No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps Two Top-12 Teams in Second Day of the Yotes Classic Showdown

Friday, September 6

The Den • San Bernardino, Calif.

2 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

1-1,0-0NSIC

Chaminade (Hawaii)

2-2,0-0PacWest

Chaminade

St. Cloud St.

Team celly @ Cal State San Bernardino 9-6-24

Photo by: Ariana Chavarria

No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps Two Top-12 Teams in Second Day of the Yotes Classic Showdown

9/6/2024 11:59:00 PM | Volleyball

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Foley, Berran record consecutive double-doubles as the Huskies take down No. 12 Chaminade and No. 8 Cal State San Bernardino in a pair four-setters

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (2-1, 0-0 NSIC) took down a pair of teams ranked inside the top-12 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason coaches' poll, No. 12 Chaminade and No. 8 Cal State San Bernardino, in San Bernardino, California on Friday.

The Huskies took down Chaminade (2-2, 0-0 PacWest) and Cal State San Bernardino (2-1, 0-0 CCAA) in four sets apiece and over the course of the two matches, SCSU outperformed its opponents in kills (113-70), hitting percentage (.329-153), assists (102-66), aces (15-12), digs (108-82) and solo blocks (1-0).

Fifth-year outside hitter Kenzie Foley (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa) tallied 36 kills and 29 digs, sophomore middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) sent down 22 kills on .514 hitting along with seven block assists and one solo block, junior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) recorded 78 assists, 21 digs, eight kills and five block assists, redshirt junior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) produced 21 kills on .475 hitting, senior libero Keely Kurschner (Maplewood, Minn.) dug 28 balls and dished out 17 assists and junior defensive specialist Emily Kern (Belgrade, Minn.) recorded five service aces.

GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, CHAMINADE 1 (25-18, 25-15, 11-25, 25-19)

TOP HUSKIES

Foley - 18 kill/15 dig double-double on .342 hitting
Berran - 39 assist/10 dig double-double and 2 aces
Thompson - 13 kills on .407 hitting
Bruskiewicz - 9 kills, 6 block assists

QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann

"Great feeling to get back in the win column. We did a really good job serving tough during the first two sets, but I thought we struggled a little bit in the last two sets getting them out of system. Our defense was much better today overall than it was yesterday, and our blockers did a great job getting quality touches, and good lineups versus their attackers. Our middles did a great job scoring, and overall, it was a good team win."

NOTABLES

SCSU is now 1-0 all-time against Chaminade.
Foley's 18 kills and 15 digs led all players. She recorded her 61^st career double-double and 86^th career match with 10+ kills.
Berran recorded a game-high 39 assists and added 10 digs for her first double-double of the season.
Thompson posted the second most kills in the game (13) and was the most efficient, hitting .407.
Kurschner tallied the second most digs in the game (13).
Bruskiewicz sent down the lone solo block of the game.

GAME TWO: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO 1 (25-11, 25-16, 19-25, 25-12)

TOP HUSKIES

Foley - 18 kill/14 dig double-double (3rd straight)
Berran - 39 assist/11 dig double-double (2nd straight) and 6 kills
Kurschner - 15 dig/11 assist double-double
Bruskiewicz - season-high 13 kills

QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann

"A very solid day for Huskies Volleyball, beating two teams ranked in the top 15 in the country in the coaches poll. We did a fantastic job getting blocked touches, we served very aggressive with some good, clean flat float serves, and that put them [Cal State San Bernardino] on their heels quite a bit tonight. Combine that with some quality setting from Emma Berran and her decisions, and we had one of our best offensive nights against a high quality team in quite some time."

NOTABLES

SCSU improves to 2-0 all-time against Cal State San Bernardino.
Foley's 18 kills led all players and her 14 digs were second. She recorded her 62^nd career double-double and 87^th career match with 10+ kills.
Berran dished out a game-high 39 assists and added 11 digs for her second consecutive double-double.
Kurschner tallied the most digs in the game (15). It was her first time posting 10+ assists and was the first double-double of her career.
Bruskiewicz sent down second most kills (13) while hitting .521.
Thompson and sophomore outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) each sent down eight kills. Thompson hit .615, while Kimm added six digs
Kern tallied four service aces and sophomore defensive specialist Annika Forbes (Cottage Grove, Minn.) recorded three.

UP NEXT
The Huskies close out their Yotes Classic Showdown schedule with one match on Saturday against the defending national champions / No. 1 ranked team in the country, Cal State LA at 4:30 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed live for free on YouTube and live stats will be provided on the Cal State San Bernardino website. Links to each coverage option are listed below and are also available on the SCSU Volleyball schedule page.

Match 4 vs #1 Cal State LA – Saturday, Sept. 7 / 4:30 p.m. CT / Livestream / Live Stats

2024 Yotes Classic Showcase Homepage

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