Friday, October 16
Wachs Arena • Aberdeen, S.D.
6 p.m.
St. Cloud State
at
Northern State
Photo by: Kayden Kircher
No. 13 St. Cloud State Volleyball Closes Four-Match Road Trip in the Dakotas
10/15/2026 11:43:00 AM | Volleyball
Huskies riding five-match win streak; head to Northern State Friday, Jamestown Saturday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 13 St. Cloud State Volleyball (14-5 overall, 8-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) wraps up its four-match road trip in the Dakotas this weekend at Northern State (13-6, 8-3 NSIC) and Jamestown (14-5, 7-4 NSIC). First serve from Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, while Saturday's match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. from Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, North Dakota.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Both matches will be streamed live on the new NSIC Network which is housed on Midco Sports Plus and requires a paid subscription*. Live stats will be provided by each home team.
Match 20 @ Northern State (Wachs Arena // Aberdeen, S.D.) / Friday, Oct. 16 / 6 p.m. / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats
Match 21 @ Jamestown (Harold Newman Arena // Jamestown, N.D.) / Saturday, Oct. 17 / 2 p.m. / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central or schedule page.
*NSIC Network (Midco Sports Plus) Quick Links
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SERIES HISTORY
Northern State
SCSU is 17-23 all-time against Northern State but has won nine straight matches against the Wolves. Prior to the Huskies run of nine straight, NSU had won the last 12 matchups. Last season, St. Cloud State swept the Wolves on the road in late September before taking them down in a back-and-forth five-setter at home during Homecoming weekend in late October to earn the season sweep. The Huskies own a 6-8 all-time record against Northern in Aberdeen.
Jamestown
The Huskies are 6-0 all-time against Jamestown (all sweeps) but have only played the Jimmies in Northern Sun play twice (prior to last season, the previous four matchups were neutral site matches played between 1985-1988). Last season, SCSU beat the Jimmies on the road in late September before taking them down at home during Homecoming weekend in late October to earn the season sweep. The Huskies own a 1-0 all-time record against UJ in Jamestown.
BACK-TO-BACK NSIC SETTER OF THE WEEK
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Setter of the Week for the second week in a row by the conference office on Oct. 12. It was her fourth career Setter of the Week nod and she is the only Husky to have earned a weekly award this season.
NSIC Release
The junior setter ranked No. 2 among NSIC setters in assists/set (13.17) and contributed 2.00 digs/set. She helped guide the SCSU offense to a league-leading 16.17 kills/set on .306 hitting. Among all Division-II players during the week, she ranked No. 5 in assists per set while the Huskies were No. 5 and No. 26 in kills/set and hitting percentage respectively.
The Grand Rapids, Minnesota native recorded a match-high 44 assists and seven digs in SCSU's road sweep of Bemidji State on Friday. Her 44 assists were the second most in a three set match across the conference. In the Huskies road sweep of No. 14 Minnesota Duluth, she tallied a match-high 35 assists and five digs. On Friday, she became just the 10th player in program history to surpass 2,000 career assists.
2026 NSIC WEEKLY HONORS
Setter of the Week
The Huskies jumped back up into the top 15 of the Oct. 12 (week seven) American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Division II Poll, to No. 13 following a 2-0 week that included road sweeps of Bemidji State and No. 14 Minnesota Duluth.
Neither Northern State or Jamestown are ranked or receiving votes in the poll.
Under the direction of head coach Chad Braegelmann, SCSU Volleyball has been ranked for 89 consecutive weeks (including 53 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 163 weeks in the AVCA top 20/25 Poll in program history, including 78 weeks in the top 10.
SCSU owns a 50-32 (.610) record in its last 82 matches against teams ranked in the top 25 of the AVCA Poll, dating back to 2019. During that same stretch, the Huskies are 66-34 (.660) against teams ranked in the top 25 or receiving votes in the poll. This season, the Huskies are to 1-5 against teams ranked in the poll.
