The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns to GPAC play this Wednesday evening hosting the No. 11 Ranked Dakota Wesleyan Tigers First serve is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Briar Cliff 2026 Record: 10-4 (1-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS: 9.8 / 10.8 per set 
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE: .173 /.109
ASSISTS/ OPPONENT ASSISTS: 9.1  / 10.1 per set 
DIGS/ OPPONENT DIGS: 12.9 / 14.1 per set 
BLOCKS/ OPPONENT BLOCKS: 123.0 (2.3 Per set) / 53.0 (1.0 per set) 

Dakota Wesleyan 2026 Record: 12-2 (1-1Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS: 10.43 / 11.78 per set
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE: .219/.131
ASSISTS/ OPPONENT ASSISTS: 12.0 9 / 10.84 per set
DIGS/ OPPONENT DIGS: 17.78 / 17.13 per set
BLOCKS/ OPPONENT BLOCKS: 63 (1.4 per set) / 84 (1.87 per set) 
 
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS 
The Chargers return to GPAC play with a 10-4 (1-2 GPAC) record after falling to the Dordt defenders this past Saturday. 

Alexis Even leads the BCU attack with 95 kills, averaging 1.86 per set. Emma Brennelli followed with 79 followed closely by Caton Firkins with 78.

Freshman setter Mia Torchia currently directs the offensive with 222 assists on the year (4.27 a/s) Reese Strouth follows with 174 (3.70 a/s)

Leading the defense, freshman libero Ireland Jackson has totaled 160 digs at 3.02 per set. Torchia follows with 91. At the net, Aubrey Hoeft adds 70 blocks and currently holds the number one spot in GPAC in blocks per set at 1.35. She's followed by Brooklyn Voss with 47, and Firkins with 37.
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
The Defenders return to GPAC play with a 12-2 (1-1 GPAC) record, after falling in their most recent match-up against the #20 ranked Morningside Mustangs.

Evy Knoblock leads the Tiger attack with 155 kills. Madisyn Grimsrud follows with 142 and Karly VanDerWerff had contributed 119.

Lone setter Kaleigh Hybertson directs the offense with 482 assists on the year at 10.71 assists per set.

Defensively, Lizzie Tyler leads the team with 223 digs, and currently sits third in GPAC in total digs and second in GPAC in digs per set at 4.96. She's followed by Presley Pastian with 127 digs. At the net Grimsrud adds 29 blocks on the season.

LAST TIME OUT 
In their November 2025 meeting, Briar Cliff fell in three to the Tigers. Brenelli led for the Chargers with seven kills, followed by Hoeft who added six kills and three blocks on the night.

Strouth dished out 16 assists, while also tallying nine digs.

For Dakota Welseyan, Knoblock had 11 kills on the night and Tyler tallied 23 digs.
 
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