Preseason Release For Immediate Release
August 3, 2017 www.northernsun.org
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[email protected] Concordia University, St. Paul Tabbed NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Favorite
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - For the 14th consecutive season the Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears have been picked by the league coaches in the NSIC Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Golden Bears are coming off a season in which they won a share of the NSIC regular season title, the NSIC Tournament Championship and the NCAA National Championship (their eighth in the last ten years). CSP received 10 first place votes to tally 218 points. Southwest Minnesota State, which shared the NSIC regular season title with CSP last year, was picked second as the Mustangs received 202 points and three first place votes. Minnesota Duluth was picked third in the poll with 201 points and a pair of first place votes while Augustana was fourth with 172 points and one first place vote. The 2017 NSIC Volleyball season will begin with non-conference matches on Thursday, August 31 while the NSIC schedule begins Thursday, September 14. The 2017 NSIC regular season champion will be determined by the 20-game conference schedule. The top eight teams will play in the single elimination NSIC Volleyball Tournament on November 15, 18-19. Quarterfinals will be hosted on campus by the top four seeds while the semifinals and championship will be hosted by the highest remaining seed following the first round of play.
P reseason NSIC V olleyball C oaches P oll Points 1. Concordia-St. Paul (10).................. 218 2. Southwest Minnesota State (3)....... 202 3. Minnesota Duluth (2)..................... 201 4. Augustana (1)................................. 172 5. Winona State................................... 171 6. Wayne State.................................... 157 7. Sioux Falls...................................... 146 8. Northern State................................. 133 9. Minnesota State.............................. 113 10. MSU Moorhead............................. 77 11. Upper Iowa.................................... 74 12. Minnesota Crookston.................... 71 13. St. Cloud State............................... 70 14. UMary........................................... 54 15. Bemidji State ................................ 46 16. Minot State.................................... 15 first place votes in ( ) #1 Taylor Reiss (OH, 5-10, Jr., Taunton, Minn. / Minneota HS) Southwest Minnesota State - Named First Team All-NSIC and NSIC Player of the Year in 2016 - AVCA All-American First Team - D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year - Named to D2CCA First Team All-Region - Named to AVCA Central Region First Team - Set SMSU record for kills in four sets with 35 kills vs. Lewis (Ill.) - Had career high .643 attack percentage vs. Upper Iowa - Had career high 19 digs vs MSU Moorhead - Record 19 double-double performances last season - Reached double digit kills in all 34 matches - Finished 2016 ranked third in NCAA in kills per set (4.89) - 2015 NSIC and AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year - Two-time All-NSIC First Team selection - Named NSIC Player of the Week four times in career
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State •
2017 NSIC Composite Volleyball Schedule 8/31 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/5 9/6 9/6 9/7 9/7 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8
St. Cloud State at Saint Katherine Cal State-Stanislaus at Winona State North Alabama at SMSU Western Washington at Concordia-St. Paul Rollins (Fla.) at Wayne State SD School of Mines at Bemidji State Texas Woman’s at Northern State St. Cloud State at Saint Martin’s Quincy at Upper Iowa Central Missouri at Minnesota Crookston UW-Parkside at Minnesota State Montana State Billings at MSU Moorhead CSU San Bernardino at Augustana SE Oklahoma State at Minnesota Crookston Black Hills State at Sioux Falls Wheeling Jesuit at SMSU Northwestern (Iowa) at U-Mary South Dakota Mines at Minot State Eastern New Mexico at Wayne State Grand Valley State at Upper Iowa Bemidji State at MSU Moorhead McKendree at Winona State St. Cloud State at Cal State San Marcos CSU-San Bernardino at Northern State Regis at Augustana Concordia-St. Paul at Florida Southern Wayne State at Minnesota State Montana State Billings at Minot State Fort Hays State at Sioux Falls U-Mary at Concordia (Neb.) Saint Anselm at Minnesota Duluth Nova Southeastern at Minnesota Duluth Southern Indiana at SMSU American International at Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Moorhead at Minot