No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Earns Win No. 20 Against Sioux Falls, LaPlant Surpasses 1,000 Season Assists

Friday, November 6

St. Cloud, Minn.

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

20-8,13-6NSIC

Sioux Falls

10-17,6-13NSIC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Sioux Falls	18	18	23	0
St. Cloud St.	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

11/6/2026 9:10:00 PM | Volleyball

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Huskies notch seventh straight 20+ win season, junior setter becomes fifth player with multiple 1,000+ assist seasons

ST. CLOUD, MINN. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball (20-8 overall, 13-6 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) opened its final weekend of regular season play with a sweep of Sioux Falls (10-17, 6-13 NSIC) on Friday night at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies snapped a two-match skid by taking the match 25-18, 25-18 and 25-23, earning its 20^th win of the season marking the seventh consecutive 20+ win season.

In the match, junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) surpassed 1,000 assists on the season, becoming just the fifth Husky to post multiple 1,000+ assist seasons.

TOP HUSKIES

LaPlant – a match-high 38 assists and seven digs
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) – a match-high 14 digs and three assists
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) – a match-high 13 kills (.478 hitting percentage)
Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 13 digs
Sophomore outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) – 10 kills, four digs and three block assists

NOTABLES

SCSU improved to 13-6 (.684) all-time against Sioux Falls and are on a 10-match win streak against USF. SCSU is 8-2 (.800) all-time when playing the Cougars in St. Cloud.
The Huskies improved to 9-1 at home and 16-3 in three set matches.
St. Cloud State led the match in points (52-45), kills (41-40), aces (5-2), blocks (6-3), assists (41-38) and digs (42-40).
The Huskies picked up win No. 20, extending its streak of 20+ win seasons to seven in a row
LaPlant surpassed 1,000 assists on the season to become just the fifth Husky to compile multiple 1,000+ assist seasons and it was the 18^th overall 1,000+ assist season performance. Her 38 assists were tied for the fifth most by a Husky in a three-set match this season.
Hamann posted 10+ digs for the fourth straight match.
Willis' 13 kills were tied for the second most by a Husky in a three-set match and her .478 hitting percentage was the Huskies fourth best individual mark of the season. Additionally, her 14.5 points were also tied for the second most by a Husky in a three-set match this season. It was her 10^th match this season with double-digit kills.
Kimm contributed 10+ digs for the 17^th time this season (third consecutive match).
Thury sent down 10+ kills for the fourth time this season and tied her career-high for single match block assists.
Senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) recorded six kills (.462 hitting percentage).
Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) posted six kills and a match-high four block assists.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) tallied three kills, three digs and a match-high two aces.

UP NEXT
The Huskies conclude their regular season schedule against No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State (21-5, 15-4 NSIC) on Saturday for Senior Day. First serve from Halenbeck Hall is slated for 2 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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