Minnesota Duluth vs. St. Cloud State Volleyball: Matchup Preview

Matchup · St. Cloud St. at Minn. Duluth · Sat, Oct 10, 4:00 PM CT

Minn. Duluth

16–1 · 9–0 conf. · AVCA #14 · power #8

vs.

St. Cloud St.

12–5 · 6–3 conf. · AVCA #16 · power #15

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Prediction

From the power rating, at Minn. Duluth. Minn. Duluth is expected to win 51.2% of rallies.

63%

Minn. Duluth wins · power rank 8

3–0 19%3–1 24%3–2 20%

37%

St. Cloud St. wins · power rank 15

3–0 8%3–1 14%3–2 16%

Where the match is won

Each team's strength set against the other's matching skill. Full season, ranked nationally.

Minn. Duluth on offense

Minn. Duluth attack vs. St. Cloud St. defense

Minn. Duluth hitting %.291 · 7th St. Cloud St. opp. hitting % allowed.184 · 136th

Edge: Minn. Duluth

Minn. Duluth serve vs. St. Cloud St. passing

Minn. Duluth aces per set2.11 · 39th St. Cloud St. reception error %5.2% · 5th

Slight edge: St. Cloud St.

Minn. Duluth siding out vs. St. Cloud St. serving

Minn. Duluth sideout %64.6% · 7th St. Cloud St. point-scoring %45.7% · 117th

Edge: Minn. Duluth

St. Cloud St. on offense

St. Cloud St. attack vs. Minn. Duluth defense

St. Cloud St. hitting %.250 · 31st Minn. Duluth opp. hitting % allowed.155 · 65th

Slight edge: St. Cloud St.

St. Cloud St. serve vs. Minn. Duluth passing

St. Cloud St. aces per set1.80 · 112th Minn. Duluth reception error %7.0% · 61st

Slight edge: Minn. Duluth

St. Cloud St. siding out vs. Minn. Duluth serving

St. Cloud St. sideout %62.2% · 12th Minn. Duluth point-scoring %49.0% · 26th

Even

What each team does well

Minn. Duluth

What they do well

Kills per set14.67 · 1st in D2
Hitting %.291 · 7th in D2
Assists per set13.39 · 6th in D2
Sideout %64.6% · 7th in D2

Where they can be pushed

Service errors per set2.25 · 191st in D2

St. Cloud St.

What they do well

Assists per set13.47 · 5th in D2
Reception error %5.2% · 5th in D2
Kills per set13.97 · 13th in D2
Sideout %62.2% · 12th in D2

Where they can be pushed

Service errors per set2.30 · 202nd in D2

Side by side

Full season, ranked nationally. The bar shows how much of the field each team is better than; the tick is the median.

Minn. DuluthSt. Cloud St.

Attack

Hitting %

.2917th of 281

.25031st of 281

Kills per set

14.671st of 281

13.9713th of 281

Assists per set

13.396th of 281

13.475th of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

64.6%7th of 281

62.2%12th of 281

Serve

Aces per set

2.1139th of 281

1.80112th of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

2.25191st of 281

2.30202nd of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

49.0%26th of 281

45.7%117th of 281

Pass & defend

Reception error %Serves received that became aces · Lower is better

7.0%61st of 281

5.2%5th of 281

Digs per set

14.68174th of 281

16.1373rd of 281

Blocks per set

1.9095th of 281

1.67157th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.15565th of 281

.184136th of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

	Minn. Duluth	St. Cloud St.
Power rank	8	15
Schedule strength rank	80	18
Record vs. top 50	5–0	2–5
Hitting % vs. top 50	.244	.202
Opponents hit vs. top 50	.205	.257
Rallies won at 20–20 or later	59.7% 134	50.6% 162

Players to watch

Each team's leader in every category (regulars only: half of the team's sets). Full season, ranked nationally.

Minn. DuluthSt. Cloud St.

