Wolves VB Opens Up 4-0 In Chadron, NE

Chadron, NE (NSUWolves.com) – The No. 25 Northern State University volleyball team opened their season with a pair of sweeps against UMary and Chadron State on Friday. The Wolves out-scored their opponents 123-64 in the two victories, hitting a combined .393.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score vs. Mary: NSU 3, MARY 0
Final Score vs. Chadron: NSU 3, CSC 0
Records: NSU 2-0, MARY 0-1, CSC 0-3
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. MARY
  • 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
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
  • 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
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. CHADRON
  • 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
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
  • 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.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score vs. Augustana: NSU 3, AU 2
Final Score vs. Black Hills State: NSU 3, BHSU 1
Records: NSU 4-0, AU 3-1, BHSU 0-4
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. AUGUSTANA
  • 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
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Linnea Nesheim: 17 kills, 43 attacks
Abby Brooks: 12 kills, .304 attack%, 10 blocks
Alex Connatser: .438 attack%, 9 kills
Ava Nilsson: 56 assists, 10 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. BLACK HILLS STATE
  • 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
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Abby Brooks: 13 kills, .364 attack%
Alex Connatser: 8 kills, .438 attack%
Abby Schauer: 22 digs, 3 aces
Ava Nilsson: 45 assists, 8 digs
UP NEXT
The Wolves hit the court again on Thursday, September 11 against Lake Superior at the Minnesota State Invite. Start time is set for 5:30 p.m. against the Ice Hawks.