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DAKOTA STATE VOLLEYBALL  

°27 NAIA ACADEMIC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Ι °33 ALL-CONFERENCE ATHLETES Ι °1 NAIA ALL-AMERICA °SDIC VOLLEYBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1991, 1994) I °NAIA VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE (2019) 

OVERALL RECORD: 11-5 HOME: 5-3 AWAY: 4-1 NEUTRAL: 2-1 NORTH STAR: 7-2 Date Opponent Time (CT)/Results Sept. 5 Sterling (Kan.) # W, 3-0 Sept. 5 McPherson (Kan.) # W, 3-2 Sept. 6 Kansas Wesleyan # W, 3-1 Sept. 6 Friends (Kan.) # L, 1-3 Sept. 11 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) W, 3-1 Sept. 18 MORNINGSIDE (IOWA) L, 2-3 Sept. 19 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) L, 2-3 Oct. 9 WALDORF (IOWA)* W, 3-2 Oct. 10 VITERBO (WIS.)* W, 3-1 Oct. 14 BELLEVUE (NEB.)* L, 2-3 Oct. 17 DICKINSON STATE (N.D.)*@ L, 1-3 Oct. 21 Presentation (S.D.)* W, 3-1 March 3 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* W, 3-0 March 6 (RV) MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.)* W, 3-1 March 12 Valley City State (N.D.)* W, 3-0 March 13 Dickinson State (N.D.)* W, 3-2 March 17 (1) JAMESTOWN (N.D.) 5 p.m./7 p.m. March 19 Waldorf (Iowa)* 7 p.m. March 20 Viterbo (Wis.)* 1 p.m. March 24 Bellevue (Neb.)* 7 p.m. March 26 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* 5 p.m. March 27 Mayville State (N.D.)* TBA March 30 NSAA Quarterfinals^ 7 p.m. April 6 NSAA Semifinals^ 7 p.m. April 10 NSAA Championship^ TBA April 17 NAIA Volleyball National Tournament Opening Round TBA April 27- May 1 NAIA Volleyball National Tournament TBA

# Kansas Wesleyan Invitational—Salina, Kan. $ Peru State (Neb.) Invitational—Peru, Neb. @ Dig Pink Night % Senior Day & NAIA National Tournament Opening Round ^ NSAA Postseason-Higher Seed Host *NSAA conference matches

SCHEDULE & RECORD

(1) Jamestown (N.D.) @ Dakota State (S.D.)

Junior Varsity: 5 p.m.—Varsity: 7 p.m. DSU Fieldhouse—St. Patrick’s Day

Madison, S.D.

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School: .............................................. Dakota State University (S.D.) Founded:................................................................................... 1881 Location: ...................................... Madison, S.D. 57042 (pop. 7,250) Enrollment: ............................................................................. 3,158 Colors: .................................... DSU Blue, Trojan Blue, Grey, White Nickname: ............................................................................ Trojans Home Field: ............................................................ DSU Fieldhouse Affiliation:NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Conference: ................................... North Star Athletic Association Athletic/University Website: ............... dsuathletics.com / dsu.edu President: .................................................. Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths Athletic Director: ......................................................... Jeff Dittman Sports Information Director: .................................. Nick Huntimer Faculty Athletic Representative: .......................... Stacy Anderson

MADISON, S.D. (March 16, 2021)—The Dakota State University Trojan volleyball team (11-5 overall record, 7-2 North Star Athletic Association conference record) takes a break from the North Star conference play on Wednesday evening. The Trojans host the NAIA’s top-ranked team Jamestown (N.D.) (22-1 overall record) in a non-conference match at DSU Fieldhouse. There will be a junior varsity match at 5 p.m., fol-lowed by the varsity match at 7 p.m.

DSU returns to North Star Athletic Association play this weekend, remaining on the road. The Trojans visit Waldorf (Iowa) (4-11 overall record, 2-9 NSAA conference) on Friday evening. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at Hanson Fieldhouse (206 John K. Hanson Drive) in Forest City, Iowa. DSU wraps up the week at Viterbo (Wis.) (7-6 overall record, 7-4 NSAA conference record) on Saturday afternoon. The match is set to be played at R.W. Beggs Gymnasium (900 Viterbo Drive) in La Crosse, Wis. with a start time of 1 p.m.

