For Immediate Release
Monday, September 30, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#13 Meredith Sutton (OH, 6-0, So., Grand Marais, Minn. / Cook County HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Swung at a .351 clip for the week in wins against No. 7 CSP & (RV) MSU
- Had 29 kills on the weekend, including 17 kills against (RV) Minnesota State
- Had 29.0 points on the weekend, including 17 in win over (RV) Minnesota State
- Averaged 1.57 digs (11 in total) on the weekend

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#1 Erika Bute (L, 5-5, Fr., Alden, Minn.    / Alden-Conger HS) - Augustana
- Averaged 6.8 digs per set (75 total) against No. 17 Wayne State, UMary and Minot State
- Tallied 28 digs in a non-conference match versus No. 17 Wayne State and against Minot State
- Averaged seven digs per set versus No. 17 Wayne State
- Ranks first in NSIC with 6.26 digs per set on the season & seventh in the nation

NSIC Setter of the Week
#4 Emily (Torve) Balts (S, 5-8, Sr., Loretto, Minn. / Heritage Christian Academy) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 13.71 assists per set in wins against No. 7 CSP  & (RV) MSU
- Team swung at a .247 clip on the weekend
- Had 2 aces on the weekend, both came in win against No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul
- Had 2 kills at (RV) Minnesota State
- Currently leads NSIC with 12.53 assist per set
- Named NSIC Setter of the Week for the second time this season (9/16/19)

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#10 Laura Snyder (NSU) led the Northern State offense over the weekend with 45 kills, averaging 5.00 per set; Hit .357 versus Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls; Recorded five assists each night; Added five aces, 11 digs, and four blocks; Notched a weekend high 24 kills versus the Mustangs

#4 Linsey Rachel (SCSU) helped #15 St. Cloud State go 1-1 in its toughest NSIC weekend yet, with a win over (RV) Minnesota State and a five-set loss to #7 CSP; Averaged a team-leading 5.50 kills/set with 44 kills over the weekend;  Added 26 digs (3.26/set), six block assists (.75/set) and four assists (.50);  the two-set wins over CSP is the first time the Huskies have taken a set from the Golden Bears since 1993.

#20 Anna Winter (UIU) averaged 4.5 kills per set in wins over UMC and BSU; Tallied 27 kills with just two errors in 60 attempts for a .417 hitting efficiency; Hit a season-high .542 (13 kills, 0 errors) against Bemidji State; Pushed her streak of matches with double-figure kills to 25 dating back to Sept. 29, 2018; Added six digs and a block over the weekend.

#8 Megan Flom (WSU) led the Warriors in two wins with 32 kills over the weekend ... owned a .439 attacking percentage ... added 10 blocks defensively.

DEFENSE
#2 Keena Seiffert (UMD) averaged 4.57 (32 in total) digs per set in wins against No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul (9) & (RV) Minnesota State (23); Had 2 aces on the weekend, both in win against No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul; Had 5 assists in wins on the weekend.

#14 Jaiden Langlie (NSU) led the Northern State defense with 48 digs versus SMSU and USF; Averaged 5.33 digs per set - Tallied four assists and four aces in the two matches

#15 Clara Krenz (SCSU) averaged a team-leading 5.50 digs/set with 44 digs in two matches for the Huskies;  added four service aces;  tallied a season-high 29 digs in St. Cloud State’s five-set loss to #7 CSP and added 15 in a sweep of (RV) MSU;  No. 3 all-time in program history with 1826 career digs; Ranks second in the NSIC in digs (265) and digs/set (6.16); SCSU tied the best start in program history with win over MSU (11-0) and ended with the third-longest win streak in program history (13 matches)

#5 Haley Weepie (UIU) averaged 6.33 digs per set in UIU’s wins over UMC and BSU -Tallied 19 digs in each match for a weekend total of 38 -Added five assists and a kill.

SETTER
#9 Avery Thorson (AUGIE) paced the Viking offense with 114 assists in wins against UMary and Minot State and a non-conference loss to WSC; Averaged 10.36 assists per set in the three matches; Tied a career-high with 50 assists against Minot State; Averaged 2.8 digs (31 total) per set in the three matches; Team hit .251 over the three matches, including a .333 clip against UMary

#8 Carlee Ketchum (UIU) paced the Upper Iowa offense to a .307 hitting percentage including a season-high .362 clip on Saturday; Averaged 11.33 assists per set against UMC and BSU; Hit .308 with five kills and just one error in 13 attempts; Recorded 13 digs (2.17/set), two blocks and two aces

#2 Bre Maloney (WSU) averaged 11.8 assists/set to help guide WSU to a .241 attacking percentage in two wins; added 19 digs, five block assists and four kills; tallied her third double-double (assists/digs) of the year vs. Bemidji.
 

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)