By brady

Posted on September 12, 2022

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Who are some of the players we should watch out for this year on the team?

I would say we have a lot of experience between Syra [Tanchin] and Ali [Hinze], being on the outside and being able to do a lot more skill-wise being six-rotation players. You’re going to see a lot more production from our middles and we’re still figuring out who those are going to be, but within that mix are Allison Scheiwiller, Michelle Glover and Alexis Boling. We’re kind of figuring out which strengths we need each of those kids in. Honestly, right now, we’re still figuring out which positions we need to fill in between our libero and our setters as well. It’s making practice competitive.

What can you tell our readers about the freshman class?

They’re really attentive to detail. They’re coming in with pretty good volleyball backgrounds and they’re really adding to the mix that we already do have. They’ve done a really good job so far at creating more depth within their positions. They’re learning really quickly. They’re paying attention. They’re having to play at a very high level immediately as we’re starting preseason. Each one of them have learned through trial and error what their roles are going to be as well as how they’re going to progress.

Do you see them (Baily Randall, Nora Raasch and Ally Barth) competing for playing time right away?

I do. The depth that we do have is going to create some really good things for us. It’s going to allow us to compete at a really high level, but it’s also going to give our kids if we ever do need a break, a break. It’ll allow us to have that next man up and be able to fill some roles really well.

What are your expectations for the team coming into the season?

To compete. We have a lot of returners. We really have a lot of kids that have played, that have experience. It’s now about really putting it together and then playing at a really high level.

What can you tell us about your transfers?

We added two. We added Logan O’brien a transfer from North Florida and Eke Denessen from South Florida. They’re two kids that have fit in extremely well and we’re excited to create depth, but they’re adding a lot even in this short amount of time. They’re picking up our systems extremely well.

Is there anything else you’d like to say to our readers?

I think this is going to be a really fun year. I think we put in a ton of work this offseason and our mindset changed in a really positive direction that the players wanted to take it to buy into this process. I truly feel that they have laid the groundwork for what is to come in a really good way.

2022 Volleyball Schedule

August 19 MSU Moorhead Fargo, Nd – 4 p.m.	August 26 Jackson State Cape Girardeau, MO – 10 a.m.	August 26 Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, MO – 7 p.m.	August 27 Arkansas Pine-Bluff Cape Girardeau, MO – 11 a.m.	September 2 Louisiana Lafayette, LA – 9 a.m.
September 2 UTSA Lafayette, LA – 4 p.m.	September 3 UTRGV Lafayette, LA – 9 a.m.	September 9 Chicago State Fargo, ND – 10 a.m.	September 9 Central Michigan Fargo, ND – 7 p.m.	September 10 Northern Arizona Fargo, ND – 10 a.m.
September 16 Austin Peay Clarksville, TN – 12 p.m.	September 16 UT Martin Clarksville, TN – 4 p.m.	September 17 East Tennessee state Clarksville, TN – 11 a.m.	September 22 St. Thomas St. Paul, MN – 7 p.m.	September 24 Western Illinois Macomb, IL – 11 a.m.
September 27 South Dakota Fargo, ND – 7 p.m.	September 29 Oral Roberts Fargo, ND – 7 p.m.	October 1 Kansas City Fargo, ND – 10 a.m.	October 8 North Dakota Fargo, ND – 7 p.m.	October 13 Denver Denver, CO – 7 p.m.
October 15 Omaha Omaha, NE – 3 p.m.	October 20 Western Illinois Fargo, ND – 7 p.m.	October 22 St. Thomas Fargo, ND – 1 p.m.	October 27 Kansas City Kansas City, MO – 7 p.m.	October 29 Oral Roberts Tulsa, OK – 1 p.m.