DSU had won the last five North Star conference matches, including a 3-0 sweep over Valley City State (N.D.) on March 12 and a 3-2 thriller at Dickinson State (N.D.) on March 13. Jamestown extended their winning streak to seven matches after a pair of 3-0 sweeps on the road at VCSU and Mayville State (N.D.) last week. Waldorf (Iowa) earned a 3-2 thriller at Presentation (S.D.) on March 12 before falling to MSU in three sets on March 13. Viterbo defeated the Comets in three sets on March 10 and earned a pair of victo-ries at Presentation on March 11.

Next Up: Dakota State concludes the regular-season with three matches next week, visiting the league’s leader No. 12 Bellevue (Neb.) on March 24. DSU returns home on March 26 versus VCSU and heads on the road the following day at Mayville State (N.D.) on March 27.

+ Dakota State (S.D.) is 4-0 record during the month of March, which was all North Star league matches. + Jamestown (N.D.) and Dakota State are meeting for the first time since Oct. 28, 2017, which was held at DSU Fieldhouse. UJ and DSU were former members of the Dakota Athletic Conference and NSAA. + The Trojans have won five straight North Star Athletic Association matches, dating back to Oct. 21, 2020. + DSU have won seven times in the last eight matches with Waldorf (Iowa), including their fourth straight meeting victory on Oct. 9 in a five-set thriller at DSU Fieldhouse. + The Trojans won the first meeting with Viterbo (Wis.) on Oct. 10 at DSU Fieldhouse. DSU won in four sets, earning their fourth win in the last seven matches in the series meeting with the V-Hawks. + Dakota State is 5-3 record at home and 4-1 record on the road this season. The Trojans had won the last four road matches, including 3-0 record in road matches in the North Star Athletic Association action. + DSU have six matches remaining on their regular-season schedule. The Trojans will play three matches this week and three matches next week. + The Trojans have a combined 21 service aces in their pair of road victories last weekend. DSU tallied 11 aces in victory at Valley City State (N.D.), followed by 10 aces at Dickinson State (N.D.).

Wed., March 17 TROJANS HOST NO. 1 TEAM IN THE NAIA

DSU STAYS ON ROAD FOR NSAA ACTION

Friday: Dakota State (S.D.) @ Waldorf (Iowa) Hanson Fieldhouse—7 p.m.

Forest City, Iowa Saturday: Dakota State (S.D.) @ Viterbo (Wis.)

R.W. Beggs Gymnasium—1 p.m. La Crosse, Wis.

March 19-20

 

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RANK SCHOOL ‘20-21 RECORD PR 1. Jamestown (N.D.) (13)20-1 T1 2. Park (Mo.) (5) 19-1 T1 3. Indiana Wesleyan (3) 16-1 3 4. Westmont (Calif.) 7-0 4 5. Missouri Baptist 14-1 5 6. Marian (Ind.) 13-4 6 7. Northwestern (Iowa) 15-3 8 8. Eastern Oregon 9-0 9 9. Central Methodist (Mo.) 13-4 11 10. Concordia (Neb.) 12-3 10 11. Grand View (Iowa) 15-1 7 12. Bellevue (Neb.) 8-2 12 13. Dordt (Iowa) 12-5 14 14. Corban (Ore.) 7-1 13 T15. Oklahoma City 4-1 16 T15. Keiser (Fla.) 31-0 22 17. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 12-1 18 18. Bethel (Ind.) 22-5 17 19. Midland (Neb.) 10-8 20 T20. Providence (Mont.) 10-2 24 T20. Indiana-Kokomo 18-1 21 22. Cornerstone (Mich.) 12-2 RV 23. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 8-1 15 24. Ottawa (Ky.) 22-5 RV 25. Reinhardt (Ga.) 16-2 23

Dropped Out: No. 19 Madonna (Mich.); No. 25 Columbia (Mo.)

Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich.) 132; Columbia (Mo.) 104; Madonna (Mich.) 41; MidAmerican Nazarene (Kan.) 40; Texas Wesleyan 22; Bushnell (Ore.) 20; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 17; Tabor (Kan.) 14; Mayville State (N.D.) 12; Carroll (Mont.) 9; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 9; Saint Francis (Ind.) 5; Indiana East 3; Life (Ga.) 3; Ottawa (Ariz.) 3. PV-Previous Ranking

NAIA VB TOP 25 (as of 2/2/21) TROJANS IN THE NORTH STAR CONFERENCE Madison, S.D. (March 16, 2021)—There are two weeks of regular-season remaining on their 2020-21 schedule. Dakota State (S.D.) will be busy for the next two week, with three matches scheduled this week and another three-match schedule next week.