Kills per set

Madeline Guetzkow OH

3.75 · 214 kills · 25th in D2

Shelby Kimm OH

3.28 · 187 kills · 87th in D2

Hitting %

Paige Decker MB

.461 · 181–32–323 · 2nd in D2

Carlie Willis OH

.301 · 148–50–326 · 160th in D2

Assists per set

Ava Jones S

11.44 · 652 assists · 2nd in D2

Braya LaPlant S

10.95 · 613 assists · 6th in D2

Aces per set

Brietta Tims OH

0.48 · 23 aces · 58th in D2

Laurin Hamann L/DS

0.40 · 24 aces · 150th in D2

Blocks per set

Elyse Karrels MB

1.04 · 50 blocks · 48th in D2

Kinsey Mohwinkle MB

0.81 · 29 blocks

Digs per set

Madeline Guetzkow OH

2.75 · 157 digs · 344th in D2

Laurin Hamann L/DS

4.52 · 271 digs · 71st in D2

Points per set

Madeline Guetzkow OH

4.32 · 246.5 points · 27th in D2

Shelby Kimm OH

3.64 · 207.5 points · 102nd in D2

Common opponents

Opponent	Minn. Duluth	St. Cloud St.
Michigan Tech	W 3–2 21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 25-23	W 3–2 19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11
Cal St. East Bay	W 3–0 25-21, 25-18, 25-23	W 3–0 25-23, 25-23, 25-21
Northern Mich.	W 3–1 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-9	W 3–0 25-19, 25-17, 25-8
Tiffin	W 3–0 25-14, 25-19, 25-16	W 3–0 25-19, 25-14, 25-18
Minn.-Crookston	W 3–0 25-13, 25-21, 25-12	W 3–0 25-14, 25-20, 25-14
MSU Moorhead	W 3–0 25-20, 26-24, 25-16	W 3–0 25-13, 25-22, 25-16
Concordia-St. Paul	W 3–2 25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13	L 2–3 17-25, 27-25, 25-15, 22-25, 10-15
Winona St.	W 3–0 25-21, 25-11, 25-19	W 3–2 20-25, 25-9, 19-25, 25-12, 15-13

Minn. Duluth roster


1	Brietta Tims	OH	48	84	254	1.75	.134	0.15	0.4858th D2	0.21	1.88	2.34
2	Karsyn Winchell	L/DS	29	1	3	0.03	.000	0.07	0.17	0.00	0.59	0.21
3	McKenzie Burke	OH	14	2	9	0.14	.111	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.00	0.18
4	Grace Borys	S	11	0	0	0.00	—	0.09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
5	Paige Decker	MB	57	181	323	3.18	.4612nd D2	0.12	0.02	0.70	0.26	3.58
6	Kendra Behrens	MB	17	5	17	0.29	.059	0.00	0.00	0.12	0.06	0.38
7	Brooke Aslakson	MB	15	3	12	0.20	.083	0.00	0.00	0.20	0.00	0.30
8	Madison Reed	L/DS	53	0	3	0.00	.000	0.57	0.36	0.00	2.74	0.36
9	Ava Jones	S	57	31	108	0.54	.204	11.442nd D2	0.4672nd D2	0.42	2.07	1.24
10	Georgia Koscielak	L/DS	42	0	0	0.00	—	0.07	0.12	0.00	0.21	0.12
12	Grace Mueller	MB	15	5	13	0.33	.308	0.00	0.00	0.13	0.13	0.40
13	Xada Johnson	OH	38	78	211	2.05	.218	0.08	0.00	0.39	0.74	2.26
14	Ella Chandler	OH	53	8	36	0.15	.028	0.02	0.26	0.00	1.32	0.42
15	Julianne Hon	L/DS	47	1	11	0.02	.091	0.53	0.11	0.00	1.64	0.13
16	Kenzie Kiminski	MB	54	147	365	2.72	.241	0.11	0.06	0.35	1.76	2.99
17	Madeline Guetzkow	OH	57	214	421	3.7525th D2	.38031st D2	0.40	0.33	0.47	2.75	4.3227th D2
18	Elyse Karrels	MB	48	76	160	1.58	.369	0.06	0.00	1.0448th D2	0.27	2.21

