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Volleyball looks for continued improvement in 2018
8/7/2018 11:32:00 AM | Volleyball
NSIC Release
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – The St. Cloud State volleyball team showed tremendous progress during the 2017 season. The Huskies won 16 games overall and earned eight wins in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play to finish the year in 11th place in the conference standings. This season, St. Cloud State looks to keep pace in the conference standings, as the team was picked to finish 11th in the NSIC volleyball preseason poll, the conference office announced Tuesday morning.
The Huskies have shown steady improvement since current head coach Chad Braegelmann took over the program in 2015. In 2017, Braegglemann led St. Cloud State to its most successful season in recent history, helping the Huskies post on overall record of 16-14 and go 8-12 in NSIC play. Leading the way for St. Cloud State was libero Clara Krenz (Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul), who earned All-NSIC Second Team honors for her play in 2017. The current junior became the first Husky to earn All-Conference honors since 2015, and did it in resounding fashion, leading the NSIC in both digs (628) and digs/set (5.92) at the end of the regular season. Krenz' 628 digs during the season also finished second in St. Cloud State's all-time single season digs list.
Offensively, the Huskies will look to middle blocker Micah Nier (Hatley, Wis. / Wittenberg-Birnamwood) and right-side hitter Krista Kuglin (Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka), both of whom are seniors. St. Cloud State also welcomes eight new faces to the team, including Miss. Baden finalist Linsey Rachel (Maple Lake, Minn. / Maple Lake) along with fellow Minnesota All-State honorees Madison Hucky (Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran) and Rachel Houle (Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater).
The Huskies will open the season on August 23, when they take on the University of Hawaii-Hilo in the First Hawaiin Bank Volleyball Challenge in Hilo, Hawaii. St. Cloud State's first home match will occur on September 6, when the team hosts the University of Minnesota-Crookston at 6 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of matches.
Meet the 2018 Huskies (in 280 characters or less):
1 – Erin Navratil (So.; Outside Hitter; Albany, Minn. / Albany)
Appeared in 22 matches with seven starts as a first year in 2017; tallied 85 kills for an average of 1.52/set; tallied a career-high 10 kills twice in back-to-back matches vs. MSU-Moorhead and UMD.
2 – Katie Krenz (Fy.; Libero/Defensive Specialist; Oakdale, Minn. / Stillwater)
First year defensive specialist from Stillwater; was a 4x letter winter and 2x Defense Player-of-the-Year during her high school career; voted Team MVP in 2017; enjoys fishing and traveling and has visited the Grand Canyon.
3 – Chloe Dousette (Jr.; Outside/Opposite Hitter; St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall)
Junior transfer from Nebraska-Omaha; named to The Summit League's All-Newcomer team as a first year in 2015; averaged 3.00 kills/set and hit .236 during her time with the Mavericks; 4x letter winner and team captain at CDH.
4 – Linsey Rachel (Fy.; Outside Hitter; Maple Lake, Minn. / Maple Lake)
2017 Ms. Baden Finalist; led Maple Lake to back-to back state championships in 2016 and 2017; 5x All-Conference and All-Section honoree, 5x Team MVP, 3x Class AA All-State honoree; 3x Conference POY; 3x Class AA All-Tourney Team.
5 – Bekah Miller (So.; Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker; Prescott, Wis. / Prescott)
Sophomore outside hitter from Prescott, Wisconsin; Appeared in four matches for the Huskies in 2017; tallied two kills on eight attempts during the year.
6 – Madison Hucky (Fy.; Setter/Opposite Hitter; Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran)
First year setter from Waconia, Minnesota; led Mayer Lutheran to back-to-back state championships in 2016 and 2017; 4x All-Conference and All-Section honoree; 2x All-State honoree; 2x Class A All-Tourney Team.
7 – Bella Erne (Fy.; Outside Hitter; Blaine, Minn. / Blaine)
First year outside hitter from Blaine, Minnesota; 4x letter winner with the Tigers; 2x All-Conference Honorable, 2x team captain; won the national championship in 2017 with the Northern Lights 17-2 team.
8 – Abby Templin (So.; Outside Hitter; Cold Spring, Minn. / Ricori)
Appeared in 30 matches for the Huskies with 27 starts in 2017; ranked third on the team in kills/set (1.89), kills (183) and total attacks (579); No. 2 on the team in kills vs. NSIC opponents (139); No. 4 in block assists (39) and total blocks (43.0).
9 – Taylor Olstad (So.; Defensive Specialist/Libero; Eagan, Minn. / Eagan)
Played in all 30 matches for the Huskies in 2017 with one start; compiled 272 digs as a DS and averaged 2.54/set; No. 3 on the team in digs (272) and digs/set (2.54); No. 4 in aces (19); tallied career-high 19 digs vs. Michigan Tech on Sept. 8.
10 – Micah Nier (Sr.; Middle Blocker; Hatley, Wis. / Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
Senior middle blocker for the Huskies; played and started all 30 matches for SCSU in 2017; tallied a career-high 12 kills twice in 2017; No. 2 on the team in hitting percentage (.206) and total blocks (56.0); No. 5 in kills (143) and kills/set (1.47).
