Bute repeats as Libero of the Year, While Kriener Earns First-Team All-Conference

BURNSVILLE, Minn.- For the second consecutive season, Erika Bute was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Libero of the Year, while joining Kia Kriener as a first team all-conference honoree. The announcement came from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference offices on Thursday afternoon. Erika Bute Bute, from Alden, Minnesota, has recorded 381 digs this season in conference play, the most in the NSIC. Bute also leads the NSIC in digs per set with 6.05. The all-conference honor is Bute’s fourth all-NSIC honor after achieving first-team honors in 2022 and second-team honors in 2019 and 2021. She currently has 2,242 digs…