BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University volleyball team hosts its first home matches of the 2022 season and will face University of Mary and Minot State University in Bemidji, Minn., this weekend. The Beavers (1-9, 0-2 NSIC) start the weekend with the Marauders (1-9, 0-2 NSIC) Friday, September 16. They then face the Beavers (0-9, 0-2 NSIC) from Minot State Saturday.
 
The weekend matches begin Friday at 6:00 p.m., against Mary from the BSU Gym followed by Minot State at 5:00 p.m., Saturday. Live Stats and a live stream can be found here.
 
The Beavers are paced by junior Hallie Mertz who has totaled 100 kills and averages 2.70 k/s. She is followed by sophomores Ashley Crowl and Lauren Sitter who each have 51 kills through the team's first ten matches. BSU is hitting .112 as a team and are led by Sitter who is hitting .204.
 
The Beavers have split setting duties between sophomore Emily Wade and freshman Hally Holker both tallying 144 assists through 37 sets.
 
On defense, junior Lauren Justesen leads BSU with 110 digs and is 10^th in the NSIC with a 3.79 d/s average. Junior Rylie Bjerklie leads BSU at the net with 11 blocks while Sitter follows with nine.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State volleyball program, follow the Beavers on Twitter (@BSUBeaversVB), like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers and Volleyball Facebook) and follow them on Instagram (@BSUBeaversVB)
 
Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooden region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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