No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Drops First Conference Road Match at No. 14 Southwest Minnesota State

Friday, September 18

PE Gym • Marshall, Minn.

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

7-4,1-2NSIC

#14 Southwest Minnesota State

8-2,2-1NSIC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
St. Cloud St.	22	15	31	23	1
Southwest Minn. St.	25	25	29	25	3

Carlie Willis @ Southwest Minnesota State 9-18-26

Photo by: Gabe Camargo/SMSU Athletics

No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball Drops First Conference Road Match at No. 14 Southwest Minnesota State

9/18/2026 11:45:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Huskies fall in four sets, Kimm posts fifth double-double of 2026

MARSHALL, Minn. – No. 10 St. Cloud State Volleyball (7-4 overall, 1-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) fell in its first road Northern Sun match of 2026 on Friday at No. 14 Southwest Minnesota State (8-2, 2-1 NSIC) in Marshall at PE Gym. The Mustangs took the match 25-22, 25-15, 29-31 and 25-23.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) – 15-kill, 15-dig double-double
Junior setter Braya LaPlant (Grand Rapids, Minn.) – 43 assists, eight digs and two aces
Junior outside hitter/opposite Carlie Willis (Grundy Center, Iowa) – 14 kills

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 29-29 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State and 7-3 against the Mustangs in the last 10 matchups. The Huskies also moved to 5-16 all-time against SMSU in Marshall.
The Huskies moved to 0-4 against teams ranked/receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Poll this season, 1-2 in road matches and 0-1 in four set matches.
Southwest Minnesota State led the match in points (77-65), kills (66-55), blocks (7-6), assists (64-50) and digs (57-54). Each team had four aces (5-2).
Kimm led the match in kills and tied for the lead in digs. It was her fifth double-double of the season and the 24^th of her career. Kimm has six matches with 10+ kills and six with 10+ digs this season. She recorded her 1,000^th career point and moved up to No. 11 on the program's all-time digs list (1,033).
LaPlant led the match in assists and aces. Her 43 assists were tied for the second most in a match this season.
Willis posted double-digit kills for the third time this season.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Wachal (Lincoln, Neb.) recorded 12 kills and five digs. It was her fifth match with 10+ kills this season.
Junior libero Laurin Hamann (Manitowoc, Wis.) recorded 15 digs which tied for the match high.
Junior middle blocker Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) recorded seven kills on 11 swings (.545 hitting percentage), one solo block and four block assists in three sets. She set new single match career highs in kills, digs (three), block assists (four), total blocks (five) and hitting percentage. Her five blocks were tied for the most by a Husky in a match this season and led the match.
Freshman middle blocker Alexis Heinle (Bismarck, N.D.) sent down six kills on 11 swings.
Senior middle blocker Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) surpassed 300 career sets played.

UP NEXT
The Huskies wrap up their first conference road trip on Saturday at Sioux Falls (4-7, 0-3 NSIC). First serve the Stewart Center 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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