No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Drops Final Match of Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament

Saturday, September 13

St. Cloud, Minn.

Noon

St. Cloud State

5-3,0-0NSIC

#17 Barry (Fla.)

5-0,0-0Sunshine State

Barry

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Drops Final Match of Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament

9/13/2025 5:23:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies fall to No. 17 Barry in four sets, carry 5-3 record into NSIC play

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (5-3 overall, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) had its four-match winning streak snapped in its final match of the Best Western/Kelly Inn of St. Cloud UP North Tournament. The Huskies fell to No. 17 Barry (Fla.) (5-0, 0-0 Sunshine State Conference) in four sets at Halenbeck Hall on Saturday afternoon, 25-19, 16-25, 25-23 and 25-22.

Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) were named to the all-tournament team for their performances over the weekend.

TOP HUSKIES

Thompson – 17 kills
LaPlant – 41 assists, six digs and five aces
Junior outside hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 14 kills and nine digs

QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann
"Overall, it was really fun tournament and weekend. I was very impressed with the amount of pressure that Barry put on us, both from the service line and attacking. They are a team with experienced volleyball players did a great job not making error – they kept balls in play, attacked high and deep into the court and served tough. We haven't seen a lot of top spin servers in the past couple years, so that has been something we've talked about and tried to do a little bit more of in practice. I was very pleased with our serving overall, and how we responded to a tough loss in the third set."

NOTABLES

SCSU moves to 0-2 all-time against Barry and 0-1 against the Buccaneers in St. Cloud.
The Huskies move to 3-1 at home this season, 2-2 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX DII Coaches Poll and 0-2 in four set matches.
SCSU had its four-match winning streak and three-match sweep streak snapped.
The Huskies led the match in points (71-64), kills (56-47), aces (10-7), assists (50-44) and digs (51-48). The Bucs led in hitting percentage (.284-.204) and blocks (10-5).
Thompson tallied double-digit kills for the fifth time this season. She was also named to the all-tournament team for her performances throughout the weekend.
LaPlant's five aces were a new career high. She was also named to the all-tournament team for her performances throughout the weekend.
Kimm tallied double-digit kills for the fourth time this season.
Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded 13 digs and a career-high six assists.
Junior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) posted nine kills.
Senior defensive specialist Emily Kern (Belgrade, Minn.) contributed nine digs.
Redshirt freshman opposite Mollie Hobson (McHenry, Ill.) recorded a career-high seven digs.

UP NEXT
The Huskies open up Northern Sun play on September 19-20 when Minot State and UMary visit Halenbeck Hall. Friday's match against Minot State is slated for a 6 p.m. first serve, while Saturday's tilt with UMary is scheduled for 2 p.m.Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.

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