{"id":236676,"date":"2021-10-11T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T03:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=236676"},"modified":"2021-10-11T22:46:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T03:46:12","slug":"vcsu-sweeps-nsa-players-of-the-week-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=236676","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Sweeps NSAA Players of the Week Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Valley City State volleyball<\/a> swept the eighth installment of the North Star Athletic Association Player of the Week awards, the conference office announced Monday.\u00a0Bailey Nelson<\/a> was chosen as the Attacker of the Week, Sadie Hansen<\/a> was named the Setter of the Week and Katie Juarez<\/a> was selected as the Defender of the Week.<\/p>\n

NSAA Volleyball Attacker of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nBailey Nelson<\/a> \u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 6’0″, Junior, middle blocker \u2013 Argusville, N.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Nelson paced Valley City State’s (N.D.) offensive\u00a0attack with an impressive 4.7 kills per set as they went 2-0 record at home for the week.\u00a0She smashed 16 kills (5.3 kills per set) and hit .448 in 3-0 sweep over Mayville State (N.D.).\u00a0She followed up with 12 kills (4.0 kills per set) and hit .367 in a 3-0 victory over Presentation (S.D.).\u00a0For the week, Nelson accumulated 28 kills and hit .407 by committing just four attack errors in 59 swings.\u00a0She also had seven digs and a block.<\/p>\n

NSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nSadie Hansen<\/a> \u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 5’9″, Freshman, setter \u2013 Oakes, N.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hansen contributed a total of 84 set assists and 16 digs in fueling Valley City State (N.D.) to a 2-0 record at home for the week.\u00a0She produced 45 set assists (15.0 assists per set) and posted a double-double with 10 digs in 3-0 victory over Mayville State (N.D.).\u00a0She added 39 assists (13.0 assists per set) and six digs in 3-0 win over Presentation (S.D.).\u00a0For the week, Hansen averaged 14.0 set assists and 2.7 digs per set.\u00a0She also had eight kills, a service ace and two blocks.<\/p>\n

NSAA Volleyball Defender of the Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nKatie Juarez<\/a> \u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 5’9″, Senior, outside hitter \u2013 Angels Camp, Calif.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Juarez averaged 21 digs per match and 7.0 digs per set as she led Valley City State (N.D.) to a pair of 3-0 North Star Athletic Association home sweeps.\u00a0She tallied 22 digs (7.3 digs per set) and seven kills versus Mayville State (N.D.) and followed up with 20 digs (6.7 digs per set) and 12 kills versus Presentation (S.D.).\u00a0For the week, Juarez tallied 42 digs, 19 kills (3.2 kills per set) and registered four service aces.<\/p>\n

Recap from last week’s action<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe first half portion of the North Star Athletic Association schedule had concluded last weekend.\u00a0 No. 2-ranked Viterbo (Wis.) extended their winning streak to 18 matches after going 2-0 record for the weekend.\u00a0The V-Hawks defeated Dakota State (S.D.) in four sets on Oct. 7, followed by a 3-1 road victory at No. 8 Bellevue (Neb.) in the battle of top two teams in the league.\u00a0Viterbo raised their overall record to 25-1 and 7-0 record in NSAA.<\/p>\n

Dakota State kicked off the week with a 3-1 road victory over rival No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Oct. 3.\u00a0The Trojans wrapped up the week with a 3-1 home victory over Waldorf (Iowa) in the North Star Athletic Association action on Oct. 8.\u00a0Dakota State is 12-5 overall record and 4-3 record in the league.<\/p>\n

Bellevue closed the week with a 3-0 sweep over the Warriors on Oct. 9.\u00a0The Bruins are 16-3 overall record and 7-1 record in the North Star Athletic Association matches.\u00a0Waldorf fell to 7-10 overall record and 0-7 NSAA record.<\/p>\n

Valley City State (N.D.) went 2-0 on the week at home.\u00a0The Vikings swept Mayville State (N.D.) in three straight sets on Oct. 6.\u00a0VCSU added another 3-0 sweep over Presentation (S.D.) on Oct. 9.\u00a0Valley City State improved to 8-13 overall record and 5-2 record in NSAA contests.<\/p>\n

The Comets bounced back in the winning column with a four-set victory at Dickinson State (N.D.) on Oct. 7.\u00a0MSU is 13-8 overall record and 3-4 record in the league.<\/p>\n

Dickinson State earned a 3-2 thriller over Presentation on Oct. 8.\u00a0The Blue Hawks are 2-19 overall record and 2-6 NSAA conference record.\u00a0The Saints fell to 11-9 overall record and 1-6 record in the league.<\/p>\n

Looking Ahead<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe second half of the North Star Athletic Association schedule kicks off on Tuesday with traveling partners facing each other. \u00a0Dickinson State (N.D.) travels to Valley City State (N.D.), while Mayville State (N.D.) visits Presentation (S.D.) and Waldorf (Iowa) hosts No. 2 Viterbo (Wis.).\u00a0No. 8 Bellevue heads to Dakota State (S.D.) on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Mayville State heads south to No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Wednesday evening for a non-conference contest.\u00a0Valley City State travels to NCAA Division III Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) on the same night.<\/p>\n

Bellevue and Viterbo are scheduled to play in the Grand View (Iowa) tournament.\u00a0The Bruins will play just on Frida versus No. 19 Montana Tech and Oklahoma City.\u00a0 The V-Hawks face host-team No. 24 Grand View (Iowa) on Friday evening, followed by matches versus No. 22 Columbia (Mo.) and Montana Tech on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Waldorf (Iowa) plays in a triangular with host-team Iowa Wesleyan and St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.) on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s Matches<\/u><\/strong>
\nDickinson State (N.D.) @ Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 7 p.m.
\nMayville State (N.D.) @ Presentation (S.D.) \u2013 7 p.m.
\n(2) Viterbo (Wis.) @ Waldorf (Iowa) \u2013 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s Matches<\/u><\/strong>
\nMayville State (N.D.) @ (13) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) \u2013 5 p.m.
\nValley City State (N.D.) @ Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) \u2013 7 p.m.
\n(8) Bellevue (Neb.) @ Dakota State (S.D.) \u2013 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Friday’s Matches<\/u><\/strong>
\nGrand View (Iowa) Tournament \u2013 Des Moines, Iowa
\n<\/em>(8) Bellevue (Neb.) vs. (19) Montana Tech \u2013 1 p.m.
\n(8) Bellevue (Neb.) vs. (RV) Oklahoma City \u2013 4 p.m.
\n(2) Viterbo (Wis.) @ (24) Grand View (Iowa) \u2013 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Saturday’s Matches<\/u><\/strong>
\nGrand View (Iowa) Tournament \u2013 Des Moines, Iowa
\n<\/em>(2) Viterbo (Wis.) vs. (22) Columbia (Mo.) \u2013 9 a.m.
\n(2) Viterbo (Wis.) vs. (19) Montana Tech \u2013 12 p.m.
\nIowa Wesleyan Triangular \u2013 Mount Pleasant, Iowa
\n<\/em>Waldorf (Iowa) @ Iowa Wesleyan \u2013 1 p.m.
\nWaldorf (Iowa) vs. St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.) \u2013 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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