St. Cloud State
19-6,14-2NSIC
#9 Concordia-St. Paul
20-4,15-1NSIC
No. 9 Concordia-St. Paul Snaps No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball’s Six Match Win Streak
11/4/2025 8:56:00 PM | Volleyball
Huskies fall to CSP in four sets in road nonconference match
ST. PAUL, Minn. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (19-6, 14-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) had its six-match win streak snapped by No. 9 Concordia-St. Paul (20-4, 15-1 NSIC) on Tuesday evening at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul. The Golden Bears took the match 25-15, 18-25, 25-16 and 25-18. CSP has handed the Huskies each of their last two losses.
TOP HUSKIES
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Lutheran) (Lincoln, Neb.) – 14-dig, 10-kill double-double
- Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa/Liberty) (North Liberty, Iowa) – 14-kill, 10-dig double-double
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids) (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – 47 assists and seven digs
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) (Manitowoc, Wis.) – 19 digs and four aces
QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann
I was very pleased with our serving and passing today – we've been working on that a lot lately, and we were in system a little bit more than Concordia tonight. After winning the second set to bring the match even at one set apiece, I thought we had a little bit of momentum, but they came out firing in the third set – they were absolutely fantastic offensively. In the first and third set combined, they had a total of 41 kills and only one hitting error – that's unheard of at any level. They were just great offensively in those two sets, and we just never really were able to recover and get some momentum. We did not do a great job of siding out, but I really want to tip our cap to Concordia who did a fantastic job defensively. It was a fun nonconference match, and we have four conference matches left and hope to finish the season strong.
NOTABLES
- SCSU moved to 9-36 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul State and 2-15 against the Bears in St. Paul. The Huskies are now 5-5 in their last 10 matchups against CSP with the Golden Bears winning both regular season meetings this season.
- The Huskies moved to 7-5 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season, 7-4 on the road and 2-3 in four set matches.
- SCSU led the match in aces (8-4). CSP led in points (80-62), kills (64-50), hitting percentage (.349 – .204), blocks (12-4), assists (60-48) and digs (72-66).
- The Bears' 64 kills and 60 assists were the most the Huskies have allowed in a four set match this season, while CSP's .349 hitting percentage was the second highest conceded by SCSU in a match this season
- Wachal posted her sixth double-double of the season and the first since October 11. She has sent down 10+ kills in 10 matches this season and recorded 14+ digs in four.
- Kimm recorded her 12th double-double of the season and first since October 24. She has tallied 14+ kills in eight matches this season and 10+ digs in 14.
- LaPlant's 47 assists were her most in a four set match this season.
- Hamann tied her career high from last match in aces in a match, with four. Her 19 digs were the second most of any Husky in a four set match this season.
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North) (Lakeville, Minn.) sent down 12 kills. It was her 11th match with 12+ kills.
- Graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) posted nine kills (.320 hitting percentage).
- Senior defensive specialist Emily Kern (Belgrade, Minn.) contributed nine digs.
UP NEXT
The Huskies return to Halenbeck Hall this weekend to close out their regular season schedule. SCSU welcomes No. 25 Minnesota Duluth (17-6, 10-6 NSIC) to St. Cloud on Friday and will face off against Bemidji State (7-17, 4-12 NSIC) on Saturday. Saturday will serve as senior day and the team will honor its graduating members prior to the match. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
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