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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. She posted five service aces and 19 digs over the weekend. She also added 11 kills. 10/18/2013 U-Mary L 2-3 10/19/2013 Minot State L 0-3 10/22/2013 Minnesota Crookston 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Southwest Minnesota State 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Sioux Falls 3 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Concordia University-St. Paul Golden Bears (19-1, 11-0 NSIC) http://www.cugoldenbears.com/ Head Coach: Brady Starkey • Metropolitan State ‘02 • 10th Season • W-L: 358-31, 185-6 NSIC Assistant Coach: George Padjen, Hailey Cowles & Ellie Duffy 2012 Record: 33-4, 18-2 NSIC (t-1st) Emily McDonough (OH, 5’9”, So., Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater Area HS) paced the Golden Bears offense with 23 kills (3.83 per game) and a .409 hitting percentage in the team’s two wins this weekend. McDonough has come on strong the past few weeks, averaging 3.70 kills per set over the past six matches. McDonough had 13 kills and 10 digs while hitting .435 in Friday’s sweep of Sioux Falls and had 10 kills and 10 digs with a .381 attack percentage and four blocks in Saturday’s straight set win over #6 SMSU. Amanda Konetchy (S, 5’7”, Sr., Victoria, Minn. / Chaska HS) once again facilitated a strong Concordia attack by picking up 70 assists (11.67 per game) in the Golden Bears pair of sweeps over Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State this weekend. She also chipped in 13 digs, three blocks and two aces in the two matches. Konetchy assisted on 40 of 46 kills for CU on Friday and 30 of their 37 on Saturday. Taylor Dordan (Libero, 5’6”, So., Blaine, Minn. / HS) collected 26 digs (4.33 per game) to lead the Golden Bear defense for the weekend. On Friday she contributed 15 digs and added a kill, and Saturday she contributed 11 digs, an assist and an ace. She helped a Golden Bear defense that held their opponents to .100 hitting for the two matches. She has gone in double digits in digs in 15 of the Golden Bears’ 20 matches. Concordia (19-1, 11-0 NSIC) moved into sole possession of first place after their fifth consecutive weekend conference sweep to begin the season. Concordia took down Sioux Falls 25-17, 25-16, 25-20 on Friday and held the Cougars to just .107 hitting as a team. Satur- day was much of the same as the Golden Bears took the three sets 25-15, 25-18, 25-16 and held the #6 SMSU Mustangs to an .092 attack percentage for the match. Concordia has now won 17 straight matches overall and 25 straight regular season conference matches in a row. 10/18/2013 Sioux Falls (S.D.) W 3-0 10/19/2013 Southwest Minnesota State W 3-0 10/22/2013 Minnesota State 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Minot State (N.D.) 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 U-Mary (N.D.) 4 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • 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 University of Mary (N.D.) Marauders (4-14, 1-10 NSIC) www.goumary.com Head Coach: Steve Novacek • Minnesota Duluth ‘05 • 4th Season • W-L: 9-66, 5-46 NSIC Assistant Coach: Christa Jung & Maureen Moriarty 2012 Record: 3-24, 3-17 NSIC (14th) The University of Mary volleyball team picked up their first conference win of the season as they finished the weekend with a split. U-Mary defeated Bemidji State on Friday night in five sets and fell to Minnesota Crookston on Saturday in four sets. Several U-Mary players set career-highs in Friday’s match against BSU. Alexis Jacobs (OH, 5-11, R-Fr., Bismarck, N.D. / Century HS) tied her career-high with 19 kills and set a new career-high with 19 digs for her third double-double of the season. Janell Finkbeiner (S, 5-8, Fr., Ramsey, Minn. / Elk River HS) set new career-highs with 52 assists and 18 digs. Allison Adams (MB, 6-0, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn. / Southwest HS) also had a career night finishing with a career-best 18 kills while hitting .342. The Marauders momentum was stalled against the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles as a disappointing offensive performance