SCSU in the 2026 AVCA Coaches Poll
#5 – Preseason
#1 – Week One
#8 – Week Two
#10 – Week Three
#13 – Week Four
#15 – Week Five
#16 – Week Six
#13 – Week Seven
LAST TIME OUT // 2-0 ROAD TRIP AND FIRST RANKED WIN OF 2026
SCSU went 2-0 during the week, posting road sweeps of Bemidji State and No. 14 Minnesota Duluth. The win over UMD was the Huskies first ranked win of 2026.
Notes from the matches
MATCH 18 (10-9-26): #16 ST. CLOUD STATE 3, BEMIDJI STATE 0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-19)
(as of 10/14)
(as of 10/14)
On Aug. 31, SCSU Volleyball took the top spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)-Taraflex Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll for the first time in program history, when the organization released its Week One poll. The Huskies received 21 of the possible 47 first place votes and moved up four spots from its No. 5 spot in the preseason poll to No. 1 after starting the season 4-0 at the UP North Tournament in Marquette, Michigan.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HUSKIES
UP North Tournament (Aug. 27-28 // Northern Michigan // Marquette, Mich. // Vandament Arena)
The Huskies welcomed seven newcomers to the roster during the offseason, including one transfer – junior middle blocker Abby Leaf (Ramsey, Minn. / Anoka HS / Washburn) and six freshman who will begin their collegiate careers at St. Cloud State in 2026 – middle blocker Alexis Heinle (Bismarck, N.D. / Century HS), libero/defensive specialist Clara Keaveny (Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran HS), setter Izzy Keaveny (Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran HS), opposite/outside hitter Keira Nagle (Minneapolis / Academy of Holy Angels), middle blocker Brynn Panek (Avon, Minn. / Albany HS) and opposite/outside hitter Audrey Rydell (Fargo, N.D. / North HS).
SEASON PREVIEW
SCSU was picked to finish third in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Aug. 5. Additionally, reigning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Second Team All-American, senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) was named the Huskies 'Player to Watch'.
NSIC RELEASE
The Huskies (3rd, 199 points, two first place votes), who earned a top-four preseason ranking for the sixth consecutive season, were preceded in the poll by Concordia-St. Paul (1st, 220 points, 11 first place votes) and Wayne State (2nd, 207 points, three first place votes) and followed by Southwest Minnesota State (4th, 177 points) and Sioux Falls (5th, 158 points) who round out the top five. It was also the fifth time in the last six years that SCSU received first place votes.
Last season, SCSU finished third in the Northern Sun regular season standings before going on to win its second consecutive conference tournament championship and fourth in the last five seasons after taking down the No. 13, No. 2 and No. 5 teams in the country.
"With the graduation of six players from last year's roster, it has been extremely fun to watch new leaders grow and develop," said head coach Chad Braegelmann. "There will be opportunities for younger players to get out on the floor, to showcase the improvement that they made over the spring and summer, and it will be fun to see this team form their own identity again, as we hope to make another fun postseason run."
Braegelmann, who is entering year 12 as the Huskies head coach and year 26 as a collegiate head coach in 2026, is approaching 500 career wins. He owns an overall record of 492-273 (.643) and an impressive 207-102 (.670) record at SCSU which includes a 125-71 (.638) mark in conference play.
Last season, Braegelmann led SCSU to a 28-7 (18-2 NSIC) record which included the program's sixth consecutive (11th overall) NCAA Tournament berth and second straight (fourth overall) trip to an NCAA region championship match after beating No. 17 Missouri Western and No. 2 and tournament host, Nebraska Kearney, on their home court. Last season the Huskies also tied the program record for NCAA Tournament wins in a season (two), were ranked inside the top 16 of every AVCA Poll (including tying the program record final ranking of No. 5) and earned wins over 13 ranked opponents including four against top five teams.
