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MUSTANG VOLLEYBALL A span of three of its next four matches inside Allee Gymnasium of the RosenVerdoorn Sports Center for Morningside College begins this afternoon. The Mustangs take on the Tigers of Dakota Wesleyan University. It’s the second home appearance for head coach Jessica Squier’s 2020 squad, as Morningside stopped crosstown conference rival Briar Cliff University in four sets Sept. 9. Head coach Jessica Squier’s program has won seven in a row and is 26-1 alltime in the series against DWU. Three of the previous five match-ups have been close-knit though with four-set decisions.
MUSTANG MARKS Squier’s squad stands 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Senior outside hitter Krista Zenk continues to lead the league in kills per set (4.3). She is joined by junior setter Sabrina Creason (assists per set – 10.7 – 4th), and junior defensive specialist Kayla Harris (digs per set – 6.1 – 2nd) who are also among the best five … Creason and Zenk’s numbers also rank high among the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ stats. Creason is sixth in assists per set and seventh in overall assists (171), and Zenk is seventh in kills per set … Harris and Creason are reigning conference Player of the Week honorees after the Sept. 15 announcement. Harris gathered defensive accolades, and Creason was voted the top setter for matches played Sept. 8-14 … Today’s battle sees a pair of teams with even averages in kills per set, at 12.7, though Dakota Wesleyan holds a higher hitting percentage. The Mustangs will need to find a more substantial blocking presence this afternoon and moving forward, according to their head coach. “Our blocking is the weakest part of our game,” explained Squier after last weekend’s Dordt match. “We are very undisciplined in that area. We can and will do better.”… The University of Jamestown is scheduled to take the southeastern trek to Sioux City Saturday, Sept. 26. Match times are 1:30 p.m. for the junior varsity and 3 p.m. for the varsity.
tiger tails Head coach Lindsey Wilber’s team is among the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ best defensively. They are fourth in digs per set (20.35) and seventh in total digs (407). Sophomore defensive specialist Hanna Reiff is a big reason, averaging six per set among a total of 120 each of which are listed among the national best 15. Offensively, sophomore outside hitter Mariah Gloe is off to an impressive start, tallying 68 kills, which translates to 3.4 per set. Freshman middle hitter Ady Dwight is next in line with 48 total kills. The pair have benefitted from the play of sophomore setter Madeline Else who has registered 220 assists.
MUSTANGS REMAINING SCHEDULE Sept. 26............ Jamestown*...............................3:30 p.m. Sept. 30..............Briar Cliff*......................................7:30 p.m. Oct. 2................ Northwestern*...........................7:30 p.m. Oct. 3..................Dakota Wesleyan*.........................3:15 p.m. Oct. 7................ Dordt*.........................................7:30 p.m. Oct. 10................Hastings*........................................3:15 p.m. Oct. 13................Jamestown*...................................7:30 p.m. Oct. 16.............. Mount Marty*.............................7:30 p.m. Oct. 17.............. College of Saint Mary*................... 3 p.m. Oct. 23................Midland*..........................................7:30 p.m. Oct. 24................Concordia*............................................4 p.m. Oct. 31.............. Doane*........................................7:30 p.m. Nov. 3..................Northwestern*...............................7:30 p.m. *Great Plains Athletic Conference game Home games in bold The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for lifelong learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS NO. NAME
POS.
HT.
YR.
HOMETOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr.
DS/L S S RS DS OH OH M/OH S MH S OH MH OH/RS DS OH DS OH DS DS DS
5-4 5-11 5-8 5-6 5-4 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-6 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-5 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-6 5-6 5-9
Mansfield, Tex./Mansfield Estherville, Iowa/Estherville-LC Shawnee Mission, Kan./Northwest Hooper, Neb./Logan View Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon Alliance, Neb./Alliance Le Mars, Iowa/Le Mars Battle Creek, Iowa/OABCIG Bennington, Neb./Bennington Colorado Springs, Colo./Coronado Halden, Norway/The Berg School Des Moines, Iowa/Carlisle Battle Creek, Iowa/OABCIG Kingsley, Iowa/Kingsley-Pierson North Sioux City, S.D./Dakota Valley Ceresco, Neb./Wahoo Bishop Neumann Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt Loveland, Colo./Thompson Valley Glidden, Iowa/Glidden-Ralston Windsor, Colo./Fossil Ridge Dakota City, Neb./South Sioux City
Payton Shoquist Kendall Evans Sabrina Creason Tyler Christianson Ashley Boer Ryley Rolls Krista Zenk Corin Bower Grace Jensen Amara Austin Agnes Garder Meredith Hoffman Elizabeth Zobel Madison Goodwin Grace Wiese Caitlin Makovicka Marisa Beintema Kaelyn Giefer Emma Hannasch Lindi Pojar Kayla Harris
Head coach: Jessica Squier Assistant coaches: Kayla Ruff, Theison Anderson
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DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TIGERS NO. NAME
POS.
HT. YR. HOMETOWN
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DS MH MH DS OH OH S S OH OH OH DS DS OH OH OH S
5-3 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-7 5-8 5-11 5-7 5-5 5-6
Sara Herman Ady Dwight McKenzie Buisker Dannielle Burns Taylee Indahl Jadie DeLange Madeline Else Julia Sanderson Allison Jamison Chaydon Metzger Mariah Gloe Tya Weideman Hanna Reiff Mackenzie Miller Faith Tyler Madisyn Steinkraus Emily Bies
Sr. Reliance, S.D. Fr. Langford, S.D. Fr. Watertown, S.D. So. Raymond, Minn. Fr. Burke S.D. Jr. Monument, Colo. So. Holstein, Iowa Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. So. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sr. Larchwood, Iowa So. Watertown, S.D. Fr. Mellette, S.D. So. Chester, S.D. So. Mitchell, S.D. So. Wagner, S.D. Jr. Atkinson, Neb. Fr. McCook, S.D.
Head Coach: Lindsay Wilber Assistant Coaches: Katrina Talley, Emily Brunsing, Miah Kunkel, Elena Svingen, Bailey Widener
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