SMSU’s Backes named to All-NSIC second team

November 4, 2026

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. BURNSVILLE – Southwest Minnesota State University women’s soccer forward Jada Backes was named to the All-NSIC second team, with an announcement coming Wednesday morning from the league office. The all-conference teams and specialty awards were selected by the 16 conference head coaches. 17 players were selected to the first team and 36 players selected for the second team. UMary’s Dina Polanco was chosen as Player of the Season. Backes lead the team in points on the season (6), shots (30), and shots on goal (13). The ...

SMSU heads to St. Paul looking to snap skid in final road game of the season

November 4, 2026

THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-8, 0-8 NSIC, 0-4 NSIC South) plays its final road game of the season this Saturday versus Concordia-St. Paul (3-6, 2-6 NSIC, 0-4 NSIC South) at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul, Minn. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division is slated to kickoff at 12 p.m. •SMSU will be looking to snap an eight-game losing skid since opening the season with a non-conference home victory over Valley City State (N.D.). •This will be SMSU's first visit to St. Paul since the 2021 season following three straight games ...

SMSU awarded 2027 D2 CCA Men’s Basketball Tip-Off Classic

November 4, 2026

MARSHALL – Southwest Minnesota State University Vice President of Athletics, Travis Whipple, announced today, in partnership with Visit Marshall, SMSU has been awarded the 2027 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Tip-Off Classic inside the R/A Facility on Oct. 29-31, 2027. The D2 CCA has awarded nine D2 CCA Tip-Off Classic bids for the 2026-28 cycle. These exempt tournaments feature some of the best team in Division II and offer critical resume-building opportunities for participating teams come selection time in March and officially begin the college ...

No. 13 SMSU volleyball closes regular season this weekend against MSU and SCSU

November 3, 2026

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The No. 13 ranked SMSU volleyball team concludes conference play this weekend on the road with a pair of matches, both with NSIC Tournament implications. The Mustangs face Minnesota State on Friday at 6 p.m., before concluding regular season action against No. 15 ranked St. Cloud State the next day at 2 p.m. All matches are listed in central time. MATCH COVERAGE Live stats and video for all matches will be available at SMSUmustangs.com Stay up to date on the Mustangs throughout the weekend by downloading the official ...

RTR sweeps MCC to advance to section championship

November 3, 2026

PIPESTONE - The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights took on Murray County Central Rebels in a semi-final round played at Pipestone. The Knights have been on a roll lately, but MCC was looking to pull off the upset. The #4 seeded Rebels were 16-10 coming into the match, but the #1 seed Knights are tuning up for a long run in the tournament. The match was a very competitive three sets, but RTR won all three with late surges in each of them by scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-14. It was close in the early minutes of each set, but RTR was able to close out the Rebels and move on to the next ...

Wabasso’s season ends with loss to Central Minnesota Christian

November 3, 2026

MARSHALL — Kenley Guetter’s team-leading 12 digs and 12 kills weren’t enough to help the No. 6 Wabasso Rabbits stage an upset against No. 2 Central Minnesota Christian in the 3A North volleyball semifinals on Monday, falling in straight sets 25-17, 25-22, 25-17. In addition to Getter, the Rabbits also got defensive production from Ava Samyn’s two ace blocks. Britta Brand and Lanna Janeiro-Dolan added back-row support with 10 and eight digs, respectively. Janeiro-Dolan also contributed 11 set assists, followed by Cassie Bliss’ nine, and her pair of service aces tied Brand for ...