by Noah Grant/Sports Director/@noahgrant_23

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The St. Cloud State volleyball team took down No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul in four sets at Hallenbeck Hall on Tuesday. In a rematch of the past four NSIC championship matches, the Huskies were fueled by a raucous home crowd to earn the upset.

The Huskies took the first two sets by identical 25-18 scores. In both sets, the Golden Bears scored first but SCSU rallied and pulled away late. Hannah Bruskiewicz and Shelby Kimm each had seven kills across the first two sets while the Huskies defense limited CSP to an .045 hitting percentage. 

The Golden Bears responded in the third set, pulling away early in a 25-12 win. Makenna Nold had four kills in the set while CSP recorded four blocks. 

The fourth and final set came down to the wire, with the score being tied 12 different times and the lead changing hands six times. The Huskies trailed 21-20 but Clara Keaveny recorded a service ace and SCSU closed out the match a few points later on a Kimm kill.

Kimm finished with a 15-kill, 11-dig double-double, her 10th double-double of the season and the 29th of her career. Carlie Willis added six kills and five block assists, while Mollie Hobson tallied five service aces. 

St. Cloud State improves to 16-6 on the season and will host two matches this weekend. The Huskies face UMary on Friday at 6 p.m. and Minot State on Saturday at noon.

Photo Credit: SCSU Athletics