Tuesday, November 4
Gangelhoff Center • St. Paul, Minn.
6 p.m.
St. Cloud State
at
#9 Concordia-St. Paul
Photo by: Nathaly Delgado
No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Set for Midweek Nonconference Tilt at No. 9 Concordia-St. Paul
11/3/2025 4:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Huskies play at Golden Bears Tuesday at 6 pm at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (19-5 overall, 14-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) heads to St. Paul on Tuesday evening for a nonconference match against No. 9 Concordia-St. Paul (19-4, 15-1 NSIC). First serve from the Gangelhoff Center is scheduled for 6 p.m.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The match will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Additionally, fans can listen to the match on the KVSC Sports Stream with KVSC talent Luke Paider calling the action.
Match 25 – @ #9 Concordia-St. Paul (McDowell Activity Center // Bismarck, N.D.) – Friday, Oct. 31 / 6 p.m. / Watch (NSIC Network) / Live stats / Listen (KVSC Sports Stream)
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskies are 9-35 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul but are 6-4 against the Golden Bears in the last 10 meetings. CSP ended SCSU's four-match win streak earlier this season in the team's lone conference matchup of the season, sweeping the Huskies at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies are 2-14 all-time against CSP in St. Paul.
LAST TIME OUT
SCSU went 2-0 during its road trip to North Dakota, sweeping UMary on Friday and Minot State on Saturday.
Notes from the matches
3-0 win @ UMary (10-31-25)
(as of 11/2)
(as of 11/2)
The Huskies moved back into the top 10 for the first time in four weeks in the Nov. 3 (week nine) 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 78 consecutive weeks (including 48 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 152 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
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 match will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Additionally, fans can listen to the match on the KVSC Sports Stream with KVSC talent Luke Paider calling the action.
Match 25 – @ #9 Concordia-St. Paul (McDowell Activity Center // Bismarck, N.D.) – Friday, Oct. 31 / 6 p.m. / Watch (NSIC Network) / Live stats / Listen (KVSC Sports Stream)
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskies are 9-35 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul but are 6-4 against the Golden Bears in the last 10 meetings. CSP ended SCSU's four-match win streak earlier this season in the team's lone conference matchup of the season, sweeping the Huskies at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies are 2-14 all-time against CSP in St. Paul.
LAST TIME OUT
SCSU went 2-0 during its road trip to North Dakota, sweeping UMary on Friday and Minot State on Saturday.
Notes from the matches
3-0 win @ UMary (10-31-25)
- SCSU improved to 21-6 all-time against UMary and 9-4 against the Marauders in Bismarck. The Huskies have now won the last 12 matches against UMary.
- The Huskies improved to 6-3 on the road and 13-2 in three set matches.
- SCSU led the match in points (55-25), kills (43-22), hitting percentage (.309 - -.010), aces (3-0), blocks (9-3), assists (40-21) and digs (51-36).
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) contributed eight kills (.353 hitting percentage) and five block assists in two sets. It was her fifth match with 5+ block assists this season.
- Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) tallied eight digs and six kills in two sets.
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) posted seven digs and six kills in two sets.
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded 16 digs. She has posted 16+ digs in 10 matches this season.
- Senior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) recorded 21 assists and three block assists in two sets.
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) dished out 17 assists in one set.
- Graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) sent down six kills (.600 hitting percentage) in two sets.
- Redshirt freshman opposite Mollie Hobson (McHenry, Ill.) contributed five kills on seven swings (.714 hitting percentage) in one set. Her .714 hitting percentage is a new career-best mark.
- Freshman opposite Asta Hildebrand (North Liberty, Iowa) recorded her first collegiate dig.
- SCSU improved to 20-1 all-time against Minot State and 9-0 against the Beavers in Minot. The Huskies have now won their last 15 matches against MSU.
- The Huskies improved to 7-3 on the road and 14-2 in three set matches.
- SCSU led the match in points (62-34), kills (44-24), hitting percentage (.310 – 0.75), aces (11-5), blocks (7-5), assists (39-23) and digs (50-33).
- The Huskies hit above .300 as a team for the ninth time this season.
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded 16 digs and four aces. She has recorded 16+ digs in 11 matches this season, including the last four in a row. Hamann's four service aces were a new career high and tied for the third most in a match this season for SCSU.
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) dished out 27 assists in two sets.
- Junior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) contributed six kills on six swings, two solo blocks and two block assists. She set a new career best in hitting percentage (1.000) and tied her career best in solo blocks (two).
- Freshman outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) tallied seven kills (.429 hitting percentage) and six digs.
- Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) posted seven kills (.417 hitting percentage) and five digs in two sets.
- Senior setter Emma Berran (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) dished out 11 assists in one set.
- Senior middle blocker Emilie Planert (De Pere, Wis.) sent down six kills (.455 hitting percentage) in two sets.
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) contributed six kills in two sets.
- Graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) recorded three kills on three swings in one set.
(as of 11/2)
- NCAA
- No. 2 – kills/set (14.99)
- No. 8 – assists/set (13.68)
- No. 10 – kills (1,259)
- No. 14 – hitting percentage (.265)
- No. 15 – assists (1,149)
- NSIC
- No. 1 – kills/set (14.99)
- No. 2 – kills (1,259)
- No. 2 – assists/set (13.68)
- No. 2 – assists (1,149)
- No. 2 – aces/set (1.99)
- No. 2 – service aces (167)
- No. 3 – digs (1,381)
- No. 3 – winning percentage (.792)
(as of 11/2)
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann
- NSIC
- No. 6 – digs/set (4.48)
- No. 6 – digs (376)
- No. 14 – aces (29)
- NSIC
- Junior outside hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm
- NSIC
- No. 8 – kills/set (3.38)
- No. 8 – points/set (3.87)
- No. 10 – digs/set (3.55)
- No. 12 – attacks/set (8.56)
- NSIC
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant
- NCAA
- No. 6 – assists/set (11.49)
- No. 21 – assists (873)
- NSIC
- No. 3 – assists/set (11.49)
- No. 6 – assists (873)
- NCAA
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson
- NSIC
- No. 9 – points/set (3.83)
- No. 10 – kills/set (3.36)
- No. 10 – hitting percentage (.323)
- No. 10 – total blocks (67)
- No. 12 – blocks/set (0.86)
- No. 14 – kills (262)
- No. 15 – attacks/set (8.22)
- NSIC
- Graduate student opposite Sam Zimmerman
- NSIC
- No. 5 – aces/set (0.43)
- No. 15 – hitting percentage (.313)
- NSIC
The Huskies moved back into the top 10 for the first time in four weeks in the Nov. 3 (week nine) 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 78 consecutive weeks (including 48 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 152 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
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."
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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