No. 5 St. Cloud State Volleyball Advances to NCAA Central Region Semifinals After Beating No. 17 Griffons in Four

Thursday, December 4

Health & Sports Center • Kearney, Neb.

4:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

27-6,18-2NSIC

(5) #17 Missouri Western

21-8,13-3Mid-America Intercollegiate

Missouri Western

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Travianna Tighe/UNK Athletics

No. 5 St. Cloud State Volleyball Advances to NCAA Central Region Semifinals After Beating No. 17 Griffons in Four

12/4/2025 10:49:00 PM | Volleyball

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No. 4 seeded Huskies take down No. 5 seed Missouri Western, earn round of 64 win for second consecutive season

KEARNEY, Neb. – No. 5 St. Cloud State Volleyball (27-6, 18-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) beat No. 17 Missouri Western (21-8, 13-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) in four sets in the NCAA Round of 64/Central Region Quarterfinals on Thursday evening at the Health & Sports Center in Kearney, Nebraska. The No. 4 seeded Huskies took down the No. 5 seed Griffons, 25-21, 25-11, 25-27, 25-21 for their second consecutive first round NCAA win.

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TOP HUSKIES

Junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 19 digs and seven kills
Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – 49 assists and nine digs
Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) – 14 kills, six digs and five block assists
Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) – 21 digs

PRESS CONFERENCE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann, redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) and graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.)

NOTABLES

SCSU improved to 3-1 all-time against Missouri Western, 3-1 against MoWest in neutral site games and 1-0 against the Griffons in NCAA Tournament play.
The Huskies moved to 7-10 (.412) all-time in NCAA Tournament matches, 4-7 (.364) in first round matches and 1-1 in NCAA Tournament matches in Kearney.
SCSU improved to 12-5 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season, 4-0 in neutral site matches and 5-3 in four set matches.
The Huskies led the match in points (72-58), kills (57-46), hitting percentage (.236 - .103), blocks (12-9), assists (56-44) and digs (66-58). Each team had three aces.
SCSU's 12 blocks tied its single match high from this season, its 56 assists were the second most in a four set match this season and its 66 digs were tied for the fourth most.
Kimm's 19 digs were tied for the second most in a single match this season. She has posted double digit digs in six straight matches.
LaPlant's 49 assists were the second most in a four set match this season.
Wachal's five block assists/total blocks were new career high single match marks.
Hamann's 21 digs were tied for the second most in a four set match this season.
Graduate opposite Sam Zimmerman (Moorhead, Minn.) recorded 13 kills and six digs.
Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) compiled 11 kills, seven block assists and one solo block. Her eight total blocks tied the single match team high this season.
Senior middle blocker Emilie Planert (De Pere, Wis.) posted. 11 kills (.474 hitting percentage) and four block assists.

UP NEXT
The Huskies advanced to the NCAA Round of 32/Central Region Semifinals for the second consecutive season and will play the host school, (1) No. 2 Nebraska Kearney (30-3, 13-3 MIAA) on their home floor at the Health & Sports Center in Kearney on Friday night at 7 p.m. Links to each coverage option will be available on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.

Information regarding the tournament can be found on the NCAA Central Region Homepage.

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