Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · 2026 season
Northern State
12–5
Overall
7–2
NSIC
.296
Hitting % · 5th in D2
.212
Opponents hit · 223rd in D2
20
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Central seed 6.1
Projected Central seed 6.1
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
at Sioux Falls 6–11
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 %.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 · 223rd in D2
- Blocks per set1.59 · 186th 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 | Victoria Persha | OH | 62 | 139 | 291 | 2.24 | .36839th D2 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 2.87 |
| 2 | Katelyn Schroeder | OH | 62 | 242 | 614 | 3.9020th D2 | .283 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 2.82 | 4.3130th D2 |
| 3 | Avery Douglas | L/DS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Lydia Nelson | OH | 58 | 97 | 205 | 1.67 | .278 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.78 | 0.16 | 2.12 |
| 5 | Sara Moberg | L/DS | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0.03 | .250 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 2.15 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Margaret Smith | S | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Michalina Grudzien | OH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Ava Nilsson | S | 62 | 32 | 82 | 0.52 | .293 | 11.841st D2 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 2.52 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Addie Leach | L/DS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Logan Fredrickson | MB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Avery Maasdorf | OH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Morissen Samuels | OH | 55 | 101 | 286 | 1.84 | .220 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 2.09 |
| 15 | Sidonia Wattier | S | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| 16 | Isabella Leaf | MB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Ashley Yost | L/DS | 62 | 2 | 12 | 0.03 | .000 | 0.76 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 4.2994th D2 | 0.19 |
| 18 | Linnea Nesheim | OH | 62 | 244 | 575 | 3.9419th D2 | .317 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 2.53 | 4.5218th D2 |
| 20 | Cara Cyr | MB | 20 | 18 | 32 | 0.90 | .438 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 1.05 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won50.7% of 134
- Sideout %58.7% · all rallies 61.6%
- Point-scoring %44.3% · all rallies 46.0%
- Late kills–errorsNesheim 20–4 · Schroeder 10–2 · Nelson 8–2 · Samuels 5–3 · Nilsson 2–1 · Persha 4–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run10 straight · 25–14 in set 1 vs. Minot St. 09/29
- Longest run against7 straight · 21–24 in set 2 vs. Jamestown 09/24
- Sets with a 5-point run26 for · 13 against · of 62
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 26–24 in set 4 vs. Rockhurst 09/05
down 7, won 24–22 in set 4 vs. Jamestown 09/24
down 5, won 25–23 in set 2 vs. Flagler 08/28 - Leads lostup 6, lost 24–26 in set 1 vs. Missouri Western 09/04
up 5, lost 21–25 in set 2 vs. Northwest Mo. St. 09/05
Northern St. news
- COUGARS AND NO. 12 MUSTANGS ON TAP FOR WOLVES VOLLEYBALLOct 7
- NSU VOLLEYBALL ENDS WEEKEND WITH VICTORY OVER AUGUSTANAOct 3
- VOLLEYBALL COMES UP SHORT IN THEIR BATTLE AGAINST NO. 2 WAYNE STATEOct 3
- WOLVES MAKE EASY WORK OUT OF THE BEAVERS IN A QUICK SWEEPSep 29
- NORTHERN VOLLEYBALL HOSTS THREE CONFERENCE MATCHES THIS WEEKSep 27
Headlines from Northern St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Flagler | 16–2 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-23, 25-22 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  UCCS | 10–6 | W 3–1 25-17, 25-18, 16-25, 25-15 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Cal St. Dom. Hills | 2–13 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-11, 25-8 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Colo. Christian | 6–8 | L 2–3 25-13, 23-25, 25-7, 15-25, 10-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Okla. Christian | 9–8 | W 3–2 25-15, 26-24, 22-25, 19-25, 15-12 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Missouri Western | 15–1 | L 1–3 24-26, 17-25, 25-16, 20-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Northwest Mo. St. | 6–9 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-21, 25-13 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Rockhurst | 11–5 | L 2–3 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 26-24, 9-15 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Minn.-Crookston NSIC | 3–14 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-14, 25-13 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  MSU Moorhead NSIC | 10–8 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-17, 27-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  Minn. Duluth NSIC | 16–1 | L 0–3 22-25, 21-25, 21-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Bemidji St. NSIC | 13–4 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-14, 26-24 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | at  Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | W 3–2 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Mary NSIC | 4–13 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-13, 25-14 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs.  Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | W 3–0 25-14, 25-6, 25-12 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs.  Wayne St. (NE) NSIC | 16–1 | L 1–3 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-25 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs.  Augustana (SD) NSIC | 9–8 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-21, 27-25 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at  Sioux Falls NSIC | 6–11 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 81% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  Southwest Minn. St. NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 10, 2:00 PM CT 40% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs.  St. Cloud St. NSIC | 12–5 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 52% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs.  Minnesota St. NSIC | 6–11 | Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 90% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at  Concordia-St. Paul NSIC | 12–4 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 36% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at  Winona St. NSIC | 2–13 | Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 93% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. Bemidji St. NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 75% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Minn. Duluth NSIC | 16–1 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 46% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at MSU Moorhead NSIC | 10–8 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 78% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at Minn.-Crookston NSIC | 3–14 | Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 99% |