2016 NCAA stats: National leaders include UWL’s M. Entinger, UMM’s Ekness, Elmhurst’s Nimrick

The following are Central and Midwest players and teams in the top 10 nationally, according to the second stats release of the season. The national leader is listed regardless of region. Players and teams not from the Central or Midwest regions are listed in italics.

Stats are through Sept. 18.

Aces/Set
1. Cleaya Antes, Notre Dame 1.75
1. Notre Dame 6.21

Total Aces
1. Victoria Homfeld, Keystone 40
1. Morrisville St. 152

Assists/Set
1. Maddie Entinger, UW-La Crosse 12.07
5. Kayla Reeg, Westminster (Mo.) 11.14
6. Emily Lines, Aurora 11.07
1. Texas Dallas 14.03
4. Illinois Wesleyan 13.03
5. Cornell 12.93
6. Northwestern 12.87
8. UW-La Crosse 12.83
9. Aurora 12.78

Total Assists
1. Maddie Entinger, UW-La Crosse 495
4. Emily Lines, Aurora 487
8. Layne Herrmann, Minneosta Morris 459
9. Lexi Thiel, UW-Oshkosh 457
10. Nora Holtan, Gustavus Adolphus 451
10. Abby Majercik, UW-Stevens Point 451
1. Stevenson 633
2. UW-Stevens Point 632
9. Northwestern 579

Attacks/Set
1. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 14.90
7. Brandi Blattner, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 12.59
1. Dallas 42.29
3. Minnesota Morris 41.77
5. Augsburg 40.81
6. Illinois Wesleyan 40.45
9. Chicago 39.81

Total Attacks
1. Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo 727
2. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 715
7. Brandi Blattner, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 554
1. Scranton 2,096
3. Minnesota Morris 2,005
8. Augsburg 1,918

Blocks/Set
1. Lulu Schulz, Rhodes 1.73
4. Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist 1.53
9. Savannah Sells, Greenville 1.31
1. Colorado College 2.81
4. UW-Oshkosh 2.56
7. Concordia Wisconsin 2.42
9. Greenville 2.40

Total Blocks
1. Idi Uffen, Stockton 58
1. UW-Oshkosh 125.5
8. Northwestern 104

Digs/Set
1. Jessie Koster, Dallas 7.20
4. Shanee Herd, St. Catherine 6.44
5. Katie Reitsma, Minnesota Morris 6.27
9. Jasmine Gomez, Northland 6.12
1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 21.87
4. Webster 20.62
6. Chicago 20.39
8. Wartburg 19.89

Total Digs
1. Jessie Koster, Dallas 324
3. Bri Piepenbrok, UW-Stevens Point 311
4. Shanee Herd, St. Catherine 309
5. Katie Reitsma, Minnesota Morris 301
1. Westminster (Pa.) 1,013
6. Minnesota Morris 929

Hitting Percentage
1. Laura Danhoff, Calvin .502
2. Elizabeth Kelley, Westminster (Mo.) .440
1. Johnson & Wales .306
8. Northwestern .263

Opponent Hitting Percentage
1. Notre Dame -.197 
3. UW-Stevens Point .037

Kills/Set
1. Sarah Szybist, Rochester Tech 5.58
7. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 4.71
9. Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist 4.47
10. Heather Sawchuk, UW-Eau Claire 4.47
1. Texas Dallas 14.97
5. Northwestern 13.69
7. Aurora 13.62
9. Illinois Wesleyan 13.58

Total Kills
1. Sarah Szybist, Rochester Tech 290
5. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 226
9. Heather Sawchuk, UW-Eau Claire 192
1. UW-Stevens Point 669
7. Washington-St. Louis 640
8. Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 639
9. Gustavus Adolphus 635

Points/Set
1. Sarah Szybist, Rochester Tech 6.51
5. Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist 5.74
8. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 5.21

Triple-Doubles
1. Hannah Nimrick, Elmhurst 4
1. Dakota Pelach, Alma 4
10. Hanna Reese, Coe 1
10. Morgan Malley, Augsburg 1
10. Claire Ritchie, Loras 1
10. Nora Holtan, Gustavus Adolphus 1
10. Courtney Pattison, Wisconsin Lutheran 1
10. Mandy Mercil, Concordia (Minn.)

-Ricky Nelson