College volleyball: UMD’s Lange named NSIC’s top player

Minnesota Duluth outside hitter Kate Lange of Hibbing was named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference player of the year, announced Wednesday. Lange, a 6-foot-1 junior from Hibbing, led the league with 4.97 kills per set. She has 474 kills and 264 digs this season for the Bulldogs (25-3 overall, 16-2 NSIC). The 2011 first team All-American has 1,328 career kills, seventh best all-time at UMD.