No. 12 St. Cloud State Volleyball Takes Down Bemidji State in Straight Sets

Saturday, September 28

BSU Gymnasium • Bemidji, Minn.

5 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

9-2,4-0NSIC

Bemidji State

5-5,0-2NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Bemidji St.

Photo by: Jonathan Rozko

No. 12 St. Cloud State Volleyball Takes Down Bemidji State in Straight Sets

9/28/2024 8:28:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies record third sweep in a row, continue perfect start to conference play

BEMIDJI, Minn. – No. 12 St. Cloud State Volleyball (9-2, 4-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept Bemidji State (25-10, 25-18, 25-17) on Saturday Evening at the BSU Gymnasium in Bemidji. The Huskies have now swept their last three matches and won their last five in a row.

It was the second consecutive home match against a top-15 program for the Beavers (5-5, 0-2 NSIC), who were limited to just 19 kills with 18 errors (.010 hitting) for the match. BSU was unable to send down more than eight kills in any set, while the Huskies sent down at least 14 in each and hit .343 as a team for the match.

SCSU led the match in points (57-26), kills (46-19), service aces (6-4), blocks (5-3), assists (40-17) and digs (50-32).

TOP HUSKIES

Fifth year outside hitter Kenzie Foley (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa) – 12 kill/12 dig double-double and two solo blocks
Sophomore outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 12 digs, eight kills and three aces
Redshirt junior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) – 10 kills on 16 swings (.500 hitting)
Senior libero Keely Kurschner (Maplewood, Minn.) – 12 digs
Junior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) – 34 assists

QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann
"Great team win tonight! Our servers and passers were fantastic all night. After two sets, all five of our hitters had five or six kills and Emma's [Berran] set distribution was great."

"We need to do a little bit better job of attacking around the block, and covering our hitters, but overall it was a very efficient night and our defense was also very good putting pressure on them [Bemidji State]."

NOTABLES

SCSU is now 51-23 all-time against Bemidji State and 9-1 in the last 10 matchups.
It is the first time the Huskies have swept three matches in a row this season. SCSU had two streaks of 3+ match sweep streaks in 2023.
It is the first time SCSU has won 5+ matches in a row this season. Last season, the Huskies strung together win streaks of six and seven.
Foley tallied her ninth double-double of 2024 (68^th of her career) and posted her 95^th career match with 10+ kills (45^th straight, dating back to 11/18/2022). She led the game in kills and was one of two Huskies with at least 10 kills. She also tied for the game lead with 12 digs.
Kimm set new season highs in digs (12) and aces (three) and tied her season high in kills (eight). She tied for the game lead in digs.
Thompson was one of two players in the match with double-digit kills. It was her eighth 10+ kill match of 2024. Her hitting percentage was the second highest this season in a game where she sent down at least 10 kills.
Kurschner tied for the game lead in digs. She has tallied 10+ digs in 10 of 11 matches this season.
Berran has dished out 34+ assists in all but two matches this season.
Freshman defensive specialist Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) posted a career-high seven digs.

UP NEXT
The Huskies return home for a three-game home stand next week. The Huskies will host No. 15 Minnesota Duluth (8-2, 1-2 NSIC) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT, Sioux Falls (8-4, 3-1 NSIC) on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State (13-0, 4-0 NSIC) on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT. All three matches will be played at Halenbeck Hall. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Volleyball schedule page.

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