Northern State University (NSU) Athletics

Wildcat Net Play Ends NSU's Season

November 6, 2007
WAYNE, Neb. - The Northern State volleyball team fell in three games to Wayne State Tuesday night in the first round of the NSIC Tournament. No. 3-seeded Wildcats took the match from the No. 6-seeded Wolves by scores of 30-15, 30-22, 30-23. The loss ends the 2007 campaign for the Wolves, who finished the year with a 13-16 overall record. Full Story

Knaeble Makes All-NSIC Honorable Mention

November 5, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Northern Sun Conference office has released the 2007 Volleyball All-Conference awards. Northern State senior Emily Knaeble was named to the Honorable Mention roll for the first time in her career. The Wolves (13-15, 8-10 NSIC) have wrapped up the regular season schedule and, as the No. 6 seed, will face No. 4 Wayne State in the first round of the NSIC Tournament on Tuesday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m in Wayne, Neb. Full Story

Regular Season Ends in 0-3 Trouncing By Dragons

November 3, 2007
MOORHEAD, Minn. - Northern State's regular volleyball season has concluded as the Wolves fell 0-3 to the Dragons of MSU Moorhead (17-9, 11-7 NSIC) Saturday afternoon, 30-26, 30-16, and 30-21. The Wolves finish the regular schedule with a 13-15 overall record and, with a mark of 8-10 in the NSIC, are the sixth seed in the upcoming NSIC Tournament. They will play No. 3 Wayne State in Wayne, Neb., on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m. Full Story

NSU's Emily Knaeble (File Photo)

CSP's Steinhagen Downs 20 Against Wolves

November 2, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia-St. Paul's Maria Steinhagen overpowered the Wolves with 20 kills in Friday's three-game decision that went to the Golden Bears with scores of 30-26, 30-21, 30-21. With the win, the third-ranked Bears clinch the NSIC regular season title with a 28-3 overall and 16-1 NSIC record. The Wolves (13-14, 8-9 NSIC) wrap up the regular season at MSU Moorhead tomorrow afternoon.Full Story

NSU's Melanie Perez (File Photo)

Vikings Rock NSU's Ship

October 30, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team (13-13) faced off with Augustana College (17-9) in their final home match of the 2007 season. The Vikings won the non-conference battle with the Wolves and took a 3-0 win with scores of 30-23, 30-17, and 30-28. Northern has two NSIC matches remaining in the season. Full Story

Kelsey Aden led the Wolves with 20 kills and five blocks against Winona State

Warriors Lose Battle, Wolves Top WSU 3-1

October 27, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State upended Winona State (19-11, 10-6) three games to one in the final home NSIC volleyball match of the season, finishing with scores of 30-25, 30-23, 17-30 and 30-15. The Wolves climb over the .500 mark with a 13-12 record and are an even 8-8 in league play. Full Story

Northern Keeps Peacocks Grounded

October 26, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team kept Upper Iowa (4-23, 0-15 NSIC) winless in NSIC play with a 3-0 downing of the Peacocks on Friday night. The Wolves won with game scores of 31-29, 30-23, and 30-26. The victory puts the Wolves back in the win column after a three-match hiatus. They are now 12-12 overall and 7-8 in NSIC play. Full Story

Marauders Win 5-Game Battle

October 24, 2007
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Marauders of the University of Mary overcame a 0-2 deficit and took Wednesday night's match from Northern State in five games, 28-30, 22-30, 30-21, 30-27, 15-13. Northern is now 11-12 on the season and 6-8 in the NSIC. The Marauders are 10-11 overall and 5-9 in league play. Full Story

Coyotes Dominate In-State Battle

October 20, 2007
VERMILLION, S.D. - The Coyotes of South Dakota defeated Northern State 3-0 in non-conference action Saturday evening, 30-22, 30-27, 30-14. The Wolves are now 11-11 overall, while the Coyotes are 19-6. Northern returns to NSIC play this Wednesday with a road trip to the University of Mary. Full Story

Jill Rasmussen had 15 kills against the Mustangs, one shy of her career record.

Mustangs Overpower Wolves

October 17, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The seventh-ranked Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs notched a 3-1 win over Northern State Wednesday night at Wachs Arena, 30-25, 25-30, 30-18, and 30-19. SMSU tallied 77 kills and 14.5 blocks on their way to their 19th win of the season. They are now 19-4 overall with a 10-1 league mark. The Wolves are 11-10 overall and 6-7 in the NSIC. Full Story

Three-game Win For Wolves

October 13, 2007
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Northern State's volleyball team won their second straight match with a 3-0 downing of Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon, 30-28, 30-20, 30-25. The win sets the Wolves back at the .500 mark in NSIC play, 6-6 on the season and 11-9 overall. Bemidji drops to 8-10 and 4-8 in the league. Full Story

NSU Downs UMC

October 12, 2007
CROOKSTON, Minn. - The Wolves took a win in their first road match of the weekend, downing UM, Crookston (4-17, 2-9 NSIC) 30-23, 30-26, and 34-32. They will bring their 10-9 overall record and 5-6 NSIC mark to Bemidji State for a 3:00 pm match Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Knaeble led the Wolves with 12 kills and 16 digs Wednesday evening.

Wildcats Take A Bite Out Of Wolves

October 10, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Wildcats of Wayne State came to Wachs Arena Wednesday evening and downed the Northern State Wolves in three straight games, 36-34, 30-18, 30-11. The Wolves are now 9-9 on the season and 4-6 in the NSIC while the Wildcats improve to 14-9 overall and 7-4 in the NSIC. Full Story

Wolves Make Roadkill Out Of Peacocks

October 6, 2007
FAYETTE, Iowa - The Northern State volleyball team (9-8, 4-5 NSIC) made quick work out of the Upper Iowa Peacocks (4-16, 0-9 NSIC) Saturday afternoon, taking a 3-0 win with scores of 30-20, 30-24, and 30-17. The team had one of their best hitting performances of the year and also abused the Peacock passers with ten aces on the match. Full Story

Warriors Slay Wolves

October 5, 2007
WINONA, Minn. - The Warriors of Winona State hit .346 in a 3-0 win over the Northern State volleyball team Friday night in Winona, Minn. The Wolves fell 18-30, 28-30, and 25-30 and are now 8-8 on the season with a 3-5 mark in the NSIC. The Warriors improve to 12-8 overall and 5-3 in league play. Full Story

Stephanie Nygaard set a new NSIC match digging high with 58 digs against MSU Moorhead (File Photo)
Nygaard Sets Record, Named Player of the Week

October 2, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northern State junior Stephanie Nygaard has been named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the NSIC office on Monday afternoon. Nygaard was the leading defender for the Wolves last week, averaging 8.89 digs per game from the libero position. Nygaard is a native of Milbank, S.D. and transferred to NSU this season from Dakota State. Full Story

#6 Concordia-St. Paul Tops Wolves

September 29, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team (8-7, 3-4 NSIC) took sixth-ranked Concordia-St. Paul (17-2, 7-1 NSIC) to four games before dropping the match, 22-30, 21-30, 32-30, and 22-30. The Wolves will return to action next weekend, traveling to Winona State and Upper Iowa in continued NSIC scheduling. Full Story

Dragons Win Marathon Match

September 28, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - In their lengthiest match of the season the Wolves volleyball team fell in five games to MSU Moorhead. Stephanie Nygaard had 58 digs in the match, the most by any NSIC player this season, and Kelsey Aden had a career high 23 kills. The win for the Dragons separates them from the Wolves in NSIC standings, as MSUM is now 10-4 overall and 5-2 in NSIC play, while NSU is 8-6 overall and 3-3 in NSIC play. The Wolves host #6 Concordia-St. Paul tomorrow at 4:00 pm. Full Story

Wolves Rebound With Win Over Marauders

September 22, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team responded from a three-match losing streak with a 3-0 win over the University of Mary on Saturday afternoon at Wachs Arena. It was important win for the Wolves (8-5, 3-2 NSIC), who entered the match tied with U-Mary (5-5, 2-3 NSIC) in the NSIC standings. The Wolves continue their homestand with conference games against MSU Moorhead and Concordia-St. Paul next weekend. Full Story

Woes Continue At Wachs

September 18, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - A season low hitting average and a rough night serve receiving brought Northern State's losing streak to three matches and gave the volleyball team their first home loss of the season. The University of South Dakota (15-1) swept the Wolves (7-5) in three games at Wachs Arena on Tuesday night, 30-17, 30-24, 30-10. Full Story

Wildcats Sweep Wolves

September 15, 2007
WAYNE, Neb. - A match filled with blocks and digs from both teams resulted in a 3-0 win for Wayne State College over Northern State on Saturday afternoon. WSC (9-5, 2-1 NSIC) edged out the win despite hitting just .076 in the match. Northern is now 7-4 on the season and 2-2 in the league. They return to Wachs Arena on Tuesday evening for a non-conference matchup with South Dakota. Full Story

Northern Takes A Game From #7 SMSU

September 14, 2007
MARSHALL, Minn. - The Northern State volleyball team took a game from 7th-ranked Southwest Minnesota State University on the road Friday night before ultimately falling in four games. The game scores were as follows, 17-30, 30-25, 16-30 and 15-30. The loss is the first league loss for the Wolves this season, as they are now 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the NSIC. The Mustangs are 9-2 overall and 2-0 in the league. Full Story

NSU Tops UMC In Five Games

September 8, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - After going up 2-0 against the Golden Eagles of Minnesota, Crookston on Saturday evening, Northern State's volleyball match got a whole lot more interesting as UMC tied things up 2-2 and the match went into a deciding fifth game. The Wolves turned the tide back in their favor and won the fifth game to take the win. NSU is now 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the NSIC, while UMC falls to 2-7 and 0-2 in the league. Full Story

