Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · 2026 season

MSU Moorhead

10–8

Overall

3–6

NSIC

.233

Hitting % · 51st in D2

.195

Opponents hit · 173rd in D2

Power rank of 281

NCAA tournament chance

Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT

vs. Concordia-St. Paul 12–4

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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

Service errors per set1.56 · 35th in D2
Hitting %.233 · 51st in D2
Blocks per set2.04 · 59th in D2
Kills per set12.97 · 67th in D2

Where they can be pushed

Aces per set1.53 · 183rd in D2

Attack

Hitting %

.23351st of 281

Kills per set

12.9767th of 281

Assists per set

11.8776th of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

54.7%158th of 281

Serve

Aces per set

1.53183rd of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

1.5635th of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

46.0%108th of 281

Pass & defend

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

8.5%149th of 281

Digs per set

15.9680th of 281

Blocks per set

2.0459th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.195173rd of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

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	Ellie Keuseman	L/DS	64	2	5	0.03	.400	0.06	0.22	0.00	1.80	0.25
2	Ana Werwie	L/DS	27	0	1	0.00	-1.000	0.04	0.11	0.00	0.26	0.11
3	Sienna Sabers	OH	10	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
4	Kate Halvorson	MB	12	5	17	0.42	-.059	0.17	0.00	0.83	0.00	0.83
5	Ava Wild	OH	66	134	374	2.03	.214	0.05	0.00	0.61	0.67	2.43
6	Kiara Olesch	L/DS	60	2	5	0.03	.400	0.22	0.02	0.00	1.55	0.05
7	Annalise Wilson	S	22	2	9	0.09	.111	2.41	0.00	0.00	0.68	0.09
8	Natalie Mix	OH	10	1	2	0.10	.500	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10
9	Brielle Riess	OH	49	106	314	2.16	.146	0.10	0.02	0.20	0.84	2.31
10	Miracle Jensen	OH	57	54	172	0.95	.169	0.12	0.21	0.12	2.40	1.23
11	Olivia Terhune	MB	10	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
12	Ruby Bones	MB	24	14	45	0.58	.200	0.21	0.00	0.42	0.04	0.83
13	Sonja Lind	OH	19	16	52	0.84	.212	0.05	0.00	0.37	0.32	1.03
14	Brooke Bowen	L/DS	68	0	5	0.00	-.200	0.28	0.15	0.00	1.37	0.15
15	Mya Pfeifer	MB	55	87	208	1.58	.317	0.25	0.00	0.67	0.40	2.03
16	Madi Colby	S	65	9	30	0.14	.233	5.31	0.22	0.00	2.08	0.35
17	Raiah Mandell	MB	68	191	427	2.81	.288	0.07	0.00	0.38	0.46	3.05
18	Maci Martini	OH	67	167	519	2.49	.210	0.31	0.40	0.27	3.55	3.07
19	Annaka Johnson	MB	10	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
20	Kya Keegan	MB	10	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
21	Leah Laqua	MB	65	80	180	1.23	.350	0.28	0.02	0.78	0.26	1.77
22	Brooke Gillingham	S	60	12	26	0.20	.462	4.85	0.35	0.03	1.50	0.57
24	Brenna Beck	OH	10	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Pressure and runs

Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.

Late in sets (20–20 or later)

Rallies won44.3% of 131
Sideout %45.6% · all rallies 54.7%
Point-scoring %42.9% · all rallies 46.0%
Late kills–errorsMandell 14–5 · Riess 8–1 · Wild 7–1 · Martini 7–5 · Laqua 4–3 · Jensen 2–1 · Pfeifer 1–2

Runs and comebacks

Longest run10 straight · 25–15 in set 3 vs. Tex. A&M Int'l 09/01
Longest run against9 straight · 14–25 in set 1 vs. Fort Lewis 08/29
Sets with a 5-point run32 for · 21 against · of 68
Comeback setsdown 5, won 18–15 in set 3 vs. St. Mary's (TX) 09/03
Leads lostup 9, lost 23–25 in set 2 vs. Jamestown 09/11
up 8, lost 24–26 in set 1 vs. Tex. A&M Int'l 09/01
up 7, lost 27–29 in set 1 vs. Bemidji St. 09/26

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Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Fri, Aug 28	vs. UT Permian Basin	5–8	L 0–3 29-31, 21-25, 17-25
Fri, Aug 28	vs. CSU Pueblo	8–9	W 3–2 13-25, 25-11, 25-20, 19-25, 15-9
Sat, Aug 29	vs. Fort Lewis	10–7	W 3–1 25-14, 25-17, 19-25, 25-15
Sat, Aug 29	at Angelo St.	17–1	L 1–3 25-21, 17-25, 18-25, 24-26
Tue, Sep 1	at Tex. A&M Int'l	7–11	W 3–1 24-26, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22
Thu, Sep 3	vs. St. Mary's (TX)	10–7	W 3–2 12-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-13
Fri, Sep 4	at Tex. A&M-Kingsville	13–5	W 3–1 25-22, 24-26, 25-14, 25-19
Fri, Sep 4	at Edinboro	9–8	W 3–1 25-19, 25-22, 15-25, 25-14
Sat, Sep 5	at Mont. St. Billings	3–13	W 3–0 25-20, 25-15, 25-16
Fri, Sep 11	at Jamestown NSIC	13–4	L 1–3 25-15, 23-25, 15-25, 22-25
Sat, Sep 12	at Northern St. NSIC	12–5	L 0–3 21-25, 17-25, 25-27
Fri, Sep 18	vs. Minot St. NSIC	4–14	W 3–0 25-11, 25-14, 25-12
Sat, Sep 19	vs. Mary NSIC	4–13	W 3–0 25-17, 25-9, 25-16
Thu, Sep 24	at Minn.-Crookston NSIC	3–14	W 3–1 25-15, 25-23, 17-25, 25-17
Sat, Sep 26	vs. Bemidji St. NSIC	13–4	L 2–3 27-29, 25-21, 21-25, 26-24, 10-15
Tue, Sep 29	vs. Minn. Duluth NSIC	16–1	L 0–3 20-25, 24-26, 16-25
Fri, Oct 2	at St. Cloud St. NSIC	12–5	L 0–3 13-25, 22-25, 16-25
Sat, Oct 3	at Minnesota St. NSIC	6–11	L 1–3 25-16, 19-25, 17-25, 23-25
Fri, Oct 9	vs. Concordia-St. Paul NSIC	12–4	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 16%
Sat, Oct 10	vs. Winona St. NSIC	2–13	Oct 10, 3:30 PM CT 80%
Fri, Oct 16	at Sioux Falls NSIC	6–11	Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 49%
Sat, Oct 17	at Southwest Minn. St. NSIC	13–4	Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 12%
Fri, Oct 23	vs. Wayne St. (NE) NSIC	16–1	Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 6%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Augustana (SD) NSIC	9–8	Oct 24, 3:30 PM CT 39%
Tue, Oct 27	at Minn. Duluth NSIC	16–1	Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 9%
Fri, Oct 30	at Mary NSIC	4–13	Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 91%
Sat, Oct 31	at Minot St. NSIC	4–14	Oct 31, 12:00 PM CT 96%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Northern St. NSIC	12–5	Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 22%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Jamestown NSIC	13–4	Nov 7, 1:00 PM CT 46%