led to a loss. One bright spot for U-Mary in the match was Paige Smith (MB, 5-11, So., Jordan, Minn. / Jordan HS) who finished with a team-high eight kills and two solo blocks. A busy week awaits the Marauders as they host a trio of NSIC contests including an in-state rivalry game with the Minot State Beavers, which will serve as Cancer Awareness Day for U-Mary. 10/18/2013 Bemidji State University W 3-2 10/19/2013 Minnesota Crookston L 1-3 10/22/2013 Minot State University 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Minnesota State 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Concordia University, St. Paul 4 p.m. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles (10-9, 5-6 NSIC) www.goldeneaglesports.com Head Coach: Lee Anderson • University of Ottawa ‘98 • 7th Season • W-L: 50-142, 29-97 NSIC Assistant Coach: Heather Grieser 2012 Record: 11-16, 7-13 NSIC (11th) Brittany Looker (Jr., OH, Rochester, Minn.) averaged 4.14 kills per set on the weekend as the Golden Eagles picked up a sweep on the weekend, defeating Minot State 3-0 Friday and U-Mary 3-1 Saturday. Looker notched her third 20 kill performance of the season with 20 kills while hitting .265 in the four-set win over U-Mary. She averaged five kills per set. Against Minot State, Looker had nine kills. Defensively, Looker added 11 digs to complete a double-double Saturday while notching five digs Friday. Sierra Trost (Fr., S, Ham Lake, Minn.) averaged 10.7 assists per set on the weekend as she paced the Golden Eagles to a sweep on the weekend with a dominant 3-0 win over Minot State Friday and 3-1 win over U-Mary Saturday. Trost tallied 46 assists in four sets for an average of 11.5 assists per set in Saturday’s win over U-Mary while she notched 29 assists against U-Mary. In addition, Trost had a strong weekend defensively both nights as she tallied 10 digs to complete a double-double versus Minot State and notched 13 digs in the win over U-Mary. 10/18/2013 Minot State University W 3-0 10/19/2013 University of Mary W 3-1 10/22/2013 Bemidji State University 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 University of Sioux Falls 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Southwest Minnesota State 3 p.m. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (19-2, 9-2 NSIC) www.umdbulldogs.com Head Coach: Jim Boos • UW–Oshkosh ‘94 • 12th Season • W-L: 314-59, 121-23 NSIC Assistant Coach: Christyn May 2012 Record: 29-5, 18-2 NSIC (t-1st) The No. 2 Bulldogs split a pair of NSIC matches at home, taking their first defeat at Romano Gym since the 2011 season. The Bulldogs opened the 2013 season with seven straight three-set sweeps on their home court. Senior outside hitter Kate Lange took a huge leap towards Vicky Braegelman for most kills in a UMD career as she now sits 41 away from the all-time leader and will likely capture that mark this week. The Bulldogs play three match-ups and will have a short turnaround from just their second loss of the season as they travel to St. Cloud State on Tuesday. Offensive POW: Senior outside hitter Kate Lange collected 20 kills in each of the Bulldogs’ two matches for 40 on the week, an average of 5.71 per set. She added three solo blocks, four service aces, and 23 digs while attacking at a .333 kill percentage on 84 swings. Sophomore setter Ashley Hinsch collected 95 assists in just a pair of matches, averaging 13.57 per-game. 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For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • 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 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks (8-10, 4-7 NSIC) www.msumavericks.com Head Coach: Dennis Amundson • St. Cloud State ‘69 • 9th Season • W-L: 160-104, 72-39 NSIC Assistant Coaches: Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth, Bre Payton 2012 Record: 18-11, 12-8 NSIC (t-6th) The Minnesota State University volleyball team dropped two matches this weekend as it fell to No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-17) and dropped a five set match to Sioux Falls 3-2 (25-16, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11) as it fell to 8-10 overall with a mark of 4-7 in conference action. As a unit the Mavericks recorded 94 kills and hit .2-4 on the weekend but committed 14 receiving errors and eight blocking errors. 