ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Wartburg volleyball team (8-11 overall) heads to Minnesota to take on the number four ranked University of Northwestern Eagles (12-2 overall). The match will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Ericksen Center.
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The Series
Wartburg leads the all-time series against the Eagles 8-5. The Knights lost the last meeting between these two teams in 2022 but won on the road the year prior in five sets.
Wartburg
Three Knights sit in triple digits for kills with Allison Feigenbaum leading the team with 185. Abby Hamann sits in second with 155, while Emerson Kracht has 136.
Kracht and Brooklyn Buysse lead the Knights in assists, both with 281 through the team's first 19 games.
Caroline Kluesner and Peyton Robinson are first and second in digs and service aces. Kluesner with 204 and 29, Robinson with 166 and 23, respectively.
Feigenbaum was also named the American Rivers Conference Female Athlete of the week.
NCAA Stat Rankings
The Knights rank in the top 100 of eight different national statistics. They are 14th in team total blocks (130.5), 28th in team total attacks (2,347), 28th in team kills (790), 29th in team assists (724), 36th in blocks per set (1.98), 50th in team digs (1,054), 93rd in assists per set (10.97) and 94th in kills per set (11.97).
Individually, the Knights have two players ranking in the top 100 of various national statistics.
Allison Feigenbaum is 12th in total blocks (68), 28th in hitting percentage (0.366), 35th in points (249.5) and 35th in blocks per set (1.03).
Emerson Kracht is 4th in triple doubles (4).
University of Northwestern
Abby Glanzer leads the Eagles with 267 points and 228 kills through their first 14 games this season.
Grace Strickfaden and Hannah Gadient are the lone Eagle players in triple digits for assists with 343 and 198, respectively.
Marley Aune and Kiera Brown lead the defensive charge for the Eagles with 57 and 43 blocks, respectively.
