SCSU to Host #3 Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State-Mankato

The St. Cloud State volleyball team will return home this week Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, for NSIC matches against #3 Concordia University, St. Paul on Oct. 10 (7 p.m.) and MSU-Mankato on Oct. 11 (4 p.m.). Matched will be played in St. Cloud State's Halenbeck Hall.

St. Cloud State Notes

The Huskies are coming off of two NSIC losses against Upper Iowa (1-3) and Winona State (0-3)
2014 St. Cloud State Record 7-9 overall and 1-7 in the NSIC.
Kaitlin Doughty (Tomahawk, Wis.) leads the Huskies in kills with 142.
Erin Ohlemann (Golden Valley, Minn.) is number six on the NSIC leader board. She tallied 550 assists this season, averaging 10.38 assists per set.
Brianne Stamer (Hutchinson, Minn.) is second in the NSIC in digs. Stamer posted 280, averaging 5.28 digs per set.
St. Cloud State sits tenth in both attack percentage and kills in the NSIC. The Huskies hold a .202 attack percentage as a team and average 12.98 kills per set.

Concordia University, St. Paul Notes

Concordia University, St. Paul have earned seven consecutive NCAA Division II Championships.
The Golden Bears are 14-2 overall and are ranked #3 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll.
Concordia is on a seven game winning streak with wins over Bemidji State and Minnesota-Crookston this past weekend.
Anna Schlaak leads the Golden Bears in kills and digs with 199 and 140. Schlaak averages 3.62 kills per set and an attack percentage of .259.
Kasey Williams is ranked third in the NSIC with 666 assists, averaging 12.11 assists per set.
Head coach Brad Starkey is in his 12th season with Concordia University, St. Paul.

Minnesota State University-Mankato

The Mavericks are 10-5 overall and 6-2 in conference play.
MSU-Mankato is coming off a loss to Minnesota-Crookston (1-3) and a win over Bemidji State (3-0).
Krista Hassing leads the Mavericks in kills with 220 and is ranked sixth in the NSIC in kills. Hassing has a .310 attack percentage, averaging 3.86 kills per set.
Outside hitter Chandra Honebrink leads the team defensively with 383 digs this season, averaging 2.46 digs per set.
Haley Doran is ranked fourth in the NSIC in service aces averaging .38 per set.
The Mavericks are ranked fourth as a team in the NSIC for kills, averaging 14.11 kills per set.