No. 12 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps First Road NSIC Match

Saturday, September 21

Lysaker Gymnasium • Crookston, Minn.

2 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

7-2,2-0NSIC

Minnesota Crookston

3-6,0-1NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Minn.-Crookston

Photo by: Jason Soria

No. 12 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps First Road NSIC Match

9/21/2024 5:13:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies record first sweep of the season, down Minnesota Crookston in straight sets

CROOKSTON, Minn. – No. 12 St. Cloud State Volleyball (7-2, 2-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept Minnesota Crookston in straight sets (25-17, 25-12, 25-13) on Saturday afternoon at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston.

It was the first home and Northern Sun match for the Golden Eagles (3-6, 0-1 NSIC) who were limited to just .059 hitting. UMC were unable to send down more than nine kills in any set, while the Huskies sent down at least 13 in each.

SCSU led the match in points (57-31), kills (44-25), service aces (7-1), blocks (6-5), assists (40-24) and digs (50-35).

TOP HUSKIES

Fifth year outside hitter Kenzie Foley (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa) – 11 kills, six digs and two aces
Redshirt junior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) – Nine kills and five digs
Junior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) – 27 assists and six digs
Redshirt junior middle blocker Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) – Seven kills on 12 swings (.583 hitting)
Sophomore outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – Seven digs, five kills and two aces
Sophomore middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) – Five kills on 8 swings (.625 hitting) and career-high (tie) two solo blocks
Senior libero Keely Kurschner (Maplewood, Minn.) – 10 digs

QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann
"I thought we did a really good job defensively today, controlling most of Crookston's hitters at the net. We served fairly aggressive, blocked a few balls and were in system most of the afternoon. That is a very scrappy Crookston team who digs lot of balls and is one of the best defensive teams in the conference in the back row."

"I thought Sam Zimmerman and Hannah Bruskiewicz were very efficient offensively, combining for 12 kills on 20 swings – if your middles and right sides can do that, you're going to have a lot of success. Keely [Kurschner] was very solid in the back again, Braya [LaPlant] and Emma [Berran] did a good job with set distribution. Overall, it was a solid win for Huskies."

NOTABLES

SCSU is now 23-8 all-time against Minnesota Crookston, extending its winning streak to nine matches.
The Huskies posted their first sweep of the 2024 season.
The Huskies recorded four solo blocks in the match, following a three solo block performance on Thursday. Prior to that, SCSU had only compiled six in the first seven matches.
Foley tallied her 93^rd career match with 10+ kills (43^rd straight, dating back to 11/18/2022). She was the lone player in the match with at least 10 kills and matched the game high with two service aces. Her two aces tied her season high. Her double-double streak ended at eight games.
Thompson recorded the second most kills in the match. She has posted 9+ kills and hit .333 or better in eight of nine matches this season. Her five digs matched her season best.
Berran led the match in assists. She has dished out at least 27 assists in every match this season.
Zimmerman had her most efficient offensive performance of the season.
Kimm has recorded two aces in back-to-back matches.
Bruskiewicz tied her career high with two solo blocks and hit over .600 (.625) for the first time this season. She has sent down at least five kills in every match this season.
Kurschner led the Huskies in digs. She has recorded 10+ digs in every match this season.
Junior defensive specialist Emily Kern (Belgrade, Minn.) recorded six digs. She has tallied 6+ digs in five of the last six matches.

UP NEXT
The Huskies return home on Tuesday to play No. 10 Concordia-St. Paul. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT from Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Volleyball schedule page.

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