Thursday, September 4
West Gym • Burnaby, British Columbia
7 p.m.
St. Cloud State
0-1,0-0NSIC
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Simon Fraser (British Columbia)
1-0,0-0Great Northwest
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St. Cloud St.
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Simon Fraser
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Photo by: Jason Soria
No. 3 St. Cloud State Volleyball Drops Season Opener to (RV) Simon Fraser
9/4/2025 9:48:00 PM | Volleyball
Huskies swept in first match of the season for second consecutive year
BURNABY, British Columbia – No. 3 St. Cloud State Volleyball (0-1 overall, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) dropped its debut match of the 2025 season against (RV) Simon Fraser (British Columbia) (1-0 overall, 0-0 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) in straight sets Thursday evening at West Gym in Burnaby. The Red Leafs took the match 25-11, 27-25. 25-23.
TOP HUSKIES
"Simon Fraser did a fantastic job putting pressure on us today. They attacked with pace, they had great range – hitting sharp cross court balls, they were able to hit the seams in our blocks, and they were able to serve aggressive at crucial points in the match. Hats off to them for doing a great job tonight."
"On our end, I thought our middles did a really good job point scoring. I thought after the first set we did a much better job at adjusting to the pace of their sets and had some really effective slowdown blocks. We certainly need to defend better and limit our errors...we had way too many midline swings into the meat of their block. We've had matches before where we struggled, and we've rebounded really well – we came out here because we wanted to play some great teams. I believe that a bunch of these teams will be ranked in the top 25 in the country and will be returning NCAA teams this year."
NOTABLES
The Huskies travel to the campus of Western Washington in Bellingham, Washington for their final three matches of the Western Washington Invitational. On Friday SCSU has two matches with first serves set for 1 p.m. CT (No. 4 San Francisco State) and 9 pm. CT (Western Washington) from WECU Court at Carver Gym. 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.
TOP HUSKIES
- Junior outsider hitter/opposite Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 10 kills (.318 hitting %) and nine digs
- Senior middle blocker Emilie Planert (De Pere, Wis.) – seven kills (.429 hitting %) and three block assists
- Junior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) – eight kills (.294 hitting %)
- Sophomore libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) – 12 digs
"Simon Fraser did a fantastic job putting pressure on us today. They attacked with pace, they had great range – hitting sharp cross court balls, they were able to hit the seams in our blocks, and they were able to serve aggressive at crucial points in the match. Hats off to them for doing a great job tonight."
"On our end, I thought our middles did a really good job point scoring. I thought after the first set we did a much better job at adjusting to the pace of their sets and had some really effective slowdown blocks. We certainly need to defend better and limit our errors...we had way too many midline swings into the meat of their block. We've had matches before where we struggled, and we've rebounded really well – we came out here because we wanted to play some great teams. I believe that a bunch of these teams will be ranked in the top 25 in the country and will be returning NCAA teams this year."
NOTABLES
- SCSU drops to 1-3 all-time against Simon Fraser and 0-1 against the Red Leafs on the road.
- St. Cloud State is now 0-1 on the road and 0-1 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the AVCA Poll.
- The Huskies were swept in their season-opening match for the second consecutive season.
- SFU led the match in points (56-42), hitting percentage (.284-.139), aces (4-1), blocks (13-2), assists (38-36) and digs (37-36).
- Both teams recorded 39 kills.
- Planert's seven kills and three block assists tied her single-match career highs and Hamann's 12 digs were a new single-match career best.
- Redshirt freshman opposite Mollie Hobson (McHenry, Ill.) and freshman outside hitter/defensive specialist Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) each made their Husky debut. Hobson recorded four kills and five digs while Thury posted three kills.
The Huskies travel to the campus of Western Washington in Bellingham, Washington for their final three matches of the Western Washington Invitational. On Friday SCSU has two matches with first serves set for 1 p.m. CT (No. 4 San Francisco State) and 9 pm. CT (Western Washington) from WECU Court at Carver Gym. 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
SCSU
SF
Kills
39
39
Errors
24
12
Attempts
108
95
Hitting %
.139
.284
Points
42.0
56.0
Assists
36
38
Aces
1
4
Blocks
2
13
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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