Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · 2026 season
Bemidji State
13–4
Overall
7–4
NSIC
.272
Hitting % · 16th in D2
.177
Opponents hit · 124th in D2
36
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. St. Cloud St. 12–5
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Hitting %.272 · 16th in D2
- Assists per set12.92 · 16th in D2
- Kills per set13.89 · 19th in D2
- Sideout %59.5% · 43rd in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set2.69 · 256th in D2
- Point-scoring %42.3% · 226th in D2
- Blocks per set1.51 · 209th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Katie Brandl | S | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Taylor Martin | L/DS | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Anna Paquette | L/DS | 58 | 3 | 9 | 0.05 | .111 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 1.91 | 0.28 |
| 4 | Nevaeh Carlson | OH | 58 | 218 | 565 | 3.7624th D2 | .242 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 3.9461st D2 |
| 5 | Addie Warnke | MB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Madison Tripp | S | 61 | 33 | 96 | 0.54 | .250 | 10.799th D2 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 2.77 | 0.99 |
| 8 | Kayla Gallagher | OH | 61 | 22 | 78 | 0.36 | .064 | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 1.93 | 0.76 |
| 10 | Lydia Bengtson | OH | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Kelsey Lobitz | OPP | 16 | 10 | 25 | 0.63 | .240 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Katrina Thompson | S | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | .500 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Ava Athman | MB | 61 | 213 | 484 | 3.4957th D2 | .34775th D2 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.59 | 1.57 | 4.2334th D2 |
| 14 | Ella Kratochvil | OH | 61 | 201 | 510 | 3.3084th D2 | .267 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 3.47 |
| 18 | Ava Boelter | L/DS | 61 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | -.143 | 1.02 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 4.23 | 0.28 |
| 19 | Isabella Vander Velden | MB | 61 | 53 | 133 | 0.87 | .233 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 1.65 |
| 20 | Kylie Gustafson | OH | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| 24 | Grace Hoffard | MB | 55 | 92 | 197 | 1.67 | .35557th D2 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 1.97 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won53.2% of 141
- Sideout %61.9% · all rallies 59.5%
- Point-scoring %46.2% · all rallies 42.3%
- Late kills–errorsAthman 13–1 · Kratochvil 11–2 · Gallagher 3–0 · Hoffard 3–0 · Velden 4–1 · Tripp 2–1 · Carlson 5–7
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run12 straight · 25–8 in set 3 vs. Minn.-Crookston 09/29
- Longest run against10 straight · 12–25 in set 3 vs. Saint Michael's 09/04
- Sets with a 5-point run20 for · 19 against · of 61
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 29–27 in set 1 vs. MSU Moorhead 09/26
down 6, won 25–21 in set 2 vs. Cal St. San Marcos 09/03 - Leads lostup 7, lost 24–26 in set 1 vs. Jamestown 09/18
Bemidji St. news
- Athman named NSIC Offensive Player of the WeekOct 5
- Beavers force No. 5 Golden Bears to five setsOct 3
- Beavers grab lucky win number 13, 3-1 over WarriorsOct 2
- Beavers sweep Golden Eagles in midweek matchSep 29
- BSU prepares for three-match road weekSep 28
Headlines from Bemidji St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Western N.M. | 11–7 | W 3–1 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Mary NSIC | 4–13 | W 3–2 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Mont. St. Billings | 3–13 | W 3–1 20-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-19 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Black Hills St. | 6–10 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-17, 25-19 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  Cal St. San Marcos | 7–8 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-21, 25-19 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Saint Michael's | 3–11 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-13, 25-12 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  UC Merced | 4–10 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-12, 25-12 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Minn.-Crookston NSIC | 3–14 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-13, 25-22 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-19, 25-15 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at Mary NSIC | 4–13 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-14, 25-15 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | L 1–3 24-26, 25-18, 25-27, 23-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  Northern St. NSIC | 12–5 | L 0–3 23-25, 14-25, 24-26 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | vs.  Minn. Duluth NSIC | 16–1 | L 0–3 19-25, 18-25, 18-25 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  MSU Moorhead NSIC | 10–8 | W 3–2 29-27, 21-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-10 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | at Minn.-Crookston NSIC | 3–14 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-23, 25-8 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Winona St. NSIC | 2–13 | W 3–1 25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Concordia-St. Paul NSIC | 12–4 | L 2–3 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 15-25, 9-15 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  St. Cloud St. NSIC | 12–5 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 32% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Minnesota St. NSIC | 6–11 | Oct 10, 11:00 AM CT 77% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at  Wayne St. (NE) NSIC | 16–1 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 7% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at  Augustana (SD) NSIC | 9–8 | Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 43% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs.  Sioux Falls NSIC | 6–11 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 75% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs.  Southwest Minn. St. NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 32% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | vs. Minn.-Crookston NSIC | 3–14 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Northern St. NSIC | 12–5 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 25% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 31, 2:00 PM CT 50% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs. Mary NSIC | 4–13 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 98% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | Nov 7, 11:00 AM CT 99% |