DSU is currently second in the North Star conference standings with 7-2 record. After playing at Waldorf (Iowa) and Viterbo (Wis.) this weekend, the Trojans stay on the road next Wednesday to take on the league’s leader No. 12-ranked Bellevue (Neb.).

DSU wraps up their regular-season schedule with a home match versus Valley City State (N.D.) on March 26 and a road contest at Mayville State (N.D.) on March 27.

The North Star Athletic Association volleyball postseason tournament opens with the first round on March 30, followed by the semifinals round on April 6. The NSAA volleyball championship match is set for April 10 at the highest remaining seed, with the winner moving to the NAIA National Tournament. The national tournament opening round is set for April 17, with the final set held in Sioux City, Iowa on April 27-May 1.

NSAA VOLLEYALL STANDINGS (Through Week 10) School NSAA Percent% Overall Percent% Home Away Neutral Streak (12) Bellevue (Neb.) 9-0 1.000 11-2 .846 6-0 4-2 1-0 Won 5 Dakota State (S.D.) 7-2 .778 11-5 .688 5-3 4-1 2-1 Won 5 (RV) Mayville State (N.D.)6-3 .625 17-9 .654 8-2 5-6 4-1 Lost 1 Viterbo (Wis.) 7-4 .636 7-6 .538 2-1 5-4 0-1 Won 5 Dickinson State (N.D.) 4-7 .364 5-8 .385 3-3 2-5 0-0 Lost 3 Valley City State (N.D.) 3-7 .300 4-15 .211 3-7 1-8 0-0 Lost 7 Presentation (S.D.) 2-8 .200 4-14 .222 1-7 3-6 0-1 Lost 10 Waldorf (Iowa) 2-9 .182 4-11 .267 2-4 2-5 0-2 Lost 1

THE LAST TIME...

DSU AS A TEAM AN INDIVIDUAL TROJAN

Won a match 3-0 Had 20-or more kills @ Valley City State (N.D.), 3/12/21 29, Maddie Polzin, vs. (RV) Mayville State (N.D.), 3/6/21 Won a match 3-1 Had 30-or-more kills vs. (RV) Mayville State (N.D.), 3/6/21 30, Kristen DiPaola, vs. Mayville State (N.D.), 9/22/12 Won a match 3-2 Had 45-or-more assists @ Dickinson State (N.D.), 3/13/21 54, Madalyn Groft, vs. (RV) Mayville State (N.D.), 3/6/21 Lost a match 3-0 Had 10-or-more blocks @ St. Mary (Kan.), 11/23/19 10, Samantha Zell, vs. Waldorf (Iowa), 10/4/19 Lost a match 3-1 Had 30-or-more digs vs. Dickinson State (N.D.), 10/17/20 30, Peyton Groft, vs. (RV) Mayville State (N.D.), 3/6/21 Lost a match 3-2 Had a double-double vs. Bellevue (Neb.), 10/14/20 32a, 15d, Madalyn Groft, @ Dickinson State (N.D.), 3/13/21 Had 75 kills in a match 79 at Mayville State (N.D.), 10/20/18 Hit .375 or higher in a match .407 (40-5-86) vs. Stephens (Mo.), 9/1/18 Had 10-or-more service aces 10, @ Dickinson State (N.D.), 3/13/21

Had 100-or-more digs 100, vs. Morningside (Iowa), 9/18/20

NEXT HOME MATCHES �

March 17 (RV) Mayville State (N.D.) @ Valley City State (N.D.)—6 p.m. Morningside (Iowa) @ Presentation (S.D.)—6 p.m. (1) Jamestown (N.D.) @ Dakota State (S.D.)—7 p.m.

March 18 (RV) Mayville State (N.D.) @ Dickinson State (N.D.)—7 p.m.

March 19 Presentation (S.D.) @ Valley City State (N.D.)—6 p.m. (12) Bellevue (Neb.) @ Viterbo (Wis.)—7 p.m. Dakota State (S.D.) @ Waldorf (Iowa)—7 p.m.

