MARSHALL, Minn. – The No. 2-ranked Southwest Minnesota State women's volleyball team (16-3, 10-1 NSIC) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road action tonight facing the University of Sioux Falls (12-7, 6-5 NSIC) starting at 7 p.m. at the Stewart Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. SMSU is currently on a 10-match winning streak following a loss to begin NSIC play to Augustana on Sept. 15.
 
OPPONENT?AT?A?GLANCE
Sioux Falls finished 1-1 last weekend in a pair of road matches. USF defeated Minnesota State, 3-1, before losing 3-0 to-then No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul. The Cougars are led by Makenna Rockeman, who has a team-high 276 kills, averaging 4.06 per set and is hitting .207. Lexi Scott ranks second on the squad with 176 kills and is hitting .353. Sydney Schaap has dished out a team-high 611 assists. USF?is hitting .234 as a team, while opponents are hitting .179.
 
SERIES?HISTORY
Southwest Minnesota State leads the all-time series 10-1 and is 8-1 since USF joined the NSIC in 2012. USF's only victory in the series came in 2013 in Marshall. SMSU defeated USF earlier this season, 3-0, on Sept. 20 in Marshall.
 
MUSTANGS BY THE NCAA?NUMBERS
In the latest NCAA?stats through Sunday, the Mustangs ranks first in Division II in kills per set (14.96), first in assists per set (14.0), first in hitting percentage (.321) and 27th in blocks per set (2.21). Megan Larson is ranked first in the country in assists per set (12.62) and eighth in total assists (858). Taylor Reiss is second in the country in kills per set (5.03), seventh in total kills (342) and ninth in attacks per set (12.37). Eisha Oden is ranked fourth in hitting percentage (.409), while Sarah Parker is 11th in hitting percentage (.395).
 
NEXT UP
Southwest Minnesota State returns home this weekend for a pair of matches. SMSU takes on Bemidji State on Friday night for the annual "Red Out" match starting at 7 p.m. The Mustangs close the weekend on Saturday facing Minnesota Crookston at 3 p.m.