No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps MSU Moorhead to Open Homecoming Weekend

Friday, October 2

St. Cloud, Minn.

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

11-5,5-3NSIC

MSU Moorhead

10-7,3-5NSIC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
MSU Moorhead	13	22	16	0
St. Cloud St.	25	25	25	3

Laurin Hamann (L) and Shelby Kimm (R) vs. MSU Moorhead 10-2-26

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps MSU Moorhead to Open Homecoming Weekend

10/2/2026 10:05:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies earn second straight home sweep, tally win No. 5 of conference play

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball (11-5 overall, 5-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) beat MSU Moorhead (10-7, 3-5 NSIC) in straight sets to open Homecoming weekend on Friday night at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud. The Huskies took the match 25-13, 25-22 and 25-16.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 16-dig, 12-kill double-double
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – match-high 47 assists and nine digs
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) – 14 digs, six assists and a match-high three aces
Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) – match-high 13 kills on 20 swings (.550 hitting percentage)

NOTABLES

SCSU improved to 47-23 all-time against MSU Moorhead including a 9-1 mark in its last 10 matchups and a nine-match win streak over the Dragons. The Huskies also improved to 9-7 all-time against MSUM in St. Cloud.
The Huskies improved to 3-1 in home matches and 9-2 in three set matches.
St. Cloud State led the match in points (62-42), kills (55-33), aces (3-1), assists (53-32) and digs (53-33). MSUM led the match in blocks (8-4).
The Huskies set new season highs for team hitting percentage (.393), kills in a three set match (55), assists in a three set match (53).
Kimm led the match in digs. She recorded her eighth double-double of the season (third in the last four matches) and 27^th of her career. Kimm tallied double-digit digs for the ninth time this season and 10+ kills for the 11^th time (six straight matches).
LaPlant recorded the most assists in a three set match and the second most assists in any match this season
Hamann contributed 3+ aces for the fifth time this season and fourth time in the last five matches.
Mohwinkle's 13 kills and .550 hitting percentage were new single match career highs. Her hitting percentage was the second by a Husky in a match this season and her kills were tied for the second most in a three set match.
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) sent down nine kills (.400 hitting percentage).
Junior outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) recorded nine kills on 16 swings (.563).
Freshman middle blocker Alexis Heinle (Bismarck, N.D.) posted seven kills on 16 swings (.313 hitting percentage) and a match-high four block assists/total blocks. Her four block assists/total blocks were new single match career highs.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) tallied seven digs.

UP NEXT
The Huskies close out Homecoming weekend with a match against Minnesota Crookston (3-13, 1-7 NSIC) at Halenbeck Hall on Saturday at 2 p.m. (NOTE – admission is free for all fans). Links to each coverage option will be available on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central and schedule page.

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