KENOSHA, Wis.. - The Winona State University volleyball team returns to the road as the 2023 season takes the Warriors to the University of Wisconsin - Parkside for the 2023 Hampton Inn Invitational.
Winona State enters play in Kenosha, Wis. with a stellar 4-0 record and the momentum of a road sweep in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Head coach
Joe Getzin and the Warriors will look to continue their torrid pace on Friday and Saturday this week.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
- Live stats and live video are available at the links above. Please note live stream matches require a paywall.
- All matches will occur on campus at the University of Wisconsin Parkside
WINONA STATE STORYLINES
- Winona State enters the season picked ninth in the 2023 NSIC Volleyball Coaches Poll.
- WSU narrowly missed out on an NSIC postseason bid last fall, finishing ninth with a 12-15 overall mark and 8-12 NSIC record.
- The Warriors will play their first eight matches on the road before opening at home in NSIC play against the University of Sioux Falls on Thursday, Sept. 14.
- WSU will feature seniors Rylee Vaughn, Lydia Lange, Sidney Paulson, and Taylor Pagel this season.
- Sidney Paulson was selected as 2023 WSU's Player to Watch by the NSIC.
- Two seasons ago, the Warriors qualified for the 2021 NSIC Tournament and the 2021 NCAA Division II postseason, finishing 28-5 overall and 17-3 in league play.
- Winona State features five freshmen: Sophia Armstrong, Ashlyn Steding, Quinn Robak, Kenna Kornely and Jayda Berg. WSU also added transfer Leah Mach, a junior from Emporia State University.
- Head coach Joe Getzin heads into the weekend with a 359-334 (.515) career record accrued over 24 seasons.
- In his tenth year at Winona State, Getzin had previous stops at Embry Riddle (AZ), Portland and Ole Miss.
- Heading into 2023, Getzin is No. 1 all-time at Winona State in winning percentage (.682) and second all-time in seasons at the school (9), wins (165), and matches coached (240).
- WSU returns assistant coaches Kristine Fisch, Jackie Kiecker, and Mara Quam to the Warrior sideline this fall.
Westminster (Utah) STORYLINES
- The 2023 Westminster – WSU matchup is the first time in program history the two teams have played.
- Westminster was selected 12th in the 2023 RMAC Coaches Poll.
- WU is 1-3 on the 2023 season so far.
- The Griffins won their opening match of the year and have lost three straight.
- The Westminster roster features 19 players, including three seniors this season.
- Sue Dulaney enters her second season as head coach at Westminster.
Univ. of Wisconsin Parkside STORYLINES
- WSU and UW-Parkside have played nine times dating back to 2006.
- Winona State has an 8-1 record over the Rangers, having won six straight.
- UW-Parkside is 3-2 on the 2023 season far, including a 3-0 win over Truman State to start the Hampton Inn Tournament.
- The Rangers roster features 17 players with just three seniors.
- Head coach Leah Barea is in her sixth season with the Rangers.
Truman State STORYLINES
- WSU and Truman State have played just once, with the Bulldogs besting the Warriors 3-2 in 2012.
- The Bulldogs are 3-2 on the season heading into Saturday.
- TSU was selected to finish last in the 2023 GLVC Volleyball Preseason Poll.
- Truman State features 16 players, with five seniors on the squad.
- David Gannon was hired in July of 2021 to lead the Bulldogs.
Purdue Northwest STORYLINES
- The 2023 match marks the second meeting ever between WSU and PNW.
- Northwood was 16-16 overall and 10-8 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
- Purdue Northwest heads into Kenosha with a 1-3 record.
- PNW was 9-20 last season with a 2-16 GLIAC record.
- Sean Douglas was hired at Purdue Northwest in January, 2022.
WARRIOR NOTABLES:
- Earlier this summer, Winona State earned its 17th consecutive AVCA Team Academic Award.
- WSU's four-match winning streak matches the fast start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament Warrior team.
- Sidney Paulson heads into the weekend fifth in the NSIC in kills-per-set at 3.94.
- Rylee Vaughn is sixth in the NSIC in digs-per-set, at 4.67.
- Paulson is also third in total points across the league with 72.5 on the year.
- Head coach Joe Getzin coached assistant coach Jackie Kiecker when Kiecker was a student-athlete at Ole Miss.
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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.
