NORTHERN TODAY 9 FALL 2014 The Wolves volleyball team continued to build off its historic 2013 season. Northern was ranked in the AVCA top-25 poll every week at the time of publication. The Wolves climbed to as high as 21st in the poll. All-American Kelsey Chambers (Jordan, Minn.) was named the NSIC Preseason Player of the Year and was leading the Wolves in kills. Middle hitter Cari McGarvie (Lincoln, Neb.) was third in the nation in hitting percentage at .441. As a team, Northern was third in the country, hitting .296 on the season. Setter Drew Smith (Ames, Iowa) was second in the nation in assists per set averaging 13.13. In September, the Wolves won the NSU Dacotah Bank Volleyball Classic by going a perfect 4-0 over the weekend and sweeping all four of its opponents. McGarvie was named the MVP of the classic while Tori Biach (Bradenton, Fla.), Chambers and Smith were named to the all- tournament team. Sasha Hovind (Stirum, N.D.) had a pair of runner- up finishes this season as she placed second at both the Augustana Twilight and Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational meets in September. At the Griak, Hovind ran a time of 22:13.4 and finished over 30 places better than her finish at the 2013 event. Hovind was named the NSIC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week in September. Clay Danielson (Fergus Falls, Minn.) was the NSU men’s top performer this season. At the Augustana Twilight, Danielson ran an 8K time of 20:51.55. by Kevin DeVries, Director of Athletic Communications and Technology VOLLEYBALL SOCCER FOOTBALL CROSS COUNTRY THE 2014-15 SPORTS SEASON IS IN FULL SWING FOR THE WOLVES AS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, FOOTBALL, SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL ALL HAD SUCCESSFUL FALL SEASONS. Nicholas Truen, freshman, White Bear Lake, Minn. Drew Smith, junior Ames, Iowa Allie Macdonald, junior Hartford, S.D. The Northern soccer team enjoyed the comforts of Jerde Field as nine of its first 12 games were played at home. Anna Bondy (Pierre, S.D.) was leading the Wolves in goals (6), assists (3) and points (15) on the season. Her 15 points were tied for the fourth-most in the league at the time of publication. Goalie Brittany Tietz (Aberdeen, S.D.) was second in the NSIC with 69 saves on the year and had two shutouts for Northern. Kay Hernandez (Round Rock, Texas) and Allie Macdonald (Hartford, S.D.) both had a pair of goals by mid-season. The Northern State football team was 4-2 in the NSIC with wins over Concordia-St. Paul, Southwest Minnesota State, Minot State and MSU Moorhead. The Wolves dominated Minot State 42-14 in the 95th annual Gypsy Day game in October. Quarterback Jared Jacobson (Rapid City, S.D.) threw for a career-best five touchdowns in the win over the Beavers and was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Jared Hannigan (Aberdeen, S.D.) caught three touchdowns in the win. Jacobson climbed to fifth all-time on the NSIC career list for total yards in conference games with 7,862 yards. Nicholas Truen (White Bear Lake, Minn.) was ranked eighth in the conference in rushing, averaging 83.6 yards per game. Channing Barber (Dell Rapids, S.D.) was third in the NSIC in interceptions with three at the time of publication and Joe Parsley (Flandreau, S.D.) was sixth with two. Parsley had a game-winning interception return for a touchdown against Concordia and was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in that game. S P O R T S Photographs by Greg Smith, University Relations
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