On the court, the Huskies return four starters from last year's team, headlined by a pair of AVCA Second Team All-Americans – Kimm and junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.).
In her breakout junior season in 2025, Kimm not only earned the first all-America recognition of her career but also the first all-region and all-conference honors after averaging 3.88 points, 3.47 digs, 3.40 kills and 0.46 blocks per set throughout the season.
The North Liberty, Iowa native was named to the AVCA All-Central Region First Team, the Division-II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Central Region Second Team and the All-NSIC First Team. Kimm was also named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team for the first time and became a back-to-back NSIC All-Tournament Team selection.
"Shelby has been one of the most improved players to come through our program in recent history," said Braegelmann. "Her growth and maturation as a volleyball player have been very impressive to watch and work with. She enjoys the game of volleyball, she loves the process of getting better and she is a volleyball weapon in the front row back row and service line."
LaPlant flourished in 2025 after becoming the team's full-time setter early in the season, and like Kimm earned the first national, regional and conference awards of her career. For the season, she averaged 11.69 assists, 2.21 digs, 1.23 points, 0.62 kills and 0.49 blocks per set.
The Grand Rapids, Minnesota native was named to the AVCA All-Central Region First Team, the D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team and the All-NSIC First Team. She was also named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team and the NSIC All-Tournament Team and became just the fifth player in program history to be named AVCA DII Player of the Week. LaPlant's 1,309 assists in 2025 rank No. 8 on the program's single season top 10 list and she produced three of the top five single match assist performances. Her .329 career hitting percentage also ranks No. 6 all-time on the program leaderboard.
SCSU also returns junior libero/defensive specialist Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) and senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) who were regular starters for the Huskies in 2025.
In her first season as the libero, Hamann posted the fourth most single season digs (589) in program history and set the single match record for digs, with 38, in a 3-1 NSIC Tournament Semifinals win over No. 2 Wayne State on Nov. 21, breaking Andreanna Pieper's record of 37 from Oct. 20, 2007. She also led the team in aces, with 48. Wachal, who was coming off a redshirt season, recorded nine kill-dig double-doubles throughout the season and was named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team.
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) is the final returner who played in 100+ sets in 2025, meanwhile senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) looks to return to the lineup after being hampered by injury in 2025. In 2024, she was a Second Team All-NSIC Selection and an NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team member. The Rogers, Minnesota native owns top 10 marks in career hitting percentage (No. 8, .305) and single season hitting percentage (No. 10, .354, 2024).
RECORD BOOK CHECK
After another historic season in 2025, many updates have been made to the record book. Click the link below to access the updated version.
Updated Record Book
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Both matches will be streamed live on the new NSIC Network which is housed on Midco Sports Plus and requires a paid subscription*. Live stats will be provided by each home team.
Match 20 @ Northern State (Wachs Arena // Aberdeen, S.D.) / Friday, Oct. 16 / 6 p.m. / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats
Match 21 @ Jamestown (Harold Newman Arena // Jamestown, N.D.) / Saturday, Oct. 17 / 2 p.m. / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central or schedule page.
*NSIC Network (Midco Sports Plus) Quick Links
Homepage: https://midcosportsplus.com/?sport=5-nsic
Packages: https://midcosportsplus.com/packages
Support: https://sports.midco.com/support
SERIES HISTORY
Northern State
SCSU is 17-23 all-time against Northern State but has won nine straight matches against the Wolves. Prior to the Huskies run of nine straight, NSU had won the last 12 matchups. Last season, St. Cloud State swept the Wolves on the road in late September before taking them down in a back-and-forth five-setter at home during Homecoming weekend in late October to earn the season sweep. The Huskies own a 6-8 all-time record against Northern in Aberdeen.
Jamestown
The Huskies are 6-0 all-time against Jamestown (all sweeps) but have only played the Jimmies in Northern Sun play twice (prior to last season, the previous four matchups were neutral site matches played between 1985-1988). Last season, SCSU beat the Jimmies on the road in late September before taking them down at home during Homecoming weekend in late October to earn the season sweep. The Huskies own a 1-0 all-time record against UJ in Jamestown.
