Friday, November 14
Lysaker Gymnasium • Crookston, Minn.
6 p.m.
St. Cloud State
at
Minnesota Crookston
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
No. 11 St. Cloud State Volleyball Closes Regular Season Schedule on the Road
11/13/2025 5:13:00 PM | Volleyball
Huskies travel to Minnesota Crookston Friday, MSU Moorhead Saturday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 11 St. Cloud State Volleyball (21-6 overall, 16-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) hits the road for its final weekend of regular season matches, traveling to Minnesota Crookston (6-20, 0-18 NSIC) and MSU Moorhead (14-13, 7-11 NSIC). The Huskies take on UMC at 6 p.m. on Friday at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston and MSUM on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The matches will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live stats will be provided by each home team.
Match 28 – @ Minnesota Crookston (Lysaker Gymnasium // Crookston) – Friday, Nov. 14 / 6 p.m. / Watch (NSIC Network) / Live stats
Match 29 – @ MSU Moorhead (Nemzek Fieldhouse // Moorhead) – Saturday, Nov. 15 / 2 p.m. / Watch (NSIC Network) / Live stats
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central or schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskies are 24-8 all-time against Minnesota Crookston including a 10-match win streak. SCSU swept each match of the home-and-home series between the teams in 2024. The Huskies are 8-4 all-time against UMC in Crookston.
SCSU is 45-23 all-time against MSU Moorhead including a 9-1 mark in its last 10 matchups and a seven-match win streak over the Dragons. The Huskies swept the teams' lone matchup in 2024. SCSU is 7-8 all-time against the Dragons in Moorhead.
ALL-NSIC HUSKIES
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 November 13. 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).
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
LAST TIME OUT
Then-No. 10 SCSU extended its NSIC win streak to eight matches after sweeping No. 25 Minnesota Duluth and beating Bemidji State 3-1 during its final regular season home weekend at Halenbeck hall.
Notes from the matches
3-0 win vs. #25 Minnesota Duluth (11-7-25)
(as of 11/12)
(as of 11/12)
St. Cloud State Volleyball was ranked No. 6 in the second set of the NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. The Huskies were one of four NSIC teams ranked, joining Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota State and Wayne State in the second of three regional rankings.
St. Cloud State is looking to make its sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies have made the NCAA Tournament a total of 10 times in program history. St. Cloud State has two remaining regular season matches before the NSIC Tournament starts on Nov. 18.
The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 40-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on December 4-7. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the MIAA, GAC and NSIC postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots awarded on an at-large basis.
The NCAA Volleyball selection show will be streamed online on Monday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.
The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 11-13, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Nov. 12 NCAA Central Region Rankings (overall record, in region record for games through Nov. 9)
^ MIAA Team
& GAC Team
Full NCAA DII Volleyball Region Rankings
NSIC Release
LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies dropped one spot to No. 11 in the Nov. 10 (week 10) edition of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Division II Poll.
Under the direction of Head Coach Chad Braegelmann, the program has been ranked for 79 consecutive weeks (including 48 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 153 weeks in the AVCA top 20/25 Poll in program history, including 73 weeks in the top 10.
SCSU in the 2025 AVCA DII National Poll
#3 – Preseason
#10 – Week One
#16 – Week Two
#15 – Week Three
#13 – Week Four
#10 – Week Five
#11 – Week Six
#11 – Week Seven
#11 – Week Eight
#10 – Week Nine
#11 – Week Ten
NSIC SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Setter of the Week for the second time this season/of her career on Monday. She is the only Husky to earn weekly conference honors so far this season.
The sophomore setter led the NSIC in assists/set (11.82) while ranking fifth in service aces/set (0.64). She also chipped in 1.91 digs/set, 1.77 points/set, 0.73 kills/set and 0.55 blocks/set. LaPlant helped guide the SCSU offense to 15.36 kills/set which ranked No. 2 in the conference and a .294 team hitting percentage which was fourth best in the NSIC.
LaPlant's best performance came in the Huskies five-set win over No. 22 Northern State Friday, when she recorded a 58-assist, 11-dig double-double with four aces, three kills, three block assists and two solo blocks. It was her sixth double-double of the season and first since Oct. 11 and her two solo blocks were a new single-match career high. Additionally, the Grand Rapids, Minnesota native dished out 41 assists in SCSU's sweep of No. 23 Minnesota State on Tuesday which were the second most of any three-set match this season for the Huskies.
NSIC Release
2025 NSIC Weekly Honors
Setter of the Week
Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) was featured on the fifth episode of the 2025-26 season of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) spotlight following SCSU's 3-0 week and 5-0 start to conference play.