March 20 Dakota State (S.D.) @ Viterbo (Wis.)—1 p.m. (12) Bellevue (Neb.) @ Waldorf (Iowa)—1 p.m. Presentation (S.D.) @ Dickinson State (N.D.)—3 p.m.

Friday, March 26 First Serve: 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 30 NSAA Opening Round

 

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DATE OPPONENT SCORE REC./NSAA Aug. 27 COL. OF ST. MARY (NEB.) L, 1-3 0-1 Aug. 30 vs. Park-Gilbert (Ariz.) W, 3-0 1-1 Aug. 30 vs. SAGU-Am. Indian (Ariz.) W, 3-0 2-1 Aug. 31 vs. Montana State-NorthernW, 3-0 3-1 Aug. 31 @ Arizona Christian L, 1-3 3-2 Sept. 6 @ (RV) Morningside (Iowa) L, 0-3 3-3 Sept. 13 @ Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 4-3 Sept. 13 vs. (12) Columbia (Mo.) L, 2-3 4-4 Sept. 14 vs. Montana Wesleyan L, 2-3 4-5 Sept. 14 vs. Friends (Kan.) W, 3-0 5-5 Sept. 17 DAKOTA WESLEYAN (S.D.) L, 0-3 5-6 Sept. 20 @ Presentation (S.D.)* W, 3-1 6-6/1-0 Sept. 21 @ Mayville State (N.D.)* W, 3-0 7-6/2-0 Sept. 25 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) W, 3-0 8-6 Sept. 27 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)*W, 3-0 9-6/3-0 Sept. 28 DICKINSON STATE (N.D.)* W, 3-1 10-6/4-0 Oct. 4 WALDORF (IOWA)* W, 3-1 11-6/5-0 Oct. 5 (4) VITERBO (WIS.)* L, 1-3 11-7/5-1 Oct. 9 @ (15) Bellevue (Neb.) W, 3-2 12-7/6-1 Oct. 15 @ Mount Marty (S.D.) W, 3-0 13-7 Oct. 18 @ Valley City State (N.D.)* L, 2-3 13-8/6-2 Oct. 19 @ Dickinson State (N.D.)* W, 3-0 14-8/7-2 Oct. 22 (RV) BRIAR CLIFF (IOWA) W, 3-1 15-8 Oct. 25 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* W, 3-1 16-8/8-2 Oct. 26 MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.)* L, 2-3 16-9/8-3 Oct. 29 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) L, 1-3 16-10 Nov. 1 @ Waldorf (Iowa)* W, 3-1 17-10/9-3 Nov. 2 @ (6) Viterbo (Wis.)* L, 1-3 17-11/9-4 Nov. 8 (13) BELLEVUE (NEB.)* W, 3-1 18-11/10-4 Nov. 15 vs. (16) Bellevue (Neb.) W, 3-2 19-11 Nov. 16 vs. (6) Viterbo (Wis.) L, 1-3 19-12 Nov. 23 @ Saint Mary (Kan.) L, 0-3 19-13 Overall Record: 19-13 NSAA Conference/Finish: 10-4/T-2nd

School Records in 2019 Individual Single Match Blocks: Samantha Zell—10 vs. Waldorf (Iowa) - 10/4/19—tied for 1st Career Record Blocks: Samantha Zell—355 blocks (2016-20)—3rd Set Assists: Rachel Johnson—2515 set assists (2015-20)—4th

2019 DSU VOLLEYBALL REVIEW DSU CRUISES TO FOURTH STRAIGHT NSAA VICTORY Valley City, N.D. (March 12, 2021)—Dakota State (S.D.) played its first road league contest outside the state of South Dakota in the 2020-21 season. The Trojans cruised past Valley City State (N.D.) in three straight sets at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. It was the first win in Valley City since Sept. 19, 2015.

Despite a 14-5 lead in the opening set, VCSU rallied back to cut the Trojans’ lead to 20-19. The Trojans closed out the first set with a 25-22 victory. Knotted at 20-20 in the second set, DSU stormed by scoring five straight points to grab a 2-0 match lead after winning the second set at 25-20.

Leading 12-11 in the third set, the Trojans went on a 9-2 scoring tear to balloon their lead to 21-13. The scoring run capped with back-to-back service aces by Maddie Polzin followed by a kill by Riley Grandpre. The Trojans secured the third set at 25-17, winning the match in three straight sets.

