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

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

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

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

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 ...

No. 1 Minneota sweeps MACCRAY to reach subsection title match

MARSHALL — Jaylyn Coequyt’s 12 kills and three blocks set the tone for the top-seeded Minneota volleyball team on Monday as the Vikings swept No. 5 MACCRAY 25-11, 25-21, 25-17 in the 3A North subsection semifinals at Southwest Minnesota State University. In addition to Jaylyn Coequyt’s offensive production, the Vikings also got nine kills apiece from Sophie Gillund and Eden Meagher, as well as another eight from Leah Coequyt. Leah Coequyt also tallied a pair of ace blocks in the match. Autum Anderson and Meagher led the team’s defensive back row with 15 and 13 digs, ...

WWG’s season ends with five-set loss to Adrian/Ellsworth

PIPESTONE — Kendall Jenniges and Leah VanDeWiele’s big nights weren’t enough to spur the No. 2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team to a comeback against No. 3 Adrian/Ellsworth in the 3A South subsection semifinals on Monday. The Chargers dropped the first two sets, 25-23 and 25-22, before rattling off 25-20 and 25-19 wins to force a fifth game. Yet, the Dragons took the tiebreaker set 15-13 to put an end to the Chargers’ season. Jenniges led the Chargers’ front row with 22 kills in the match while VanDeWiele led the back row with 33 digs. Jenniges also logged an ace block ...