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LaPlant Named AVCA DII National Player of the Week
11/25/2025 5:09:00 PM | Volleyball
Sophomore setter becomes fifth player in program history to earn honor
LEXINGTON, Ky. – St. Cloud State Volleyball sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II National Player of the Week, as announced by the organization on Tuesday. LaPlant was instrumental in the Huskies run to becoming back-to-back Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Tournament champions and becomes just the fifth player in program history to earn the honor.
LaPlant, a first team All-NSIC selection and two-time NSIC Setter of the Week was named to the NSIC All-Tournament team on Saturday after helping the Huskies to their second consecutive tournament championship (and fourth in the last five years) after taking down the No. 13, No. 2 and No. 5 teams in the country. She recorded a double-double in all three matches to bring her season total to 10 and her most notable performance came in the semifinals against No. 2 Wayne State, a 70-assist, 10 dig double-double with three block assists and two aces. Her 70 assists were the third most in any match this season and the most in a four-set match by 23.
In the three matches, she played in 10 sets and averaged 15.50 assists, 3.00 digs, 1.45 points, 1.00 blocks, 0.50 aces and 0.40 kills per set. She guided the offense to a .333 hitting percentage to lead the tournament by .048 and 17.60 kills/set to lead the tournament by 1.85.
AVCA Release
St. Cloud State AVCA Division-II National Players of the Week
Kristi Kutter (Oct. 4, 1993)
Swen Minnema (Oct. 9, 1995)
Cami Selbitschka (Sept. 2, 1996)
Kenzie Foley (Sept. 11, 2022)
Kenzie Foley (Nov. 13, 2022)
Kenzie Foley (Oct. 8, 2024)
Braya LaPlant (Nov. 25, 2025)
The No. 5-ranked Huskies (26-6, 18-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference), were selected for their sixth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Tournament on Monday. SCSU was selected as the No. 4 seed in the central region and will play No. 17-ranked/No. 5 seed Missouri Western (21-7, 13-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) on Thursday, December 4 at 4:30 p.m. at the Health & Sports Center in Kearney, Nebraska. It will be the fourth meeting between the two programs (SCSU leads the series 2-1). Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
LaPlant, a first team All-NSIC selection and two-time NSIC Setter of the Week was named to the NSIC All-Tournament team on Saturday after helping the Huskies to their second consecutive tournament championship (and fourth in the last five years) after taking down the No. 13, No. 2 and No. 5 teams in the country. She recorded a double-double in all three matches to bring her season total to 10 and her most notable performance came in the semifinals against No. 2 Wayne State, a 70-assist, 10 dig double-double with three block assists and two aces. Her 70 assists were the third most in any match this season and the most in a four-set match by 23.
In the three matches, she played in 10 sets and averaged 15.50 assists, 3.00 digs, 1.45 points, 1.00 blocks, 0.50 aces and 0.40 kills per set. She guided the offense to a .333 hitting percentage to lead the tournament by .048 and 17.60 kills/set to lead the tournament by 1.85.
AVCA Release
St. Cloud State AVCA Division-II National Players of the Week
Kristi Kutter (Oct. 4, 1993)
Swen Minnema (Oct. 9, 1995)
Cami Selbitschka (Sept. 2, 1996)
Kenzie Foley (Sept. 11, 2022)
Kenzie Foley (Nov. 13, 2022)
Kenzie Foley (Oct. 8, 2024)
Braya LaPlant (Nov. 25, 2025)
The No. 5-ranked Huskies (26-6, 18-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference), were selected for their sixth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Tournament on Monday. SCSU was selected as the No. 4 seed in the central region and will play No. 17-ranked/No. 5 seed Missouri Western (21-7, 13-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) on Thursday, December 4 at 4:30 p.m. at the Health & Sports Center in Kearney, Nebraska. It will be the fourth meeting between the two programs (SCSU leads the series 2-1). Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
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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