WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State volleyball team prepares to compete in the Seaside Invitational on September 3-5 in San Diego, Calif.
The Warriors will face Colorado Christian University on Thursday, September 3 at 3 p.m. CST. They will then take on host Point Loma Nazarene on Friday, September 4 at 8 p.m. CST. WSU's last match of the invitational will be against Dallas Baptist University on Saturday, September 5 at 1 p.m. CST.
Winona State notes
The Warriors are starting the season with a 1-2 overall record after the UP Open.
Tricia Melfy collected her first win as the Warriors coach with their 3-0 win over Tiffin University.
Abby Ongna leads the team with 31 kills after the UP Open while also being top ten in points per set in the NSIC.
Hailee Peters leads the Warriors team with 65 assists.
Sophomore Lily Shields leads the team with 35 digs.
The Cougars are starting their season 2-1 after the Oredigger Classic.
Bobby Blanken is entering his tenth year as Colorado Christian's head coach.
Sophomore Sienna Thatcher leads the Cougars in total kills with 40 and an average of 2.86 kills per set.
Point Loma Nazarene notes
The Sea Lions start their season at 1-2 after the CWU Invitational.
Jonathan Scott is starting his thirteenth year with Point Loma with a 212-115 record.
Last year, Scott led the team to the NCAA Division II semifinals.
Senior Sophia Baugh leads the Sea Lions with 106 assists and 9.64 assists per set.
Dallas Baptist notes
The Patriots opened their 2026 season 3-1 at the Dallas Classic, beating Biola and Colorado Mesa but losing to No. 7 Nebraska-Kearney.
Senior Karly Wells leads the team with 53 kills and 57.5 points.
Jordan Fish is in her sixth season as the head volleyball coach at DBU, joining the program in 2021 and winning 2023 Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year.
DBU went to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2022-2024 and saw a historic 2023 season that saw the Patriots win their first-ever Lone Star Conference regular-season championship.
Winona State will return home for the first NSIC weekend of the year as they host Sioux Falls and SMSU on Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12.
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