Polzin sparked the Trojans’ offense attack with a match-high 16 kills. She posted a double-double with 12 digs. She also had a career-high six service aces. Madalyn Groft contributed a double-double of 33 set assists and 14 digs. VonnaGail Schlechter smashed eight kills. Hannah Viet had four blocks. Peyton Groft tallied 21 digs.

DSU outhit VCSU 39-30 in the match. The Trojans hit .137 and held the Vikings to .106 hitting percentage. Dakota State had 11 service aces and five blocks. Valley City State had 10 team blocks.

TROJANS HOLD OFF BLUE HAWKS IN FIVE-SET THRILLER Dickinson, N.D. (March 13, 2021)—Trailing 2-1 in the match at Scott Gymnasium, Dakota State (S.D.) rallied back in the final two sets to defeat Dickinson State (N.D.) in a five-set thriller. The Trojans split their two NSAA meetings with the Blue Hawks this season.

Both teams struggled offensively throughout the match, despite hitting well below .100. The Trojans won the first set 25-19, despite both teams hitting near negative .030. The Blue Hawks evened the match at 1-1 after winning the second set at 25-21.

Dickinson State hit a set-best of .281 to capture the third set at 25-19, earning a 2-1 match lead over the Trojans. DaSU was trailing 22-20 in the fourth set, but scored five straight points to win 25-22 and forced the fifth and deciding set. Down 11-9, Dakota State closed the match by using a 6-0 outburst for a 15-11 victory.

Maddie Polzin paced the Trojans with 11 kills and three blocks. Hannah Viet added 10 kills and seven blocks. Riley Grandpre registered eight kills and two blocks. VonnaGail Schlechter had six kills and eight digs. Madalyn Groft produced a double-double of 32 set assists and 15 digs. Peyton Groft added 15 digs and three service aces. Gracie Kluever had a match-high four service aces.

DiSU outhit DaSU 50-42. The Blue Hawks hit .098 compared to the Trojans .018. The Trojans collected 10 service aces, while DiSU had three service aces. DiSU had 16 team blocks compared to DaSU 15 blocks.

DAKOTA STATE IN THE NAIA & NSAA RANKS Madison, S.D. (March 16, 2021)—According to the DakStats-NAIA statistical website as of Tuesday, Dakota State ranks 19th in the NAIA in blocks per set with an average of 2.3 blocks and 22nd in total blocks with 154.0 blocks. The Trojans leads the North Star conference in overall blocks per set, as well in league with 2.4 blocks per set.

Hannah Viet leads the team with 67 total blocks, which is 47th most blocks in the nation. Riley Grandpre also ranks 49th in the nation with 1.0 blocks per set for the Trojans.

Prior to this week’s matches, Dakota State accumulated a total of 111 service aces which is 45th most aces in the NAIA. The Trojans are second in the NSAA conference with 1.7 aces per set in league action.

Maddie Polzin leads the team with 4.2 kills per set, which is 9th best kills per set in the NAIA. She is also 24th in the nation with 279 total kills. She leads the North Star conference with 4.3 kills per set in league matches. Madalyn Groft contributes 512 set assists for the Trojans, which is 42nd most set assists in the NAIA. She is fifth overall in the NSAA conference with 7.6 set assists per set.

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Kills/Kills Per Set Maddie Polzin

279 kills/ 4.2 kills per set  

Assists/Assists Per Set Madalyn Groft

512 assists/ 7.6 asst. per set   

Digs/Digs Per Set Peyton Groft

252 digs/ 3.8 digs per set  Total Blocks Hannah Viet 

67 total blocks 1.0 block per set 

  

Service Aces/Aces Per Set Maddie Polzin

26 service aces/ 0.4 aces per set  

Receptions Peyton Groft 

284 receptions 

 

 

 

