St. Cloud, MN (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] – The No. 22 Northern State University volleyball team lost a close one on the road Friday against NO. 11 St. Cloud State. This was the Wolves’ first loss in the month of October, snapping an eight-game win streak.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 2, SCSU 3
Records: NSU 16-5 (NSIC 8-5), SCSU 16-5 (NSIC 11-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern State comes up short in a five-set match against the Huskies
- The Huskies won with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, and 15-12
- The Wolves scored 70 points and had 60 kills, 58 assists, 77 digs, and 23 errors, hitting .227 as a team
- The Wolves defense forced 25 errors and held the Huskies to a .254 attack percentage, but gave up nine aces
- Natalia Szybinska led the Wolves on offense with 18 kills, followed by Abby Brooks with 13 kills
- Brooks had a team high six blocks
- Cara Cyr had seven kills on a .357 attack percentage and a block
- Ava Nilsson had 53 of the team’s 58 assists; she also had 15 digs and three blocks
- Abby Schauer led the team on defense with 30 digs, adding three blocks as well
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Natalia Szybinska: 18 kills, .273 attack%
- Abby Brooks: 13 kills, .313 attack%, 6 blocks
- Ava Nilsson: 53 assists, 15 digs, 3 blocks
- Abby Schauer: 30 digs, 3 assists
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Mankato, MN (NSUWolves.com) [SAT]– The No. 22 Northern State University volleyball team won on the road Saturday against No. 23 Minnesota State. The Wolves bounce back ahead of their four-game home stretch.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 3, MSU 1
Records: NSU 17-5 (NSIC 9-5), MSU 17-5 (NSIC 9-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern State came away with the win in a four-set match against the Mavericks
- The Wolves won with set scores of 25-15, 27-29, 27-25, and 25-22
- The Wolves scored 83 points and had 61 kills, 58 assists, and 69 digs, hitting .263 as a team
- The Wolves defense forced 24 errors and held the Mavericks to a .230 attack percentage
- Natalia Szybinska led the Wolves on offense with 20 kills, she also had seven blocks and four digs while hitting .298
- Cara Cyr had 13 kills on a .423 attack percentage and seven blocks while Linnea Nesheim had 13 kills on a .344 attack percentage and a block
- Ava Nilsson had 53 of the team’s 58 assists, adding eight digs and a block
- Abby Schauer led the team on defense with 22 digs
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Natalia Szybinska: 20 kills, .298 attack%, 7 blocks, 4 digs
- Cara Cyr: 13 kills, .423 attack%, 7 blocks
- Ava Nilsson: 53 assists, 8 digs, 1 block
- Linnea Nesheim: 13 kills, .344 attack%, 7digs, 2 blocks
UP NEXT
The Wolves return to action back home on Friday, October 31 as they face Concordia-St. Paul. Start time is set for 6 p.m. against the Golden Bears.
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