2016 NCAA stats: UW-Oshkosh top blocking team in nation

The following are Central and Midwest players and teams in the top 10 nationally, according to the latest stats release. The national leader is listed regardless of region. Players and teams not from the Central or Midwest regions are listed in italics.

Stats are through Oct. 19.

Aces/Set 1. Laurenanne Strezenec, Farmingdale St. 1.02 1. Notre Dame 3.66

Total Aces1. Maddi Richard, Penn State Abington 69 1. Penn State-Abington 326

Assists/Set 1. Maddie Entinger, UW-La Crosse 11.32 4. Emily Lines, Aurora 10.75 1. Texas Dallas 13.895. Cornell 13.12 7. Northwestern 12.89

Total Assists 1. Emily Lines, Aurora 1,075 2. Maddie Entinger, UW-La Crosse 962 7. Nora Holtan, Gustavus Adolphus 930 1. Rochester Tech 1,299 2. Aurora 1,273 5. Northwestern 1,250 6. Elmhurst 1,181 7. UW-Stevens Point 1,173 8. Gustavus Adolphus 1,150 10. Millikin 1,145

Attacks/Set 1. Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo 15.35 2. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 14.59 9. Brandi Blattner, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 12.12 1. Dallas 43.06 2. Augsburg 41.83 3. Minnesota Morris 41.74 5. Illinois College 40.33 10. Principia 39.55

Total Attacks 1. Sarah Szybist, Rochester Tech 1,384 3. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 1,240 7. Erin Syversen, Millikin 1,116 8. Karrah Davis, Dubuque 1,094 1. Dallas 4,048 4. St. Catherine 3,864 8. Gustavus Adolphus 3,730

Blocks/Set 1. Lauren Holt, Springfield 1.673. Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist 1.40 1. UW-Oshkosh 2.74 7. Northwestern 2.43 8. St. Thomas 2.40

Total Blocks 1. Lauren Holt, Springfield 144 4. Shanay Gonder, Northwestern 112 7. Savannah Sells, Greenville 108 8. Katie Shabatura, Luther 107 9. Mary Lawrence, Elmhurst 1061. UW-Oshkosh 260.5 2. Northwestern 236 6. Elmhurst 221 10. St. Thomas 209

Digs/Set 1. Jessie Koster, Dallas 7.556. Keiyah Triplett, Knox 6.41 7. Haley Bergan, Loras 6.37 8. Shanee Herd, St. Catherine 6.35 9. Katie Reitsma, Minnesota Morris 6.30 1. Dallas 20.703. Augsburg 20.56 5. Principia 20.09 9. Wartburg 19.87

Total Digs 1. Jessie Koster, Dallas 687 2. Shanee Herd, St. Catherine 654 9. Kristina Billie, Benedictine 535 10. Bri Piepenbrok, UW-Stevens Point 531 1. Thiel 1,9734. Augustana 1,856 6. Aurora 1,817

Hitting Percentage 1. Kristina Billie, Johnson & Wales .441 7. Elizabeth Kelley, Westminster (Mo.) .408 1. Johnson & Wales .3063. Northwestern .271

Opponent Hitting Percentage 1. Notre Dame .028

Kills/Set 1. Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo 5.83 4. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 4.95 8. Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist 4.60 9. Lindsey Peterson, Northwestern 4.54 1. Texas Dallas 14.73 5. Northwestern 13.82 6. Cornell 13.77

Total Kills 1. Sarah Szybist, Rochester Tech 6064. Lindsey Peterson, Northwestern 440 5. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 421 10. Heather Sawchuk, UW-Eau Claire 389 1. Rochester Tech 1,404 2. Aurora 1,359 5. Northwestern 1,341 6. Elmhurst 1,304 7. Gustavus Adolphus 1,287 10. Millikin 1,240

Points/Set 1. Larysa Iwaskiw, Ramapo 6.39 4. Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist 5.65 6. Marissa Ekness, Minnesota Morris 5.49 10. Lindsey Peterson, Northwestern 5.09

Triple-Doubles1. Greta Weidemoyer, Lebanon Valley 10 4. Hannah Nimrick, Elmhurst 57. Claire Ritchie, Loras 3

-Ricky Nelson