WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University volleyball team opens the home portion of their 2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) schedule this weekend in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court. The Warriors will host Augustana University on Friday, September, 16 and Wayne State College on Saturday, September 17.
The Warriors and Vikings will start at 6 p.m. on Friday, while Saturday's match against WSC will begin at 2 p.m.
Winona State returns home with a 4-5 overall record and 0-2 NSIC slate. WSU fell to nationally ranked Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls to open NSIC play last weekend.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
- Live stats and live video are available at the links above & on the WSU Volleyball schedule page.
- Both contests will take place in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Finanical Court.
- Ticket information is available at the links above & on the WSU Volleyball schedule page.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES
- WSU heads into a key NSIC weekend playing at home for the first time this season.
- Winona State has played 15 consecutive road matches, dating back to last year.
- Winona State has dominated Augustana over the years, owning a 14-5 overall record vs. AU.
- WSU has beaten Augustana in their ten most recent contests, a streak that started in 2016.
- Against Wayne State, WSU is 6-1 vs. the Wildcats in their last seven matchups.
- The WSU - WSC match last year, won 3-2 by the Warriors, is the first five-set contest in six seasons between the two teams.
- Madison Larson leads WSU in kills/set at 3.77 and has reached triple digits on the season with 117.
- Jaci Winchell lead the Warriors in assists with 258 so far this year.
- Sidney Paulson has a kills/set mark of 2.94 and has played in all 32 Warrior sets this year.
- Mikenna Joerger leads the Warriors with 36 blocks on the year.
- Head coach Joe Getzin is 347-324 in 24 seasons as a head coach and will likely reach the 350 victory mark later this month.
Augustana STORYLINES
- Augustana heads into the weekend at 9-1 overall and ranked No. 24 in the country.
- The Vikings are 1-1 in NSIC play and went unbeaten in two early season tournaments.
- AU played NCAA Division I South Dakota State in a pre-season exhibition.
- The Vikings also tallied a win over Northern State in a non-NSIC match in the Augustana Volleyball Classic.
- Offensively, Augustana is led by Maddy Guetter (3.03 k/s) and Kate Reimann (3.0 k/s).
- Piper Asche has accumulated 44 total blocks on the year for AU
- Jennifer Jacobs enters her sixth season as head coach at Augustana.
Wayne State STORYLINES
- Wayne State College is ranked No. 3 in the county and has a 12-0 record entering the weekend.
- The Wildcats are 2-0 in NSIC play with wins over MSU-Mankato and Concordia - St. Paul.
- Wayne State played a mid-week, non-league match vs. Peru State on Tuesday, winning 3-0.
- Offensively, Wayne State is led by Taya Beller at 4.05 kills/set and Kelsie Cada 3.67 kills/set.
- Maggie Brahmer has accumulated 47 total blocks on the year for WSC.
- Wayne State played NCAA Division I program Kansas State in a pre-season exhibition, losing 3-2.
- Scott Kneifl enters his 18th season as head coach at Wayne State College.
WARRIOR NOTABLES
- Winona State will be looking to extend their winning streak to 11 consecutive wins over Augustana with a victory this weekend.
- On Friday, it will have been 314 days since WSU played on home court.
- The NSIC has six teams in the AVCA Top 25 this week.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words:
Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
