NSAA Volleyball Tournament Semifinal Preview:

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The Bellevue University volleyball team is in La Crosse, Wis. for their first-ever North Star Athletic Association Tournament. The Bruins, the third seed in the South Division, play Jamestown, the top seed in the North Division on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in a semifinal match.

Bellevue (22-16, 3-3 NSAA) avenged a regular season loss to Dakota State in last weekend's quarterfinal match and are looking to continue their revenge tour in this weekend's final four. The Bruins have been playing a difficult portion of their schedule since the beginning of October with five matches against ranked teams, one against an NCAA Division II powerhouse, and several others against teams that are only just now being recognized as teams worth of Coaches' Poll votes while only three of those contests have been home games.

Jamestown (19-10, 12-1 NSAA) swept Mayville State last weekend in their quarterfinal match and are currently on a six-match win streak. Jamestown won the only meeting between these two sides back on Oct. 16 by a score of 3-1 at home.

The Series:

Jamestown leads the all-time series, 3-2, which dates back to Sept. 5, 1998. The Jimmies have won each of the last two contests between the two sides, including a 3-1 victory over the Bruins earlier this year.

Last Meeting:

Beth Walker reached the 1,000-assist mark with a double-double and Rachel Wald led the Bruins with 13 kills but it wasn't enough as Jamestown posted a 3-1 over Bellevue at the Grand View Tournament Madison Wendel led the attack for the Jimmies with 15 kills.

For the full recap: http://bubruins.com/sports/wvball/2015-16/releases/20151016mzdlzt

(RV) Bellevue Notes:             22-16 (3-3 NSAA)      9-1 Home        5-5 Away        8-10 Neutral

• Bruins receiving votes in Tachikara-NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll
• Bruins ranked 30^th in the Second Modified RPI
• Bruins .900 win percentage at home was their best since 2012 (17-1, .944)
• Beth Walker ranks 8^th nationally in Total Assists (1,298)
• Taylor Holz ranks 21^st nationally in Total Digs (660)
• Mikaylah Gillespie ranks 25^th nationally in Total Blocks (129)
• Rachel Wald ranks 41^st nationally in Total Kills (399)
• Taylor Holz ranks 48^th nationally in Digs per Game (4.75)
• Shayla Scanlan ranks 50^th nationally in Total Blocks (115)
• Beth Walker ranks 50^th nationally in Assists per Game (9.34)
• Bellevue ranks 6^th nationally in Total Assists (1,602)
• Bellevue ranks 10^th nationally in Total Blocks (297.5)
• Bellevue ranks 11^th nationally in Total Kills (1,733)
• Bellevue ranks 16^th nationally in Total Digs (2,291)
• Bellevue ranks 33^rd nationally in Blocks per Game (2.14)
• Bellevue ranks 42^nd nationally in Assists per Game (11.53)
• Bellevue ranks 45^th nationally in Kills per Game (12.47)
• Bellevue ranks 46^th nationally in Digs per Game (16.48)

10+ Kill Leaders:

• Rachel Wald (20), Shayla Scanlan (18), Mikaylah Gillespie (8), Marylyn Mozena (6), Beth Walker (6), Lauren Colpitts (3), Hope Lambrecht (1)

10+ Digs Leaders:

• Taylor Holz (32), Beth Walker (23), Erin Warren (10), Victoria Bowens (7), Rachel Wald (7), Addison Smith (5), Marylyn Mozena (2), Lauren Colpitts (1)

Double-Double Leaders:

• Beth Walker (27), Rachel Wald (4), Marylyn Mozena (1)

Triple-Doubles:

• Beth Walker (Sept. 11, vs. Ottawa;  15 kills, 41 assists, 13 digs)
• Beth Walker (Oct. 3, vs. Mount Mercy; 10 kills, 43 assists, 13 digs)

Jamestown Notes:                 19-10 (12-1 NSAA)    11-1 Home      5-1 Away        3-8 Neutral

• Nicole Warren ranks 6^th nationally in Digs per Game (5.96)
• Alaina Brown ranks 10^th nationally in Service Aces per Game (0.54)
• Madison Wendel ranks 13^th nationally in Hitting Percentage (.361)
• Alaina Browns ranks 14^th nationally in Total Service Aces (57)
• Nicole Warren ranks 28^th nationally in Total Digs (632)
• Madison Wendel ranks 34^th nationally in Blocks per Game (1.06)
• Jamestown ranks 13^th nationally in Assists per Game (12.61)
• Jamestown ranks 15^th nationally in Blocks per Game (2.38)
• Jamestown ranks 18^th nationally in Kills per Game (13.49)
• Jamestown ranks 31^st nationally in Hitting Percentage (.229)
• Jamestown ranks 36^th nationally in Total Blocks (252.5)
• Jamestown ranks 42^nd nationally in Digs Per Game (16.58)

Players to Watch:

Bellevue –

• Sr. S Beth Walker (1298 assists, 9.34 assists/set, 235 kills, .306 hitting percentage, 403 digs)
• So. OH Rachel Wald (399 kills, 3.02 kills/set, 204 digs)
• So. L Taylor Holz (660 digs, 4.75 digs/set)
• Fr. OH Shayla Scanlan (362 kills, 2.60 kills/set, .226 hitting percentage, 115 blocks)

Jamestown –

• Nicole Warren (632 digs, 5.96 digs/set)
• Madison Wendel (309 kills, 2.92 kills/set, .361 hitting percentage, 112 blocks, 1.06 blocks/set)
• Heather Bachman (280 kills, 2.64 kills/set, .240 hitting percentage)

Bellevue vs Ranked Teams (5-9):

Aug. 20--vs #23 Lewis-Clark State--W, 3-1 (Biola Tournament)

Aug. 21--vs #16 Southern Oregon--L, 0-3 (Biola Tournament)

Aug. 21--vs (RV) Westmont--L, 0-3 (Biola Tournament)

Aug. 25--at (RV) Concordia--L, 1-3

Aug. 28--at #22 Hastings--L, 2-3

Sept. 4--#15 MADONNA--W, 3-2 (BU Labor Day Classic)

Sept. 11--vs. #12 Northwestern--L, 2-3 (Baker Tournament)

Sept. 19--vs. (RV) Cornerstone--L, 0-3 (Olivet Nazarene Invite)

Sept. 28--#24 DOANE--W, 3-0

Oct. 16--vs. (RV) Jamestown *--L, 1-3 (Grand View Tournament)

Oct. 16--at (RV) Olivet Nazarene--W, 3-0 (Grand View Tournament)

Oct. 17--vs. #10 Evangel--W, 3-1 (Grand View Tournament)

Oct. 24--#19 MidAMERICA NAZ.--L, 0-3

Oct. 29--at #4 Viterbo *--L, 0-3

What's Next?:

The winner of this match advances to Saturday's championship match at 5:30 p.m. against the winner of Friday's other semifinal match between Viterbo and Presentation. The winner of that match will secure the North Star's automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament.