St. Cloud State
8-3,3-0NSIC
(RV) Minnesota State
10-1,2-1NSIC
No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Hands (RV) Minnesota State First Loss of 2025
9/23/2025 9:26:00 PM | Volleyball
Kimm, LaPlant and Wachal record double-doubles, Huskies remain undefeated in Northern Sun competition
MANKATO, Minn. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball (8-3 overall, 3-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) remained perfect in NSIC play and handed (RV) Minnesota State its first loss of the season on Tuesday night at the Taylor Center in Mankato. The Huskies took the match in four sets (25-20, 25-20, 19-25 and 25-23) and saw three players record double-doubles in the victory.
Coming into the match, Minnesota State (10-1, 2-1 NSIC) had only lost one set in its first 10 matches.
TOP HUSKIES
- Sophomore setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – 46-assist, 17-dig double-double
- Junior outside hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 15-kill, 11-dig double-double
- Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) – 12-kill, 11 dig double-double
- Redshirt senior middle blocker Ella Thompson (Lakeville, Minn.) – 15 kills (.538 hitting percentage)
QUOTABLE – St. Cloud State head coach Chad Braegelmann
Tonight was a very exciting match to start our NSIC road schedule. It was definitely our cleanest match so far this year – we really struggled to find a serving rhythm and struggled getting them (Minnesota State) out of system and I thought their passer did a great job...I thought our defense was very solid, especially in the first two sets, but we really got out played the entire third set and the first 35 points of the fourth set. After that, we flipped a little bit of a switch and made a couple of big plays...Our hitters really challenged the block of Mankato, and we did a great job scoring some points and getting some kills late. When push came to shove at the end of the fourth set, I think our experience helped us out a ton.
NOTABLES
- SCSU improves to 63-53 all-time against Minnesota State and 16-17 against the Mavericks in Mankato. The Huskies have now beaten Minnesota State in six straight matches.
- The Huskies move to 1-2 on the road season and 1-2 in four set matches.
- SCSU led the match in kills (58-57), hitting percentage (.264-.217), aces (7-4) and assists (50-47). The Mavericks led in aces (3-2) and digs (80-79). Each team had 67 points and seven blocks.
- LaPlant posted her third career double-double (second straight) and set a new career-high in digs, with 17. She has contributed double-digit digs in three matches this season.
- Kimm recorded a double-double for the fourth time in her career and second time this season. She has tallied 10+ kills in five matches this season and 10+ digs in three. Kimm posted a career-high 47 attacks.
- Wachal recorded her second career double-double (both have come this season). She has contributed 10+ digs four times this season and double-digit kills three times.
- Thompson sent down 15+ kills for the fifth time this season and hit over .500 for the second.
- Senior middle blocker Emilie Planert (De Pere, Wis.) tallied seven kills and six block assists. Her seven kills tied her career best mark and her 19 attacked were a career high.
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) posted 20 digs. It was her second match with at least 20 digs this season.
- Senior defensive specialist Emily Kern (Belgrade, Minn.) recorded 12 digs. It was her second match this season with double-digit digs.
UP NEXT
The Huskies finish their three-match road trip this weekend at Jamestown on Friday (6 p.m.) and Northern State on Saturday (2 p.m.). Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball schedule page.
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