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VOLLEYBALL RELEASE OCTOBER 21, 2013 RELEASE NO. 8 www.northernsun.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • F: 952.378.1694 • [email protected] NSIC Offensive Player of the Week Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference #1 Kelsey Chambers 2013 Volleyball Standings OH, 5-11, So., as of October 21, 2013 NSIC Only Overall Jordan, Minn. W -L Win % W-L Win % STRK Jordan HS #1 Concordia-St. Paul 11-0 1.000 19-1 0.950 W17 Northern State #6 Southwest Minnesota State 10-1 0.909 15-4 0.789 L1 Chambers led Northern State with 35 kills (5 kps) and #2 Minnesota Duluth 9-2 0.818 19-2 0.905 L1 hit .405 over the weekend as the Wolves swept St. RV-Augustana 8-3 0.727 16-3 0.842 W2 Cloud State and upset No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 3-1. The win over UMD was the Wolves’ first against the RV-Northern State 8-3 0.727 15-3 0.833 W5 Bulldogs since 2000. Chambers also had eight total Wayne State 6-5 0.545 15-6 0.714 L1 blocks and 16 digs in the two matches. Against St. St. Cloud State 6-5 0.545 12-7 0.632 L2 Cloud, Chambers hit an incredible career-high .621 in MSU Moorhead 5-6 0.455 12-7 0.632 W1 the sweep and didn’t record a single attack error in the Minnesota Crookston 5-6 0.455 10-9 0.526 W2 match. Sioux Falls 4-7 0.364 12-8 0.600 W1 Minnesota State 4-7 0.364 8-10 0.444 L5 NSIC Setter of the Week Minot State 4-7 0.364 8-12 0.400 W1 #12 Drew Smith Winona State 4-7 0.364 7-13 0.350 W1 S, 5-9, So., Upper Iowa 2-9 0.182 6-14 0.300 L7 Ames, Iowa Bemidji State 1-10 0.091 5-14 0.263 L6 U-Mary 1-10 0.091 4-14 0.222 L1 Ames HS Rankings based on AVCA Coaches Poll (10/14/13) Northern State Smith totaled 88 total assists over the weekend (12.6 Week 7 Results Week 8 Schedule per set) in NSU’s two wins. Smith also recorded 18 10/16 Peru State 0 at Wayne State 3 10/22 * Minnesota Crookston at Bemidji State 7 p.m. digs and five blocks in the two matches. She set up 10/22 * Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota State 7 p.m. a Wolves offense that hit .369 against SCSU and had 10/18 * Wayne State 3 at Upper Iowa 0 10/22 * Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State 7 p.m. just six attack errors. In the upset over UMD, Smith 10/18 * Sioux Falls 0 at Concordia-St. Paul 3 10/22 * MSU Moorhead at Northern State 7 p.m. recorded her fifth double-double of the season as she 10/18 * Northern State 3 at St. Cloud State 0 10/22 * Sioux Falls at Southwest Minnesota State 7 p.m. registered 48 assists and 12 digs in the victory. North- 10/18 * U-Mary 3 at Bemidji State 2 10/22 * Minot State at U-Mary 7 p.m. ern hit a league high .312 as a team over the weekend 10/18 * MSU Moorhead 0 at Minnesota Duluth 3 10/22 * Wayne State at Augustana 7 p.m. thanks to Smith’s work. 10/18 * Southwest Minnesota State 3 at Minnesota State 0 10/22 * Upper Iowa at Winona State 7 p.m. 10/18 * Minot State 0 at Minnesota Crookston 3 10/18 * Augustana 3 at Winona State 0 10/25 * Upper Iowa at MSU Moorhead 7 p.m. NSIC Defensive Player of the Week 10/25 * Bemidji State at Southwest Minnesota State 7 p.m. #17 Bekah Saugen 10/19 * SMSU 0 at Concordia-St. Paul 3 10/25 * Minnesota State at U-Mary 7 p.m. 10/19 * Northern State 3 at Minnesota Duluth 1 10/25 * St. Cloud State at Augustana 7 p.m. OH, 5-10. Sr., 10/19 * U-Mary 1 at Minnesota Crookston 3 10/25 * Winona State at Northern State 7 p.m. Chaska, Minn. 10/19 * MSU Moorhead 3 at St. Cloud State 1 10/25 * Concordia-St. Paul at Minot State 7 p.m. 10/19 * Minot State 3 at Bemidji State 0 10/25 * Minnesota Crookston at Sioux Falls 7 p.m. Chaska HS 10/19 * Sioux Falls 3 at Minnesota State 2 10/25 * Minnesota Duluth at Wayne State 7 p.m. Winona State 10/19 * Wayne State 1 at Winona State 3 Saugen helped pace the Winona State defense, 10/19 * Augustana 3 at Upper Iowa 0 10/26 * Bemidji State at Sioux Falls 3 p.m. leading the team with 41 total digs, a 5.86 per game 10/26 * Minnesota Crookston at SMSU 3 