No. 8 St. Cloud State Volleyball Readies for Busy Week

Tuesday, October 1

St. Cloud, Minn.

6 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

Minnesota Duluth

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Photo by: Jonathan Rozko

9/30/2024 4:39:00 PM | Volleyball

Huskies host three matches this week, look to continue five match winning streak

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 8 St. Cloud State Volleyball (9-2, 4-0 NSIC) is set to host a trio of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents this week. SCSU welcomes No. 15 Minnesota Duluth (8-2, 1-2 NSIC), Sioux Falls (8-4, 3-1 NSIC) and No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State (13-0, 4-0 NSIC) to St. Cloud and Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies play UMD on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT in a nonconference tilt. Then SCSU will play USF on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and SMSU on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT in conference matches.

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
vs. #15 Minnesota Duluth (Halenbeck Hall) – Tuesday, Oct. 1 / 6 p.m. CT / Tickets / Livestream / Live Stats / Audio
vs. Sioux Falls (Halenbeck Hall) – Friday, Oct. 4 / 6 p.m. CT / Tickets / Livestream / Live Stats / Audio
vs. #4 Southwest Minnesota State (Halenbeck Hall) – Saturday, Oct. 5 / 2 p.m. CT / Tickets / Livestream / Live Stats / Audio

Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. Minnesota Duluth
Promotion: Salute to Service Night

Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Sioux Falls
Promotion: Alumni Weekend

Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Southwest Minnesota State
Promotion: Alumni Weekend | Camper / Youth Day | Red Out

LET'S GO POLLING
SCSU moved back into the top 10 (No. 8) in this week's AVCA Poll after going 2-0 last week, sweeping No. 9 Concordia-St. Paul at home and Bemidji State on the road.

Under the direction of head coach Chad Braegelmann, the program has been ranked for 59 consecutive weeks (including 35 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 133 weeks in the AVCA top 20/25 Poll in program history, including 60 weeks in the top 10.

SERIES HISTORY
St. Cloud State Volleyball is 43-82 all-time against Minnesota Duluth. SCSU is 3-7 in the last 10 matchups and have dropped the last three against the Bulldogs including a 3-1 result in the lone matchup last year in St. Cloud.

The Huskies are 8-6 all-time against Sioux Falls. SCSU has won five matches in a row and are 7-3 in the last 10.

SCSU owns a 26-28 all-time record against Southwest Minnesota State. The Mustangs won the only matchup of 2023, but the Huskies are 6-4 in their last 10 against SMSU.

HOME SWEET HALENBECK
SCSU Volleyball has enjoyed tremendous success in the friendly confines of Halenbeck Hall, going 46-7 (.868) in its last 53 home matches.

NSIC WEEKLY AWARDS
Fifth year outside hitter Kenzie Foley (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week for two second consecutive weeks to start the season (Sept. 9, 2024, and Sept. 16, 2024). It was the eighth and ninth time Foley had been honored in her career.

PROGRAM LEADERBOARD STANDINGS / ACHIEVEMENTS

Junior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.)
- No. 5 in career assists (802 more until No. 4)
- 36 more assists until 3,000 for her career
- 37 more digs until 500 for her career
- 24 more aces until 100 for her career

Fifth year outside hitter Kenzie Foley (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa)
- No. 1 in career kills – broke Linsey Rachel's record that was set in 2022
- No. 1 in career points – passed SCSU Hall of Famer and volleyball legend, Kathy Davis, who had held the record for 36 years
- No. 2 in career double-digit kill matches (3 more until No. 1)
- No. 2 in career double-doubles (6 more until No. 1)
- No. 4 in career attacks (49 more until No. 3)
- No. 7 in career digs (11 more until No. 6)
- 115 points until 2,000 for her career
- 329 kills until 2,000 for her career
- 25 20+ kill matches in her career
- 3 30+ kill matches in her career

Senior libero Keely Kurschner (Maplewood, Minn.)
- No. 9 in career digs (29 more until No. 8)

Single match ticket information can be found on SCSUTickets.com or by calling 320-308-2137.

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