10/18/2013 Southwest Minnesota State L 0-3 10/19/2013 Sioux Falls L 2-3 10/22/2013 Concordia-St. Paul 7:00 p.m. 10/25/2013 University of Mary 7:00 p.m. 10/26/2013 Minot State 3:00 p.m. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons (12-7, 5-6 NSIC) www.msumdragons.com Head Coach: Tammy Kath-Blake • South Dakota ‘89 • 19th Season • W-L: 328-247, 183-133 NSIC Assistant Coach: Katy Peterson & Kelsey Hennessy • 2012 Record: 17-12, 9-11 NSIC (10th) Kaitlin VanWinkle (MB, 5-11, So. / Farmington, Minn. / Lakeville South HS) had a solid week for the Dragons in helping them to a 1-1 mark on the road. She finished with 20 kills, including 16 in a four-set road win at St. Cloud State on Satur- day. She averaged 2.86 kills per set. She also had a good week defensively at the net with 13 total blocks (four solo, nine assists). Casie Baer (S, 5-8, So., Canby, Minn. / Canby HS), after missing two weekends with an injury, made a successful return to the Dragons’ two-setter attack last weekend and helped the team to a 1-1 mark. She had 39 set assists, averaging 5.57 per set, and also added 10 digs. Amber Krenske (L/DS, 5-7, So., Faribault, Minn./Faribault HS) had 39 digs in two matches last week, including 28 in a four-set win over St. Cloud State on Saturday. Krenske averaged 7.0 digs per set in that match, and averaged 5.57 for the week. Despite missing seven matches with an injury, Krenske is second on the team with 228 digs. 10/18/2013 University of Minnesota Duluth L 0-3 10/19/2013 St. Cloud State University W 3-1 10/22/2013 Northern State University 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Upper Iowa University 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Winona State University 4 p.m. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Minot State University Beavers (8-12, 4-7 NSIC) www.msubeavers.com Head Coach: Travis Ward • Western Oregon • 2nd Season • W-L: 14-36, 6-25 NSIC Assistant Coach: Kody DuBarry • 2012 Record: 6-24, 2-18 NSIC (t-15th) #4 Jen Dixon (OH, 5-9, Jr., Brandon, Manitoba / Vincent Massey High School) was outstanding in two matches this past weekend, helping the Beavers to a split of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches and MISU’s first NSIC road win, a 3-0 sweep at Bemidji State Saturday. Dixon finished with 33 kills and 19 digs, including a 16-kill, 17-dig effort in the win over BSU. She averaged 5.5 kills per set on the weekend. #2 Emily Byrne (S, 5-7, Jr., Reno, Nev. / Damonte Ranch High School) finished off a big weekend with 49 assists in a 3-0 sweep on the road at Bemidji State Saturday, helping Minot State to its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road win of the season. Byrne finished with 85 assists in two matches, averaging 14.16 per set as the Beavers split NSIC matches. She has 638 assists on the season and 2,752 in her three seasons at MISU. She also finished with 18 digs in the two matches. Minot State finished with a split of a pair of matches on the weekend, falling 3-0 at Minnesota Crookston Friday, before re- bounding for a 3-0 sweep of their own over Bemidji State Saturday. It was the MISU Beavers first road win in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this year. #4 Jen Dixon (OH, 5-9, Jr., Brandon, Manitoba / Vincent Massey High School) led the way on offense both nights, picking up 33 kills in two matches, including a solid 16-kill, 17-dig effort against BSU. Freshman #1 Taylor Butters (OH, 5-11, Fr., Spokane Valley, Wash. / Central Valley High School) had solid weekend as she played in all six sets after only having a total of 21 sets coming into the weekend and responded with 19 total kills. #17 Kelsey Wingo (MH, 5-11, Sr., Twain Harte, Calif. / Summerville High School / Modesto Junior College) also had a good weekend offensively, swatting 17 kills, including a 12-kill night at BSU. #2 Emily Byrne (S, 5-7, Jr., Reno, Nev. / Damonte Ranch High School) set the table for the offense to the tune of 85 assist in two matches, averaging 14.16 assists per set. 