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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 1 Maddie Polzin SR OH 5-9 Baltic, S.D. Baltic High School 2 Madalyn Groft FR S 5-7 Mellette, S.D. Northwestern High School 4 Amy Uher FR OH 5-9 Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell High School 5 Riley Grandpre SO MH 5-11 Conde, S.D. Northwestern High School 6 Gracie Kluever JR DS 5-6 Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley High School 7 Peyton Groft JR DS 5-6 Mellette, S.D. Northwestern High School 8 Abigail Van Ruler FR MH 6-3 Montrose, S.D. Montrose High School 9 Abigail Grabowska SO OH 5-7 Leola, S.D. Ipswich High School 10 Madelyn Shockey SO MH 6-2 Anchorage, Alaska Dimond High School 11 Tacey Fischbach SO DS 5-4 Moorcroft, Wyo. Moorcroft High School 13 Tayler Corey SO DS 5-7 Watertown, S.D. Watertown High School 16 Hannah Viet JR MH 6-0 Parker, S.D. Parker High School 17 VonnaGail Schlechter FR OH 5-7 Orient, S.D. Miller High School 18 McKenna Kranz SO OH 5-8 Salem, S.D. McCook Central High School 20 Nicole Sarringar JR S 5-6 Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs High School Head Coach: Amy Veenhof (12th season) Assistant Coach: Samantha Zell (1st season) Student Assistant Coaches: Barbara Briceno, Nick Kappenman  

2020-21 DSU VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTER — Numerical Roster —

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 1 Lahna Matucha SO OH 5-7 Burke, S.D. Burke High School 2 Hattie Breck FR S 5-6 Lennox, S.D. Lennox High School 3 Natalie Veit FR S 5-6 Dupree, S.D. Dupree High School 4 Amy Uher FR OH 5-9 Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell High School 5 Jalen Taylor FR S 5-9 Milaca, Minn. Milaca Public Schools 7 Savannah Mares SO OH 5-9 Castle Rock, Colo. Douglas County High School 8 Vanessa Schroeder SO MH 5-9 Watertown, Minn. Watertown-Mayer High School 9 Brooke Nelson FR OH 5-8 Canby, Minn. Canby High School 15 Magdalene Lee FR OH 5-9 Reno, Nev. Spanish Springs High School 17 VonnaGail Schlechter FR OH 5-7 Orient, S.D. Miller High School   

 

 

2020-21 DSU VOLLEYBALL FULL ROSTER — Alphabetical Roster —

Name No. Position Breck, Hattie JV-2 S Corey, Tayler 13 DS Fischbach, Tacey 11 DS Grabowska, Abigail 9 OH Grandpre, Riley 5 MH Groft, Madalyn 2 S Groft, Peyton 7 DS Kranz, McKenna 18 OH Lee, Magdalene JV-15 OH Mares, Savannah JV-7 OH Matucha, Lahna JV-1 OH Meyer, Kyra JV-13 DS Polzin, Maddie 1 OH Sarringar, Nicole 20 S Schlechter, VonnaGail 17 OH Schroeder, Vanessa JV-8 MH Shockey, Madelyn 10 MH Taylor, Jalen JV-5 S Uher, Amy 4 OH Van Ruler, Abigail 8 MH Veit, Natalie JV-3 S Viet, Hannah 16 MH

 

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AMY VEENHOF Head Coach

COACH VEENHOF YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

DAKOTA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Year Overall Conf./Finish 2009 9-19 4-10 (8th) 2010 11-22 4-10 (6th) Totals 20-41 8-20

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INDEPENDENT

Year Overall Conf./Finish 2011 16-22 —/5th 2012 12-20 2-5/N/A Totals 28-42 2-5

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NORTH STAR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Year Overall Conf./Finish 2013 9-25 2-6/4th 2014 21-15 7-3/2nd 2015 20-14 10-3/3rd 2016 12-21 6-10/T-6th 2017 12-24 6-10/6th 2018 21-11 9-5/3rd 2019 19-13 10-4/T-2nd 2020 Totals 114-123 50-41 Overall 162-206 60-66

12th Season (162-206 at Dakota State) Career Record: 176-222 Alma Mater: Si Tanka/Huron University

Amy Veenhof is entering her twelfth season as head volleyball coach at Dakota State University. She holds the all-time wins total as the head coach in Trojan Volleyball program histo-ry. She guided her squads to double-digit victories nine times in the last ten seasons, accumulating a total of 162 wins during her coaching era at Dakota State.

Veenhof guided the 2019 squad to one of the historic season in Trojan volleyball history. The Trojans finished second in the North Star Athletic Association standings and advanced to the conference postseason's championship match for the second straight year.

The Trojans also cracked in the NAIA's Top 25 national poll for the first time in program history at No. 22. As a result, Dakota State earned its first-ever bid to the 2019 NAIA Volleyball National Tournament Opening Round in school history and finished the season with an overall record of 19-13.