BACK-TO-BACK NSIC SETTER OF THE WEEK
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Setter of the Week for the second week in a row by the conference office on Oct. 12. It was her fourth career Setter of the Week nod and she is the only Husky to have earned a weekly award this season.
NSIC Release
The junior setter ranked No. 2 among NSIC setters in assists/set (13.17) and contributed 2.00 digs/set. She helped guide the SCSU offense to a league-leading 16.17 kills/set on .306 hitting. Among all Division-II players during the week, she ranked No. 5 in assists per set while the Huskies were No. 5 and No. 26 in kills/set and hitting percentage respectively.
The Grand Rapids, Minnesota native recorded a match-high 44 assists and seven digs in SCSU's road sweep of Bemidji State on Friday. Her 44 assists were the second most in a three set match across the conference. In the Huskies road sweep of No. 14 Minnesota Duluth, she tallied a match-high 35 assists and five digs. On Friday, she became just the 10th player in program history to surpass 2,000 career assists.
2026 NSIC WEEKLY HONORS
Setter of the Week
- Braya LaPlant (2x, Oct. 5 | Oct. 12)
The Huskies jumped back up into the top 15 of the Oct. 12 (week seven) American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Division II Poll, to No. 13 following a 2-0 week that included road sweeps of Bemidji State and No. 14 Minnesota Duluth.
Neither Northern State or Jamestown are ranked or receiving votes in the poll.
Under the direction of head coach Chad Braegelmann, SCSU Volleyball has been ranked for 89 consecutive weeks (including 53 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 163 weeks in the AVCA top 20/25 Poll in program history, including 78 weeks in the top 10.
SCSU owns a 50-32 (.610) record in its last 82 matches against teams ranked in the top 25 of the AVCA Poll, dating back to 2019. During that same stretch, the Huskies are 66-34 (.660) against teams ranked in the top 25 or receiving votes in the poll. This season, the Huskies are to 1-5 against teams ranked in the poll.
SCSU in the 2026 AVCA Coaches Poll
#5 – Preseason
#1 – Week One
#8 – Week Two
#10 – Week Three
#13 – Week Four
#15 – Week Five
#16 – Week Six
#13 – Week Seven
LAST TIME OUT // 2-0 ROAD TRIP AND FIRST RANKED WIN OF 2026
SCSU went 2-0 during the week, posting road sweeps of Bemidji State and No. 14 Minnesota Duluth. The win over UMD was the Huskies first ranked win of 2026.
Notes from the matches
MATCH 18 (10-9-26): #16 ST. CLOUD STATE 3, BEMIDJI STATE 0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-19)
- SCSU improved to 54-23 all-time against Bemidji State including a 9-1 mark in its last 10 matchups against the Beavers with a four match win streak. The Huskies also improved to 14-9 all-time against the Beavers in Bemidji.
- The Huskies improved to 4-3 in road matches and 11-2 in three set matches.
- St. Cloud State led the match in points (62-45), kills (52-38), aces (7-2), assists (49-38) and digs (43-31). BSU led the match in blocks (5-3).
- The Huskies .444 team hitting percentage was a season high and the ninth best single match mark in program history.
- SCSU's 52 kills were the second most in a three set match this season and its 49 assists were tied for the second most in a three set match.
- Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) recorded a match-high 44 assists and seven digs. Her 44 assists were tied for the fourth most in any match by a Husky this season and the second most in a three set match. It was her eighth match of 40+ assists this season and she became the 10th player in program history to surpass 2,000 career assists.
- Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) posted a match-high 12 kills on 17 swings (.588 hitting percentage) and five digs. Her .588 hitting percentage was a new single match high for the Huskies this season and her 12 kills were tied for the fourth most in a three set match. It was her sixth match with double-digit kills this season.
- Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) tallied a match-high 14 digs and three assists. She has recorded 14+ digs in 10 of 18 matches this season.
- Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) contributed 12 digs, nine kills (.389 hitting percentage) and match-high two aces. She recorded double-digit digs for the 10th time this season and joined the program's all-time top 10 list for digs. It was her fourth match of the season with 2+ aces.
- Junior outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) tied the match lead for kills, with 12, on .444 hitting. Her .444 hitting percentage was the fifth best in a match this season by a Husky and her 12 kills were tied for the fourth most in a three set match. She recorded 10+ kills for the third time this season (all in the last four matches.
- Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) sent down nine kills (.450 hitting percentage).
- Senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) recorded eight kills (.375 hitting percentage).
- 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 recorded a match-high 13 kills on 21 swings (.429 hitting percentage) and four block assists. She 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 posted a match-high 12 digs and eight kills. She recorded double-digit digs for the 11th time this season.
- LaPlant contributed match-high 35 assists and five digs. She posted 35+ assists for the 12th time this season.
- Willis 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.
- Bruskiewicz recorded eight kills, two solo blocks and two block assists.
- Hamann 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.
- Thury sent down seven kills.
(as of 10/14)
- NCAA
- No. 3 – assists/set (13.56)
- No. 9 – kills/set (14.17)
- NSIC
- No. 2 – assists/set (13.56)
(as of 10/14)
- Junior libero Laurin Hamann
- NSIC
- No. 3 – digs/set (4.48)
- No. 5 – digs (296)
- No. 8 – aces (27)
- No. 10 – aces/set (0.41)
- NSIC
- Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm
- NSIC
- No. 8 – digs/set (3.56)
- No. 9 – attacks/set (8.76)
- No. 10 – points/set (3.65)
- NSIC
- Junior setter Braya LaPlant
- NCAA
- No. 3 – assists/set (11.16)
- No. 27 – assists (692)
- NSIC
- No. 2 – assists/set (11.16)
- No. 5 – assists (692)
- NCAA
On Aug. 31, SCSU Volleyball took the top spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)-Taraflex Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll for the first time in program history, when the organization released its Week One poll. The Huskies received 21 of the possible 47 first place votes and moved up four spots from its No. 5 spot in the preseason poll to No. 1 after starting the season 4-0 at the UP North Tournament in Marquette, Michigan.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HUSKIES
UP North Tournament (Aug. 27-28 // Northern Michigan // Marquette, Mich. // Vandament Arena)
- Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa)
- Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.)
- Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.)
The Huskies welcomed seven newcomers to the roster during the offseason, including one transfer – junior middle blocker Abby Leaf (Ramsey, Minn. / Anoka HS / Washburn) and six freshman who will begin their collegiate careers at St. Cloud State in 2026 – middle blocker Alexis Heinle (Bismarck, N.D. / Century HS), libero/defensive specialist Clara Keaveny (Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran HS), setter Izzy Keaveny (Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran HS), opposite/outside hitter Keira Nagle (Minneapolis / Academy of Holy Angels), middle blocker Brynn Panek (Avon, Minn. / Albany HS) and opposite/outside hitter Audrey Rydell (Fargo, N.D. / North HS).
SEASON PREVIEW
SCSU was picked to finish third in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Aug. 5. Additionally, reigning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Second Team All-American, senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) was named the Huskies 'Player to Watch'.
NSIC RELEASE
The Huskies (3rd, 199 points, two first place votes), who earned a top-four preseason ranking for the sixth consecutive season, were preceded in the poll by Concordia-St. Paul (1st, 220 points, 11 first place votes) and Wayne State (2nd, 207 points, three first place votes) and followed by Southwest Minnesota State (4th, 177 points) and Sioux Falls (5th, 158 points) who round out the top five. It was also the fifth time in the last six years that SCSU received first place votes.