11 – Halle Hughes (Jr.; Middle Blocker; Mantako, Minn. / West)
Appeared in five matches for SCSU in 2017; recorded four kills on nine attempts with just one error in five sets; also recorded one block assist.
12 – Krista Kuglin (Sr.; Opposite Hitter; Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka)
Senior right side from Minnetonka; played in all 30 matches for the Huskies in 2017; recorded a career-high 12 kills in a 3-0 win over BSU on Oct. 3; No. 4 on the team in kills (175) and kills/set (1.79) in 2017.
13 – Sarah Colden (So.; Middle Blocker; Port Washington, Wis. / Port Washington)
Appeared in one match for the Huskies in an injury shortened season; tallied one block assist in her single appearance.
14 – Maddy Torve (So.; Setter; Koretto, Minn. / Heritage Christian Academy)
Setter returning for her second season with SCSU; appeared in all 30 matches for the Huskies with two starts; tallied a career-high 23 assists three times as a first year in 2017; No. 2 on the team in assists (525) and assists/set (4.91).
15 – Clara Krenz (Jr.; Libero; Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul)
2017 2nd Team All-NSIC selection; 2017 Academic All-Conference honoree; led SCSU and the NSIC in digs (628) and digs/set (5.92) in 2017; No. 2 all-time in SCSU history in single-season digs (628), No. 7 all-time in career digs (1075); eclipsed 1000 career digs on Nov. 4.
17 – Rachel Houle (Fy.; Opposite Hitter; Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater)
2018 graduate of Stillwater High School; dual sport athlete in volleyball and basketball; 3x letter winner and All-Conference Honorable Mention recipient in volleyball; favorite athlete is former Gopher Paige Tapp.
18 – Marah Mulso (Jr.; Middle Blocker; Marshall, Minn./ Marshall)
Played and started all 30 matches for the Huskies in 2017; tallied a career-high 12 kills vs. Michigan Tech; led the team in total blocks (89.0) in 2017; ranked top-5 on the team in sets played (103), kills (174), kills/set (1.69); total attacks (497) and hitting percentage (.201).
19 – Abol Barnaba (So.; Middle Blocker; Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall)
Sophomore outside hitter; played in 18 matches in 2017 with one start; tallied 34 kills and averaged 1.42/set; recorded career-high six kills twice during the season.
20 – Allison Naughton (Fy.; Middle Blocker; Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic)
Lone incoming first year from Iowa; 2x letter winner and state tournament participate during her high school career at Dowling Catholic; sister Rebecca is an NCAA Champion in Triathlon.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – The St. Cloud State volleyball team showed tremendous progress during the 2017 season. The Huskies won 16 games overall and earned eight wins in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play to finish the year in 11th place in the conference standings. This season, St. Cloud State looks to keep pace in the conference standings, as the team was picked to finish 11th in the NSIC volleyball preseason poll, the conference office announced Tuesday morning.
The Huskies have shown steady improvement since current head coach Chad Braegelmann took over the program in 2015. In 2017, Braegglemann led St. Cloud State to its most successful season in recent history, helping the Huskies post on overall record of 16-14 and go 8-12 in NSIC play. Leading the way for St. Cloud State was libero Clara Krenz (Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul), who earned All-NSIC Second Team honors for her play in 2017. The current junior became the first Husky to earn All-Conference honors since 2015, and did it in resounding fashion, leading the NSIC in both digs (628) and digs/set (5.92) at the end of the regular season. Krenz' 628 digs during the season also finished second in St. Cloud State's all-time single season digs list.
Offensively, the Huskies will look to middle blocker Micah Nier (Hatley, Wis. / Wittenberg-Birnamwood) and right-side hitter Krista Kuglin (Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka), both of whom are seniors. St. Cloud State also welcomes eight new faces to the team, including Miss. Baden finalist Linsey Rachel (Maple Lake, Minn. / Maple Lake) along with fellow Minnesota All-State honorees Madison Hucky (Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran) and Rachel Houle (Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater).
The Huskies will open the season on August 23, when they take on the University of Hawaii-Hilo in the First Hawaiin Bank Volleyball Challenge in Hilo, Hawaii. St. Cloud State's first home match will occur on September 6, when the team hosts the University of Minnesota-Crookston at 6 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of matches.
Meet the 2018 Huskies (in 280 characters or less):
1 – Erin Navratil (So.; Outside Hitter; Albany, Minn. / Albany)
Appeared in 22 matches with seven starts as a first year in 2017; tallied 85 kills for an average of 1.52/set; tallied a career-high 10 kills twice in back-to-back matches vs. MSU-Moorhead and UMD.
2 – Katie Krenz (Fy.; Libero/Defensive Specialist; Oakdale, Minn. / Stillwater)
First year defensive specialist from Stillwater; was a 4x letter winter and 2x Defense Player-of-the-Year during her high school career; voted Team MVP in 2017; enjoys fishing and traveling and has visited the Grand Canyon.
