Huskies Volleyball begins three-game home stand tonight

St. Cloud, Minn. -- The St. Cloud State volleyball team begins a three-game home stand tonight when the Huskies play host to #3 University of Minnesota Duluth at 7 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall.

The Huskies will continue the home stand with weekend matches against the University of Sioux Falls on Friday at 7 p.m. and eighth ranked Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday at 4 p.m.

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St. Cloud State Notes

St. Cloud State enters the week with a 6-2 record
This week marks the beginning of the NSIC schedule. The Huskies were picked to finish 12th in the NSIC preseason coaches poll
Last year St. Cloud State posted a 14-14 overall record and went 8-12 in the NSIC
The Huskies are coming off a successfull NSU Dacotah Volleyball Classic posting a 3-1 record with wins over Southwest Baptist, Minnesota Crookston and Minot State. The lone loss was to the host school #21 Northern State
Brianne Stamer and Kaitlin Doughty were named to the All-Tournament team over the weekend
Stamer was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week. She averaged 7.23 digs per set in the tournament with a weekend high of 25 digs against Southwest Baptist
Stamer leads the NSIC in digs per set this week with a 5.54 average per set
Doughty had 41 kills, six digs and five block assists in weekend action
Macy Weller ranks eighth in the NSIC in hitting percentage with a .394 mark
Erin Ohlemann is fifth in the league in assists, averaging 11.25 assists per set this season

Minnesota Duluth Notes

The Bulldogs enter the week with a 7-1 record and are ranked #3 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll
UMD went 3-1 over the weekend at the Colorado Premier Challenge. The Bulldogs posted three set wins over Regis, #4 BYU-Hawaii and Metro State and lost to #2 Tampa in four sets
Monica Turner and Ashley Hinsch were named to the All-Tournament team
Turner had 50 kills, a .512 hitting percentage and 11 blocks in the tournament
Hinsch notched 185 assists for a 14.2 per set average and 21 digs
UMD leads the NSIC in assists and kills this week
UMD finished second in the NSIC in 2013 with a 33-3 overall record and 18-2 league mark
Head coach Jim Boos is in his 13th season with the Bulldogs

University of Sioux Falls Notes

Sioux Falls brings a 5-4 record into the weekend
The Cougars posted a 2-3 mark last week in non-conference matches
Kate Hart led the Cougars in kills over the weekend with 72, including a career-high 21 kills in a match against Fort Hays State
Kayla Crane averaged 8.05 sets per match
Sioux Falls leads the NSIC in service aces with an average of 2.06 per set
Last season USF posted a 19-12 overall record and were 10-10 in the NSIC
Head coach Joel McCartney is in his fourth season with the Cougars

Southwest Minnesota State

The Mustangs enter the week ranked #8 in the AVCA and with a 5-3 overall record
SMSU competed at the Colorado Premier Challenge and posted a 3-1 record with wins over #2 Tampa, Regis and Metro State. The Mustangs lost to Colorado Mesa
Abbey Thissen was named to the All-Tournament team. She led the Mustangs in kills including 15 in the win over Tampa
Setter Megan Larson tallied 116 set assists in the tournament and dished out 26 in the win over Tampa
The Mustangs posted a 24-8 overall record in 2013 and were 17-3 in the NSIC
Terry Culhane is in his 11th season as head coach of the Mustangs