St. Cloud St. roster


1	Audrey Rydell	OPP	7	3	4	0.43	.500	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.43
2	Izzy Keaveny	S	43	6	18	0.14	.222	2.16	0.26	0.05	1.44	0.43
3	Clara Keaveny	L/DS	56	3	4	0.05	.750	0.09	0.30	0.00	1.04	0.36
4	Abby Wachal	OH	58	124	373	2.14	.209	0.19	0.07	0.16	2.16	2.29
5	Asta Hildebrand	S	20	0	1	0.00	.000	0.15	0.15	0.00	0.15	0.15
6	Carlie Willis	OH	55	148	326	2.69	.301	0.09	0.02	0.40	0.89	2.95
7	Kinsey Mohwinkle	MB	36	62	161	1.72	.242	0.08	0.00	0.81	0.31	2.15
8	Abby Leaf	MB	10	6	10	0.60	.500	0.10	0.00	0.50	0.10	0.85
9	Alexis Heinle	MB	35	52	122	1.49	.295	0.06	0.14	0.46	0.57	1.89
10	Brynn Panek	MB	30	44	113	1.47	.177	0.00	0.00	0.37	0.23	1.68
11	Kendall Huhnerkoch	MB	27	36	88	1.33	.273	0.04	0.00	0.37	0.33	1.52
12	Keira Nagle	OPP	6	0	1	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
13	Hannah Bruskiewicz	MB	48	85	192	1.77	.245	0.02	0.02	0.58	0.15	2.16
14	Braya LaPlant	S	56	18	73	0.32	.123	10.956th D2	0.38	0.32	2.13	0.90
15	Laurin Hamann	L/DS	60	0	7	0.00	.000	0.85	0.40	0.00	4.5271st D2	0.40
16	Emery Thury	OH	27	64	134	2.37	.328	0.11	0.00	0.26	0.78	2.50
19	Mollie Hobson	OPP	29	0	2	0.00	.000	0.03	0.34	0.00	0.28	0.34
20	Shelby Kimm	OH	57	187	501	3.2887th D2	.246	0.26	0.19	0.30	3.46	3.64

St. Cloud St. schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	vs. Cal St. East Bay	6–8	W 3–0 25-23, 25-23, 25-21
Thu, Aug 27	at Northern Mich.	8–8	W 3–0 25-19, 25-17, 25-8
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Tiffin	2–13	W 3–0 25-19, 25-14, 25-18
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Michigan Tech	9–7	W 3–2 19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11
Thu, Sep 3	at Lubbock Christian	8–9	W 3–0 25-17, 25-19, 25-17
Fri, Sep 4	vs. Converse	11–8	W 3–0 25-12, 25-22, 25-22
Fri, Sep 4	at Barry	11–2	L 2–3 21-25, 22-25, 25-19, 28-26, 16-18
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Lynn	15–2	L 0–3 20-25, 23-25, 20-25
Fri, Sep 11	vs. Augustana (SD) NSIC	9–8	W 3–0 25-22, 25-20, 25-23
Sat, Sep 12	vs. Wayne St. (NE) NSIC	16–1	L 0–3 19-25, 14-25, 16-25
Fri, Sep 18	at Southwest Minn. St. NSIC	13–4	L 1–3 22-25, 15-25, 31-29, 23-25
Sat, Sep 19	at Sioux Falls NSIC	6–11	W 3–0 25-11, 25-22, 25-22
Thu, Sep 24	vs. Minnesota St. NSIC	6–11	W 3–0 25-13, 27-25, 25-11
Sat, Sep 26	at Concordia-St. Paul NSIC	12–4	L 2–3 17-25, 27-25, 25-15, 22-25, 10-15
Tue, Sep 29	at Winona St. NSIC	2–13	W 3–2 20-25, 25-9, 19-25, 25-12, 15-13
Fri, Oct 2	vs. MSU Moorhead NSIC	10–8	W 3–0 25-13, 25-22, 25-16
Sat, Oct 3	vs. Minn.-Crookston NSIC	3–14	W 3–0 25-14, 25-20, 25-14
Fri, Oct 9	at Bemidji St. NSIC	13–4	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 67%
Sat, Oct 10	at Minn. Duluth NSIC	16–1	Oct 10, 4:00 PM CT 37%
Fri, Oct 16	at Northern St. NSIC	12–5	Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 47%
Sat, Oct 17	at Jamestown NSIC	13–4	Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 73%
Tue, Oct 20	vs. Concordia-St. Paul NSIC	12–4	Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 51%
Fri, Oct 23	vs. Mary NSIC	4–13	Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Minot St. NSIC	4–14	Oct 24, 12:00 PM CT 99%
Tue, Oct 27	vs. Winona St. NSIC	2–13	Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 97%
Fri, Oct 30	at Wayne St. (NE) NSIC	16–1	Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 19%
Sat, Oct 31	at Augustana (SD) NSIC	9–8	Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 67%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Sioux Falls NSIC	6–11	Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 90%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Southwest Minn. St. NSIC	13–4	Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 56%

