Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · 2026 season
Minn.-Crookston
3–14
Overall
1–10
NSIC
.149
Hitting % · 217th in D2
.272
Opponents hit · 276th in D2
203
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. Winona St. 2–13
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
Nothing in the top 30% of D2 yet.
Where they can be pushed
- Opponent hitting %.272 · 276th in D2
- Point-scoring %39.0% · 270th in D2
- Sideout %48.8% · 263rd 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 | Ellery Ehresmann | S | 56 | 13 | 66 | 0.23 | .121 | 5.43 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 1.68 | 0.54 |
| 2 | Madison Carsten | OH | 56 | 166 | 568 | 2.96 | .188 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 2.93 | 3.40 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Gysbers | OH | 41 | 67 | 160 | 1.63 | .212 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.41 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Hannah Nesdahl | L/DS | 49 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | -.083 | 0.55 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.78 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Lexi Scharold | MB | 56 | 105 | 306 | 1.88 | .173 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.66 | 0.34 | 2.30 |
| 6 | Kailee Waasdorp | L/DS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.31 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Abigail Ernster | OH | 31 | 27 | 108 | 0.87 | .065 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.87 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Madilyn Dinges | MB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0.20 | .333 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 9 | Penelope Vertin | OH | 33 | 17 | 63 | 0.52 | -.063 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.15 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Megan Schoenfelder | OH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Ava Leingang | OH | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.91 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Jacelyn Crane | MB | 39 | 24 | 75 | 0.62 | .147 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.36 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Orazem | S | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.25 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1.38 | 0.19 |
| 14 | Brook Orazem | S | 29 | 3 | 12 | 0.10 | .000 | 3.83 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.21 | 0.21 |
| 14 | Brooke Orazem | S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Isabella Peters | MB | 8 | 12 | 25 | 1.50 | .320 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1.56 |
| 15 | Bella Peters | MB | 38 | 40 | 134 | 1.05 | .097 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 1.26 |
| 18 | Adrienne Venditto | OH | 54 | 1 | 24 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.93 | 0.41 |
| 19 | Emma Malek | MB | 42 | 57 | 169 | 1.36 | .178 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 1.02 | 1.73 |
| 20 | Carizma Muth | OH | 23 | 40 | 142 | 1.74 | .085 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 2.39 | 2.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won39.7% of 63
- Sideout %40.6% · all rallies 48.8%
- Point-scoring %38.7% · all rallies 39.0%
- Late kills–errorsGysbers 5–3 · Malek 2–1 · Scharold 2–4 · Carsten 2–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run7 straight · 25–12 in set 1 vs. Minot St. 09/19
- Longest run against12 straight · 8–25 in set 3 vs. Bemidji St. 09/29
- Sets with a 5-point run14 for · 27 against · of 56
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 16–14 in set 5 vs. Lake Superior St. 08/28
- Leads lostup 5, lost 28–30 in set 2 vs. Cal St. San Marcos 09/04
Minn.-Crookston news
- Golden Eagle Volleyball Hosts Winona State and Top-10 Concordia-St. Paul for Homecoming WeekendOct 8
- Golden Eagles Swept By No. 15 St. Cloud StateOct 3
- Minnesota Crookston Shows Balance Offensively and Strong Defense in Four Set Loss to Minnesota StateOct 2
- Road Trip at Mavericks and Nationally-Ranked Huskies Await Minnesota Crookston VolleyballOct 1
- Minnesota Crookston Falls in Straight Sets to Bemidji StateSep 29
Headlines from Minn.-Crookston athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  South Dakota Mines | 12–4 | L 0–3 20-25, 12-25, 9-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Lake Superior St. | 3–13 | W 3–2 25-21, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25, 16-14 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | L 0–3 17-25, 14-25, 13-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Chadron St. | 7–9 | L 0–3 23-25, 18-25, 17-25 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  UC Merced | 4–10 | L 1–3 18-25, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Cal St. San Marcos | 7–8 | L 0–3 17-25, 28-30, 15-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Bemidji St. NSIC | 13–4 | L 0–3 13-25, 13-25, 22-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Saint Michael's | 3–11 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-18, 25-13 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Northern St. NSIC | 12–5 | L 0–3 18-25, 14-25, 13-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | L 0–3 10-25, 10-25, 19-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Mary NSIC | 4–13 | L 0–3 21-25, 21-25, 15-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | vs.  MSU Moorhead NSIC | 10–8 | L 1–3 15-25, 23-25, 25-17, 17-25 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  Minn. Duluth NSIC | 16–1 | L 0–3 13-25, 21-25, 12-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs. Bemidji St. NSIC | 13–4 | L 0–3 13-25, 23-25, 8-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Minnesota St. NSIC | 6–11 | L 1–3 19-25, 20-25, 25-21, 14-25 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  St. Cloud St. NSIC | 12–5 | L 0–3 14-25, 20-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Winona St. NSIC | 2–13 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 19% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Concordia-St. Paul NSIC | 12–4 | Oct 10, 3:00 PM CT 1% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at  Southwest Minn. St. NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 1% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at  Sioux Falls NSIC | 6–11 | Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 4% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs.  Augustana (SD) NSIC | 9–8 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 2% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs.  Wayne St. (NE) NSIC | 16–1 | Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 1% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at Bemidji St. NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 1% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 51% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at Mary NSIC | 4–13 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 35% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs. Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 3% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Northern St. NSIC | 12–5 | Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 1% |