NSU VB Goes 2-2 Over The Weekend

Posted on September 6, 2026 by - Sports

St. Joseph, MO (NSUWolves.com) – Northern State volleyball took to the Fairfield Inn Griffon Volleyball Classic Friday, September 4 where they split their opening two matches of the weekend. The Wolves beat the Eagles in five sets then fell to the No. 11 ranked team in the nation, Missouri Western, in four sets.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score vs Oklahoma Christian: NSU 3, OC 2
Final Score vs No. 11 Missouri Western: NSU 1, MWSU 3
Records: NSU 4-2, OC 3-2, MWSU 6-0

HOW IT HAPPENED VS OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN

  • Northern State came out on top against Oklahoma Christian in five sets with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 22-25, 19-25, and 15-12
  • The Wolves used a 6-0 run late in the opening set to build a 23-14 advantage before closing out the frame, 25-15
  • After going up two sets to none, Northern dropped sets three and four; they won the first four points of the fifth set to take an early advantage
  • NSU scored 83 points and had 70 kills, 68 assists, 81 digs, and nine blocks, hitting .263 as a team
  • Northern State held Oklahoma Christian to a .189 attack percentage and forced 25 errors
  • Linnea Nesheim led the Wolves on offense with 23 kills, followed by Victoria Persha with 14 and Katelyn Schroeder with 13; the three were also the team’s point leaders with 25, 17, and 14.5 respective points
  • 57 of the team’s 68 assists went to Ava Nilsson, she added 13 digs, three block assists, and one service ace
  • Ashley Yost topped the charts defensively with 23 digs, while Sara Moberg had 14, while Nesheim added 10

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Linnea Nesheim: 23 kills, .321 attack %, 10 digs, 25 PTS
  • Ava Nilsson: 57 assists, 13 digs, 3 BA, 1 ace
  • Victoria Persha: 14 kills, .333 attack %, 4 BA, 17 PTS
  • Lydia Nelson: 10 kills, .227 attack %, 4 BA, 13 PTS

HOW IT HAPPENED VS NO. 11 MISSOURI WESTERN

  • Northern State battled Missouri Western through four sets with set scores of 24-26, 17-25, 25-16, and 20-25
  • This match consisted of 24 ties and 12 lead changes
  • After dropping the first two sets, the Wolves used a 7-0 run in the third to take the lead and eventually take the set
  • Northern State recorded 50 kills, 49 assists, 52 digs, and five total blocks while hitting .228 as a team; NSU committed 19 errors to MWSU’s 12
  • At the net, Victoria Persha paced the Wolves with 11 kills while hitting .400; Katelyn Schroeder added 12 kills and Morissen Samuels and Lydia Nelson notched eight apiece
  • Ava Nilsson recorded 41 of the team’s 49 assists, along with six digs, one service ace, and one block assist
  • Defensively, Ashley Yost posted a team-high 18 digs, while Schroeder and Linnea Nesheim each added eight and Sara Moberg recorded seven

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Victoria Persha: 11 kills, .400 attack %, 3 BA, 12.5 PTS
  • Ava Nilsson: 41 assists, 6 digs, 3 kills
  • Katelyn Schroeder: 12 kills, 8 digs, 14 PTS
  • Ashley Yost: 18 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces

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St. Joseph, MO (NSUWolves.com) – NSU volleyball split their two matches on the final day of the Fairfield Inn Griffon Volleyball Classic Saturday, September 5. They swept NW Missouri St. 3-0, then lost 2-3 in a gritty match against Rockhurst.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score vs NW Missouri St.: NSU 3, NMSU 0
Final Score vs Rockhurst: NSU 2, RU 3
Records: NSU 5-3, NMSU 3-3, RU 2-4

HOW IT HAPPENED VS NW MISSOURI ST.

  • Northern State took down Northwest Missouri State in three straight sets with scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-13
  • In the third set, NSU turned a 16-11 advantage into a 25-13 victory by winning nine of the final 11 points
  • Northern hit .406 as a team with 47 kills, 46 assists, 56 digs, eight service aces, and five total blocks
  • The Wolves’ defense held the Bearcats to a .179 hitting percentage and forced 11 errors
  • At the net, Katelyn Schroeder led all Wolves with 14 kills while hitting .355, followed by Linnea Nesheim with 13 kills at a .406 clip; Victoria Persha hit .400 with eight kills and Lydia Nelson added five kills while hitting .400
  • Nesheim and Schroeder each finished with 15.5 points, while Persha added 12.5
  • Ava Nilsson tallied 39 assists; she added 10 digs, two block assists, and one service ace
  • Defensively, Schroeder led the Wolves with 12 digs, while Nesheim, Nilsson, and Ashley Yost each added 10

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Linnea Nesheim: 13 kills, .406 attack %, 10 digs, 15.5 PTS
  • Katelyn Schroeder: 14 kills, .355 attack %, 12 digs, 15.5 PTS
  • Victoria Persha: 8 kills, .400 attack %, 4 aces, 12.5 PTS
  • Ava Nilsson: 39 assists, 10 digs, 2 BA

HOW IT HAPPENED VS ROCKHURST

  • Five-set action saw Northern State fall in a battle against Rockhurst with set scores of 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 26-24, and 9-15
  • After dropping a close first two sets, the Wolves bounced back, winning the third and fourth sets to force the match to go the distance
  • Down 16-23 in the fourth, NSU went on a 9-1 run to extend the match to a fifth set
  • NSU finished with 64 kills, 59 assists, 53 digs, nine aces, and five total blocks while hitting .285 as a team
  • Katelyn Schroeder led all Wolves with 20 kills, while Linnea Nesheim recorded 17, Morissen Samuels tallied 10, and Lydia Nelson put up nine kills
  • From the setter position, Ava Nilsson recorded 51 of the team’s 59 assists and added six digs, four kills, and two service aces to her total
  • Ashley Yost led the team defensively, posting a team-high 16 digs; Nesheim and Schroeder contributed 13 and nine, respectively

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Katelyn Schroeder: 20 kills, 9 digs, 3 service aces, 24 PTS
Ava Nilsson: 51 assists, 6 digs, 2 service aces
Linnea Nesheim: 17 kills, .359 attack %, 13 digs, 17.5 PTS
Lydia Nelson: 9 kills, .333 attack %, 5 BA, 11.5 PTS

UP NEXT
Wolves volleyball makes their way back to Aberdeen for their home and conference opener against Minnesota Crookston Friday, September 11. Start time against the Golden Eagles is set for 6:00 p.m. inside Wachs Arena.

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