Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · 2026 season
Sioux Falls
6–11
Overall
2–7
NSIC
.216
Hitting % · 80th in D2
.200
Opponents hit · 189th in D2
76
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. Northern 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
- Blocks per set2.54 · 9th in D2
- Service errors per set1.26 · 11th in D2
- Hitting %.216 · 80th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Aces per set1.11 · 273rd in D2
- Reception error %10.4% · 230th in D2
- Point-scoring %42.4% · 221st 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 | Kyleigh Tangen | OH | 58 | 35 | 123 | 0.60 | .106 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 1.79 | 0.88 |
| 2 | Maci Lerseth | L/DS | 65 | 3 | 8 | 0.05 | .375 | 1.09 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 4.20 | 0.11 |
| 3 | Bre Van Den Top | OH | 52 | 82 | 250 | 1.58 | .120 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 1.81 |
| 4 | Katie Van egdom | OH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Gretchen Volk | L/DS | 62 | 1 | 6 | 0.02 | .167 | 2.95 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 0.16 |
| 6 | Lucy Larson | L/DS | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 0.12 |
| 7 | Cecilia Spaeth | OH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Faith Van Eck | L/DS | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.51 | 0.12 |
| 9 | Hollie Peterson | S | 63 | 16 | 59 | 0.25 | .153 | 6.9298th D2 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 2.02 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Aubrey Gates | OH | 65 | 115 | 380 | 1.77 | .147 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 2.02 |
| 11 | Haley Wolfe | MB | 65 | 137 | 322 | 2.11 | .33291st D2 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 1.1722nd D2 | 0.32 | 2.98 |
| 12 | Abby Haus | OH | 59 | 150 | 342 | 2.54 | .260 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.53 | 2.94 |
| 13 | Tatum Godinez | OH | 47 | 65 | 220 | 1.38 | .091 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.55 | 1.49 |
| 14 | Taya Thaden | MB | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | .357 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.61 |
| 15 | Maegan Cheeseman | S | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Molly Minnema | MB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
| 19 | Ella Walker | MB | 65 | 169 | 347 | 2.60 | .38030th D2 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.1821st D2 | 0.11 | 3.30 |
| 20 | Adyson Knake | OH | 20 | 15 | 56 | 0.75 | -.071 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.82 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won52.0% of 150
- Sideout %57.7% · all rallies 54.5%
- Point-scoring %46.8% · all rallies 42.4%
- Late kills–errorsWolfe 10–1 · Walker 8–2 · Haus 8–5 · Top 4–1 · Gates 4–1 · Tangen 3–1 · Godinez 4–2 · Knake 2–1
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run8 straight · 25–19 in set 2 vs. Cal St. San Marcos 08/28
- Longest run against12 straight · 10–24 in set 1 vs. St. Cloud St. 09/19
- Sets with a 5-point run20 for · 24 against · of 65
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 25–23 in set 3 vs. Northwest Nazarene 08/27
down 5, won 23–21 in set 2 vs. Washburn 09/04 - Leads lostup 5, lost 21–25 in set 1 vs. Emporia St. 09/03
up 5, lost 23–25 in set 3 vs. Washburn 09/04
Sioux Falls news
- Cougars Complete Weekend Sweep with Straight-Set Win at Minot StateOct 3
- Cougars Cruise Past Marauders in Straight SetsOct 2
- Cougars Fall in Five-Set Rivalry Battle with AugustanaSep 29
- Cougars Fall on the Road to No. 2 Wayne StateSep 26
- Cougars Push No. 11 Southwest Minnesota State to Five SetsSep 24
Headlines from Sioux Falls athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | vs.  Northwest Nazarene | 10–5 | L 2–3 19-25, 30-28, 25-23, 24-26, 10-15 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Cal St. San Marcos | 7–8 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-19, 25-16 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Cal St. Monterey Bay | 3–11 | W 3–1 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Dominican (CA) | 4–12 | W 3–1 25-11, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Emporia St. | 15–3 | L 2–3 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 13-25, 13-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Black Hills St. | 6–10 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-11, 25-23 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Washburn | 17–3 | L 1–3 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Chadron St. | 7–9 | L 1–3 14-25, 23-25, 25-19, 19-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Winona St. NSIC | 2–13 | L 0–3 25-27, 22-25, 20-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Concordia-St. Paul NSIC | 12–4 | L 1–3 17-25, 25-20, 13-25, 18-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Minnesota St. NSIC | 6–11 | L 1–3 25-22, 17-25, 17-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  St. Cloud St. NSIC | 12–5 | L 0–3 11-25, 22-25, 22-25 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | vs.  Southwest Minn. St. NSIC | 13–4 | L 2–3 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 7-15 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  Wayne St. (NE) NSIC | 16–1 | L 0–3 13-25, 19-25, 17-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs.  Augustana (SD) NSIC | 9–8 | L 2–3 25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 22-25, 10-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Mary NSIC | 4–13 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-10, 27-25 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Minot St. NSIC | 4–14 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-15, 25-17 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Northern St. NSIC | 12–5 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 19% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Jamestown NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 10, 4:00 PM CT 41% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs.  MSU Moorhead NSIC | 10–8 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 51% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs.  Minn.-Crookston NSIC | 3–14 | Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 96% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at  Bemidji St. NSIC | 13–4 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 25% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at  Minn. Duluth NSIC | 16–1 | Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 8% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at Augustana (SD) NSIC | 9–8 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 24% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. Concordia-St. Paul NSIC | 12–4 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 13% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Winona St. NSIC | 2–13 | Oct 31, 2:00 PM CT 77% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at St. Cloud St. NSIC | 12–5 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 10% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at Minnesota St. NSIC | 6–11 | Nov 7, 3:00 PM CT 47% |