CSB Volleyball celebration - tournament 2025
Olivia Shaw '26
CSB Volleyball extends winning streak to seven after sweeping two more games Saturday.
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Salem St. SSU 1-2,0-0 MASCAC
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Winner Saint Benedict CSB 6-0,0-0 MIAC
Salem St. SSU
1-2,0-0 MASCAC
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Final
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Saint Benedict CSB
6-0,0-0 MIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Salem St. SSU 10 15 12 (0)
Saint Benedict CSB 25 25 25 (3)
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Winner Saint Benedict CSB 7-0,0-0 MIAC
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UMass Boston UMB 1-6,0-0 Little East
Winner
Saint Benedict CSB
7-0,0-0 MIAC
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Final
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UMass Boston UMB
1-6,0-0 Little East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint Benedict CSB 27 25 25 (3)
UMass Boston UMB 25 17 12 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Dan Genzler, Athletic Media Relations Director

(RV) CSB Volleyball runs win streak to seven games after sweeping Salem State & UMass Boston

BOSTON, Mass. – The (RV) College of Saint Benedict volleyball team is off to a torrid start in 2025, extending its unbeaten run to seven straight matches – the program's longest opening streak since the 2013 team went 11-0 en route to a 27-4 season.

Following a 3-0 sweep of Emerson on Friday, the Bennies stayed dominant with back-to-back sweeps of Salem State and UMass Boston to close out the UMass Boston Tournament on Saturday. In total, CSB has now won 10 consecutive sets and recorded five straight-set victories this season.

Dominant Tournament Performance
At the UMass Boston Tournament, CSB averaged:
  • 11.78 kills/set
  • .216 hitting percentage
  • 10.56 assists/set
  • 3.0 blocks/set
  • 3.78 service aces/set
Their aggressive serving proved especially impactful, with 34 total aces across three matches, including 18 against Salem State, the most in a single match by a Bennies team since a program-record 21 aces in 1998.

The weekend wins also marked a coaching milestone, as head coach Nicole Hess notched her 275th career victory at CSB (339 overall).

Individual Highlights
  • Chaeli Haupert led the team with 11 service aces (1.22/set) and 3.67 digs/set, bringing her career digs total to 966, closing in on the 1,000-dig milestone.
  • Izzy Torve added 8 service aces and tallied 51 assists, including her third double-double of the season vs. UMass Boston (15 assists, 18 digs).
  • Kali Jones continued her strong start, averaging 2.67 kills/set and 4.0 digs/set, while surpassing 600 career kills (617) and digs (632).
  • Brooke Andries contributed 1.63 kills/set, and Mackenzie Knofczynski chipped in with 1.56 kills/set and a team-high 1.78 blocks/set.
Saturday Match Recaps
CSB 3, Salem State 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-12)
CSB overwhelmed Salem State with 18 service aces, the most in a match since 1998. Haupert had 6 aces and 11 digs, while Torve added 5 aces.
  • Set 1: Dominant 25-10 win; CSB allowed just 2 kills.
  • Set 2: 9 kills on 21 swings (.238) in a 25-15 win.
  • Set 3: 14 kills on 26 attacks (.500) to close out the match.
CSB 3, UMass Boston 0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-12)
The Bennies earned a sweep over the tournament hosts with a 39-23 kills edge and a defensive clinic, holding UMass Boston to a -.015 hitting percentage.
  • Kali Jones had her 25th career double-double (10 kills, 10 digs).
  • Izzy Torve added her third double-double of the year (15 assists, 18 digs).
  • Brooke Andries and Mackenzie Knofczynski each had 7 kills; Knofczynski added 5.5 blocks.
  • CSB racked up 8 aces and 12 blocks in the match.
Up Next
CSB returns to action on Friday, Sept. 13, at the Coe College Tournament, where they'll face Coe College and Cornell College as they aim to continue their early-season momentum.
 
 
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