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For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • 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 Northern State University Wolves (15-3, 8-3 NSIC) www.northernstatewolves.com Head Coach: Brent Aldridge • South Dakota ‘92 • 3rd Season • W-L: 47-28, 29-22 NSIC Assistant Coach: Emily Foster, Sonja Markanovich, Chelsea Chavez 2012 Record: 19-11, 13-7 NSIC (5th) Kelsey Chambers (So., Jordan, Minn., Jordan HS) led the Wolves with 35 kills (5 per set) and hit .405 over the weekend as Northern State swept St. Cloud State and also upset No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 3-1 on Saturday. The win over UMD was the Wolves’ first against the Bulldogs since 2000. Chambers also had eight total blocks and 16 digs in the two matches. Against St. Cloud, Chambers hit an incredible career-high .621 in the sweep and didn’t record a single attack error in the match. Drew Smith, So., Ames, Iowa, Ames HS totaled 88 total assists over the weekend (12.6 per set) in NSU’s two wins. Smith also recorded 18 digs and five blocks in the two matches. Set up a Wolves offense that hit .369 against SCSU and had just six attack errors. In the upset over UMD, Smith recorded her fifth double-double of the season as she registered 48 assists and 12 digs in the victory. Northern hit .312 as a team over the weekend thanks to Smith’s work. 10/18/2013 St. Cloud State W 3-0 10/19/2013 Minnesota- Duluth W 3-1 10/22/2013 MiSU Moorhead 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Winona State 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Upper Iowa 4 p.m. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• University of Sioux Falls Cougars (12-8, 4-7 NSIC) http://www.usfcougars.com/ Head Coach: Joel McCartney • Graceland College ‘87 • 3rd Season • W-L: 385-206, 9-22 NSIC Assistant Coach: Andrea McCartney, Alyssa Chambers 2012 Record: 14-16, 5-15 NSIC (13th) Sioux Falls (12-8, 4-7 NSIC) split its third consecutive weekend of league action, falling at No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul before bouncing back with a hard-fought comeback win at MSU-Mankato. Junior Emily Johnson recorded her 1,000th career kill and junior Kate Hart added 10 terminations, but No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul collected 47 kills and held USF to a .107 attack percentage as the Golden Bears knocked off the Cougars in straight sets, (25-17, 25-16, 25-20) Friday night at the Gan- gelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn. Johnson became the first player since 2010 (Danielle Roers) to join the Cougars’ 1,000 Kill Club with her final stab of the match. The former Platte-Geddes star finished with eight terminations on the night. On Saturday, at least 10 kills apiece from three different players paced Sioux Falls volleyball to a 3-2 (16-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11) comeback win over MSU-Mankato Saturday night at the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn. The Cougars rallied from a 2-0 deficit for their first-ever victory against the Mavericks and are now 3-3 in five-setters this season. Johnson and Kate Hart and Emily Johnson both floored 11 kills, while freshman Jordan Calef finished with 10 terminations and team- best .381 (10-2-21) attack percentage. Defensive specialist Becky Wessel dug out 15 Maverick attacks while senior setter Alexa Reed accounted for 39 of the Cougars’ 42 assists and was credited with seven digs. Johnson currently ranks 10th in the NSIC in kills per set (3.33) and has 263 terminations on the season. 