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SMSU VOLLEYBALL: Mustangs stay at No. 2 in this week’s AVCA Top-25

LEXINGTON, Ky.- Southwest Minnesota State remains the second ranked team in the nation in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Poll that was released on Monday.

SMSU (18-1, 10-1 NSIC) holds onto the No. 2 spot after a 2-0 weekend at home against Minot State and U-Mary. The Mustangs swept both weekend matches to extend what is now a 15-match home unbeaten streak.

The Mustangs’ 1143 points in this week’s AVCA Top-25 poll leaves them just 12 adjusted points behind No. 1 Lewis, who hold onto the top spot in the poll for a second week in a row.

Concordia-St. Paul (3) and Minnesota Duluth (5) also join SMSU in the top-five for a second straight week after each going 2-0 in the NSIC over the weekend as well.

Northern State (11) dropped two places from last week’s poll after falling to No. 16 Augustana on Saturday. No. 15 Winona State fell one spot from last week while Augustana (16) has moved up two spots from last week.

No. 20 Wayne State, the seventh and final Northern Sun team in the top-25, moved up one spot from last week.

Upper Iowa and Sioux Falls each received votes yet again, but both schools remain on the outside of this week’s poll.

The Mustangs have now been ranked in the Top 25 for 155 consecutive polls, dating back to Sept. 5, 2006, and have made it into the Top 10 for 59 consecutive polls.

Southwest Minnesota State held its two opponents to a .068 hitting percentage last weekend as SMSU averaged 16.2 kills/set while holding opponents to just 7.5 kills/set.

SMSU will look to maintain its position atop the Northern Sun standings with a pair of road matches at No. 15 Winona State and Upper Iowa this Friday and Saturday respectively.

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