SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kansas City made headlines through the first two weeks of the volleyball season, as they have gone 6-0 and are the lone league squad to be undefeated. Carly Gillen and Kai Dunford were named MVPs of the FAU Invitational and Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational, respectively, and will set their sights this week on the Golden Grizzlies Invitational.
 
South Dakota State boasts the top two kill leaders in the league with sophomore Katie Van Egdom (79) and freshman Sylvie Zgonc (76) leading the charge. On the defensive side of the ball, Gillen leads the league with 41 total blocks, while teammate Leah Green tops the league with 115 total digs and averages five digs per set.
 
North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha and South Dakota will host tournaments at their respective arenas that will be streamed on the Summit League Network.

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DENVER PIONEERS (0-3; 0-0 SL) | @DU_Volleyball
Next Up: vs. Navy (9/8; 11 a.m. MT); vs. San Diego State (9/8; 5 p.m. MT); at UC San Diego (9/9; 5 p.m. MT)
Previous Matches: vs. North Florida (L, 3-1); at UC Santa Barbara (L, 3-0); vs. New Mexico State (L, 3-0)
Denver took a week off in preparation for the UCSD Tournament where they will face Navy, San Diego State and host UC San Diego ... The Pioneers are a combined 6-2 against the three opponents they’ll face this weekend, including 3-0 against Navy and 1-0 against UC San Diego ...  Through three matches, Cassie Davis leads the Pioneers with 32 kills and a .224 hitting percentage ... On the defensive side of the ball, veteran Gianna Bartalo leads DU with 34 digs and is averaging 3.4 digs per set.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (6-0; 0-0 SL) | @KCRoosVB
Next Up: vs. Eastern Michigan (9/8; 10 a.m. CT); at Oakland (9/8; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Chicago State (9/9; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Missouri State (W, 3-2); vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff (W, 3-0); vs. UT Martin (W, 3-1)
Kansas City is making history through their first six matches, having won the first six matches of the season for the first time in program history ... They defeated Missouri State, Arkansas - Pine Bluff and UT Martin en route to claiming the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational title ... The Roos swept the TicketSmarter Summit League Volleyball Peak Performers of the Week as Kaia Dunford and Leah Green collected the honors ... Dunford, a transfer from Oral Roberts, was named the Invitational Tournament MVP after notching a team-high 46 kills with 51 digs ... Green was named to the All-Tournament team after collecting 68 digs in a trio of wins ... Kimora Whetstone also garnered All-Tournament accolades and her weekend was highlighted in the opening match against Missouri State where she pitched in a career-high 13 kills on a .346 clip.
 
