- The Wolves scored 60 points in the win against the Marauders with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, and 25-7
- Northern led the match with 43 kills, 39 assists, 34 digs, 11 aces, and six blocks, hitting .467 as a team
- They held the Marauders to 24 kills, forcing 16 errors for a .103 attack percentage
- Abby Brooks led the attack for NSU with 15 kills and a .722 attack percentage; the senior added four blocks and one dig
- In her first collegiate match, Ava Nilsson dished out 35 assists, averaging double figures, with three aces and seven digs
- Abby Schauer led the team on defense with 13 digs, while Linnea Nesheim matched Nilsson with a team best three aces
- Nesheim was second on the team with ten kills and a .412 attack percentage, while Katelyn Schroeder and Cara Cyr added six kills and two blocks each
- In addition Schroeder and Sara Moberg served up two aces, while Natalia Szybinska rounded out the team total of 11 with one
- Abby Brooks: 15 kills, 722 attack%, 4 blocks
- Linnea Nesheim: 10 kills, .412 attack%, 7 digs, 3 aces
- Ava Nilsson: 35 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces
- Abby Schauer: 13 digs
- Northern took the match with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, and 25-22, scoring 63 total points
- They recorded a match leading 55 kills, 54 assists, and 50 digs, adding five blocks and three aces
- Offensively, NSU hit .343, including a set high .441 in the second, while holding CSC to a .136 attack percentage
- Linnea Nesheim led the Wolves with a career high 17 kills, hitting .400 in the night cap
- Katelyn Schroeder followed with a career high of her own, notching 12 kills with a .381 attack percentage, and Natalia Szybinska rounded out the double figure bunch with 11 kills
- Abby Schauer led the defensive effort with 12 digs, followed by Ava Nilsson and Shroeder with 11 and ten respectively
- Nilsson added to the career making day, dishing out 51 total assists, averaging 17.00 per set in the win
- Abby Brooks and Cara Cyr tallied eight and seven kills respectively and led the team at the net with two and three blocks
- Sara Moberg led the team with two aces and Nilsson added the third
- Linnea Nesheim: 17 kills, .400 attack%, 6 digs
- Katelyn Schroeder: 12 kills, .381 attack%, 10 digs
- Natalia Szybinska: 11 kills, .320 attack%
- Ava Nilsson: 51 assists, 17.00 assists/set, 11 digs, 1 ace
- Abby Schauer: 12 digs, 2 assists
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Chadron, NE (NSUWolves.com) – The No. 25 Northern State University volleyball team finished the weekend with a pair of wins against Augustana and Black Hills State on Saturday, returning to Aberdeen with an undefeated record. The Wolves out-scored their opponents in the two victories, combining for 116 kills, 111 assists, and 121 digs.
- After alternating the first four sets, Northern State rallied to secure the victory with a set-5 win
- The Wolves scored 79 points in the win against the Vikings with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, and 15-10
- Northern led the match with 63 kills, 59 assists, 66 digs, and 13 blocks, hitting .278 as a team
- They held the Vikings to 57 kills, forcing 24 errors for a .209 attack percentage
- Linnea Nesheim led the attack for NSU with 17 kills with Natalia Szybinska coming in as a close second with 15 kills
- Alex Connatser had a team high .438 attack percentage; she also recorded nine kills and one dig
- Abby Schauer led the team on defense with 24 digs while Ava Nilsson dished out 56 of the team’s 59 assists
- The three team aces came from Ashley Yost, Sara Moberg, and Linnea Nesheim
- Abby Brooks had ten blocks and a .304 attack percentage, while Katelyn Schroeder and Natalia Szybinska added four blocks each
- After dropping the first set, Northern State won three straight walking away with the victory
- The Wolves scored 60 points in the win against the Yellow Jackets with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-10, and 25-13
- Northern led the match with 53 kills, 52 assists, 55 digs, 11 aces, and six blocks, hitting .262 as a team
- They held the Yellow Jackets to 34 kills, forcing 21 errors for a .112 attack percentage
- Linnea Nesheim led the attack for NSU with 14 kills, followed by Abby Brooks with 13 kills
- Alex Connatser had a team leading .438 attack percentage, while Abby Brooks was second on the team with a .364 attack percentage
- Abby Schauer had a team high of 22 digs, while Sara Moberg added a season best 14 digs herself
- Both Katelyn Schroeder and Schauer had three aces in the match