Veenhof and her squad had one of the most memorable 2018 season, which included a shocking victory over nationally-ranked Viterbo (Wis.). The Trojans ended the V-Hawks’ historic 53-match North Star Ath-letic Association conference winning streak with a 3-1 home victory in the regular-season finale. The Tro-jans finished the 2018 season with an impressive 21-11 overall record.

The North Star Athletic Association volleyball head coaches’ selected Veenhof as its conference’s Coach-of-the-Year award in 2018. DSU also earned its first-ever NAIA Volleyball All-America recipient (Barbara Briceno - Honorable Mention in 2018 and Third Team in 2019) in program history. She coached two NSAA Volleyball First-Team recipients in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019 (Barbara Briceno and Saman-tha Zell).

Her Trojan squad completed a successful season in 2015, recording back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in two decades. DSU also finished third overall in the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) conference standings with 10-3 record in 2015, recording its most conference victories since 2004. Two athletes were selected to the NSAA Volleyball All-Conference teams.

Veenhof coached four NSAA All-Conference selections in 2014 after finishing the NSAA conference with a second-place in the standings with a 7-3 record. In addition, she coached a NSAA Freshman-of-the-Year athlete (Carly Rozell) and two-time NSAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year athlete (Katherine Gonzalez).

Veenhof also guided her 2011 DSU Volleyball team to their independent qualifying conference tournament – the Association of Independent Institution (A.I.I.) Conference Post-season Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz.

During her coaching tenure at Dakota State, Veenhof had coached five spikers that surpassed 1,000 career kills and three defensive specialists that amassed over 1,000 digs. She guided a setter (Stacey Schuller) that had set an all-time school record for most career set assists and a hitter (Carly Rozell) that became an all-time kills leader at DSU.

Veenhof had coached a total of fourteen (14) All-Conference athletes, including the first-ever four-time North Star Athletic Association Volleyball All-Conference recipient (Rozell). 

 

Veenhof’s volleyball teams have also excelled in the classroom, where in her first eleven years, seventeen (17) players earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honor. Her teams also consistently ranked at or above 3.0 cumulative grade point average, earning NAIA Scholar-Team award nine times. Her 2015-16 and 2016-17 squads were selected to American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic award.

Veenhof coached at Si Tanka-Huron University for one season before taking the job at Northern State (S.D.). She also served as the head coach of the Northeast South Dakota (NESD) Junior Olympic volleyball club in Aberdeen for four years. 

Veenhof was a two-year starter, two-time All-Conference and All-Region selection in both volleyball and softball at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minn. She also received All-American in volley-ball. Veenhof then transferred to Si Tanka University in Huron, S.D. where she was a two-year starter in both volleyball and softball. She received Academic All-American honors while at Si Tanka.

Veenhof is a native of Henderson, Minn. She earned her associate degree from Bethany Lutheran College, her bachelor’s degree from Si Tanka University and her master’s degree from Northern State Universi-ty. Veenhof is also teaching for the College of Education at Dakota State University.

Amy and her husband, Casey, have three sons – Shane, Henry and Frank.

 

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SAMANTHA ZELL Assistant Coach 1st Season Samantha Zell is no stranger to the Dakota State University Trojan volleyball team. She is entering her first season as an assistant coach after a successful four-year career as an athlete.

Zell fueled the Trojans to a pair of impressive back-to-back winning seasons (2018 and 2019), which included a trip to the North Star Athletic Association conference postseason's championship match each year.

In 2019, Zell was an integral member of the Dakota State volleyball team tha twas ranked in the NAIA Volleyball's Top 25 national poll and earned an at-large bid to the national tournament's opening round for the first time in school history.

Zell was selected to the NSAA Volleyball and America Volleyball Coaches Association/NAIA Region First Team for the last two seasons.

She led the team with 118 blocks in 2019, accumulating a total of 355 blocks during her career at DSU. Her career blocks rank her third all-time in the Trojan volleyball school record book. She also tied a single-match school record with 10 blocks versus Waldorf (Iowa) on Oct. 4, 2019.

Zell smashed a total of 877 kills during her career at Dakota State, including 238 kills in 2019.

STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH Nick

Kappenman

STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH Barbara Briceno

 

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2020-21 DSU SEASON STATISTICS