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Canby sweeps Yellow Medicine East

GRANITE FALLS — The Canby volleyball team used a strong serving performance and balanced contributions across the lineup to earn a three-set sweep over Yellow Medicine East on Monday. The Lancers defeated the Sting 25-20, 25-10, 25-20, taking control in the second set before closing out the match with another five-point victory in the third. Canby finished with 48 service points and nine aces while serving at an 87.8% success rate. Kinsley Verhelst led the Lancers with eight aces, while Rachel Jelen added four and Karli Weber finished with three. The Lancers also distributed the ...

Minneota sweeps Lakeview to remain unbeaten in conference play

MINNEOTA — The Minneota volleyball team continued its strong season Monday, earning a three-set sweep over Lakeview at home to improve to 23-4 overall and 10-0 in conference play. The Vikings won the opening set 27-25 before taking a 25-23 decision in the second. Minneota then pulled away in the third set, winning 25-12 to complete the sweep. Despite the straight-set victory, Minneota head coach Kaley Buysse said her team had to work through stretches of unforced errors and find ways to execute in the tight opening sets. “We knew that they were definitely going to put up a ...

SMSU’s Schroeder repeats as NSIC Defensive Player of the Week

BURNSVILLE – For the second week in a row, Southwest Minnesota State University women’s volleyball player Ashlynn Schroeder was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, with an announcement coming from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference office on Monday. Schroeder led SMSU defensively with 37 digs in sweeps against Minnesota Crookston and Minnesota State Moorhead, averaging 6.17 digs per set, good for second best in the NSIC. Schroeder recorded 17 digs and an assist against the Golden Eagles on Friday, before adding 20 digs and four assists against the Dragons the next ...

SMSU moves inside top 10 in recent AVCA poll

LEXINGTON - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (17-3, 11-2 NSIC) rises one spot to No. 10 in the recent AVCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Monday afternoon. SMSU won in convincing fashion last weekend, sweeping both Minnesota Crookston and Minnesota State Moorhead. Libero Ashlynn Schroeder was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week. The Mustangs were also listed at No. 5 in the first NCAA Power Index (NPI) Central Region ranking earlier Monday. SMSU is one of five teams from the NSIC represented in the top 25. For the seventh week ...

Dawson-Boyd falls to KMS in three sets

KERKHOVEN — The Dawson-Boyd volleyball team was unable to overcome Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Monday, falling in three sets, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20. The Blackjacks battled throughout the match but could not find enough consistency to extend the contest, dropping each set as KMS completed the sweep. Dawson-Boyd was led offensively by Kadyn Perkins, who finished with six kills. Kaylee Brent and Emma Stotesbery each added four kills, while Ragan Viessman, Stella Roth and Lilly Lee contributed two apiece. Stotesbery also helped direct the Blackjacks' offense, recording 14 ...

Mustang men’s basketball selected fourth in NSIC preseason poll

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. BURNSVILLE – The Southwest Minnesota State University’s men’s basketball team was picked to finish third in the South Division and fourth overall in the annual 16-team Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll released on Friday. In the South Division poll, St. Cloud State and Minnesota State both earned 45 points, with SCSU earning four first-place votes, while MSU earned three first-place votes. SMSU garnered 33 points for third place with Winona State placing fourth with 28 points and Concordia-St. ...