No. 16 St. Cloud State Volleyball Upends No. 14 Minnesota Duluth in Straight Sets on the Road

Saturday, October 10

Romano Gymnasium • Duluth, Minn.

4 p.m.

St. Cloud State

14-5,8-3NSIC

#14 Minnesota Duluth

16-3,9-2NSIC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
St. Cloud St.	25	27	25	3
Minn. Duluth	21	25	20	0

Kinsey Mohwinkle (L) and Shelby Kimm (R) @ Minnesota Duluth 10-10-26

Photo by: UMD Athletics

No. 16 St. Cloud State Volleyball Upends No. 14 Minnesota Duluth in Straight Sets on the Road

10/10/2026 7:50:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies earn first ranked win of 2026, post fifth straight victory

DULUTH, Minn. – No. 16 St. Cloud State Volleyball (14-5 overall, 8-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept No. 14 Minnesota Duluth (16-3, 9-2 NSIC) on Saturday afternoon at Romano Gymnasium. The Huskies took the match 25-21, 27-25 and 25-20 for their first ranked win of the season, its fifth consecutive win and fourth straight sweep.

TOP HUSKIES

Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) – match-high 13 kills on 21 swings (.429 hitting percentage) and four block assists
Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – match-high 12 digs and eight kills
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – match-high 35 assists and five digs

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 47-82 all-time against Minnesota Duluth and are 6-4 against UMD in the last 10 meetings, including a four-match win streak. The Huskies also moved to 6-22 all-time against UMD in Duluth.
The Huskies moved to 1-5 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season and improved to 5-3 in road matches and 12-2 in three set matches.
St. Cloud State led the match in points (57-40), kills (45-29), blocks (10-8), assists (38-25) and digs (47-41). UMD led the match in aces (3-2).
The Huskies 10 total blocks as a team were the second most in a match this season
Mohwinkle tied her career high in kills. Her 13 kills were tied for the second most in a three set match by a Husky this season and it was the seventh time a Husky hit .400 or better in a match this season and the second time for Mohwinkle. Her 15.0 points were the most by a Husky in a three set match this season and it was Mohwinkle's third 10+ kill performance of the season.
Kimm recorded double-digit digs for the 11^th time this season.
LaPlant posted 35+ assists for the 12^th time this season.
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) recorded eight kills and four block assists. Her four block assists were a new single match career high, and her four total blocks tied her single match best.
Senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) recorded eight kills, two solo blocks and two block assists.
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) tallied 11 digs and a match-high two aces.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) contributed 10 digs. It was her fourth match with double-digit digs this season.
Junior outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) sent down seven kills.

UP NEXT
The Huskies conclude their four-match road trip next weekend when they travel to play Northern State (13-6, 8-3 NSIC) and Jamestown (14-5, 7-4 NSIC). First serve from Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota is slated for 6 p.m. on Friday, while Saturday's match at Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, North Dakota is scheduled for 2 p.m. Links to each coverage option will be available on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central and schedule page.

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