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (1-5; 0-0 SL) | @UNDvolleyball
Next Up: vs. New Mexico (9/7; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Green Bay (9/8; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Montana (9/9; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Grambling State (W, 3-1); at Abilene Christian (L, 3-0); vs. Providence (L, 3-2)
McCallister Gayle averaged 2.33 kills per set with a .277 hitting percentage at the ACU Home Tournament ... Gayle notched 21 kills to go along with five blocks ... Maddy Hornyak led the Fighting Hawks with 38 digs at 3.8 per set, including 20 digs in a win against Grambling State ... She also had four service aces, seven assists and a .973 passing rating ... Hornyak is tied for sixth in the league averaging 0.40 services aces per set ... Marissa Stockman ranks among the league’s best as the fifth-year senior middle blocker sits seventh in blocks per set (0.92) and 12^th in overall hitting percentage (.264).
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (4-2; 0-0 SL) | @NDSUvolleyball
Next Up: vs. Portland State (9/8; 12 p.m. CT); vs. Toledo (9/8; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Butler (W, 3-2); at Dayton (L, 3-1); vs. Ohio (L, 3-1)
Ali Hinze is continuing to rack up the offensive charts this season, as the senior outside hitter totaled a team-high 41 kills and reached double figures in two of the three matches at the Dayton Flyer Classic ... She averaged a team-best 3.15 kills per set, added 33 digs and averaged 2.54 per set ... Hinze notched a double-double in the win over Butler with 18 kills and 15 digs ... Taylor Quan contributed a team-best 41 digs and posted a season-best 19 digs against the Bulldogs ... Hinze leads the league with 81 total kills, while teammate Ally Barth ranks first with a .406 hitting percentage ... Kelley Johnson sits first in the league with 243 assists and third with nine service aces.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (0-4; 0-0 SL) | @OmahaVB
Next Up: vs. Long Beach State (9/7; 7 p.m. CT); vs. No. 16 Creighton (9/8; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Iowa State (9/9; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at No. 4 Nebraska (L, 3-0); at Kansas State (L, 3-0)
The Mavericks played in front of a record-breaking crowd of 92,003 fans against No. 4 Nebraska at Memorial Stadium, which broke a record for the highest attended women’s sporting event ... In that match, Erica Fava led the team with 10 digs, while Amanda Hardt was tied for the team lead with five kills ... Against Kansas State, Omaha ended the match with nine service aces with Fava leading the way with four service aces, giving her a team-leading seven this season ... Kali Jurgensmeier led the team with nine kills, giving her a team-high 31 on the young season.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (2-4; 0-0 SL) | @ORUVolleyball
Next Up: at Tulsa (9/7; 6:30 p.m. CT); vs. Central Arkansas (9/8; 4 p.m. CT); vs. UC Arlington (9/9; 11 a.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Eastern Illinois (L, 3-0); at IUPUI (L, 3-0); vs. UC Riverside (W, 3-0)
Trinity Freeman put together a dominating performance at the Hampton Inn Invitational en route to earning All-Tournament honors ... The junior compiled a team-best 40 kills and a .352 hitting percentage ... In ORU’s lone win against UC Riverside, Freeman registered 19 kills on 28 swings for a .643 hitting percentage ... She scooped up 10 digs for her second double-double of the season ... Freeman’s 3.4 kills per set ranks third in the league, while Breanna Rivas’ 3.55 digs per set sits fifth in the league.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (1-5; 0-0 SL) | @Tommievball
Next Up: vs. Evansville (9/8; 10 a.m. CT); at DePaul (9/8; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Northern Illinois (9/9; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Montana State (L, 3-1); vs. Cal Baptist (W, 3-1); vs. Milwaukee (L, 3-0)
Ellie Gustafson was named to the Tommie Invitational All-Tournament team after she led UST with 2.3 kills per set and notched a trio of services aces ... She added 37 digs, which was second on the team over the weekend ... Gustafson recorded 10 digs in a victory against Cal Baptist ... Megan Wetter led St. Thomas with 13 total blocks, including seven against the Lancers ... She totaled 10 digs, including six against Montana State and paced the team with 24 total kills ... Freshman Morgan Kealy is having a stellar season at the setter position as she currently sits third in the league with 185 assists ... The Tommies will head to the DePaul Invitational in Chicago where they will face Evansville, DePaul and Northern Illinois.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (1-4; 0-0 SL) | @SDCoyotesVB
Next Up: vs. Drake (9/7; 6 p.m. CT); vs. IUPUI (9/8; 11 a.m. CT); vs. South Florida (9/8; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. No. 3 Louisville (L, 3-0); at Missouri (L, 3-0); vs. Northern Kentucky (L, 3-2)
Madison Harms posted a season and match-high 21 kills on 27 attempts with no errors to hit a career-high .778 hitting percentage against Northern Kentucky ... She also had six blocks in that same match, including one solo block ... Harms combined for 29 kills and 10 blocks on the weekend ... On defense, Avery Van Hook recorded her second and third double-doubles of the season where she collected 10 digs and three block assists against the Norse ... Also, against Northern Kentucky, Van Hook put up a career-high and match-high 42 assists ... The Coyotes will host the South Dakota Classic which will feature Drake, IUPUI and South Florida.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (1-5; 0-0 SL) | @GoJacksVB
Next Up: vs. Alcorn State (9/8; 10 a.m. CT); at Ole Miss (9/8; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Tennessee Tech (9/9; 10 a.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Kent State (L, 3-2); vs. Middle Tennessee State (L, 3-0); at Iowa (L, 3-0)
Sylvie Zgonc led the Jackrabbits with 3.64 kills per set at the Iowa Fryfest Invitational and was named to the All-Tournament team ... The freshman outside hitter put down six services aces against Kent State, which matched SDSU’s program record for aces in a five-set match ... She tallied at least 10 or more kills in all three matches and registered a .276 hitting percentage ... Zgonc has tallied 15 kills in three of her first five collegiate matches ... Freshman libero Stella Winterfeld averaged 4.18 digs per set and added six assists and three aces over the weekend.
 
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