Beavers journey to USF and No. 18 SMSU

BEMIDJI, Minn. — Bemidji State University Volleyball heads on the highway Friday and Saturday to compete on the University of Sioux Falls and No. 18 Southwest Minnesota State University. Friday’s match at USF is about for six p.m. and Saturday’s at SMSU is scheduled for two p.m.
 
The Beavers are 7-15 this season with a 4-10 file within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Last week, the Beavers began sturdy with their first win over the University of Minnesota Duluth since 1998, a streak spanning 40 matches. The Beavers took do then No. 18 UMD 3-2 with a .236 assault share. The Beavers then hosted No. 6 Wayne State College and Augustana University, falling in three units to each. 
 
Bemidji State has cracked the highest 100 chief board within the NCAA for staff kills, taking 93^rd out of 277 ranked packages with 1004 kills this season. Sophomore Lily Riese rank 68^th in kills per set, 70^th in complete assaults and 32^nd in complete kills. Freshman Madison Tripp shortly emerged as the highest setter this season, lining up 507 set assists thus far. She has additionally landed 20 service aces, third most on the staff. Kylie Struble leads the defensive unit with 275 digs and is second in aces with 24. At the web, Karley Dunham leads with 57 complete blocks, whereas Grace Hoffard has begun to climb and now holds 38 in second place. 
 
The Cougars sit at 13-9 this season with an 8-6 file in NSIC play. Currently on a three-match successful streak, the Cougars dominated final week, taking down the No. 17 SMSU, 3-1, then sweeping Minnesota State University Moorhead and University of Minnesota Crookston, all on the highway. Earlier this season, the Cougars defeated the Beavers in 4 units in Bemidji.
 
Last month, Cougars Sadie Voss and Ella Walker led their staff with 12 kills every. Voss added two service aces within the match. Walker was instrumental on the web, marking three assisted blocks and one solo towards BSU’s offense. She led USF with a .579 assault share with only one assault error in 19 makes an attempt. Gretchen Volk led the Cougars’ protection within the again row with 13 digs and three service aces on offense. 
 
In their final 4 matches, the Mustangs have received twice. SMSU began with a 3-1 loss at Wayne State then fell to Sioux Falls in the identical vogue. Last weekend, issues began wanting up for the Mustangs as they took down UMC and MSUM in straight units on the highway. They’ll host University of Minnesota Duluth on Friday earlier than the Beavers get to Marshall. 
 
SMSU swept BSU when the 2 groups met on the BSU Gymnasium earlier this season. Junior outdoors hitter Leah Jones performed a big function within the Mustangs’ success that match with 14 kills and three service aces. She hit at .325 p.c with one error on 40 makes an attempt. Jones added an assisted block and eight digs for a team-leading 17.5 factors. Defensively, McKenzie Tolk and Mya Krystosek led the staff with 12 and 11 digs, respectively. For the Beavers, Lily Riese led the staff with 13 factors within the match. 
 
The Beavers stay on the highway subsequent weekend as they end out the journey portion of the common season at No. 24 Minnesota State University Mankato and No. 11 St. Cloud State University. They return residence to complete the common season on Nov. 14 and 15 towards No. 9 Concordia University, St. Paul and Winona State University, respectively. Tickets for all residence matches can be found at Hometown Ticketing on the BSU Beavers web site and streaming is accessible on the NSIC Network. 
 
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic packages with NCAA Division I males’s and ladies’s hockey membership within the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, whereas its 13 NCAA Division II packages maintain membership within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).