THIS WEEK IN BLUE HAWK VOLLEYBALL
Friday, Aug. 22 — Siouxland Invitational — Sioux City, Iowa
8:00 a.m. MT —
Spartanburg Methodist (0-4, 0-0 AAC) vs.
Dickinson State (1-0, 0-0 Frontier)
1:00 p.m. MT —
Doane (0-0, 0-0 GPAC) vs.
Dickinson State (1-0, 0-0 Frontier)
Saturday, Aug. 23 — Siouxland Invitational — Sioux City, Iowa
9:30 a.m. MT —
Governors State (0-4, 0-0 CCAC) vs.
Dickinson State (1-0, 0-0 Frontier)
12:00 p.m. MT —
Briar Cliff (0-0, 0-0 GPAC) vs.
Dickinson State (1-0, 0-0 Frontier)
LIVE STATS: TBD
LIVE VIDEO ($): www.ballertv.com/events/siouxland-volleyball-naia-invitational
DSU PROBABLE STARTERS (2025 stats to date)
S —
#9 Rylee Kogolshak, 5-10, Jr. (
51 ast (12.75 aps), 12 digs (3.00 dps), 2 aces)
PIN —
#8 Makyah Albrecht, 5-9, Sr. (
14 kills (3.50 kps), .257 att%, 3.0 blocks (0.75 bps))
PIN —
#12 Aubrey Allison, 5-7, Jr. (
10 kills (2.50 kps), 17 digs (4.25 dps), .075 att%, 1 ace)
MB —
#15 Samantha Oase, 6-0, Sr. (
8 kills (2.00 kps), .318 att%, 1 dig )
MB/PIN —
#10 Carmen Pallone, 5-10, So. (
8 kills (2.00 kps), 4 aces, 5.0 blocks (1.25 bps))
DS —
#3 Taylor Fischer, 5-3, Sr. (
15 digs (3.75 dps), 1 ace)
L —
#4 Ashtynn Egan, 5-7, Jr. (
21 digs (5.25 dps), 2 aces)
SOARING HAWKS
•
Rylee Kogolshak — Froniter Conference Setter of the Week
•
Cate Floy — Frontier Conference Attacker of the Week
LAST TIME OUT
Dickinson State defeated Dakota Wesleyan, 3–1, in the opener (22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20).
Cate Floy led with 16 kills,
Makyah Albrecht added 14,
Aubrey Allison posted 10 kills/17 digs,
Samantha Oase hit .318, and
Carmen Pallone chipped in 8 kills, 4 aces, 5 blocks.
Rylee Kogolshak dished 51 assists, and
Ashtynn Egan led the back row with 21 digs. Team totals: 60 kills (.180), 10 aces, 10.0 blocks, 83 digs.
THE SERIES…
vs
Spartanburg Methodist — First meeting.
vs
Doane — Doane leads 3–0; last: Doane 3–0 (9/3/21, Bellevue, Neb.).
vs
Governors State — First meeting.
vs
Briar Cliff — Briar Cliff leads 1–0; last: BCU 3–1 (8/31/24, North Sioux City, S.D.).
OPPONENT SNAPSHOTS
Spartanburg Methodist (0-4) — Appalachian Athletic Conference member in search of first win.
Doane (0-0) — GPAC foe; DSU seeks first series win vs. Tigers.
Governors State (0-4) — CCAC member; first-ever meeting with DSU.
Briar Cliff (0-0) — GPAC opponent; rematch of 2024 four-setter.
STATISTICAL LEADERS (through Aug. 17)
Kills/Set —
Cate Floy, 4.00;
Total Kills —
Cate Floy, 16
Hitting % —
Samantha Oase, .318
Assists/Set —
Rylee Kogolshak, 12.75
Aces/Set —
Carmen Pallone, 1.00
Digs/Set —
Ashtynn Egan, 5.25
Blocks/Set —
Carmen Pallone, 1.25
HEAD COACH – STORMY SIEMION: Stormy Siemion enters her second season as head volleyball coach at Dickinson State after being named to the position ahead of the 2024 campaign. In her first year, she guided two players to all-conference honors, including
Rylee Kogolshak (First Team All-NSAA, AVCA All-Region HM) and
McKenzie Moser (Second Team All-NSAA).
Before joining DSU, Siemion built a strong résumé in Montana high school volleyball, leading Skyview High School to two state tournament appearances and a fourth-place state finish in 2023. She also served as an assistant at Lockwood High School and Hardin High School.
A Huntley, Mont., native, Siemion won four consecutive Montana state titles at Huntley Project High School, setting state records for kills in a season and career. She played collegiately at NCAA Division II Montana State University–Billings (2013–18), earning team MVP honors and All-GNAC honorable mention in 2016. Her championship pedigree, player development expertise, and competitive drive continue to shape the direction of the Blue Hawk program.
