Friday, September 12
St. Cloud, Minn.
2 p.m.
St. Cloud State
4-2,0-0NSIC
3
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Northern Michigan
1-6,0-0GLIAC
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2
3
F
Northern Mich.
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20
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St. Cloud St.
25
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Photo by: Nathaly Delgado
No. 10 SCSU Volleyball Sweeps Pair of GLIAC Teams on Day Two of Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament
9/12/2025 8:05:00 PM | Volleyball
Huskies record straight set wins over Northern Michigan, Michigan Tech to extend sweep streak to three
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (5-2 overall, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept a pair of teams from the Great Lakes State on the second day of the Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament at Halenbeck Hall on Friday.
SCSU opened the day with a sweep of Northern Michigan (1-6, 0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), winning 25-13, 25-20 and 25-14 and finished it out with a straight set win over Michigan Tech (2-4, 0-0 GLIAC), 25-17, 25-12, 25-20 to extend its sweep streak to three matches.
MATCH ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, NORTHERN MICHIGAN 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-14)
TOP HUSKIES
"Our focus for this match was on the defensive side. I thought we did a fantastic job blocking, especially in set one, and we did a really good job overall digging the ball. Anything that was hit between the sidelines and onto the court we were very aggressive with. Northern Michigan did a great job tooling off the block and really attacked our outside hands of our wing blockers. I thought they were better overall serving and passing today, and we did okay scoring points and getting kills, but I still would like us to do a little bit better job of limiting our errors."
NOTABLES
MATCH TWO: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, MICHIGAN TECH 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-20)
TOP HUSKIES
"That was a really fun match tonight because of how balanced we were on offense. All of our attackers were very efficient. We were able to force the tempo to get our attackers quite a few one on one swings with single blocks, and then our execution was fantastic by all of our hitters. I really like how aggressive we were from the service line, and we were very efficient in the side out game. After about the first 20 points of the match, I thought we were much better on defense and that really seemed to frustrate Michigan Tech."
NOTABLES
The Huskies finish up play at the Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament on Saturday with a ranked tilt against No. 17 Barry (Fla.). First serve is scheduled for noon from Halenbeck Hall. 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.
SCSU opened the day with a sweep of Northern Michigan (1-6, 0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), winning 25-13, 25-20 and 25-14 and finished it out with a straight set win over Michigan Tech (2-4, 0-0 GLIAC), 25-17, 25-12, 25-20 to extend its sweep streak to three matches.
MATCH ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, NORTHERN MICHIGAN 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-14)
TOP HUSKIES
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – 33 assists, five digs and three block assists
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter/opposite Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) – 11 digs and seven kills (.313 hitting %)
- Senior middle blocker Emilie Planert (De Pere, Wis.) – eight block assists and seven kills (.333 hitting %)
"Our focus for this match was on the defensive side. I thought we did a fantastic job blocking, especially in set one, and we did a really good job overall digging the ball. Anything that was hit between the sidelines and onto the court we were very aggressive with. Northern Michigan did a great job tooling off the block and really attacked our outside hands of our wing blockers. I thought they were better overall serving and passing today, and we did okay scoring points and getting kills, but I still would like us to do a little bit better job of limiting our errors."
NOTABLES
- SCSU improved to 12-19 all-time against Northern Michigan and 2-3 against the Wildcats in St. Cloud.
- The Huskies improved to 2-0 at home and have recorded three sweeps this season (two in a row).
- SCSU led the match in points (57-35), kills (38-23), hitting percentage (.245-.011), aces (9-3), blocks (10-9), assists (36-23) and digs (46-36).
- LaPlant recorded her first career solo block.
- Wachal posted 11+ digs for the third straight match.
- Planert set new career highs in block assists and blocks. She also tied her career high for kills.
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded 15 digs.
- Junior outside hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) posted nine kills.
- Redshirt freshman opposite Mollie Hobson (McHenry, Ill.) recorded six kills (career-high .455 hitting %) and career highs in aces (three) and block assists/total blocks (two).
- Redshirt freshman Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) recorded her first collegiate kill and block assist.
- Freshman middle blocker Kendall Huhnerkoch (Redwood Falls, Minn.) played in her first collegiate match.
MATCH TWO: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, MICHIGAN TECH 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-20)
TOP HUSKIES
- Kimm – 12-dig, 11-kill double double
- LaPlant – 48 assists and seven digs
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) – 14 kills (.571 hitting %)
- Wachal – 11 kills (.400 hitting %) and eight digs
"That was a really fun match tonight because of how balanced we were on offense. All of our attackers were very efficient. We were able to force the tempo to get our attackers quite a few one on one swings with single blocks, and then our execution was fantastic by all of our hitters. I really like how aggressive we were from the service line, and we were very efficient in the side out game. After about the first 20 points of the match, I thought we were much better on defense and that really seemed to frustrate Michigan Tech."
NOTABLES
- SCSU improves to 17-6 all-time against Michigan Tech and 2-1 against the MTU in St. Cloud.
- The Huskies improved to 3-0 at home and have recorded four sweeps this season (three in a row).
- SCSU led the match in points (64-35), kills (52-30), hitting percentage (.410-.177), aces (7-2), blocks (5-3), assists (52-30) and digs (50-34).
- Kimm posted her third career double-double (first since 11/11/23). She also tallied double digit kills for the third time this season and double-digit digs for the second.
- Thompson recorded 14+ kills for the fourth time this season.
- Junior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) recorded nine kills (.375 hitting %) and three block assists.
- Hobson contributed seven kills (career high .545 hitting %) and a new career highs in aces (five) and blocks/block assists (two – tie).
- Hamann posted 12 digs.
- Senior defensive specialist Emily Kern (Belgrade, Minn.) provided nine digs.
The Huskies finish up play at the Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament on Saturday with a ranked tilt against No. 17 Barry (Fla.). First serve is scheduled for noon from Halenbeck Hall. 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.
Team Stats
MTU
SCSU
Kills
30
52
Errors
13
11
Attempts
96
100
Hitting %
.177
.410
Points
35.0
64.0
Assists
30
52
Aces
2
7
Blocks
3
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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