Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State volleyball team continues with another weekend of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches. The Mavericks play at home friday at 6:00 p.m. vs. Minot State and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. against the University of Mary.

Minnesota State is 2-12 and 1-5 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Mavericks topped MSU Moorhead last weekend 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-13) and lost to Northern State 1-3 (25-22, 18-25, 15-25, 16-25).

About the Mavericks: Junior Sophie Tietz leads the Mavericks with 119 kills for the start of the season. Sophomore Brooke Bolwerk leads on assists with a total of 286. Senior Brenna Hesse is leading the Mavericks with 119 digs. Sophomore Kiya Durant leads the team with 64 blocks.

Minnesota State averages 11.9 kills and 15.4 digs per set for the start of the season. Sophomore Kiya Durant recorded a total of nine blocks for the Mavericks last weekend. Junior Sophie Tietz had a remarkable performance with 29 kills and four aces. Also,  Sophomore Elizabeth Dille had 28 kills and two aces.

About the Beavers: Minot State stands 16th in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference following the fifth week of competition. The Beavers are currently 0-6 in conference play and have an overall record of 0-13.

Alexandra Koontz is leading Minot State with a total of 81 kills. Viktoria Sedova has recorded 98 digs since the start of the season. Jaina Macaulay leads the team with 215 assists.

Head coach of Minot State Alex Lehocky is in her second season as a Beaver.

About the Marauders: University of Mary stands 15th in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference following the fifth week of competition. The Marauders are 1-5 in conference play and have an overall record of 2-12.

Nehkyah Ellis leads UMary with 118 kills. Kameron Selvig has recorded 202 assists since the start of the season. Kaia Sueker is leading the Marauders with 228 digs.

University of Mary is coached by Abby Pollart who is in her first season as a head coach for the Marauders.


Coming Up: Minnesota State continues its season playing at home Oct. 4th against Concordia-St. Paul at 6:00 p.m., then on the road  Oct. 7th against Minnesota Crookston at 6:00 p.m. and Oct. 8th against Bemidji State at 11:00 a.m.


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