Four From St. Cloud State Volleyball Named to All-NSIC Teams
11/13/2025 1:01:00 PM | Volleyball
Kimm, LaPlant and Thompson earn first team honors, Zimmerman selected to second team
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – St. Cloud State Volleyball had four student-athletes earn all-conference honors as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) announced its end of season awards on Thursday. Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa), sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) were named to the first team, while graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) earned second team honors.
It is the sixth time in program history that SCSU has had four or more players named as all-conference performers and the third time while as a member of the NSIC, which have all come in the last five seasons. Additionally, the Huskies put at least three players on the first team for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
Kimm earned her first all-conference honor after ranking in the top 11 of points/set, kills/set and digs/set among NSIC players in conference matches. She is currently No. 5 in points/set (3.98), No. 6 in kills/set (3.53) and No. 11 in digs/set (3.83) and has posted double-doubles (10) in over half the NSIC matches played so far. She is having a breakout season and already has single season career best marks in kills (288), kills/set (3.43), hitting percentage (.261), digs/set (3.43), block assists (35), total blocks (36), blocks/set (0.43), points (327.5) and points/set (3.90) and is approaching her best in digs (288). She has also produced single match career highs in kills (19), attacks (50), digs (28), block assists (seven) and hitting percentage (.667).
LaPlant was named as an all-conference performer in her first year as the team's starting setter after leading the SCSU offense to the most kills/set among NSIC teams during conference play (14.95) and tied for the fourth best hitting percentage (.268). Individually, she ranks No. 2 in assists/set (11.84) and tied for No. 8 in aces/set (0.39) while recording five double-doubles. She earned the first two NSIC Setter of the Week awards of her career this season (Sept. 29 and Oct. 27) and was the only Husky to earn weekly conference honors this season. LaPlant recently surpassed 1,000 career assists and is approaching 1,000 assists for the season (965).
Thompson, the 2025 NSIC Preseason Player of the Year, earned a spot on the first team for the second consecutive season after ranking in the top 13 of NSIC players during conference play in blocks/set, hitting percentage, points/set and kills/set. She is No. 6 in blocks/set (1.02), No. 8 in hitting percentage (.338), No. 9 in points/set (3.84) and No. 13 in kills/set (3.27). This season Thompson has new single season best marks in kills/set (3.38) and points/set (3.90) and is approaching new personal records in kills (301), solo blocks (eight), total blocks (84), blocks/set (0.94) and points (347). She surpassed 1,000 career kills, 300 total blocks, 100 matches played and 400 sets played. this season
Zimmerman gained all-conference recognition for the second time in her career, after being named to the first team in 2023. This season, she is No. 7 in service aces/set (0.45) and No. 11 in hitting percentage (3.16) among conference players during NSIC matches. This season, she is No. 1 in aces/set, No. 2 in hitting percentage, No. 3 in kills/set (2.55) and No. 4 in points/set (3.22) on the team during conference play. Zimmerman has also set new career single match highs in aces (four – three times) and digs (seven).
The Huskies hit the road for their final weekend of regular season play. SCSU plays Minnesota Crookston (6-20, 0-18 NSIC) on Friday at 6 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston and MSU Moorhead (14-13, 7-11 NSIC) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
SCSU has locked itself into a top three seed for the NSIC Tournament, clinching a home quarterfinal match for the third straight season. The Huskies opponent is yet to be determined, but the match is set for Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. at Halenbeck Hall.
NSIC Release
All-NSIC
First Team:
Shelby Kimm
Braya LaPlant
Ella Thompson
Second Team:
Sam Zimmerman
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
It is the sixth time in program history that SCSU has had four or more players named as all-conference performers and the third time while as a member of the NSIC, which have all come in the last five seasons. Additionally, the Huskies put at least three players on the first team for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
Kimm earned her first all-conference honor after ranking in the top 11 of points/set, kills/set and digs/set among NSIC players in conference matches. She is currently No. 5 in points/set (3.98), No. 6 in kills/set (3.53) and No. 11 in digs/set (3.83) and has posted double-doubles (10) in over half the NSIC matches played so far. She is having a breakout season and already has single season career best marks in kills (288), kills/set (3.43), hitting percentage (.261), digs/set (3.43), block assists (35), total blocks (36), blocks/set (0.43), points (327.5) and points/set (3.90) and is approaching her best in digs (288). She has also produced single match career highs in kills (19), attacks (50), digs (28), block assists (seven) and hitting percentage (.667).
LaPlant was named as an all-conference performer in her first year as the team's starting setter after leading the SCSU offense to the most kills/set among NSIC teams during conference play (14.95) and tied for the fourth best hitting percentage (.268). Individually, she ranks No. 2 in assists/set (11.84) and tied for No. 8 in aces/set (0.39) while recording five double-doubles. She earned the first two NSIC Setter of the Week awards of her career this season (Sept. 29 and Oct. 27) and was the only Husky to earn weekly conference honors this season. LaPlant recently surpassed 1,000 career assists and is approaching 1,000 assists for the season (965).
Thompson, the 2025 NSIC Preseason Player of the Year, earned a spot on the first team for the second consecutive season after ranking in the top 13 of NSIC players during conference play in blocks/set, hitting percentage, points/set and kills/set. She is No. 6 in blocks/set (1.02), No. 8 in hitting percentage (.338), No. 9 in points/set (3.84) and No. 13 in kills/set (3.27). This season Thompson has new single season best marks in kills/set (3.38) and points/set (3.90) and is approaching new personal records in kills (301), solo blocks (eight), total blocks (84), blocks/set (0.94) and points (347). She surpassed 1,000 career kills, 300 total blocks, 100 matches played and 400 sets played. this season
Zimmerman gained all-conference recognition for the second time in her career, after being named to the first team in 2023. This season, she is No. 7 in service aces/set (0.45) and No. 11 in hitting percentage (3.16) among conference players during NSIC matches. This season, she is No. 1 in aces/set, No. 2 in hitting percentage, No. 3 in kills/set (2.55) and No. 4 in points/set (3.22) on the team during conference play. Zimmerman has also set new career single match highs in aces (four – three times) and digs (seven).
The Huskies hit the road for their final weekend of regular season play. SCSU plays Minnesota Crookston (6-20, 0-18 NSIC) on Friday at 6 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston and MSU Moorhead (14-13, 7-11 NSIC) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
SCSU has locked itself into a top three seed for the NSIC Tournament, clinching a home quarterfinal match for the third straight season. The Huskies opponent is yet to be determined, but the match is set for Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. at Halenbeck Hall.
NSIC Release
All-NSIC
First Team:
Shelby Kimm
Braya LaPlant
Ella Thompson
Second Team:
Sam Zimmerman
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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