State Western New Mexico at Wayne State Concordia Irvine at Winona State Southern Nazarene at Minnesota Crookston Missouri Southern State at U-Mary Gannon at Minnesota State William Jewell at Sioux Falls Northern Michigan at Upper Iowa Rollins at Augustana Central Washington at Concordia-St. Paul Montana State Billings at Bemidji State Cal State at Wayne State Ouachita Baptist at Minnesota Crookston Chadron State at U-Mary St. Cloud State at Adelphi South Dakota Mines at MSU Moorhead California Baptist at Winona State SMSU at West Florida Saint Leo at Minnesota Duluth Ohio Dominican at Minnesota State St. Cloud State at Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Davenport at Upper Iowa Rollins at Northern State Bemidji State at Minot State Eastern New Mexico at Augustana Concordia-St. Paul at Tampa (Fla.) Arkansas-Fort Smith at Sioux Falls Northern State at Colorado School of Mines Valley City State (N.D.) at U-Mary Texas A&M Kingsville at Sioux Falls Texas A&M-Kingsville at Augustana U-Mary at Michigan Technological Upper Iowa at Missouri S&T Truman State at Sioux Falls Stonehill at Winona State Minot State at Minnesota Crookston Northern Michigan at U-Mary West Florida at Concordia-St. Paul Wayne State at CSU Pueblo Wayne State (Mich.) at MSU Moorhead Tampa at SMSU
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SD School of Mines at Northern State Ohio Dominican at Upper Iowa St. Cloud State at Wisconsin-Parkside Bemidji State at Michigan Tech Saginaw Valley State at Winona State Missouri Western State at Augustana Minnesota State - Mankato at Minot State Lake Superior State at U-Mary Texas A&M at Wayne State Montevallo at Sioux Falls MSU Moorhead at Quincy South Dakota Mines at Minnesota Crookston Wisconsin Parkside at Bemidji State Lewis (Ill.) at Concordia-St. Paul Augustana at Palm Beach Atlantic Minnesota State at Northern State Ferris State at SMSU Washburn at Upper Iowa St. Cloud State at Michigan Tech Lake Superior State at Minnesota Duluth Northern Michigan at Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin-Parkside at U-Mary Northwest Missouri State at MSU Moorhead William Jewell at Upper Iowa South Dakota School of Mines at Minnesota State Wayne State at Colorado Springs Lake Superior State at Bemidji State Missouri - St. Louis at Augustana Nova Southeastern at Sioux Falls Minot State at Northern State St. Cloud State at Northern Michigan Wheeling Jesuit at Winona State Embry-Riddle at Augustana McKendree at MSU Moorhead Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota State Colorado School of Mines at Wayne State South Dakota Mines at Minot State St. Cloud State at Lake Superior State Northern Michigan at Bemidji State Sioux Falls at St. Leo Minnesota Crookston at Northern State Grand Valley State at Winona State Wisconsin-Parkside at Minnesota Duluth Michigan Tech at Minnesota Duluth Upper Iowa at Concordia-St. Paul Sioux Falls at Wayne State Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State at St. Cloud State Northern State at U-Mary Minnesota State Moorhead at Minot State SMSU at Augustana Winona State at Minnesota State Wayne State at SMSU Minnesota State at Upper Iowa Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State Augustana at Sioux Falls Mary at MSU Moorhead Concordia , St. Paul at Winona State St. Cloud State at Minnesota Crookston Minot State at Northern State Mary at Minot State Northern State at MSU Moorhead SMSU at Sioux Falls Minnesota State at Concordia-St. Paul Augustana at Wayne State Bemidji State at Minnesota Crookston St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth Winona State at Upper Iowa SMSU at Bemidji State Wayne State (Neb.) at Minnesota Duluth Northern State at Winona State Mary at Minnesota State Augustana at St. Cloud State Sioux Falls (S.D.) at Minnesota Crookston MSU Moorhead at Upper Iowa
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For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State •
2017 NSIC Composite Volleyball Schedule 9/22 Minot State (N.D.) at Concordia-St. Paul 9/23 Minot State at Minnesota State 9/23 Wayne State at St. Cloud State 9/23 Minnesota State Moorhead at Winona State 9/23 U-Mary (N.D.) at Concordia-St. Paul 9/23 SMSU at Minnesota Crookston 9/23 Northern State at Upper Iowa 9/23 Augustana (S.D.) at Minnesota Duluth 9/23 Sioux Falls at Bemidji State 9/26 Black Hills State at Augustana 9/26 South Dakota School of Mines at Wayne State 9/29 Minnesota Crookston at Wayne State 9/29 Winona State at U-Mary 9/29 Bemidji State at Augustana 9/29 Concordia-St. Paul at MSU Moorhead 9/29 St. Cloud State at SMSU 9/29 Minnesota State at Northern State 9/29 Upper Iowa at Minot State 9/29 Minnesota Duluth at Sioux Falls 9/30 Upper Iowa at U-Mary 9/30 Bemidji