The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns to GPAC play Wednesday evening, traveling to Forst City, IA to take on the Waldorf Warriors for GPAC action. First serve is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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Briar Cliff 2026 Record: 9-3 (0-1 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS: 9.8 / 10.8 per set 
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE: .185 /.101
ASSISTS/ OPPONENT ASSISTS: 9.0  / 10.2 per set 
DIGS/ OPPONENT DIGS: 12.6 / 13.8 per set 
BLOCKS/ OPPONENT BLOCKS: 102.0 (2.3 Per set) / 38.0 (0.8 per set) 

Waldorf 2026 Record: 8-2 (0-1 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS: 11.89 / 11.08 per set
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE: .211 /.147
ASSISTS/ OPPONENT ASSISTS: 11.06 / 10.58 per set
DIGS/ OPPONENT DIGS: 15.19 / 15.81 per set
BLOCKS/ OPPONENT BLOCKS: 64 (1.78  per set) / 50.0 (1.39 per set) 
 
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS 
The Chargers return to GPAC play with a 9-3 (0-1 GPAC) record after most recently defeating Culver-Stockton and Graceland in straight sets at the William Penn Tournament this past weekend.

Alexis Even leads the Briar Cliff attack with 80 kills, averaging  1.86 per set. Caton Firkins follows with 72 kills on the year, and Emma Brenelli has contributed 62.

Setters Mia Torchia and Reese Strouth direct the offense for the Chargers. Torchia currently adds 185 assists on the year at 4.11 per set while Strouth contributes 146 assists at 3.74 per set

Leading the defense, freshman libero Ireland Jackson has totaled 134 digs at 4.88 per set. Torchia follows with 80. At the net, Aubrey Hoeft adds 58 blocks and currently lead the GPAC in blocks per set at 1.32. She's followed by Brooklyn Voss with 39, and Firkins with 31.
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS 
The Warriors return to GPAC play with an 8-2 (0-1 GPAC) record, after most recently defeating Graceland before falling to William Penn this past weekend at the William Penn Tournament.

Emily Goodner leads for the Warriors with 130 kills, while Peyton Klooster adds 73, and Sidney Kidd records 59. 

Setter Reiyna Balderson directs the Waldorf offense with 184 assists (5.41 a/s), followed by Addy Stull with 113 (3.42 a/s).

Defensively, McKenna Marlow leads the team with 124 digs, followed by Rina Maiava with 87. Klooster has also tallied 33 blocks, while Zoey Uhlenhopp has contributed 23.

LAST TIME OUT 
In their November 2025 meeting, Briar Cliff won in a five-set thriller. The Chargers were led by Brenelli who recorded 11 kills, while Firkins added seven, and Hoeft chipped in six. Joana Neves paced the defense with 20 digs. For the Warriors Goodner tallied 16 kills and 12 digs.