D2VolleyballStats · Matchups
Matchup · Northern St. at Southwest Minn. St. · Sat, Oct 10, 2:00 PM CT
Northern St.
12–5 · 7–2 conf. · power #20
vs.
Southwest Minn. St.
13–4 · 7–2 conf. · AVCA #12 · power #13
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Prediction

From the power rating, at Southwest Minn. St. Northern St. is expected to win 49.0% of rallies.

40%
Northern St. wins · power rank 20
3–0 9%3–1 15%3–2 17%
60%
Southwest Minn. St. wins · power rank 13
3–0 17%3–1 23%3–2 20%

Where the match is won

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

Northern St. on offense

Northern St. attack vs. Southwest Minn. St. defense
Northern St. hitting %.296 · 5th Southwest Minn. St. opp. hitting % allowed.173 · 106th
Edge: Northern St.
Northern St. serve vs. Southwest Minn. St. passing
Northern St. aces per set1.71 · 137th Southwest Minn. St. reception error %5.3% · 6th
Edge: Southwest Minn. St.
Northern St. siding out vs. Southwest Minn. St. serving
Northern St. sideout %61.6% · 19th Southwest Minn. St. point-scoring %43.8% · 174th
Edge: Northern St.

Southwest Minn. St. on offense

Southwest Minn. St. attack vs. Northern St. defense
Southwest Minn. St. hitting %.255 · 27th Northern St. opp. hitting % allowed.212 · 222nd
Edge: Southwest Minn. St.
Southwest Minn. St. serve vs. Northern St. passing
Southwest Minn. St. aces per set1.90 · 81st Northern St. reception error %6.9% · 58th
Even
Southwest Minn. St. siding out vs. Northern St. serving
Southwest Minn. St. sideout %59.8% · 33rd Northern St. point-scoring %46.0% · 107th
Edge: Southwest Minn. St.

What each team does well

Northern St.

What they do well

  • Hitting %.296 · 5th in D2
  • Assists per set13.32 · 7th in D2
  • Kills per set14.15 · 9th in D2
  • Sideout %61.6% · 19th in D2

Where they can be pushed

  • Opponent hitting %.212 · 222nd in D2
  • Blocks per set1.59 · 185th in D2

Southwest Minn. St.

What they do well

  • Assists per set13.66 · 1st in D2
  • Kills per set14.45 · 3rd in D2
  • Reception error %5.3% · 6th in D2
  • Digs per set17.47 · 21st in D2

Where they can be pushed

  • Service errors per set2.34 · 211th 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.

Northern St.Southwest Minn. St.
Attack
Hitting %
.2965th of 281
.25527th of 281
Kills per set
14.159th of 281
14.453rd of 281
Assists per set
13.327th of 281
13.661st of 281
Sideout %Points won when receiving serve
61.6%19th of 281
59.8%33rd of 281
Serve
Aces per set
1.71137th of 281
1.9081st of 281
Service errors per setLower is better
1.8184th of 281
2.34211th of 281
Point-scoring %Points won while serving
46.0%107th of 281
43.8%174th of 281
Pass & defend
Reception error %Serves received that became aces · Lower is better
6.9%58th of 281
5.3%6th of 281
Digs per set
15.48128th of 281
17.4721st of 281
Blocks per set
1.59185th of 281
1.9581st of 281
Opponent hitting %Lower is better
.212222nd of 281
.173106th of 281
Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

Northern St.Southwest Minn. St.
Power rank2013
Schedule strength rank4539
Record vs. top 504–43–3
Hitting % vs. top 50.237.216
Opponents hit vs. top 50.260.195
Rallies won at 20–20 or later50.7% 13444.1% 186

Players to watch

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

Northern St.Southwest Minn. St.
Kills per set
Linnea Nesheim OH
3.94 · 244 kills · 19th in D2
Leah Jones OH
2.98 · 164 kills · 155th in D2
Hitting %
Victoria Persha OH
.368 · 139–32–291 · 39th in D2
Lindsay Kruse MB
.346 · 107–25–237 · 77th in D2
Assists per set
Ava Nilsson S
11.84 · 734 assists · 1st in D2
Tatem Schmidt S
6.58 · 375 assists · 114th in D2
Aces per set
Ava Nilsson S
0.42 · 26 aces · 115th in D2
Reese Drake OH
0.34 · 19 aces · 321st in D2
Blocks per set
Lydia Nelson OH
0.78 · 45 blocks · 238th in D2
Natalie Pilney MB
1.02 · 55 blocks · 61st in D2
Digs per set
Ashley Yost L/DS
4.29 · 266 digs · 94th in D2
Ashlynn Schroeder L/DS
4.12 · 239 digs · 113th in D2
Points per set
Linnea Nesheim OH
4.52 · 280.5 points · 18th in D2
Natalie Pilney MB
3.43 · 185 points · 162nd in D2

