LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (15-3, 9-2 NSIC) rises one spot to No. 11 in the recent AVCA Top 25 Coaches' Poll, released Monday afternoon.
 
SMSU won two hard-fought matchups last weekend, first against Jamestown in four sets on Friday, before defeating Northern State in five sets on Saturday.
 
SMSU is one of five teams from the NSIC represented in the top 25. For the sixth week in a row, Wayne State remains at No. 2, while Concordia-St. Paul jumps up one spot to No. 7. St. Cloud State after a 2-0 weekend rises three spots to No. 13, while Minnesota Duluth falls to No. 17 after being defeated by Minnesota State and SCSU.
 
The Mustangs conclude their four-match home stretch this weekend, facing Minnesota Crookston on Friday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., before facing Minnesota State Moorhead the following day at 2 p.m.