No. 9 Huskies Volleyball Outlasts Winona State in Five Sets

Saturday, October 28

Winona, Minn.

2:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

17-6,10-4NSIC

Winona State

16-7,8-6NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Winona St.

No. 9 Huskies Volleyball Outlasts Winona State in Five Sets

10/28/2023 7:46:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies come out on-top of back-and-forth battle, Foley records 1,000th career dig

WINONA, Minn. – No. 9 St. Cloud State Volleyball (17-6, 10-4 NSIC) went back-and-forth with Winona State (16-7, 8-6 NSIC) and wound up with a five-set victory on Saturday afternoon in Winona. Both teams traded sets with three of the first four being decided by four points or less before the Huskies took control in the final set to come away with the 3-2 win, taking the match, 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-9.

Freshman middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) and senior outside hitter Kenzie Foley (Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa) led the offensive attack for the Huskies, tallying 15 kills each while hitting .367 and .123, respectively. Sophomore setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) provided 43 assists and two aces in the match. Foley added 22 digs to lead the Huskies, recording her seventh consecutive double-double and 15^th overall this season. She also notched her 1,000^th career dig in the match.

QUOTABLES – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann

"Tough defensive battle today. Hats off to Winona, they competed and defended at a high level. Hannah (Bruskiewicz) was very good offensively for us and our passers were fantastic, keeping us in system most of the night. The fifth set was really good for us as we limited errors and made some big plans when we needed to."

NOTABLES

Berran posted 43 assists with nine digs and two aces while her hitters recorded a .305 kill percentage on her sets.
Foley led the Huskies in kills (15) and digs (22), and recorded her 1,000^th career dig in the match.
Bruskiewicz had 15 kills in the match, her second-highest total of the season and hit .367 while adding three digs and an ace.
Reshirt sophomore Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) had nine kills and one block.
Junior opposite hitter Natalie Tesch (Milwaukee, Wis.) had eight kills and six digs.
Freshman outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) recorded nine kills and a season-high 18 digs.

UP NEXT

The Huskies will head back home for the second-to-last weekend of the regular season, as St. Cloud State will host Mary and Minot at Halenbeck Hall. First up, the Huskies will play Mary on Friday, Nov. 3 at 6:00 p.m. CT, followed by a match with Minot State on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 2:00 p.m. CT. Live coverage will be available on the NSIC Network with live stats provided at SCSUHuskies.com. Links to each coverage option are available on the SCSU Volleyball schedule page.

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