WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University volleyball team opens the 2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) portion of their schedule this weekend on the road, playing at Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday, September, 9 and at the University of Sioux Falls on Saturday, September 10.
The Warriors and Mustangs will start at 6 p.m. on Friday, while Saturday's match against USF will begin at 4 p.m.
Winona State heads into the NSIC slate with a 4-3 record, going .500 at the Concordia St. Paul Invitational with a 2-2 record on opening weekend and earning a 2-1 record this past weekend at the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toro Classic.
The Warriors will be looking to maintain the momentum of their recent West Coast road swing, where they won their final six sets, rallying back to beat the host Toros 3-2 after being down 2-0, then cruising past Western Colorado University 3-0 to conclude the trip.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
- Live stats and live video are available at the links above & on the WSU Volleyball schedule page.
- Friday's game will be held in the PE Gym at SMSU.
- Saturday's contest is in the Stewart Center.
- 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 great volleyball, winning their most recent two matches on the road in California and with a 4-3 overall record.
- This weekend, Winona State will play it's 14th and 15th consecutive matches on the road, dating back to 2021. The Warriors were last at home on Nov. 6, 2021, beating UMary, 3-0.
- Winona State is 2-0 in five-set matches this season.
- Madison Larson is hitting .298 and has racked up 100 kills, heading into the weekend.
- Larson is averaging 3.85 kills per set and has played 26 sets so far.
- Casey Volkmann has 119 digs on the year, including a season-high 29 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills.
- Volkmann also has nine service aces on the season.
- Kylie Welch has competed in all 26 sets played by the Warriors, as has Sidney Paulson.
- Paulson has 73 kills on the year and 17 block assists.
- Head coach Joe Getzin is 347-322 in 24 seasons as a head coach.
University of Sioux Falls STORYLINES
- Sioux Falls heads into the weekend at 5-2 overall.
- Like Winona State, USF has played exclusively on the road so far this year.
- The Cougars will face Upper Iowa on Friday before playing WSU on Saturday.
- USF played a non-NSIC match vs. Minot State at their most recent tournament, beating the Beavers 3-0.
- Three Cougars have over 30 kills this season; Grace Hanel (31), Courtney Holsteen (31) and Sadie Voss (34).
- Dan Mathews enters his second season as head coach at USF.
WARRIOR NOTABLES
- Winona State beat SMSU at home last season 3-2, but fell to USF 3-0, also in Winona.
- In 2019, WSU traveled to SMSU & USF on a NSIC weekend with the Warriors winning both contests, 3-0.
- Also in 2019, USF was ranked No. 19 and SMSU was No. 8 when the Warriors earned the sweep.
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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.
