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SMSU winter sports kickoff social set for Monday, Oct. 26

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University Athletics Department will be hosting a Winter Sports Kickoff social on Monday, Oct. 26, inside the R/A Facility on the campus of SMSU. The social, with snacks and beverages provided, begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a short program starting at 6:30 p.m. SMSU Director of Athletics, Travis Whipple, will provide an update on Mustang Athletics, while SMSU winter student-athletes will be in attendance to share their outlooks on the season and meet with Mustang fans. ...

SMSU ranked No. 5 in first NCAA Power Index Central Region ranking

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. INDIANAPOLIS – The Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team is listed No. 5 in the initial NCAA Power Index (NPI) Central Region rankings released on Monday morning. The NPI is the new metric NCAA tournament teams will be selected in all Division II sports for the 2026-27 season. At-large teams will be selected using the NPI, the system that houses the division’s statistical data and objectively applies the selection criteria to the data based on the sport committee’s established weighted criteria. NPI will ...

Mustang soccer completes N.D. road trip suffering defeat to MSU

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MINOT – The Southwest Minnesota State women's soccer team (2-10-3, 2-8-2 NSIC) fell 5-0 to Minot State (4-8-3, 3-6-3 NSIC) on Sunday afternoon at Herb Parker Stadium. The Beavers finished with 16 shots, including 10 on goal, while SMSU recorded six shots with four on goal. Both teams finished with three corner kicks. Mustang goalkeeper Kennady Krebs made two saves in 54 minutes of action, while Madelyn Cory recorded three saves in relief. Minot State goalkeeper Rebecca Sargent finished with four saves to earn the shutout. Minot ...

No. 11 SMSU earns another sweep over Minnesota State Moorhead

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL, Minn. – The No. 11 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (17-3, 11-2 NSIC) earned a 3-0 sweep over Minnesota State Moorhead (11-11, 4-9 NSIC) on Saturday afternoon at the PE Gym, winning by set scores of 25-16, 25-18 and 25-20. Leah Jones led the Mustangs offensively with 11 kills without committing an attack error, finishing with a .478 hitting percentage. Ashley Peltier, Mya Krystosek and Natalie Pilney each added nine kills, with Peltier hitting .533 and Pilney hitting .529. Lindsay Kruse contributed eight ...

Weems wins 50 freestyle, leads SMSU at home opener

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State women’s swimming & diving squad opened its home season on Saturday hosting a double dual with Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul inside the Don Palm Natatorium. SMSU closed the day suffering a 241-56 loss to MSU, while CSP defeated SMSU by a score of 194.5 to 103.5. MSU finished 2-0 on the day earning a 205-93 victory over CSP. Lexi Weems had a strong day for the Mustangs winning the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.05, while taking second in the 100-yard freestyle at 53.80. Weems was also a member of SMSU’s 200-yard freestyle ...

Marshall looks to carry momentum into regular-season finale

MARSHALL — After struggling offensively in a loss to Orono, the Marshall football team wanted to make a statement in its next game. The Tigers did exactly that, jumping out to a fast start and rolling to a 48-0 victory over Fergus Falls on Senior Night. Now, Marshall will look to carry that momentum into Wednesday’s regular-season finale at Benilde-St. Margaret’s. “I think we started fast against Fergus Falls,” Marshall head coach Terry Bahlmann said. “Our kids were disappointed in the way we played, especially on offense against Orono, so we wanted to start off ...