The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns to the Newman Flanagan Center this Friday and Saturday night to host the Midland Warriors and the Concordia Bulldogs. First serve Friday is set for 7:30 p.m., and Saturday is set for 5:00 p.m.
 
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Briar Cliff 2025 Record: 8-9 (2-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS PER SET: 10.8
HITTING PERCENTAGE: .167
ASSISTS PER SET: 10.1
DIGS PER SET: 15.3
BLOCKS: 196.0 (3.2 per set) 

Midland 2025 Record: 10-6 (5-1 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS PER SET: 12.94
HITTING PERCENTAGE: .199
ASSISTS PER SET: 12.02
DIGS PER SET: 15.44
BLOCKS: 125 (1.95 per set)

Concordia 2025 Record: 11-4 (2-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS PER SET: 13.22
HITTING PERCENTAGE: .207
ASSISTS PER SET: 12.51
DIGS PER SET: 18.51
BLOCKS: 126 (2.57 per set)

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS 
The Chargers head back into conference play with an 8-9 (2-4 GPAC) record, after winning their latest conference match-up at Hastings this past Saturday.

Offensively, Tamika Eastman and Aliyah Basham lead the attack with 125 kills apiece. Not too far behind them is Caton Firkins, who has recorded 95, and Emma Brenelli with 94.

Running the Charger offense, setter Kylie Hart has dished out 294 assists (4.82 per set), followed by Iwalani Beltran, who has distributed 239 assists (4.35 per set). Beltran also leads the team in service aces this season with 22, and Valeria Viroomal follows with 16 aces. 

On the defensive end, senior Avery Beller has totaled 322 digs this season at 5.19 per set. Georgianna Wenzel follows with 87, and Hart with 82. At the net, Aubrey Hoeft has tallied 90 blocks, followed by Brooklyn Voss with 83. 
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
The No. 17-ranked Warriors return to GPAC action with a 10-6 (5-1 GPAC) record, with their most recent wins over Doane and No. 24 Dakota Wesleyan.

Brooklyn Snyder leads the Warrior offense with 225 kills, while Abree Plueger adds 194, and Lauren Jones records 122. 

Directing the offense, Brena Mackling leads the team with 374 assists at 5.84 per set, followed by Jaysa Wentzlaff at 275 assists at 4.44 per set.

Defensively, Delainey Cast leads Midland with 272 digs, followed by Mackling with 134, and Plueger adds 118. Cameran Jansky leads the team in blocks with 60, followed by Lauren Jones with 45. 
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
The No. 2-ranked Bulldogs head back into conference play with a 13-1 (6-0 GPAC) record. Their only loss this season comes at the hands of No. 1 Eastern Oregon. They travel to Morningside this Friday night, before taking on the Chargers. 

Ashley Keck leads the Bulldog attack with 187 kills. She is followed by Ella Waters, who records 98, and Molli Martin, who has 83.

Directing the offense are setters Lily Psencik and Ella Brueggemann. Psencik leads the team with 241 assists at 5.88 per set, while Brueggemann follows with 231 assists at 5.50 per set.

Leading the back line, Keck has recorded 172 digs. She's followed closely by Shandy Faalii, who's tallied 170, and Emma Brueggemann, who has 152.  At the net, Ava Greene leads with 58 blocks, followed by Martin with 53.
 
LAST TIME OUT 
In their October 2024 meeting, the Chargers fell to the Warriors and the Bulldogs in straight sets. The Chargers were led by Isabelle Lenz, Basham, and Brenelli in both contests. Beller led the back line and combined for 36 digs in the two matches. For Midland, Snyder led with 12 kills, followed by Jones with 9.  For Concordia, Keck led with 10 Kills, followed by Addie Kirkegaard with 8.