10/18/2013 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 10/19/2013 Minnesota State W 3-2 10/22/2013 Southwest Minnesota State 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Minnesota Crookston 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Bemidji State 3 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs (15-4, 10-1 NSIC) http://www.smsumustangs.com/ Head Coach: Terry Culhane • Southwest Minnesota State ‘78 • 10th Season • W-L: 251-67, 143-32 NSIC Assistant Coach: Raftyn Rignell, Tyler Boddy, Paul Soupir, Mike Dalager 2012 Record: 30-2, 18-2 NSIC (t-1st) Abbey Thissen (RS, 6-0, So., Clara City / MACCRAY) collected 18 kills for No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State this weekend as the Mustangs went 1-1. Thissen finished the week with 18 kills on 45 attacks and a service ace. Emilee Gutzmer (S, 5-8, So., Jordan, Minn. / Jordan) racked up 69 assists for No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State this weekend as the Mustangs went 1-1. Gutzmer paced the offense to a combined .162 hitting percentage and 75 kills. She finished the weekend with an 11.50 assist per set average. Over the weekend, Gutzmer passed Angela Hoover in career assists. Gutzmer currently ranks sixth in SMSU history with her 2,202 set assists. Whitney Burmeister (OH, 5-9, So., Lakefield, Minn. / Jackson County Central) collected 23 digs and two blocks, while adding 14 kills for No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State this weekend as the Mustangs went 1-1. 10/18/2013 Minnesota State W 3-0 10/19/2013 Concordia-St. Paul L 0-3 10/22/2013 University of Sioux Falls 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Bemidji State 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Minnesota Crookston 3 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • 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 St. Cloud State University Huskies (12-7, 6-5 NSIC) www.scsuhuskies.com Head Coach: Michelle Blaeser • Minnesota State ‘89 • 4th Season • W-L: 42-61, 23-48 NSIC Assistant Coach: Marci Peniata, Kari Turkowski 2012 Record: 10-18, 6-14 NSIC (12th) The St. Cloud State University volleyball team hosted Northern State University and MSU Moorhead this weekend. North- ern State and SCSU entered Friday’s contest tied for third place in the NSIC, both holding 6-3 conference records. The Wolves came out on top as they took down St. Cloud State in three straight sets with scores of 16-25, 16-25 and 21-25. As a team the Huskies posted a low .079 hitting percentage throughout the match, compared to Northern State’s .369 hitting percentage. Ellie Dietzen (Black Creek, Wis.) led SCSU with 11 kills and a .348 attack percentage. Erin Ohlemann (Golden Valley) posted a double-double as she dished out 27 assists and collected 10 digs. The St. Cloud State volleyball team took on an evenly matched MSU Moorhead team on Saturday afternoon in Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies had a late fourth-set comeback, but it wasn’t enough to overpower the Dragons of MSU Moorhead. St. Cloud State fell 1-3 with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 17-25, and 26-28. Sophomore middle hitter Kellan Flynn (Tomahawk, Wis.) led all players with a season-high 17 kills. Flynn finished the match with a .429 attack percentage and added five blocks. Senior middle hitter Ellie Dietzen had 11 kills in the match. Dietzen posted a .276 attack percentage and contributed eight blocks. Dani Domeier (Norwood Young America) sparked the Huskies in their fourth-set battle. Domeier had six kills in the final ten plays of the game to keep the Huskies alive before finally falling 26-28. She clinched her sixth double-double of the season as she tallied 13 kills and 15 digs. Erin Ohlemann dug her way into her second double-double of the weekend. Ohlemann finished with 45 assists and 17 digs. 10/18/2013 Northern State University L 0-3 10/19/2013 MSU Moorhead L 1-3 10/22/2013 University of Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m. 10/25/2013 Augustana College (SD) 7 p.m. 10/26/2013 Wayne State College 4 p.m. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Upper Iowa University Peacocks (6-14, 2-9 NSIC) www.upperiowaathletics.com Head Coach: Aaron Nelson • St. Cloud State ‘99 • 3rd Year • W-L: 37-42, 20-22 NSIC Assistant Coach: Kasey Uran 2012 Record: 16-13, 10-10 NSIC (9th) The Peacock volleyball team dropped a pair of matches in their only home action in the month of October. Upper Iowa lost in straight sets to both #15 Wayne State and Augustana falling to 6-14 overall and 2-9 in NSIC play. 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Past NSIC Players of the Week 9/9/13 Off: Kate Lange - UMD Set: Marissa Johnson - Augie Def: Julie Rainey - UMD