Common opponents

OpponentNorthern St.Southwest Minn. St.
Okla. ChristianW 3–2 25-15, 26-24, 22-25, 19-25, 15-12W 3–0 25-21, 25-21, 25-22
Missouri WesternL 1–3 24-26, 17-25, 25-16, 20-25L 1–3 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 21-25
Northwest Mo. St.W 3–0 25-20, 25-21, 25-13W 3–0 25-20, 25-20, 25-18
RockhurstL 2–3 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 26-24, 9-15W 3–0 25-16, 25-17, 25-10
MaryW 3–0 25-20, 25-13, 25-14W 3–0 25-16, 25-15, 25-12
Minot St.W 3–0 25-14, 25-6, 25-12W 3–0 25-21, 25-21, 25-18
Wayne St. (NE)L 1–3 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-25L 0–3 20-25, 21-25, 24-26
Augustana (SD)W 3–0 25-19, 25-21, 27-25W 3–0 25-13, 27-25, 29-27

Northern St. roster

1Victoria PershaOH621392912.24.36839th D20.080.290.650.562.87
2Katelyn SchroederOH622426143.9020th D2.2830.190.270.272.824.3130th D2
3Avery DouglasL/DS6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
4Lydia NelsonOH58972051.67.2780.030.020.780.162.12
5Sara MobergL/DS62240.03.2500.270.180.022.150.22
6Margaret SmithS6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
7Michalina GrudzienOH6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
9Ava NilssonS6232820.52.29311.841st D20.420.402.521.14
10Addie LeachL/DS6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
11Logan FredricksonMB6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
12Avery MaasdorfOH6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
14Morissen SamuelsOH551012861.84.2200.040.000.420.492.09
15Sidonia WattierS10000.00—0.000.100.000.000.10
16Isabella LeafMB6000.00—0.000.000.000.000.00
17Ashley YostL/DS622120.03.0000.760.150.024.2994th D20.19
18Linnea NesheimOH622445753.9419th D2.3170.110.370.372.534.5218th D2
20Cara CyrMB2018320.90.4380.000.000.300.101.05

Southwest Minn. St. roster

1Mya KrystosekOH541184022.19.1740.350.330.262.932.68
2Kennedy DrakeL/DS35000.00—0.090.090.000.510.09
3Natalie PilneyMB541353122.50.3170.040.331.0261st D20.413.43
4Sydney TheinS555140.09.3575.360.180.001.760.27
5Mollie RuppOH551403332.55.3150.090.020.400.562.77
6Reese DrakeOH5610310.18.1940.180.340.020.860.53
7Tatem SchmidtS572160.04.1256.580.320.002.540.35
8Maddy RangeOH145210.36.0950.000.000.070.430.39
9Paige SteinmetzOH574300.07-.0670.190.320.002.650.39
10Leah JonesOH551644562.98.2170.020.020.350.623.18
11Avery FahlMB136240.46.1670.000.080.000.310.54
12Lindsay KruseMB571072371.88.34677th D20.040.000.820.322.37
14Ashlynn SchroederL/DS581160.02.0630.860.000.004.120.02
17Trevyn SmithS11110.091.0001.450.270.000.910.36
18Josie PundtOH1315361.15.2220.000.000.080.151.19
21Makenzie WalshOH2228781.27.2820.000.000.180.321.41
23Ashley PeltierOH46972422.11.2890.070.000.760.502.51

