over the Bulldogs
- Leads the NISC in total digs (490) and digs/set (6.05) and total digs (315)

NSIC Setter of the Week
#5 Payton Nutter (S, 5-7, So., Waterville, Minn. / Bethlehem Academy) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Led the offense to a .272 hitting percentage with 13.50 assists per set (81 total assists)
- Added 3.00 digs per set (18 total digs) on the weekend
- Picked up a double-double with 42 assists and 10 digs in the sweep of Upper Iowa
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (10/14/19)

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#6 Peyton Ellingson (NSU) - Hit .783 on the week in the Wolves wins over MSUM and Mary, tallied 18 total kills without giving up an attack error on 23 swings, averaged 3.00 kills per set, added six blocks, averaging 1.00 per set.
#12 Phebie Rossi (SCSU) - Led the Huskies to a 2-0 weekend with wins over #3 Minnesota-Duluth and Bemidji State, led the team with a .327 hitting percentage, with 22 kills and just five errors on 52 attempts, added a team-leading seven total blocks with three solo and four assists, tallied 10 kills and a team-leading six blocks (2 solo, 4 assists) in the Huskies 3-1 upset of #3 Minnesota-Duluth, added 12 kills and one solo block in the win over Bemidji State, helped hold the Bulldogs to a .124 hitting percentage thanks to her team leading six total blocks, currently ranks 11th in the NSIC in hitting percentage (.331) and fourth in blocks (1.00 per set).
#20 Anna Winter (UIU) - Averaged 3.7 kills per set over the weekend, hit .410 with 17 kills and just one error in 39 swings against No. 16 Winona State, added six digs, three aces, and two blocks.
#14 Paige Christopher (WSU) - Floored 33 kills over two matches (4.7 kills/set), recorded a career-best 20 kills in a win vs. Mankato, posted a .338 hitting percentage, also had seven digs, four blocks and one service ace.

Defense
#1 Erika Bute (AUGIE) - Paced the defense with 24 digs in a win over No. 12 Wayne State and 14 digs in a sweep over No. 15 SMSU both match-highs. Averaged 4.75 digs over the weekend (38 total). Grabbed three assists and 1 ace in the wins over Wayne State and SMSU. Ranks second in the NSIC with 5.47 digs per set.
#7 Tori Hanson (CSP) - Led the team with 5.33 digs per set (32 total digs) in the team’s two wins, added three aces and five assists on the weekend, has reached double figures in digs in all but two matches this season, including both matches on the weekend.
#5 Haley Weepie (UIU) - Averaged 5.0 digs per set in UIU’s weekend split against No. 16 Winona State and No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul, has averaged 6.0 digs per set in the last four games.

SETTER
#9 Avery Thorson (AUGIE) - Led Augie to a .212 hitting percentage in wins over No. 12 Wayne State and a sweep over No. 15 SMSU, averaged 10.5 assists per set in the two wins over ranked opponents including 45 assists in a thrilling five-set victory over No. 12 Wayne State and 39 in a sweep over No. 15 SMSU for a total of 84 assists, also recorded 21 digs and 13 kills in the two wins on the weekend that included a .714 hitting percentage against SMSU and a .294 hitting percentage against Wayne State.
#8 Ashley Rozell (NSU) - Dished out 72 total assists in the Wolves wins over MSUM and Mary, averaged 12.00 assists per set, added ten digs, three aces, two blocks, and two kills, broke the Northern State career assists record versus the Dragons.
#14 Maddy Torve (SCSU) - Led #11 St. Cloud State to two wins over #3 Minnesota-Duluth and Bemidji State last week, recorded 88 assists and averaged 12.57 assists/set in two matches (seven sets), added 18 digs (2.57/set), two aces (.29), six kills (.86) and two block assists, helped the Huskies hit .253 as a team with 105 kills (15.00/set) in 288 attempts, led SCSU with 43 assists in a 3-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth, added one ace, eight digs and two kills and two block assists,  additionally helped the Huskies hold the Bulldogs to a .124 hitting percentage, added 45 assists, one ace, 10 digs and four kills in a win over Bemidji State for her ninth double-double of the season.

 

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)