9/16/13 Off: Kayla Koenecke - CU Set: Amanda Konetchy - CU Def: Holly Hafemeyer - Augie

9/23/13 Off: Abbey Thissen - SMSU Set: Ashley Hinsch - UMD Def: Whitney Burmeister - SMSU

9/30/13 Off: Heather Schiller - CU Set: Amanda Konetchy - CU (2) Def: Kaitlin VanWinkle - MSUM

10/07/13 Off: Holly Hafemeyer - Augie Set: Amanda Konetchy - CU (3) Def: Julie Rainey - UMD (2)

10/14/13 Off: Kate Lange - UMD (2) Set: Amanda Konetchy - CU (4) Def: Amber Krenske - MSUM

10/21/13 Off: Kelsey Chambers - NSU Set: Drew Smith - NSU Def: Bekah Saugen - WSU

AVCA Division II Top 25 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Coaches Poll Final 2012 Volleyball Standings October 14, 2013 as of December 10, 2012 NSIC Only Overall W L GW GL Win % W L GW GL Win % STRK Total 2013 Last Rank School Points Record Rank #1 Concordia-St. Paul*^ 18 2 57 7 .900 33 4 105 21 .892 W6 1 Concordia-St. Paul(46) 1197 17-1 1 #6 Southwest Minnesota* 18 2 54 12 .900 30 3 91 18 .909 L1 2 Minnesota Duluth 1136 18-1 2 #5 Minnesota Duluth* 18 2 56 13 .900 29 5 89 27 .853 L1 3 Tampa 1103 13-1 3 #18 Wayne State 14 6 47 26 .700 22 10 73 40 .688 L2 4 Central Missouri(2) 1064 20-0 4 Northern State 13 7 45 28 .650 19 11 64 42 .633 L1 5 BYU-Hawai’i 971 13-1 5 Winona State 12 8 42 33 .600 20 11 69 45 .645 L2 6 SMSU 940 13-3 6 #24 Minnesota State 12 8 40 36 .600 18 11 60 49 .621 L1 7 Western Washington 898 13-1 7 8 Nebraska-Kearney 855 18-2 8 Augustana 11 9 38 33 .550 17 13 56 47 .567 L4 9 West Texas A&M 783 15-3 9 Upper Iowa 10 10 35 40 .500 16 13 58 53 .552 W1 10 UC San Diego 732 15-2 11 MSU Moorhead 9 11 40 36 .450 17 12 64 46 .586 W5 11 Sonoma State 697 15-2 12 Minnesota, Crookston 7 13 25 42 .350 11 16 39 52 .407 L4 12 Washburn 656 19-3 13 St. Cloud State 6 14 26 46 .300 10 18 42 61 .357 W4 13 Wingate 611 15-2 14 Sioux Falls 5 15 24 49 .250 14 16 53 55 .467 L4 14 Cal State San Bernardino 536 13-4 16 University of Mary 3 17 13 54 .150 3 24 16 75 .111 L11 15 Wayne State 505 13-5 15 Minot State 2 18 12 55 .100 6 24 30 74 .200 L4 16 Angelo State 464 12-5 10 Bemidji State 2 18 10 54 .100 4 23 17 71 .148 L5 17 Truman 421 14-5 17 18 Colorado School of Mines 406 14-4 18 Rankings based on AVCA Coaches Poll (12/10/12) RV=Received Votes *NSIC Tri-Champions ^National Champions 19 West Florida 343 13-4 19 20 Grand Valley State 324 14-3 21 NSIC Schools in Top 25 21 Armstrong Atlantic State 207 16-0 23 8/13/13 - CU #1, UMD #4, SMSU #6, WSC #20 22 Ferris State 168 13-4 20 23 Fresno Pacific 155 9-6 22 9/9/13 - UMD #2, CU #4, WSC #8, SMSU #14 24 Wheeling Jesuit 86 17-3 NR 9/16/13 - UMD #1, CU #2, WSC #7, SMSU #10, Augie RV 25 Point Loma Nazarene 72 16-3 NR 9/23/13 - UMD #1, CU #2, WSC #8, SMSU #9

Others Receiving: Augustana (SD) 52; Regis 37; 9/30/13 - CU #1, UMD #2, SMSU t-#7, WSC #10, Augie RV Indianapolis 33; Ashland 22; Alaska-Anchorage 19; 10/8/13 - CU#1, UMD #2, SMSU #6, WSC #15, Augie RV Lewis 19; Palm Beach Atlantic 18; Rockhurst 14; 10/14/13 - CU#1, UMD #2, SMSU #6, WSC #15, Augie & NSU RV Texas Woman’s 14; Rollins 13; California Baptist 10; Saint Leo 5; Florida Southern 4; Northern State 4 Dropped Out: Regis 24; Indianapolis 25

Next Poll: October 21, 2013 2013 NSIC VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH

Augustana College...... #12 Holly Hafemeyer (MB, 6-3, Sr., Faribault, Minn. / Bethleham Academy) Bemidji State...... #1 Rachel Craig (MB, 6-0, Jr., Wadena, Minn. / Wadena-Deer Creek HS) Concordia St. Paul...... #3 Kayla Koenecke (RS, 5-8, Sr., Delano, Minn. / Delano HS) University of Mary...... #11 Morgan Dake (OH, 5-11, Jr., Bakersfield, Calif./Frontier HS) Minnesota, Crookston...... #6 Chelsea Wiesner (L, 5-8, Sr., Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall HS) Minnesota Duluth...... #7 Kate Lange (OH, 6-1, Sr., Hibbing, Minn. / Hibbing HS) Minnesota State...... #10 Ellie Van De Steeg (S, 5-9, So., Hutchinson, Minn. / Hutchinson HS) MSU Moorhead ...... #6 Annie Palmquist (OH, 5-10, Jr., Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS) Minot State ...... #14 Mallory Sall (OH, 6-0, So., Port Coquitlam, British Columbia / Riverside Secondary) Northern State ...... #1 Kelsey Chambers (OH, 5-11, So., Jordan, Minn. / Jordan HS) Sioux Falls...... #15 Alexa Reed (S, 5-10, Sr., League City, Texas / Clear Creek HS / St. Leo Univ.) SMSU ...... #1 Rachel Westby (L, 5-7, Sr., Marshall, Minn. / Marshall HS) St. Cloud State...... #19 Ellie Dietzen (MB, 6-2, Sr., Black Creek, Wis. / Seymour Community HS) Upper Iowa ...... #7 Melanie Behnke (OH, 5-10, Sr., Seymour, Wis. / Seymour HS) Wayne State...... #4 Cori Hobbs (OH, 6-0, Sr., Battle Creek, Neb. / Battle Creek HS) Winona State ...... #17 Bekah Saugen (OH, 5-10, Sr., Chaska, Minn. / Chaska HS)

15 Emilee Gutzmer SMSU S So. Jordan, Minn. 2012 AVCA Division II Honorable Mention All-America 20 Abbey Thissen SMSU RS So. Clara City, Minn. Ashley Hinsch UMD (S, Jr., Zumbrota, Minn.) Cori Hobbs WSC (OH, Sr., Battle Creek, Neb.) Returning SECOND Team All-Conference Players

# Name School Pos Yr Hometown Returning DaktronicS 13 Taylor Hrdlichka Augie MH Sr. Lakeville, Minn. All-Americans 10 Grace Sanders Augie Lib Sr. Lakeville, Minn. 2012 Division II First-Team All-America Amanda Konetchy CU (S, Sr., Victoria, Minn.) 8 Brittany Looker UMC OH Jr.. Rochester, Minn. 10 Ellie Van De Steeg MSU S So. Hutchinson, Minn. 2012 Division II Second-Team All-America 12 Drew Smith NSU S So. Ames, Iowa. Kayla Koenecke CU (RS/Opp., Sr., Delano, Minn.) 1 Kelsey Chambers NSU RS So. Jordan, Minn. 2012 Division II Third-Team All-America 1 Rachel Westby SMSU Lib Sr. Marshall, Minn. Kate Lange UMD (OH, Sr., Hibbing, Minn.) 7 Melanie Behnke UIU OH Sr. Seymour, Wis. (Year indicated is for 2013 season) 4 Cori Hobbs WSC OH Sr. Battle Creek, Neb. 7 Leisa McClintock WSC S So. Sioux City, Iowa 17 Bekah Saugen WSU OH Sr. Chaska, Minn. 2012 NSIC Player of the Year (Year indicated above is for 2013 season) Kate Lange (OH, 6-1, Jr., Hibbing, Minn.) Minnesota Duluth

2012 NSIC Libero of the Year Katy Ness (Libero, 5-7, Sr., Ada, Minn.) 2013 Preseason NSIC MSU Moorhead Volleyball2006 Preseason Coaches PNSollIC VB C oaches Poll Points 1. Concordia-St. Paul (15)...... Points225 2012 NSIC Freshman of the Year 2. 1.Minnesota Concordia-St. Duluth Paul (1) (4)...... 209 Emilee Gutzmer (S, 5-8, Fr. Jordan, Minn.) 3. 2.Southwest SW Minnesota Minnesota State State(5) ... 195 4. 3.Wayne Wayne State State...... 183 Southwest Minnesota State 5. 4.Augustana MSU Moorhead...... 156 6. 5.Minnesota Northern StateState ...... 142 2012 NSIC Coach of the Year 6.Winona Winona State State...... 142 Terry Culhane 8. 7.Northern Minnesota-Crookston State...... 137 Southwest Minnesota State 9. 8.MSU Mary Moorhead (N.D.) ...... 118 10.9. Upper Bemidji Iowa State...... 95 11.10. Minnesota Crookston...... Upper90 Iowa 12.first Sioux place Falls votes...... in ( ) 71 13. St. Cloud State...... 66 14. Bemidji State...... 35 15. Minot State...... 31 16. U-Mary...... 25 first place votes in ( )