No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Uses Balanced Attack in Sweep of Minot State

Saturday, October 24

St. Cloud, Minn.

Noon

St. Cloud State

18-6,11-4NSIC

Minot State

4-20,0-15NSIC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Minot St.	15	10	9	0
St. Cloud St.	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

10/24/2026 9:36:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies hit .395, record nine aces in straight set win

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball (18-6 overall, 11-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept Minot State (4-20, 0-15 NSIC) on Saturday afternoon at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies won the match, 25-15, 25-10 and 25-9 to extend its win streak to four matches.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – eight digs and six kills on .556 hitting in two sets
Freshman defensive specialist/libero Clara Keaveny (Waconia, Minn.) – match-high nine digs
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – match-high 20 assists and seven digs in two sets

NOTABLES

SCSU improved to 21-1 (.955) all-time against Minot State and have won the last 16 matches in a row against the Beavers. The Huskies also improved to 10-1 (.909) against MSU in St. Cloud.
The Huskies improved to 7-1 (.875) at home and 14-2 (.875) in three set matches.
St. Cloud State led the match in points (53-13), kills (38-11), aces (9-2), blocks (6-0), assists (33-7) and digs (44-27).
The Huskies .395 hitting percentage was the second-best single match mark of the season and nine aces were tied for the fifth most in a match.
Kimm's six kills tied the match high.
Junior outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) tied the match-high with six kills (.417 hitting percentage).
Freshman middle blocker Brynn Panek (Avon, Minn.) recorded five kills (.444 hitting percentage) and three block assists in two sets. Her three block assists/total blocks were a match high and career highs.
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) posted seven digs and a match-high two aces in two sets.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) tallied five digs and a match-high two aces in two sets.
Sophomore middle blocker Kendall Huhnerkoch (Redwood Falls, Minn.) contributed a career-high three digs.
Sophomore setter/opposite Asta Hildebrand (North Liberty, Iowa) recorded a career-high three assists.
Freshman setter Izzy Keaveny (Waconia, Minn.) tied her career high in kills with two.
Freshman opposite/middle blocker Audrey Rydell (Fargo, N.D.) tied her career high in kills with two.

UP NEXT
The Huskies conclude its stretch of four home matches in eight days on Tuesday against Winona State (5-15, 4-10 NSIC). First serve from Halenbeck Hall is scheduled for 6 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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