The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns to action Friday night traveling to Mitchell, SD to take on the No.24 ranked Dakota Wesleyan Tigers. First serve is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
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Briar Cliff 2026 Record: 10-12 (1-10 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS:  9.8 / 12.3
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE:  .157 / .160
ASSISTS / OPPONENT ASSISTS:  9.1 / 11.4 
DIGS / OPPONENT DIGS:  13.7 / 15.8 
BLOCKS / OPPONENT BLOCKS:  204 (2.5 per set) / 102 (1.2 per set)

Dakota Wesleyan  2026 Record: 16-7 (5-6 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
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SCOUTING THE CHARGERS 
The Chargers return to conference action after taking on the No.21-ranked Dordt Defenders this past Wednesday night falling in three sets.
 
Offensively, Emma Brenelli leads the attack totaling 154 kills on the season at 2.3 k/s. Following her is Alexis Even with 125 kills and Brooklyn Voss with 115.

Running the Charger offense, are setters Mia Torchia and Reese Strouth. Torchia has dished out 337 assists on the year at (4.11 a/s) while also adding 158 digs. Strouth has contributed 301 assists (3.91 a/s) and 134 digs on the season.

On the defensive end, freshman Ireland Jackson has totaled 248 digs this season at 2.99 per set. At the net, Aubrey Hoeft adds 111 blocks and currently leads the GPAC in blocks per set at 1.37, followed by Voss with 82.
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
The No. 24- ranked Tigers return to GPAC action with a 16-7 (5-6 GPAC) record, most recently falling to the No.4-ranked Morningside Mustangs in three this past Wednesday evening.

Evy Knoblock leads the Tiger attack with 247 kills, while Madisyn Grimsrud has contributed 209 kills. Keatyn Liebsack follows closely with 204 kills on the season.

Lone setter Kayleigh Hybertson orchestrates the offense with 767 assists on the season at 10.23 assists per set.

Defensively, Lizzie Tyler leads the backline with 402 digs at 5.36 digs per set. She's followed Abby Zegar with 192. At the net, Karly VanDerWerff has totaled 40 blocks followed by Grimsrud with 33.
 
LAST TIME OUT 
In their September 2026 meeting, the Chargers fell in a four-set battle inside the Newman Flanagan Center.

The Chargers were led by Aliyah Basham with 11 kills and Caton Firkin with 10.

Hoeft , Basham, and Voss combined for 11 blocks on the night.
 
The Tigers were led by Liebsack with 16 kills. Hybertson contributed 53 assists and 11 digs in the victory.