No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball Sweeps No. 13 Southwest Minnesota State on Senior Day

Saturday, November 7

St. Cloud, Minn.

2 p.m.

St. Cloud State

21-8,14-6NSIC

#13 Southwest Minnesota State

21-6,15-5NSIC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Southwest Minn. St.	27	14	22	0
St. Cloud St.	29	25	25	3

Abby Wachal vs. Southwest Minnesota State 11-7-26

Photo by: Kayden Kircher

11/7/2026 9:06:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies used balanced attack in third ranked win/second ranked sweep of 2026

ST. CLOUD, MINN. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Volleyball (21-8 overall, 14-6 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) took down No. 13 Southwest Minnesota State (21-6, 15-5 NSIC) in straight sets on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies took the match 29-27, 25-14 and 25-22 for its third ranked win and second sweep of a ranked team in 2026.

Senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) and senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) were honored prior to the match for their contributions to the program over the last four years.

TOP HUSKIES

Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – a match-high 46 assists, six digs and three block assists
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) – a match-high 21 digs
Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) – a match-high 14 kills (.323 hitting percentage), eight block assists and one solo block
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) – 13-kill, 10-dig double-double and .324 hitting percentage
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) – 11-dig, 10-kill double-double
Kimm – 12 digs

NOTABLES

SCSU improved to 30-29 (.508) all-time against Southwest Minnesota State, 7-3 in their last 10 matchups against the Mustangs and 1-1 against SMSU this season. The Huskies moved to 8-11 (.421) all-time against the Mustangs in St. Cloud.
The Huskies improved to 10-1 at home, 17-3 in three set matches and 3-6 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season. It was SCSU's second sweep of a ranked team this season.
St. Cloud State led the match in points (68-47), kills (52-41), aces (4-0), blocks (12-6), assists (49-39) and digs (64-61).
The Huskies 64 digs were the most in a three-set match this season, their 52 kills were tied for the second most in a three-set match, their 49 assists were tied for the second most in a three-set match. St. Cloud State's 12 team blocks were tied for the most in a match this season.
LaPlant's 46 assists were the fifth most by a Husky in a match this season and the second most in a three-set match.
Hamann's 21 digs were tied for the most by a Husky in a three-set match this season. It was her eighth match with 20+ digs this season and the 16^th of her career.
Mohwinkle set new single match career-highs in kills (14), total blocks (nine) and block assists (eight). Her nine total blocks were a match high, and her 14 kills were tied for the most by a Husky in a three-set match this season. Her nine total blocks were the most by a Husky in a match this season while her 19 points were the fifth most in a match this season and the most in a three-set match. It was Mohwinkle's fifth match with double-digit kills this season.
Wachal's 15 points were the tied for the second most by a Husky in a three-set match this season and her 13 kills were tied for the third most in a three-set match. She recorded her second double-double of the season (first since Sept. 4) and the 11^th of her career. It was her ninth match this season with double-digit digs and seventh match with 10+ kills.
Willis tallied her second double-double of the season and of her career. It was her 11^th match with 10+ kills (second consecutive) and her second with double-digit digs.
Kimm posted 10+ digs for the 18^th time this season (fourth consecutive match).
Bruskiewicz recorded seven kills (.385 hitting percentage) and three block assists.
Sophomore outside hitter Emery Thury (Watertown, S.D.) contributed seven kills, four block assists and three digs. She set new single match career-highs in block assists (four) and tied her career-high in total blocks in a match with four.

UP NEXT
The Huskies earned the No. 5 seed in the NSIC Tournament and will travel to Aberdeen, South Dakota to play the No. 4 seed (RV) Northern State in a quarterfinals match on Tuesday. First serve from Wachs Arena is set 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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