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No. 11 SMSU faces No. 2 WSC at home, MSU and UMary on the road this week

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The No. 11 ranked SMSU volleyball team, after a five-set thriller against Sioux Falls and sweep of Augustana, face a trio of NSIC schools this week. SMSU opens play with a match on Tuesday inside the PE Gym against No. 2 ranked Wayne State at 6 p.m. The Mustangs then travel to North Dakota, facing Minot State on Friday at 6 p.m., followed by UMary the next day at 11 a.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 ...

Mustang volleyball remains at No. 11 in AVCA poll

LEXINGTON - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (11-2, 5-1 NSIC) remains ranked at No. 11 in the recent AVCA Top 25 Coaches' Poll, released Monday afternoon. SMSU defeated Sioux Falls in a gritty five-set match last Thursday, before sweeping Augustana on Saturday. SMSU is one of four teams from the NSIC represented in the top 25. Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul remain at No. 2 and No. 5 respectively for the third straight week. St. Cloud State falls two spots to No. 15, and Minnesota Duluth rises one spot to No. 19. The Mustangs begin play this week inside the PE ...

Boddy reaches 100-win milestone as SMSU volleyball head coach

MARSHALL — SMSU volleyball has built a reputation as one of the premier programs in the region, and fifth-year head coach Tyler Boddy is continuing that tradition. Boddy recently reached 100 career wins as the Mustangs’ head coach, earning the milestone in a five-set road victory over the University of Sioux Falls on Sept. 24. At the time of writing, Boddy owns a career record of 101-28 as head coach. Despite the significance of the milestone, Boddy said it did not fully hit him until after the match. “It was fun how our team made the win special,” Boddy said. “It made me ...

Mustang football battles nationally ranked Minnesota Duluth for homecoming

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-4, 0-4 NSIC, 0-1 NSIC South) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference home action this Saturday, Oct. 3, for the annual homecoming game, taking on nationally ranked University of Minnesota Duluth (3-2, 3-1 NSIC, 0-1 NSIC North) at Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center with kickoff set for 3 p.m. •SMSU, which opened the season with a home victory versus Valley City State, has dropped its first four games of league play, including three versus ...

Rabbits fall to RCW in straight sets

WABASSO — Looking to get back to .500 at 7-7, Wabasso volleyball fell in a tight match against Renville County West, as the Jaguars completed a road sweep. RCW won the match 25-23, 25-22, 25-13. The loss drops Wabasso to 6-8 overall and 2-3 in conference play. Britta Brand and Kenley Guetter led the Rabbits defensively with nine and seven digs, respectively. Guetter also led Wabasso offensively with 14 kills. Cendyll Daub was a force at the net, recording five assisted blocks in the match. The Rabbits will have two more matches this week. Wabasso travels to New Ulm Cathedral on ...

No. 11 SMSU defeated in three sets by Wayne State

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL – The No. 11 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (11-3, 5-2 NSIC) dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 2 Wayne State (15-1, 7-0 NSIC) on Tuesday evening at the PE Gym, falling by set scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 26-24. Mya Krystosek led SMSU offensively with eight kills and added three service aces, while Leah Jones also finished with eight kills. Mollie Rupp was the third Mustang to contribute eight kills, while Natalie Pilney added six kills and one block. Tatem Schmidt directed the Mustang offense with 12 assists ...