{"id":207497,"date":"2020-09-08T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=207497"},"modified":"2020-09-08T08:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:14:38","slug":"nsaa-volleyball-players-of-the-week-clarissa-hilary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=207497","title":{"rendered":"NSAA Volleyball Players of the week, Clarissa Hilary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"MADISON, S.D.<\/strong> \u2013 The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA<\/a>) announced its first installment of volleyball players-of-the-week honors Monday.\u00a0 Maddie Polzin of Dakota State (S.D.) was selected as its Attacker-of-the-Week.\u00a0 Clarissa Hilary of Valley City State (N.D.) was named the Setter-of-the-Week.\u00a0 Mason Hart of Mayville State (N.D.) was chosen as its Defender-of-the-Week.<\/p>\n

NSAA Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nMaddie Polzin \u2013 Dakota State (S.D.) \u2013 5’9″, Senior, outside hitter \u2013 Baltic, S.D.<\/strong> \u2013 Polzin had a monstrous weekend, racking up double-digits kills in all four matches as Dakota State (S.D.) went 3-1 record in the Kansas Wesleyan tournament.\u00a0 She accumulated 29 kills on the first day of the tournament, leading to a pair of victories.\u00a0 On the final day of the tournament, Polzin smashed a career-high 24 kills in 3-1 victory over host-team Kansas Wesleyan and followed up with 20 kills in 3-1 defeat to Friends (Kan.).\u00a0 For the weekend, Polzin smashed 73 kills and averaged 4.6 kills per set in the tournament.\u00a0 She also collected 24 digs (1.5 digs per set), four service aces and four block assists.<\/p>\n

NSAA Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nClarissa Hilary \u2013 Valley City State (N.D.) \u2013 5’8″, Freshman, setter \u2013 Elk River, Minn.<\/strong> \u2013 Hilary tallied 124 set assists over three matches for Valley City State (N.D.).\u00a0 She also posted a pair of double-double\u201429 assists and 11 digs versus Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and 46 assists and 11 digs at Mayville State (N.D.).\u00a0 For the week, Hilary averaged 10.3 set assists per set.\u00a0 She also collected 29 digs (2.4 digs per set) and registered four service aces.<\/p>\n

NSAA Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week<\/u><\/strong>
\nMason Hart \u2013 Mayville State (N.D.) \u2013 5’3″, Senior, defensive specialist \u2013 Moorhead, Minn.<\/strong> \u2013 Hart tallied 85 digs as Mayville State (S.D.) went 2-1 record for the weekend.\u00a0 She recorded 31 digs in 3-2 season debut defeat to Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.).\u00a0 She followed up with 26 digs in 3-1 victory over Valley City State (N.D.) and 28 digs in 3-2 victory over Hastings (Neb.).\u00a0 For the week, Hart recorded a reception rate of 97.1 percent and committed one reception error in 35 receptions.\u00a0 She averaged 6.1 digs per set (14 sets played).<\/p>\n

Recap from last week’s action<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe NAIA Volleyball season officially kicked off the 2020-21 season on Sept. 5.<\/p>\n

Dakota State (S.D.) went 3-1 record in the Kansas Wesleyan tournament in Salina, Kan.\u00a0 The Trojans won their first three matches in the tournament, defeating Sterling (Kan.) 3-0 and McPherson (Kan.) 3-2 on Sept. 5.\u00a0 Dakota State won 3-1 against the host-team Kansas Wesleyan before falling short to Friends (Kan.) 3-1 on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n

Mayville State (N.D.) fell short to Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in a five-set thriller in Valley City, N.D. on Sept. 5.\u00a0 The Comets earned a pair of home victories on Sept. 6, defeating Valley City State (N.D.) in four sets and Hastings in five-set thriller.\u00a0 MSU is 2-1 overall record on the season.<\/p>\n

Viterbo (Wis.) dropped a pair of matches (0-2 overall record) against a pair of teams that qualified for NAIA national tournament last season on Sept. 5 in Fremont, Neb.\u00a0 The V-Hawks lost a five-set thriller to Grand View (Iowa), followed by a 3-1 defeat to Missouri Baptist.<\/p>\n

Waldorf (Iowa) fell in a pair of matches (0-2 overall record) in the William Penn (Iowa) Wendy’s Invitational on Sept. 5.\u00a0 The Warriors lost a five-set thriller to Briar Cliff (Iowa), followed by a four-set defeat to Mount Marty (S.D.).<\/p>\n

Valley City State (N.D.) lost three matches last weekend, falling to 0-3 overall record.\u00a0 The Vikings were swept by Dakota Wesleyan on Sept. 5, followed by a five-set thriller defeat to Hastings.\u00a0 VCSU lost to MSU in four sets on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n

Bellevue (Neb.), Dickinson State (N.D.) and Presentation (S.D.) were idle last weekend.<\/p>\n

Looking Ahead<\/u><\/strong>
\nPresentation (S.D.) opens their season on Tuesday evening as they host Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.).\u00a0 The Saints will also play two matches with Mount Marty (S.D.) on Saturday in Yankton.<\/p>\n

All remaining North Star conference members will be idle this week, including Bellevue (Neb.), Dakota State (S.D.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Mayville State (N.D.), Valley City State (N.D.), Viterbo (Wis.) and Waldorf (Iowa).<\/p>\n

The North Star volleyball conference season officially starts on Tuesday, Sept. 15 with PC visiting Mayville State (N.D.).\u00a0 The rest of the North Star conference openers are scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 16.<\/p>\n

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