Last season, SCSU finished third in the Northern Sun regular season standings before going on to win its second consecutive conference tournament championship and fourth in the last five seasons after taking down the No. 13, No. 2 and No. 5 teams in the country.
"With the graduation of six players from last year's roster, it has been extremely fun to watch new leaders grow and develop," said head coach Chad Braegelmann. "There will be opportunities for younger players to get out on the floor, to showcase the improvement that they made over the spring and summer, and it will be fun to see this team form their own identity again, as we hope to make another fun postseason run."
Braegelmann, who is entering year 12 as the Huskies head coach and year 26 as a collegiate head coach in 2026, is approaching 500 career wins. He owns an overall record of 492-273 (.643) and an impressive 207-102 (.670) record at SCSU which includes a 125-71 (.638) mark in conference play.
Last season, Braegelmann led SCSU to a 28-7 (18-2 NSIC) record which included the program's sixth consecutive (11th overall) NCAA Tournament berth and second straight (fourth overall) trip to an NCAA region championship match after beating No. 17 Missouri Western and No. 2 and tournament host, Nebraska Kearney, on their home court. Last season the Huskies also tied the program record for NCAA Tournament wins in a season (two), were ranked inside the top 16 of every AVCA Poll (including tying the program record final ranking of No. 5) and earned wins over 13 ranked opponents including four against top five teams.
On the court, the Huskies return four starters from last year's team, headlined by a pair of AVCA Second Team All-Americans – Kimm and junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.).
In her breakout junior season in 2025, Kimm not only earned the first all-America recognition of her career but also the first all-region and all-conference honors after averaging 3.88 points, 3.47 digs, 3.40 kills and 0.46 blocks per set throughout the season.
The North Liberty, Iowa native was named to the AVCA All-Central Region First Team, the Division-II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Central Region Second Team and the All-NSIC First Team. Kimm was also named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team for the first time and became a back-to-back NSIC All-Tournament Team selection.
"Shelby has been one of the most improved players to come through our program in recent history," said Braegelmann. "Her growth and maturation as a volleyball player have been very impressive to watch and work with. She enjoys the game of volleyball, she loves the process of getting better and she is a volleyball weapon in the front row back row and service line."
LaPlant flourished in 2025 after becoming the team's full-time setter early in the season, and like Kimm earned the first national, regional and conference awards of her career. For the season, she averaged 11.69 assists, 2.21 digs, 1.23 points, 0.62 kills and 0.49 blocks per set.
The Grand Rapids, Minnesota native was named to the AVCA All-Central Region First Team, the D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team and the All-NSIC First Team. She was also named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team and the NSIC All-Tournament Team and became just the fifth player in program history to be named AVCA DII Player of the Week. LaPlant's 1,309 assists in 2025 rank No. 8 on the program's single season top 10 list and she produced three of the top five single match assist performances. Her .329 career hitting percentage also ranks No. 6 all-time on the program leaderboard.
SCSU also returns junior libero/defensive specialist Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) and senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) who were regular starters for the Huskies in 2025.
In her first season as the libero, Hamann posted the fourth most single season digs (589) in program history and set the single match record for digs, with 38, in a 3-1 NSIC Tournament Semifinals win over No. 2 Wayne State on Nov. 21, breaking Andreanna Pieper's record of 37 from Oct. 20, 2007. She also led the team in aces, with 48. Wachal, who was coming off a redshirt season, recorded nine kill-dig double-doubles throughout the season and was named to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team.
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) is the final returner who played in 100+ sets in 2025, meanwhile senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) looks to return to the lineup after being hampered by injury in 2025. In 2024, she was a Second Team All-NSIC Selection and an NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team member. The Rogers, Minnesota native owns top 10 marks in career hitting percentage (No. 8, .305) and single season hitting percentage (No. 10, .354, 2024).
RECORD BOOK CHECK
After another historic season in 2025, many updates have been made to the record book. Click the link below to access the updated version.
Updated Record Book
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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