MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State volleyball team plays a midweek non-conference match at Dickinson State before hitting the road for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches this weekend.

The Beavers will battle Dickinson State at 7 p.m. in Dickinson, N.D. before traveling to No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State on Friday night at 6 p.m. and Sioux Falls on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Beavers Bits

Freshman Karli Koza was tabbed as the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance last week vs. No. 17 Augustana and No. 21 Wayne State.

Shelby Spuller carries the Minot State offense with 3.58 kills per set.

Hayley Swain and Emily Falldorf have notched 109 and 108 kills, respectively.

Jeanne Brenner and Brileigh Boyce wrap up the balanced attack for the Minot State offense with 106 kills.

Junior Kelsey Dewulf paces the Beavers with 9.33 assists per set.

Falldorf leads Minot State with 0.78 blocks per set, followed by Swain with 0.74 blocks per set. Koza ranks third in the NSIC with 5.32 digs per set.

Scouting the Dickinson State Blue Hawks

Dickinson State enters Tuesday night's showdown with a 5-11 overall record on the season. Madison Kadrmas leads the Blue Hawks with 2.17 kills per set, followed by Tessa Sian with 1.75 kills per set. Tori Baumiller paces the offense with 5.06 assists per set while Sian leads the defense with 0.59 blocks per set.

Head coach Jen Hartman is in her second season leading the Blue Hawk program and holds a career record of 19-31.

Dickinson State leads the all-time series with Minot State, 65-27. In their last meeting, the Beavers swept the Blue Hawks 3-0 in Minot, N.D. on October 21, 2014.

Up Next

Minot State returns to action on Friday night at 6 p.m. at No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State and Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sioux Falls. Links to live stats and video are available on msubeavers.com.