Watch on YouTube
NSIC Release
ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS
Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn) and redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) were named to the 2025 UP North Tournament All-Tournament Team.
Senior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn) and Thompson were named to the 2025 Western Washington Invitational All-Tournament Team to open the season.
WELCOME TO THE PACK
The Huskies welcomed three newcomers to the team this fall (all freshmen): setter/opposite Asta Hildebrand (North Liberty, Iowa / Liberty HS), middle blocker Kendall Huhnerkoch (Redwood Falls, Minn. / Redwood Valley HS) and outside hitter/defensive specialist Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS).
NSIC PRESEASON FAVORITES / NSIC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
St. Cloud State Volleyball was selected to finish first in the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Additionally, reigning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) second team All-American, redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) was named the Preseason Player of the Year for the conference.
The defending NSIC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Huskies amassed 212 points in the poll, including eight of the 16 first place votes, earning the top spot in the preseason poll for the first time in program history.
Rounding out the top five behind the Huskies is Concordia-St. Paul (2nd, 208 points, four first place votes), Southwest Minnesota State (3rd, 202 points, four first place votes), Wayne State (4th, 188 points) and Northern State (5th, 170 points).
"Once again, I'm impressed with the work that these women have put in, throughout the spring, competitive season, and the off-season," said head coach Chad Braegelmann. "They continue to improve as volleyball players, students of the game and as role models to the young girls that watch our sport. I am excited to see some new players step up into bigger roles, this fall and am excited for the combination of experience and youth that we look to roster this fall."
In her first season playing for SCSU in 2024, Thompson was a first team All-Central Region selection by the AVCA and a second team all-region pick by the D2CCA. The Lakeville native was a first team All-NSIC selection and was named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team, the NSIC Tournament All-Tournament Team and the UP North Tournament All-Tournament Team. The middle blocker finished the regular season No. 30 among DII players in hitting percentage and was top six among NSIC players in hitting percentage, points/set, kills/set and total kills.
"Ella is fantastic offensively and does not get cheated on her swings," said Braegelmann. "She is very intense on the volleyball court and has grown in her knowledge of the game. Her energy on the court is contagious."
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The matches will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live stats will be provided by each home team.
Match 28 – @ Minnesota Crookston (Lysaker Gymnasium // Crookston) – Friday, Nov. 14 / 6 p.m. / Watch (NSIC Network) / Live stats
Match 29 – @ MSU Moorhead (Nemzek Fieldhouse // Moorhead) – Saturday, Nov. 15 / 2 p.m. / Watch (NSIC Network) / Live stats
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central or schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskies are 24-8 all-time against Minnesota Crookston including a 10-match win streak. SCSU swept each match of the home-and-home series between the teams in 2024. The Huskies are 8-4 all-time against UMC in Crookston.
SCSU is 45-23 all-time against MSU Moorhead including a 9-1 mark in its last 10 matchups and a seven-match win streak over the Dragons. The Huskies swept the teams' lone matchup in 2024. SCSU is 7-8 all-time against the Dragons in Moorhead.
ALL-NSIC HUSKIES
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 November 13. 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).
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
LAST TIME OUT
Then-No. 10 SCSU extended its NSIC win streak to eight matches after sweeping No. 25 Minnesota Duluth and beating Bemidji State 3-1 during its final regular season home weekend at Halenbeck hall.
Notes from the matches
3-0 win vs. #25 Minnesota Duluth (11-7-25)
- SCSU moved to 46-82 all-time against Minnesota Duluth and 16-25 against the Bulldogs in St. Cloud. The Huskies are now 6-4 in their last 10 matchups against UMD including a three-match win streak.
- The Huskies moved to 8-5 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season, 11-2 at home and 15-2 in three set matches.
- SCSU led the match in points (51-36), hitting percentage (.223 - .101), aces (8-1), blocks (10-2), assists (32-29) and digs (51-44). Both teams had 33 kills.
- It was the sixth match of the season the Huskies recorded double-digit blocks.
- SCSU will host an NSIC Tournament match for the third consecutive season after clinching a top-four spot in the conference for the third straight season.
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) contributed 13 kills on 19 attempts (.526 hitting percentage), seven block assists and one solo block. She sent down 13+ kills for the 11th time this season. It was her fourth match this season hitting .526 or better with 12+ kills. Thompson's 17.5 points were tied for the most on the team in any three set match this season and her eight blocks were tied for the most in any match
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) tallied 15 digs and five aces. She posted 15+ digs for the 15th time this season and sixth consecutive match. Hamann's five aces were a new career high and tied for the most in any match by a Husky this season.
- Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) recorded 11 digs, eight kills and three block assists. She recorded 11+ digs for the 12th time this season.
