2018 NCAA stats: St. Ben’s Weiss twins tops in blocks

The following are Central and Midwest players and teams in the top 10 nationally, according to the latest NCAA Division III stats. 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 Sept. 10.

Aces/Set 1. Samantha Sedano, UMass Dartmouth 1.44 1. Immaculata 5.78

Total Aces 1. Sydney Ameluxen, Earlham 36 4. Anastasia Labadessa, Dominican 28 5. Kaylin Kuhn, Grinnell 27 1. Notre Dame 110

Assists/Set 1. Charlotte Duran, Amherst 12.30 2. Madison Surprise, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 12.25 3. Sydney Schwitters, Northwestern 11.94 6. Lexi Wall, St. Olaf 11.55 10. Elizabeth Ganley, Illinois College, 10.85 1. Cedar Crest 15.70 2. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 14.29

Total Assists 1. Sydney Schwitters, Northwestern 370 2. Madison Surprise, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 343 7. Mackenzie Gropel, Buena Vista 324 9. Julianna Roth, Grinnell 313 10. Katherine Koch, Saint Benedict 312 1. Trinity (Texas) 421 6. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 400 7. Northwestern 396

Blocks/Set 1. Mirialis Almanzar, John Jay 2.50 2. Madison Weiss, Saint Benedict 1.84 4. Hunter Weiss, Saint Benedict 1.44 5. Ashton Doll, Wisconsin-Whitewater 1.36 7. Julia Spacek, St. Thomas 1.33 1. John Jay 3.17 3. Saint Benedict 2.81 5. Marian 2.58 8. St. Thomas 2.47

Total Blocks 1. Madison Weiss, Saint Benedict 59 2. Hunter Weiss, Saint Benedict 46 3. Emma Veum, Luther 38 7. Grace Bordson, St. Thomas 34 7. Ashton Doll, Wisconsin-Whitewater 34 10. Karin Canakes, Bethel 33 10. Julianne Malek, Washington-St. Louis 33 1. Saint Benedict 90 2. MSOE 80 4. St. Thomas 71.5 5. Bethel 69 5. Luther 69 5. Washington-St. Louis 69

Digs/Set 1. Kristen Farrah, Webster 7.95 5. Mia Gill, Principia 6.86 6. Bridget Ringwald, Westminster (Mo.) 6.74 7. Mady Ferris, Knox, 6.65 1. Immaculata 32.11 6. Westminster (Mo.) 21.37 9. Webster 20.63

Total Digs 1. Mady Ferris, Knox 206 2. Rachel Gardner, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 192 3. Megan Parker, Dominican 184 6. Hannah Robb, Wisconsin-River Falls 179 9. Jaisah Lee, St. Norbert 173 1. Muhlenberg 648 2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 640 3. Augsburg 623 4. Dubuque 621 4. MSOE 621 7. Bethel 618 9. Saint Benedict 616 10. St. Norbert 613

Hitting Percentage 1. Yasmine Reece, Wellesley .523 3. Julianne Malek, Washington-St. Louis .486 1. Amherst .360

Opponent Hitting Percentage 1. SUNY Maritime -.078

Kills/Set 1. Jamie Dailey, Amherst 5.80 2. April Gehl, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 5.20 3. Kaylin Kuhn, Grinnell 5.06 5. Mariah Halvorsen, Northwestern 4.77 1. Cedar Crest 17.80 4. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 14.64

Total Kills 1. Kaylin Kuhn, Grinnell 167 2. April Gehl, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 156 3. Mariah Halvorsen, Northwestern 148 9. Dakotah Poitra, Wisconsin-River Falls 120 1. Trinity (Texas) 459 6. Northwestern 425 7. Buena Vista 422

Points/Set 1. Jamie Dailey, Amherst 6.35 2. Kaylin Kuhn, Grinnell 6.09 3. April Gehl, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 5.88 8. Mariah Halvorsen, Northwestern 5.16

-Ricky Nelson