Southwest Minn. St. schedule

DateOpponentOpp. recordResult
Fri, Aug 28at Wheeling11–6W 3–0 25-15, 25-8, 25-22
Fri, Aug 28vs. Spring Hill14–7W 3–0 25-10, 25-16, 25-14
Sat, Aug 29at West Florida3–1L 1–3 25-19, 16-25, 23-25, 22-25
Sat, Aug 29at Wheeling11–6W 3–0 25-18, 25-13, 27-25
Thu, Sep 3at Missouri Western15–1L 1–3 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 21-25
Fri, Sep 4at Rockhurst11–5W 3–0 25-16, 25-17, 25-10
Fri, Sep 4vs. Northwest Mo. St.6–9W 3–0 25-20, 25-20, 25-18
Sat, Sep 5vs. Okla. Christian9–8W 3–0 25-21, 25-21, 25-22
Fri, Sep 11at Concordia-St. Paul NSIC12–4L 1–3 17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25
Sat, Sep 12at Winona St. NSIC2–13W 3–1 25-12, 25-19, 19-25, 25-14
Fri, Sep 18vs. St. Cloud St. NSIC12–5W 3–1 25-22, 25-15, 29-31, 25-23
Sat, Sep 19vs. Minnesota St. NSIC6–11W 3–0 25-21, 25-17, 25-21
Thu, Sep 24at Sioux Falls NSIC6–11W 3–2 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-7
Sat, Sep 26vs. Augustana (SD) NSIC9–8W 3–0 25-13, 27-25, 29-27
Tue, Sep 29vs. Wayne St. (NE) NSIC16–1L 0–3 20-25, 21-25, 24-26
Fri, Oct 2at Minot St. NSIC4–14W 3–0 25-21, 25-21, 25-18
Sat, Oct 3at Mary NSIC4–13W 3–0 25-16, 25-15, 25-12
Fri, Oct 9vs. Jamestown NSIC13–4Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 82%
Sat, Oct 10vs. Northern St. NSIC12–5Oct 10, 2:00 PM CT 60%
Fri, Oct 16vs. Minn.-Crookston NSIC3–14Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 17vs. MSU Moorhead NSIC10–8Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 88%
Fri, Oct 23at Minn. Duluth NSIC16–1Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 38%
Sat, Oct 24at Bemidji St. NSIC13–4Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 68%
Tue, Oct 27at Wayne St. (NE) NSIC16–1Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 20%
Fri, Oct 30vs. Winona St. NSIC2–13Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 97%
Sat, Oct 31vs. Concordia-St. Paul NSIC12–4Oct 31, 3:00 PM CT 51%
Fri, Nov 6at Minnesota St. NSIC6–11Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 86%
Sat, Nov 7at St. Cloud St. NSIC12–5Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 44%

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Northern St. schedule

DateOpponentOpp. recordResult
Fri, Aug 28at Flagler16–2W 3–0 25-22, 25-23, 25-22
Fri, Aug 28at UCCS10–6W 3–1 25-17, 25-18, 16-25, 25-15
Sat, Aug 29vs. Cal St. Dom. Hills2–13W 3–0 25-17, 25-11, 25-8
Sat, Aug 29at Colo. Christian6–8L 2–3 25-13, 23-25, 25-7, 15-25, 10-15
Fri, Sep 4vs. Okla. Christian9–8W 3–2 25-15, 26-24, 22-25, 19-25, 15-12
Fri, Sep 4at Missouri Western15–1L 1–3 24-26, 17-25, 25-16, 20-25
Sat, Sep 5vs. Northwest Mo. St.6–9W 3–0 25-20, 25-21, 25-13
Sat, Sep 5at Rockhurst11–5L 2–3 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 26-24, 9-15
Fri, Sep 11vs. Minn.-Crookston NSIC3–14W 3–0 25-18, 25-14, 25-13
Sat, Sep 12vs. MSU Moorhead NSIC10–8W 3–0 25-21, 25-17, 27-25
Fri, Sep 18at Minn. Duluth NSIC16–1L 0–3 22-25, 21-25, 21-25
Sat, Sep 19at Bemidji St. NSIC13–4W 3–0 25-23, 25-14, 26-24
Thu, Sep 24at Jamestown NSIC13–4W 3–2 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12
Sat, Sep 26vs. Mary NSIC4–13W 3–0 25-20, 25-13, 25-14
Tue, Sep 29vs. Minot St. NSIC4–14W 3–0 25-14, 25-6, 25-12
Fri, Oct 2vs. Wayne St. (NE) NSIC16–1L 1–3 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-25
Sat, Oct 3vs. Augustana (SD) NSIC9–8W 3–0 25-19, 25-21, 27-25
Fri, Oct 9at Sioux Falls NSIC6–11Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 81%
Sat, Oct 10at Southwest Minn. St. NSIC13–4Oct 10, 2:00 PM CT 40%
Fri, Oct 16vs. St. Cloud St. NSIC12–5Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 53%
Sat, Oct 17vs. Minnesota St. NSIC6–11Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 90%
Fri, Oct 23at Concordia-St. Paul NSIC12–4Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 35%
Sat, Oct 24at Winona St. NSIC2–13Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 93%
Tue, Oct 27at Minot St. NSIC4–14Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Fri, Oct 30vs. Bemidji St. NSIC13–4Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 75%
Sat, Oct 31vs. Minn. Duluth NSIC16–1Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 46%
Fri, Nov 6at MSU Moorhead NSIC10–8Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 78%
Sat, Nov 7at Minn.-Crookston NSIC3–14Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 99%