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Lakers finish seventh at home tournament

COTTONWOOD — Playing host to a volleyball tournament over the weekend, Lakeview volleyball finished with a 1-3 record and seventh-place finish. The Lakers faced a challenging slate of opponents throughout the tournament, dropping close matches to Adrian-Ellsworth and Windom before falling to New London-Spicer. Lakeview closed out the weekend on a positive note, earning a victory over Edgerton. Taylor Hinz led the Lakers offensively throughout the weekend, finishing with a team-high 32 kills. Khya Gawarecki also had a strong weekend, leading Lakeview with 47 set assists. The Lakers ...

Mustang volleyball hosting first matches at home; Gameday Round Up on Saturday at noon

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team will host its first matches of the season this weekend inside the PE Gym for 'Alumni Weekend'. The Mustangs first host St. Cloud State on Friday at 6 p.m., before facing Minnesota State on Saturday at 2 p.m. On Saturday, SMSU Athletics and the SMSU volleyball program will be hosting a 'Gameday Round Up' at the PE/BA newly paved parking lot beginning at 12 p.m. Tailgating and parking in the lot opens at 11 a.m. and will be a first-come, first-serve basis with no reserved spots. 'Gameday Round Up' ...

SMSU volleyball ranked No. 14 in recent AVCA poll

MARSHALL - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (7-2, 1-1 NSIC) dropped two spots to No. 14 in the recent AVCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Monday afternoon. SMSU split the first two NSIC matches of 2026 over the weekend. On Friday, the Mustangs suffered a four-set defeat to No. 5 ranked Concordia-St. Paul, before defeating Winona State on Saturday in four sets. SMSU is one of five teams from the NSIC represented in the top 25. Wayne State remains at No. 2, while CSP remains at No. 5, having been in a tie for fifth last week. St. Cloud State falls two spots to No. 10 ...

SMSU women’s golf sixth place following round one of the 13-team Maverick Brawl

HUDSON – The Southwest Minnesota State women’s golf team carded a score of 43-over-par 327 on Monday and is currently in sixth place after round one of the 13-team Maverick Fall Brawl hosted by Minnesota State University at the par-71 Troy Burne Golf Club. SMSU trails fourth place, Minnesota State and Pittsburg State (Kan.), by two shots while sitting four strokes behind third place Concordia-St. Paul. St. Catherine and Wisconsin-Stout are tied atop the leaderboard with a 35-over 319. SMSU’s Katelyn Storbeck finished the first round in a tie for 10th place in the 76-player field ...

Tigers roll in day one of Southwest Minnesota Challenge

MARSHALL — Playing host to the 2026 Southwest Minnesota Challenge, Marshall volleyball continued to show why it has been so dominant early in the season. The Tigers opened their Friday, Sept. 11 slate against Sioux Falls Roosevelt and wasted little time taking control. Marshall cruised to a pair of convincing victories, winning 25-8 and 25-4 to sweep the Rough Riders. Marshall followed that performance with a second matchup Friday, where the Tigers faced a tougher challenge but still managed to come away with another sweep. Marshall won the opening set 25-18 before closing out the ...

SMSU football to host free youth clinic as part of Ag Bowl this Saturday

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL The Southwest Minnesota State University football program will host a FREE youth clinic as part of the annual Ag Bowl this Saturday, Sept. 12, at Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center. The clinic is open to youth in grades K-6 and will begin at 1:15 p.m. until 2 p.m. No registration is required. Following the football clinic, families are encouraged to stay and celebrate agriculture in Minnesota with numerous activities for both kids and adults. Starting at 3 p.m. Ag Bowl festivities continue with ...