Wolves Down Beavers In NSIC Opener

September 7, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team won their first NSIC match of the year by defeating Bemidji State in four games. The Wolves narrowly edged out the Beavers to improve their season record to 6-2, while BSU falls to 2-3. Emily Knaeble (Sr., Andover, Minn.) tied a career high hitting performance, leading the Wolves with 21 kills on the night. Full Story

Dickinson State Tops NSU

September 1, 2007
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - An undefeated Dickinson State volleyball team handed Northern State their second loss of the season in NSU's final match at the UND Invite. The Wolves won the first game 30-26, but DSU answered with three straight wins, 30-26, 30-24, and 30-16. The Blue Hawks improve to 6-0 on the season while NSU falls to 5-2. Full Story

Wolves Go 2-0 In Friday's Action

August 31, 2007
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -The Northern State volleyball team posted a five-game win over North Dakota and a four-game win over Chadron State College Friday at the UND Invite. Northern State is now 5-1 on the season and will play Dickinson State in play on Saturday. Full Story

Wolves Split Results In Final Day Of Classic

August 25, 2007
KEARNEY, Neb. - The Northern State volleyball team split results in the final day of the UNK Fall Classic. They dropped a three-game decision to event host Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday morning before defeating Northwest Missouri State in an evening match.. UNK, the co-defending champs of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMAC) went 3-0 on the season by defeating the Wolves (2-1) 30-18, 30-16, and 37-35. The Wolves set their season mark at 3-1 by defeating NWMSU (2-2) with scores of 29-31, 24-30, 30-20, 30-23, and 15-8. Full Story

Aden Leads Wolves To Season-Opening Wins

August 24, 2007
KEARNEY, Neb. - Junior middle blocker Kelsey Aden (St. James, Minn.) tallied 12 kills in each of NSU's season-opening wins against the University of Montevallo (Ala.) and St. Martin's (Wash.) on Friday at the UNK Fall Classic. The Wolves (2-0) defeated UM (0-1) 30-28, 33-31, and 30-16 in a 10:00 am match. Their second match of the season, against SMU (0-2), was also taken in three games, 33-31, 30-13, and 30-18. Full Story

NSU Football and Volleyball Games To Be Webstreamed

August 23, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University is pleased to announce that all NSU home football and volleyball games, as well as all men's and women's basketball games, will be available for LIVE webcast viewing for the 2007-08 season. NSU, in cooperation with the NSIC and Penn Atlantic, began webcasting basketball games last season. The NSIC has continued its partnership with Penn Atlantic and has expanded the availability to include football and volleyball games. Full Release

Wolves Set To Kick Off Season

August 20, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team opens the 2007 season this weekend at the UNK Fall Classic Presented By Runza and Ramada Inn. The Wolves will play Montevallo and St. Martin's on Friday, August 24 with game times set at 10:00 am and 4:45 pm, respectively. They will open Saturday's play against Classic host UN-Kearney at 12:15 pm, followed by a finale with Northwest Missouri State at 4:45 pm. All games will be played in the Health and Sports Center in Kearney, Neb. Weekly Release

Fall Camp In Full Swing

August 16, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Wolves volleyball 2007 fall camp is in full swing. The team will play in a scrimmage this weekend at Dickinson State before opening the 2007 season at the UN-Kearney tournament August 24-25. Click HERE for practice photos.

Northern Picked Sixth In Preseason Poll

August 15, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State volleyball team was picked to finish sixth in the 2007 NSIC Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll, released by the NSIC office. The Wolves took fifth in the league in 2006 with an overall record of 17-13 and a mark of 10-8 in the NSIC. They made their first-ever NCAA tournament berth in 2006, as well. The Wolves open the 2007 season at the UN-Kearney Tournament on August 24-25.

Wolves Honored For Academic Success

July 20, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State women's volleyball team has received the GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2006-07 season. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Wolves, under the direction of head coach Lisa Schriver, have been distinguished with the award for their academic accomplishments. Full Release

Volleyball Adds Five Signees

May 3, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - NSU head volleyball coach Lisa Schriver has announced the signing of an additional five athletes to National Letters of Intent. This brings the total 2007 recruiting class to seven. Full Release

Northern Ranked 15th In 2006 Attendance

April 26, 2007

ABERDEEN, SD – The Wolves volleyball team came in 15th in the nation last season for average home attendance at the Division II level, according the NCAA. 3,145 fans showed up for seven home matches for an average of 449 fans per game. Fellow NSIC members Wayne State (8) and Concordia-St. Paul (12) were also ranked in the top 15. The NSIC brought in the third most number of fans to watch volleyball in 2006, with a total of 31,158 fans in attendance. Full Attendance Rankings

Volleyball Signs Two Athletes

November 28, 2006

ABERDEEN, SD – Northern State volleyball head coach Lisa Schriver has announced the signing of two athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2007-08 school year. They are Megan Gilbraith of Grand Forks, ND and Amanda Lee of Arlington, SD. Full Release

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