No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Continues Homestand Against UMary and Minot State

Friday, October 23

St. Cloud, Minn.

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

UMary

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group huddle vs. Concordia-St. Paul 10-20-26

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Huskies look to build on four-match home win streak

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball (16-6 overall, 9-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) welcomes UMary (4-17, 2-11 NSIC) and Minot State (4-18, 0-13 NSIC) to St. Cloud as it continues its four-match home streak. First serve against the Marauders is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, while Saturday's match against the Beavers is set to begin at noon.

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The matches will be streamed live on the new NSIC Network which is housed on Midco Sports Plus and requires a paid subscription*. KVSC talent Reece Powell (play-by-play Friday, color Saturday) and Joey Hudson (color Friday, play-by-play Saturday) will have the call. Additionally, fans can listen to the matches on 97.5 FM RadioX. Live stats will be provided by SCSU and tickets for the matches can be purchased at SCSUTickets.com.

Match 23 vs. UMary (Halenbeck Hall // St. Cloud, Minn.) / Friday, Oct. 23 / 6 p.m. / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
Match 24 vs. Minot State (Halenbeck Hall // St. Cloud, Minn.) / Saturday, Oct. 24 / Noon / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)

Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central or schedule page.

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MATCH DAY PROMOTIONS
Friday, Oct. 23 vs. UMary
Promotions: High School Night // Post Match Autographs

Saturday, Oct. 24 vs. Minot State
Promotions: Dig Pink Match // Military Appreciation Day

Full 2026 Promotional Schedule

SERIES HISTORY
UMary
SCSU is 21-6 all-time against the Mauraders and has won the last 12 matches against UMary. The Huskies swept both matches in the 2025 home-and-home season series. SCSU is 11-1 all time against UMary in St. Cloud.

Minot State
The Huskies are 20-1 all-time against Minot State and have won the last 15 in a row against the Beavers. SCSU swept both matches in the 2025 home-and-home season series. The Huskies are 9-1 against MSU in St. Cloud.

HOME SWEET HALENBECK
SCSU Volleyball has enjoyed tremendous success in the friendly confines of Halenbeck Hall, going 77-11 (.875) in its last 88 home matches, dating back to 2018. The Huskies are 5-1 so far this season at home and are riding a four-match home win streak.

LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies dropped two spots to No. 15 in the Oct. 19 (week eight) American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Division II Poll, following a 1-1 road weekend that included a four set loss to Northern State and a four-set win over Jamestown.

Neither UMary or Minot State are ranked or receiving votes in the poll.

Under the direction of head coach Chad Braegelmann, SCSU Volleyball has been ranked for 90 consecutive weeks (including 53 weeks in the top 10), dating back to the 2019 season. The Huskies have spent a total of 164 weeks in the AVCA top 20/25 Poll in program history, including 78 weeks in the top 10.

SCSU owns a 51-32 (.614) record in its last 83 matches against teams ranked in the top 25 of the AVCA Poll, dating back to 2019. During that same stretch, the Huskies are 67-34 (.663) against teams ranked in the top 25 or receiving votes in the poll. This season, the Huskies are 2-5 against teams ranked/receiving votes 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
#15 – Week Eight

LAST TIME OUT // DOWN GOES #7, SECOND RANKED WIN OF 2026
SCSU opened its four-match home streak on Tuesday with an upset of No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul, taking down the Golden Bears in four sets.

Notes from the match
MATCH 22 (10-20-26): #15 ST. CLOUD STATE 3, #7 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL (25-18, 25-18, 12-25, 25-22)

SCSU moved to 11-38 (.224) all-time against Concordia-St. Paul and are 7-5 against CSP in the last 12 meetings. SCSU improved to 1-1 against the Golden Bears in 2026 and 7-14 (.333) all-time against CSP in St. Cloud.
The Huskies moved to 2-5 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season, 5-1 at home and 2-2 in four set matches.
St. Cloud State led the match in blocks (10-8) while CSP led in points (66-65), kills (48-45), assists (46-43) and digs (66-60). Both teams tallied 10 aces.
The Huskies 10 aces were tied for the second most in a match this season and its 10 blocks were also tied for the second most in a match this season.
Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) contributed a 15-kill, 11-dig double-double on .343 hitting. She contributed her 10^th double-double of the season (second consecutive) and the 29^th of her career. Her 15 kills were a team high and tied for the most in a four set match by a Husky this season. Kimm's 18.5 points were the fifth most in a match this season and the most in a four-set match.
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded a match-high 17 digs. Her 17 digs were the fourth most in a four-set match this season. It was her ninth match with 17+ digs this season (third straight).
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) posted a match-high 41 assists. Her 41 assists were the fourth most in a four-set match this season. It was her 10^th match with 41+ assists this season (second consecutive).
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) tallied seven kills and six block assists. Her six total blocks were a match high and tied for the second most in a match by a Husky this season. Additionally, her six block assists/total blocks were each new single match career highs.
Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) recorded seven kills and six block assists. Her six total blocks were a match high and tied for the second most in a match by a Husky this season.
Junior opposite Mollie Hobson (McHenry, Ill.) served up a match-high five aces. Her five aces tied her single match career high and were the most in a match this season by a Husky.
Senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) posted eight kills and three block assists.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) recorded eight digs.
Junior outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) sent down seven kills.
Freshman defensive specialist Clara Keaveny (Waconia, Minn.) tallied seven digs.

NCAA (TOP 30) / NSIC (TOP 3) TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS
(as of 10/21)

NCAA
- No. 8 – assists/set (13.17)
- No. 26 – kills/set (13.76)
NSIC
- No. 1 – aces (146)
- No. 3 – assists/set (13.17)

NCAA (TOP 50) / NSIC (TOP 10) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
(as of 10/21)

Junior libero Laurin Hamann
- NSIC
  - No. 3 – digs/set (4.55)
  - No. 3 – digs (355)
  - No. 5 – aces (31)
  - No. 7 – aces/set (0.40)
Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm
- NSIC
  - No. 8 – digs/set (3.53)
  - No. 9 – attacks/set (8.77)
  - No. 10 – kills/set (3.28)
  - No. 10 – points/set (3.64)
  - No. 10 – kills (243)
  - No. 10 – attacks (649)
Junior setter Braya LaPlant
- NCAA
  - No. 5 – assists/set (10.92)
  - No. 20 – assists (808)
- NSIC
  - No. 4 – assists/set (10.92)
  - No. 3 – assists (808)

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 back-to-back weeks (Oct. 5 and Oct. 12). She is the only Husky to have earned a weekly award this season and has earned four Setter of the Week awards throughout her career.

2026 NSIC WEEKLY HONORS
Setter of the Week

Braya LaPlant (2x, Oct. 5 | Oct. 12)

NO. 1 IN THE NATION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
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.)

Buccaneer Invitational (Sept. 3-5 // Barry // Miami Shores, Fla. // Health & Sports Center)

Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.)

WELCOME TO THE PACK
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 (3^rd, 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 (1^st, 220 points, 11 first place votes) and Wayne State (2^nd, 207 points, three first place votes) and followed by Southwest Minnesota State (4^th, 177 points) and Sioux Falls (5^th, 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 (11^th 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

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