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Minn. Duluth schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	at Michigan Tech	9–7	W 3–2 21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 25-23
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Cal St. East Bay	6–8	W 3–0 25-21, 25-18, 25-23
Fri, Aug 28	at Northern Mich.	8–8	W 3–1 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-9
Sat, Aug 29	at Tiffin	2–13	W 3–0 25-14, 25-19, 25-16
Fri, Sep 4	at Fort Lewis	10–7	L 1–3 26-28, 26-24, 22-25, 18-25
Fri, Sep 4	at CSU Pueblo	8–9	W 3–0 25-21, 25-16, 25-19
Sat, Sep 5	at Adelphi	10–9	W 3–0 26-24, 25-8, 25-18
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Florida Tech	4–10	W 3–0 25-12, 25-15, 25-17
Fri, Sep 11	at Mary NSIC	4–13	W 3–0 25-21, 25-11, 25-17
Sat, Sep 12	at Minot St. NSIC	4–14	W 3–0 25-12, 25-13, 25-14
Fri, Sep 18	vs. Northern St. NSIC	12–5	W 3–0 25-22, 25-21, 25-21
Sat, Sep 19	vs. Jamestown NSIC	13–4	W 3–0 25-13, 25-23, 25-22
Thu, Sep 24	at Bemidji St. NSIC	13–4	W 3–0 25-19, 25-18, 25-18
Sat, Sep 26	vs. Minn.-Crookston NSIC	3–14	W 3–0 25-13, 25-21, 25-12
Tue, Sep 29	at MSU Moorhead NSIC	10–8	W 3–0 25-20, 26-24, 25-16
Fri, Oct 2	at Concordia-St. Paul NSIC	12–4	W 3–2 25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13
Sat, Oct 3	at Winona St. NSIC	2–13	W 3–0 25-21, 25-11, 25-19
Fri, Oct 9	vs. Minnesota St. NSIC	6–11	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 94%
Sat, Oct 10	vs. St. Cloud St. NSIC	12–5	Oct 10, 4:00 PM CT 63%
Fri, Oct 16	at Augustana (SD) NSIC	9–8	Oct 16, 5:00 PM CT 72%
Sat, Oct 17	at Wayne St. (NE) NSIC	16–1	Oct 17, 1:00 PM CT 24%
Fri, Oct 23	vs. Southwest Minn. St. NSIC	13–4	Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 62%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Sioux Falls NSIC	6–11	Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 93%
Tue, Oct 27	vs. MSU Moorhead NSIC	10–8	Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 91%
Fri, Oct 30	at Jamestown NSIC	13–4	Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 78%
Sat, Oct 31	at Northern St. NSIC	12–5	Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 54%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Minot St. NSIC	4–14	Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Mary NSIC	4–13	Nov 7, 11:00 AM CT 99%