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Cape Girardeau, Mo.
10 a.m.
North Dakota State
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NDSU Volleyball Set to Begin 2022 Season at the SEMO Invitational
8/25/2022 12:10:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State volleyball team is set to begin the 2022 season at the SEMO Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Bison will open the season against Jackson State on Friday at 10 a.m., before taking on Southeast Missouri State at 7 p.m. NDSU will conclude the trip against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at 11 a.m.
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
All three matches will feature live statistics, while the match against Southeast Missouri State will also be available on ESPN+ for subscribers.
BISON IN SEASON OPENERS
For the second straight year, the Bison will open the season on the road. NDSU will begin the season playing its first six matches on the road after starting last season playing its first 12 straight away from home. Under head coach Jennifer Lopez, the Bison are 2-3 in season openers.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Senior outside hitter Syra Tanchin and junior outside hitter Ali Hinze were named to the Summit League Players to Watch List on Wednesday. Hinze ranked fifth in the Summit League in kills with a career-high 370 and kills per set with 3.43 last season. On the defensive end, Hinze contributed a career-best 291 digs and averaged 2.67 digs per set. Tanchin also posted a career-high 370 kills last season and averaged 3.36 kills per set, which ranked seventh in the Summit League. The St. Michael, Minn., native added in a career-best 30 total blocks with 83 digs on the defensive side.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
NDSU was picked to finish seventh in the Summit League Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Denver earned the top spot with 75 total points and six first place votes. South Dakota was picked second with 74 total points and Omaha rounded out the top three with 68 total points in third place.
SERVIN' UP SOME ACES
NDSU finished last season ranked fourth in the Summit League in service aces with 175, which marked the most in a single season since 2011 when the Bison totaled 187. Ava Schmoll paced the Bison and ranked sixth in the Summit League in aces with a career-best 31.
DENIED AT THE NET
Michelle Glover made an immediate impact in her first season at NDSU in 2021 with a team-high 98 total blocks. The Wheaton, Ill., native averaged 1.08 blocks per set, which ranked fifth in the Summit League. Glover posted four or more blocks in 12 matches.
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM
NDSU earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 10th straight year in 2021-22. The Bison also earned a spot on the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll with a team GPA in the top 20 percent of NCAA Division I. NDSU notched a 3.56 GPA in the spring semester and a 3.63 cumulative GPA last year.
NEW TO THE SQUAD
The Bison added five newcomers to the roster in 2022, including three freshman: Baily Randall, Nora Raasch and Ally Barth.
NDSU also added transfers Eke Denessen and Logan O'Brien. Denessen spent the last two seasons at South Florida and appeared in 24 matches with 13 starts in 2021. O'Brien appeared in 49 matches and totaled 201 digs over two seasons at North Florida.
PLENTY OF DEPTH IN THE LINEUP
NDSU enters 2022 with 10 players returning from last season, including four seniors: Syra Tanchin, Michelle Glover, Ava Schmoll and Kelley Johnson. The Bison also boast plenty of experience with four players having appeared in 60 or more career matches. Glover has played in the most career matches among active Bison players with 72, including two seasons (46 matches) at Illinois-Chicago.
THE SERIES VS. JACKSON STATE
This will be the first all-time meeting between NDSU and Jackson State.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
This season will mark the third all-time meeting between NDSU and Southeast Missouri State and first since 1990 with the series locked, 1-1. In the most recent meeting in 1990, the Bison came up short in five sets against the Redhawks, 3-2, in Warrensburg, Mo.
THE SERIES VS. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
This will be the second all-time meeting between NDSU and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In the only meeting in 2011, the Bison rolled past the Lions, 3-0, at the Tulsa Park Inn Hurricane Invite in Tulsa, Okla.
NEXT UP
NDSU will be back in action against Louisiana on Sept. 2 at the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic in Lafayette, La. First serve is set for 9 a.m.
The North Dakota State volleyball team is set to begin the 2022 season at the SEMO Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Bison will open the season against Jackson State on Friday at 10 a.m., before taking on Southeast Missouri State at 7 p.m. NDSU will conclude the trip against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at 11 a.m.
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
All three matches will feature live statistics, while the match against Southeast Missouri State will also be available on ESPN+ for subscribers.
BISON IN SEASON OPENERS
For the second straight year, the Bison will open the season on the road. NDSU will begin the season playing its first six matches on the road after starting last season playing its first 12 straight away from home. Under head coach Jennifer Lopez, the Bison are 2-3 in season openers.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Senior outside hitter Syra Tanchin and junior outside hitter Ali Hinze were named to the Summit League Players to Watch List on Wednesday. Hinze ranked fifth in the Summit League in kills with a career-high 370 and kills per set with 3.43 last season. On the defensive end, Hinze contributed a career-best 291 digs and averaged 2.67 digs per set. Tanchin also posted a career-high 370 kills last season and averaged 3.36 kills per set, which ranked seventh in the Summit League. The St. Michael, Minn., native added in a career-best 30 total blocks with 83 digs on the defensive side.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
NDSU was picked to finish seventh in the Summit League Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Denver earned the top spot with 75 total points and six first place votes. South Dakota was picked second with 74 total points and Omaha rounded out the top three with 68 total points in third place.
SERVIN' UP SOME ACES
NDSU finished last season ranked fourth in the Summit League in service aces with 175, which marked the most in a single season since 2011 when the Bison totaled 187. Ava Schmoll paced the Bison and ranked sixth in the Summit League in aces with a career-best 31.
DENIED AT THE NET
Michelle Glover made an immediate impact in her first season at NDSU in 2021 with a team-high 98 total blocks. The Wheaton, Ill., native averaged 1.08 blocks per set, which ranked fifth in the Summit League. Glover posted four or more blocks in 12 matches.
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM
NDSU earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 10th straight year in 2021-22. The Bison also earned a spot on the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll with a team GPA in the top 20 percent of NCAA Division I. NDSU notched a 3.56 GPA in the spring semester and a 3.63 cumulative GPA last year.
NEW TO THE SQUAD
The Bison added five newcomers to the roster in 2022, including three freshman: Baily Randall, Nora Raasch and Ally Barth.
NDSU also added transfers Eke Denessen and Logan O'Brien. Denessen spent the last two seasons at South Florida and appeared in 24 matches with 13 starts in 2021. O'Brien appeared in 49 matches and totaled 201 digs over two seasons at North Florida.
PLENTY OF DEPTH IN THE LINEUP
NDSU enters 2022 with 10 players returning from last season, including four seniors: Syra Tanchin, Michelle Glover, Ava Schmoll and Kelley Johnson. The Bison also boast plenty of experience with four players having appeared in 60 or more career matches. Glover has played in the most career matches among active Bison players with 72, including two seasons (46 matches) at Illinois-Chicago.
THE SERIES VS. JACKSON STATE
This will be the first all-time meeting between NDSU and Jackson State.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
This season will mark the third all-time meeting between NDSU and Southeast Missouri State and first since 1990 with the series locked, 1-1. In the most recent meeting in 1990, the Bison came up short in five sets against the Redhawks, 3-2, in Warrensburg, Mo.
THE SERIES VS. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
This will be the second all-time meeting between NDSU and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In the only meeting in 2011, the Bison rolled past the Lions, 3-0, at the Tulsa Park Inn Hurricane Invite in Tulsa, Okla.
NEXT UP
NDSU will be back in action against Louisiana on Sept. 2 at the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic in Lafayette, La. First serve is set for 9 a.m.
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