p.m. average. The senior had 13 digs against Augustana 10/26 * Minnesota State at Minot State 3 p.m. before posting a team-high 28 in a victory over No. 10/26 * Upper Iowa at Northern State 3 p.m. 15 Wayne State. Saugen also had five total blocks 10/26 * Winona State at MSU Moorhead 4 p.m. 10/26 * Minnesota Duluth at Augustana 4 p.m. in the two games. Saugen was a strong contributor 10/26 * St. Cloud State at Wayne State 4 p.m. to the Warrior offensive effort, totaling 25 kills in the 10/26 * Concordia-St. Paul at U-Mary 4 p.m. two games. *NSIC Match The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. • Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State • 2013 NSIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM NOTES Augustana College Vikings (16-3, 8-3 NSIC) www.goaugie.com Head Coach: Ashley Buckley • Penn State ‘05 • 6th Season • W-L: 100-72, 59-46 NSIC Assistant Coach: Ashley Petak 2012 Record: 17-13, 11-9 NSIC (8th) Augustana rebounded from just their third loss this season with a pair of road sweeps this weekend and saw history be made by members of the Augustana volleyball program. Holly Hafemeyer recorded her 1,000th career kill as she led the Vikings over Winona State in straight sets on Friday. One night later, head coach Ashley Buckley earned her 100th career victory as a head coach and became the fourth coach in Augustana volleyball history to reach the century mark in wins. The Vikings swept Upper Iowa on Saturday, paced by Augustana’s big three of Hafemeyer, Courtney Ysker, and Taylor Hrdlichka. Those three combined for 36 kills in the Vikings’ win over the Peacocks. Holly Hafemeyer (MB, 6-3, Sr., Faribault, Minn./Bethlehem Academy) recorded her 1,000th kill as a Viking on Friday night as her 28 kills (4.6/set) led Augustana to a pair of wins on the road. Hafemeyer needed just two kills to become the 21st player in Augustana volleyball history with 1,000 career kills. The senior middle blocker finished the night with 15 kills (5.0/set), swinging at a .402 clip on the night. Hafemeyer moved into 20th all-time in the Viking record books after adding 13 more kills in Augustana’s second consecutive sweep. Hafemeyer added two blocks, seven digs, and an ace on the weekend which she hit .371 on the weekend. Marissa Johnson (S, 5-8, So., Omaha, Neb./Burke HS) dished out 86 assists in six sets (14.33/set) as the Vikings swept Winona State and Upper Iowa over the weekend. Johnson set up 41 kills on Friday night and notched her seventh double-double of the season with 10 digs against the War- riors. In Saturday evening’s sweep, Johnson dished out 45 assists (15.0/set) helping the Vikings to a .295 attack percentage in a win over Winona State. Johnson has earned a 12.80 assist/set mark so far this season with 865 total this year. Courtney Ysker (OH, 5-9., Jr., Windom, Minn./Windom-Area HS) led the Viking defense with 34 digs as Augustana held its opponents to a .145 attack percentage in two road wins this weekend. Ysker scooped up 20 digs in just three sets of work (6.67/set) against Upper Iowa on Saturday evening and recorded 14 more the night before against Winona State. The junior outside hitter added a pair of blocks against Upper Iowa on top of her match-high 13 kills. Ysker leads the Vikings with 11 double-doubles on the season and ranks second in digs/set with 3.44 on the season for Augustana. 10/18/2013 Winona State W 3-0 10/19/2013 Upper Iowa W 3-0 10/22/2013 Wayne State 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 St. Cloud State 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Minnesota Duluth 4 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Bemidji State University Beavers (5-14, 1-10 NSIC) www.bsubeavers.com Head Coach: Wayne Chadwick • Wisconsin-Whitewater ‘88 • 4th Season • W-L: 27-75, 14-59 NSIC Assistant Coaches: Jerry Hulla & Hannah Wilson 2012 Record: 4-23, 2-18 NSIC(t-15th) Junior setter Courtney Volkmann collected 63 assists in two matches for the Beavers.