State at Wayne State 9/30 Minnesota Duluth at SMSU 9/30 St. Cloud State at Sioux Falls 9/30 Winona State at Minot State 9/30 Minnesota State-Mankato at MSU Moorhead 9/30 Minnesota Crookston at Augustana 9/30 Concordia-St. Paul at Northern State 10/3 St. Cloud State at Bemidji State 10/6 Upper Iowa at Bemidji State 10/6 Winona State at Minnesota Crookston 10/6 Wayne State at U-Mary 10/6 Concordia-St. Paul at St. Cloud State 10/6 Sioux Falls at Northern State 10/6 Minnesota State-Mankato at Minnesota Duluth 10/6 SMSU at MSU Moorhead 10/6 Augustana at Minot State 10/7 Minnesota State at St. Cloud State 10/7 Wayne State at Minot State 10/7 SMSU at Northern State 10/7 Augustana (SD) at U-Mary 10/7 Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota Duluth 10/7 Upper Iowa at Minnesota Crookston 10/7 Winona State at Bemidji State 10/7 Sioux Falls (S.D.) at MSU Moorhead 10/10 Minot State at Dickinson State 10/13 Minot State at SMSU 10/13 Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota State 10/13 Northern State at Wayne State 10/13 MSU Moorhead at Augustana 10/13 Bemidji State at Concordia-St. Paul 10/13 Mary at Sioux Falls 10/13 Minnesota Duluth at Winona State 10/13 St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa 10/14 MSU Moorhead at Wayne State 10/14 Bemidji State at Minnesota State 10/14 Minnesota Crookston at Concordia-St. Paul 10/14 Mary at SMSU 10/14 Minot State at Sioux Falls 10/14 Minnesota Duluth at Upper Iowa 10/14 St. Cloud State at Winona State 10/14 Northern State at Augustana 10/17 Wayne State at Chadron State 10/20 Wayne State (Neb.) at Concordia-St. Paul 10/20 Northern State at Bemidji State 10/20 Augustana at Minnesota State 10/20 Minnesota State Moorhead at Minnesota Crookston 10/20 Minot State at Minnesota Duluth 10/20 Mary at St. Cloud State 10/20 Sioux Falls at Upper Iowa 10/20 SMSU at Winona State 10/21 Wayne State at Minnesota State 10/21 MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State 10/21 SMSU at Upper Iowa 10/21 Minot State at St. Cloud State 10/21 U-Mary at Minnesota Duluth
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10/21 Northern State at Minnesota Crookston 10/21 Augustana (S.D.) at Concordia-St. Paul 10/21 Sioux Falls (S.D.) at Winona State 10/27 Winona State at Augustana 10/27 Upper Iowa at Wayne State 10/27 Bemidji State at U-Mary 10/27 Concordia-St. Paul at Sioux Falls 10/27 Minnesota Duluth at MSU Moorhead 10/27 Minnesota Crookston at Minot State 10/27 St. Cloud State at Northern State 10/27 Minnesota State at SMSU 10/28 Concordia-St. Paul at SMSU 10/28 Upper Iowa at Augustana 10/28 Bemidji State at Minot State 10/28 Minnesota Duluth at Northern State 10/28 Minnesota Crookston at U-Mary 10/28 Winona State at Wayne State 10/28 Minnesota State at Sioux Falls 10/28 St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead 10/31 Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State 10/31 Minot State at U-Mary 10/31 Minnesota Crookston at Bemidji State 10/31 Sioux Falls at SMSU 10/31 Upper Iowa at Winona State 10/31 MSU Moorhead at Northern State 10/31 Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota State 10/31 Wayne State at Augustana 11/3 Wayne State at Bemidji State 11/3 Minot State at Winona State 11/3 MSU Moorhead at Minnesota State 11/3 SMSU at Minnesota Duluth 11/3 Northern State (S.D.) at Concordia-St. Paul 11/3 Augustana (SD) at Minnesota Crookston 11/3 U-Mary at Upper Iowa 11/3 Sioux Falls (S.D.) at St. Cloud State 11/4 Mary at Winona State 11/4 Wayne State at Minnesota Crookston 11/4 SMSU at St. Cloud State 11/4 MSU Moorhead at Concordia-St. Paul 11/4 Northern State at Minnesota State 11/4 Augustana (SD) at Bemidji State 11/4 Minot State at Upper Iowa 11/4 Sioux Falls at Minnesota Duluth 11/10 Upper Iowa at Northern State 11/10 Minnesota Duluth at Augustana 11/10 Bemidji State at Sioux Falls 11/10 Minnesota Crookston at SMSU 11/10 St. Cloud State at Wayne State 11/10 Concordia , St. Paul at U-Mary 11/10 Minnesota State - Mankato at Minot State 11/10 Winona State at MSU Moorhead 11/11 Winona State at Northern State 11/11 Bemidji State at SMSU 11/11 Concordia , St. Paul at Minot State 11/11 St. Cloud State at Augustana 11/11 Minnesota Crookston at Sioux Falls 11/11 Upper Iowa at MSU Moorhead 11/11 Minnesota Duluth at Wayne State 11/11 Minnesota State - Mankato at U-Mary POSTSEASON 11/15 NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals 11/18 NSIC Tournament Semifinals 11/19 NSIC Tournament Championship 11/30 NCAA Regional 12/1 NCAA Regional 12/2 NCAA Regional 12/7 NCAA Championship Quarterfinals 12/8 NCAA Championship Semifinals 12/9 NCAA National Championship
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State •
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