News northern At the time of publication, the NSU volleyball team was on pace for the second-most wins in the history of the program and had already recorded 12 sweeps on the season. The 2013-14 sports season is in full swing for the Wolves as men’s and women’s cross country, football, soccer and volleyball all had successful seasons. The NSU women’s cross country team finished ninth at the NSIC Cross Country Championships held in Sioux Falls, while the Northern men took 10th as a team. Freshman Sasha Hovind (Stirum, N.D.) took home ninth place in the women’s 6K race and earned First Team All-NSIC honors for her performance, with a time of 21:56.07. This set a new career-best in the 6K for Hovind. Hunter Kopff (Monticello, Minn.) led the men with a 28th place finish in the men’s 8K with a time of 26:39.66. The Wolves football squad looked to build upon its 6-5 record from a season ago. Northern got off to a solid start, winning its season opener over Wayne State 29-27 in a triple overtime thriller in front of a capacity crowd at Swisher Field. NSU also recorded its first shutout since 2011 when the Wolves dominated Bemidji State 27-0 in October. Senior safety Logan Dosch (Aberdeen) became Northern’s all-time leader in career tackles with 237. Northern soccer had a great season once again under Coach Steve Kehm. NSU opened the season winning its first five matches. The Wolves’ eight wins at the time of publication was their most in a season since 2008. Northern also controlled its own destiny to make the NSIC postseason tournament. Allie Macdonald (Hartford) led the Wolves with six goals on the season. Goalkeeper Brittany Tietz (Aberdeen) recorded six shutouts for Northern in 2013. The Northern volleyball team had a historic season as the Wolves achieved their firstever AVCA top 25 ranking as NSU climbed to 23rd in the poll. The team also got off to northern today 13 the best start in program history as NSU won its first nine matches of 2013. The nine wins are the second-longest winning streak in school history. At the time of publication, the Wolves were on pace for the second-most wins in the history of the program and had already recorded 12 sweeps on the season. The Wolves had a pair of wins over top 10 opponents in 2013, as they beat No. 10 Wayne State 3-2 and No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 3-1. Middle hitter Tori Biach (Bradenton, Fla.) for hitting percentage, outside hitter Kelsey Chambers (Jordan, Minn.) for kills, libero Sami Nygaard (Milbank, S.D.) for digs and setter Drew Smith (Ames, Iowa) for assists, were all in the top five statistically in the conference. Looking back at 2013-14 Winter Sports
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