No. 14 St. Cloud State Volleyball Upsets No. 2 Wayne State on the Road in Epic Five-Set Comeback to Advance to Seventh Straight NSIC Tournament Championship

Friday, November 13

Rice Arena • Wayne, Neb.

5 p.m.

St. Cloud State

23-8,14-6NSIC

(1) #2 Wayne State

29-3,19-1NSIC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
St. Cloud St.	25	20	22	27	15	3
Wayne St. (NE)	22	25	25	25	11	2

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Photo by: Jake Wright/WSC Athletics

11/13/2026 11:57:00 PM | Volleyball

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Huskies come back after trailing 2-1, improve to 7-0 all-time in NSIC Tournament semifinals matches

WAYNE, Neb. – No. 14 St. Cloud State Volleyball (23-8 overall, 14-6 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) overcame a 2-1 deficit in an epic five-set thriller on the road against No. 2 Wayne State (29-3, 19-1 NSIC) in the NSIC Tournament Semifinals on Friday evening at Rice Arena. The No. 5 seed Huskies upended the top-seeded Wildcats 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 27-25 and 15-11 to improve to 7-0 all-time in NSIC Tournament Semifinals matches and advanced to their seventh straight championship match.

TOP HUSKIES

Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – a match-high 68 assists and nine digs
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) – a match-high 33 digs
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) – 21 kills (.300 hitting percentage), nine digs and a match-high three aces
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) – 20-kill, 20-dig double-double
Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 17-kill, 16-dig double-double on .484 hitting percentage
Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) – a match-high nine block assists and eight kills

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 17-25 (.405) all-time against Wayne State including a 5-5 mark in its last 10 matchups against the Wildcats. The Huskies moved to 1-2 against WSC this season, avenging their two regular season losses against the Wildcats. SCSU moved to 5-12 (.294) all-time against the Wildcats at Rice Auditorium. The Huskies improved to 5-0 all-time against Wayne State in NSIC Tournament matches and 2-0 against WSC in Wayne in NSIC Tournament matches.
The Huskies improved to 18-2 (.900) all-time in NSIC Tournament matches and a perfect 7-0 in semifinals matches. The Huskies have advanced to the championship match in each of the teams seven tournament appearances which have all come in the last seven seasons.
SCSU improved to 8-6 on the road, 3-2 in five-set matches and 5-6 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season.
The Huskies led the match in points (91-81), kills (78-67), aces (4-2), assists (75-65) and digs (92-72). Wayne State led the match in blocks (12-9).
SCSU's 78 kills and 75 assists were each the most in a match this season while its 92 digs were the second most.
The Huskies 78 kills were tied for the ninth most in a match in program history, while their 75 assists were tied for the fourth most ever in a match.
With the win, SCSU defeated every NSIC team this season.
LaPlant's 68 assists were the most by a Husky in a match this season and tied for the ninth most ever in a match by a Husky – her fourth career top 10 single match mark. It was her fourth career 60+ assist match and her first this season.
Hamann's 33 digs were the most in a match by a Husky this season. It was her second career 30+ dig match and her first this season.
Willis's 21 kills tied the match high, were a new career high and the most by a Husky in a match this season. Her 25 points were also the most in a match by a Husky this season. It was her second career match with 20+ kills (and of the season) and her 13^th match with 10+ kills (fourth consecutive).
Wachal posted her third double-double of the season and the 12^th of her career. Her 20 digs tied her career high mark while her 20 kills were tied for the second most in a match by a Husky this season and her 21 points were the fourth most. It was her second career 20+ kill match (first this season) and her ninth with 10+ kills this season (third straight) and her second career 20+ dig match (first this season) and her 10^th with double-digit digs this season.
Kimm tallied her 13^th double-double of the season and the 32^nd of her career. Her.484 hitting percentage was the fourth best by a Husky in a match this season.
Mohwinkle's nine total blocks tied the match high and her career high, while her nine block assists were a new career high and tied for the most in a match by a Husky this season.

UP NEXT
The Huskies advanced to their seventh straight NSIC Tournament Championship and are seeking their third straight and fifth overall championship when they play six-seed/No. 23 Minnesota Duluth (23-7, 14-6 NSIC) on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Rice Arena in Wayne. Links to each coverage option will be available on the St. Cloud State Volleyball match day central and schedule page.

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