3 – Chloe Dousette (Jr.; Outside/Opposite Hitter; St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall)
Junior transfer from Nebraska-Omaha; named to The Summit League's All-Newcomer team as a first year in 2015; averaged 3.00 kills/set and hit .236 during her time with the Mavericks; 4x letter winner and team captain at CDH.
4 – Linsey Rachel (Fy.; Outside Hitter; Maple Lake, Minn. / Maple Lake)
2017 Ms. Baden Finalist; led Maple Lake to back-to back state championships in 2016 and 2017; 5x All-Conference and All-Section honoree, 5x Team MVP, 3x Class AA All-State honoree; 3x Conference POY; 3x Class AA All-Tourney Team.
5 – Bekah Miller (So.; Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker; Prescott, Wis. / Prescott)
Sophomore outside hitter from Prescott, Wisconsin; Appeared in four matches for the Huskies in 2017; tallied two kills on eight attempts during the year.
6 – Madison Hucky (Fy.; Setter/Opposite Hitter; Waconia, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran)
First year setter from Waconia, Minnesota; led Mayer Lutheran to back-to-back state championships in 2016 and 2017; 4x All-Conference and All-Section honoree; 2x All-State honoree; 2x Class A All-Tourney Team.
7 – Bella Erne (Fy.; Outside Hitter; Blaine, Minn. / Blaine)
First year outside hitter from Blaine, Minnesota; 4x letter winner with the Tigers; 2x All-Conference Honorable, 2x team captain; won the national championship in 2017 with the Northern Lights 17-2 team.
8 – Abby Templin (So.; Outside Hitter; Cold Spring, Minn. / Ricori)
Appeared in 30 matches for the Huskies with 27 starts in 2017; ranked third on the team in kills/set (1.89), kills (183) and total attacks (579); No. 2 on the team in kills vs. NSIC opponents (139); No. 4 in block assists (39) and total blocks (43.0).
9 – Taylor Olstad (So.; Defensive Specialist/Libero; Eagan, Minn. / Eagan)
Played in all 30 matches for the Huskies in 2017 with one start; compiled 272 digs as a DS and averaged 2.54/set; No. 3 on the team in digs (272) and digs/set (2.54); No. 4 in aces (19); tallied career-high 19 digs vs. Michigan Tech on Sept. 8.
10 – Micah Nier (Sr.; Middle Blocker; Hatley, Wis. / Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
Senior middle blocker for the Huskies; played and started all 30 matches for SCSU in 2017; tallied a career-high 12 kills twice in 2017; No. 2 on the team in hitting percentage (.206) and total blocks (56.0); No. 5 in kills (143) and kills/set (1.47).
11 – Halle Hughes (Jr.; Middle Blocker; Mantako, Minn. / West)
Appeared in five matches for SCSU in 2017; recorded four kills on nine attempts with just one error in five sets; also recorded one block assist.
12 – Krista Kuglin (Sr.; Opposite Hitter; Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka)
Senior right side from Minnetonka; played in all 30 matches for the Huskies in 2017; recorded a career-high 12 kills in a 3-0 win over BSU on Oct. 3; No. 4 on the team in kills (175) and kills/set (1.79) in 2017.
13 – Sarah Colden (So.; Middle Blocker; Port Washington, Wis. / Port Washington)
Appeared in one match for the Huskies in an injury shortened season; tallied one block assist in her single appearance.
14 – Maddy Torve (So.; Setter; Koretto, Minn. / Heritage Christian Academy)
Setter returning for her second season with SCSU; appeared in all 30 matches for the Huskies with two starts; tallied a career-high 23 assists three times as a first year in 2017; No. 2 on the team in assists (525) and assists/set (4.91).
15 – Clara Krenz (Jr.; Libero; Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul)
2017 2nd Team All-NSIC selection; 2017 Academic All-Conference honoree; led SCSU and the NSIC in digs (628) and digs/set (5.92) in 2017; No. 2 all-time in SCSU history in single-season digs (628), No. 7 all-time in career digs (1075); eclipsed 1000 career digs on Nov. 4.
17 – Rachel Houle (Fy.; Opposite Hitter; Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater)
2018 graduate of Stillwater High School; dual sport athlete in volleyball and basketball; 3x letter winner and All-Conference Honorable Mention recipient in volleyball; favorite athlete is former Gopher Paige Tapp.
18 – Marah Mulso (Jr.; Middle Blocker; Marshall, Minn./ Marshall)
Played and started all 30 matches for the Huskies in 2017; tallied a career-high 12 kills vs. Michigan Tech; led the team in total blocks (89.0) in 2017; ranked top-5 on the team in sets played (103), kills (174), kills/set (1.69); total attacks (497) and hitting percentage (.201).
19 – Abol Barnaba (So.; Middle Blocker; Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall)
Sophomore outside hitter; played in 18 matches in 2017 with one start; tallied 34 kills and averaged 1.42/set; recorded career-high six kills twice during the season.
20 – Allison Naughton (Fy.; Middle Blocker; Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic)
Lone incoming first year from Iowa; 2x letter winner and state tournament participate during her high school career at Dowling Catholic; sister Rebecca is an NCAA Champion in Triathlon.
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