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) contributed 27 assists, seven digs and two aces.
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) tallied nine digs and four kills.
- SCSU improved to 53-23 all-time against Bemidji State and 20-3 against the Beavers in St. Cloud. The Huskies are now 9-1 in their last 10 matchups against BSU including a three-match win streak.
- The Huskies improved to 12-2 at home and 3-3 in four set matches.
- SCSU led the match in points (81-60), kills (62-48), hitting percentage (.242 - .296), aces (9-4), blocks (10-8) and assists (55-46). Bemidji State led in digs (67-64).
- The Huskies' 63 kills and 55 assists were the most in any four set match this season and SCSU tallied double-digit blocks for the seventh time this season.
- Braegelmann won his 200th match as SCSU's head coach. He is only the second coach in program to do so, following 2025 SCSU Hall of Fame inductee, Dianne Glowatzke, who compiled 527 wins from 1977-2002. For his career, Braegelmann has compiled 485 wins.
- Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) recorded 19 kills (.378 hitting percentage) and eight digs. Her 19 kills tied her career high and tied her team-best mark for any four-set match this season, and her 20.5 points were second most.
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) posted a 12-kill, 10-dig double-double and three aces. It was her seventh double-double of the season. Wachal has recorded 12+ kills in eight matches this season and 10+ digs in 11.
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) contributed 14 kills, six block assists and one solo block. She sent down 14+ kills for the 11th time this season and seven total blocks for the third time (second straight match). Thompson's 18.0 points were the third most of any Husky in a four-set match this season and her seven total blocks ranked tied for third most in any match this season.
- Senior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) tallied 37 assists and four digs in three sets. Her 37 assists were her second most in a match this season.
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded 21 digs which was the most of any Husky this season in a four-set match.
- Graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) contributed nine kills, five digs, four block assists and three aces.
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) recorded 18 assists and two aces in two sets.
- Senior middle blocker Emilie Planert (De Pere, Wis.) tallied five kills and three block assists.
(as of 11/12)
- NCAA
- No. 5 – kills/set (14.78)
- No. 8 – kills (1,404)
- No. 9 – assists/set (13.52)
- No. 15 – hitting percentage (.260)
- No. 13 – assists (1,284)
- NSIC
- No. 1 – kills (1,404)
- No. 2 – kills/set (14.78)
- No. 2 – assists (1,284)
- No. 2 – aces/set (2.02)
- No. 2 – service aces (192)
- No. 2 – assists/set (13.52)
- No. 3 – digs (1,562)
- No. 3 – total attacks (3,502)
(as of 11/12)
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann
- NSIC
- No. 4 – digs (431)
- No. 6 – digs/set (4.54)
- No. 6 – aces (38)
- No. 10 – aces/set (0.40)
- NSIC
- Junior outside hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm
- NSIC
- No. 7 – kills/set (3.43)
- No. 8 – points/set (3.90)
- No. 11 – digs/set (3.43)
- No. 12 – kills (288)
- No. 12 – attacks/set (8.75)
- No. 13 – attacks (735)
- No. 14 – digs (288)
- NSIC
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant
- NCAA
- No. 7 – assists/set (11.35)
- No. 25 – assists (965)
- NSIC
- No. 3 – assists/set (11.35)
- No. 5 – assists (965)
- No. 13 – aces/set (0.36)
- No. 13 – aces (31)
- NCAA
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson
- NSIC
- No. 7 – points/set (3.90)
- No. 8 – total blocks (84)
- No. 9 – blocks/set (0.94)
- No. 9 – kills (301)
- No. 10 – kills/set (3.38)
- No. 11 – hitting percentage (.325)
- NSIC
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal
- NSIC
- No. 15 – attacks/set (8.18)
- NSIC
- Graduate student opposite Sam Zimmerman
- NSIC
- No. 8 – aces/set (0.42)
- No. 15 – hitting percentage (.302)
- NSIC
St. Cloud State Volleyball was ranked No. 6 in the second set of the NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. The Huskies were one of four NSIC teams ranked, joining Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota State and Wayne State in the second of three regional rankings.
St. Cloud State is looking to make its sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies have made the NCAA Tournament a total of 10 times in program history. St. Cloud State has two remaining regular season matches before the NSIC Tournament starts on Nov. 18.
The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 40-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on December 4-7. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the MIAA, GAC and NSIC postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots awarded on an at-large basis.
The NCAA Volleyball selection show will be streamed online on Monday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.
The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, December 11-13, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Nov. 12 NCAA Central Region Rankings (overall record, in region record for games through Nov. 9)
- Nebraska Kearney^ (24-3, 17-3)
- Wayne State* (24-3, 20-2)
- Missouri Western^ (20-5, 18-4)
- Concordia St. Paul* (22-4, 18-3)
- Washburn^ (22-3, 19-3)
- St. Cloud State* (21-6, 18-3)
- Emporia State^ (20-5, 19-3)
- Central Oklahoma^ (25-3, 22-3)
- Central Missouri^ (18-7, 18-7)
- Minnesota State* (21-5, 19-5)
^ MIAA Team
& GAC Team
Full NCAA DII Volleyball Region Rankings
NSIC Release
LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies dropped one spot to No. 11 in the Nov. 10 (week 10) edition of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Division II Poll.
Under the direction of Head Coach Chad Braegelmann, the program has been ranked for 79 consecutive weeks (including 48 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 153 weeks in the AVCA top 20/25 Poll in program history, including 73 weeks in the top 10.
SCSU in the 2025 AVCA DII National Poll
#3 – Preseason
#10 – Week One
#16 – Week Two
#15 – Week Three
#13 – Week Four
#10 – Week Five
#11 – Week Six
#11 – Week Seven
#11 – Week Eight
#10 – Week Nine
#11 – Week Ten
NSIC SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Setter of the Week for the second time this season/of her career on Monday. She is the only Husky to earn weekly conference honors so far this season.
The sophomore setter led the NSIC in assists/set (11.82) while ranking fifth in service aces/set (0.64). She also chipped in 1.91 digs/set, 1.77 points/set, 0.73 kills/set and 0.55 blocks/set. LaPlant helped guide the SCSU offense to 15.36 kills/set which ranked No. 2 in the conference and a .294 team hitting percentage which was fourth best in the NSIC.
LaPlant's best performance came in the Huskies five-set win over No. 22 Northern State Friday, when she recorded a 58-assist, 11-dig double-double with four aces, three kills, three block assists and two solo blocks. It was her sixth double-double of the season and first since Oct. 11 and her two solo blocks were a new single-match career high. Additionally, the Grand Rapids, Minnesota native dished out 41 assists in SCSU's sweep of No. 23 Minnesota State on Tuesday which were the second most of any three-set match this season for the Huskies.
NSIC Release
2025 NSIC Weekly Honors
Setter of the Week
- Braya LaPlant (Sept. 29)
- Braya LaPlant (Oct. 27)
Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) was featured on the fifth episode of the 2025-26 season of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) spotlight following SCSU's 3-0 week and 5-0 start to conference play.
Watch on YouTube
NSIC Release
ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS
Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn) and redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) were named to the 2025 UP North Tournament All-Tournament Team.
Senior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn) and Thompson were named to the 2025 Western Washington Invitational All-Tournament Team to open the season.
WELCOME TO THE PACK
The Huskies welcomed three newcomers to the team this fall (all freshmen): setter/opposite Asta Hildebrand (North Liberty, Iowa / Liberty HS), middle blocker Kendall Huhnerkoch (Redwood Falls, Minn. / Redwood Valley HS) and outside hitter/defensive specialist Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS).
NSIC PRESEASON FAVORITES / NSIC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
St. Cloud State Volleyball was selected to finish first in the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Additionally, reigning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) second team All-American, redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) was named the Preseason Player of the Year for the conference.
The defending NSIC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Huskies amassed 212 points in the poll, including eight of the 16 first place votes, earning the top spot in the preseason poll for the first time in program history.
Rounding out the top five behind the Huskies is Concordia-St. Paul (2nd, 208 points, four first place votes), Southwest Minnesota State (3rd, 202 points, four first place votes), Wayne State (4th, 188 points) and Northern State (5th, 170 points).
"Once again, I'm impressed with the work that these women have put in, throughout the spring, competitive season, and the off-season," said head coach Chad Braegelmann. "They continue to improve as volleyball players, students of the game and as role models to the young girls that watch our sport. I am excited to see some new players step up into bigger roles, this fall and am excited for the combination of experience and youth that we look to roster this fall."
In her first season playing for SCSU in 2024, Thompson was a first team All-Central Region selection by the AVCA and a second team all-region pick by the D2CCA. The Lakeville native was a first team All-NSIC selection and was named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team, the NSIC Tournament All-Tournament Team and the UP North Tournament All-Tournament Team. The middle blocker finished the regular season No. 30 among DII players in hitting percentage and was top six among NSIC players in hitting percentage, points/set, kills/set and total kills.
"Ella is fantastic offensively and does not get cheated on her swings," said Braegelmann. "She is very intense on the volleyball court and has grown in her knowledge of the game. Her energy on the court is contagious."
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