ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The College of Saint Benedict volleyball team is set to host Saint Mary's University for a Homecoming Weekend match Saturday, Oct. 17. First serve of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) clash is scheduled for 5 p.m. inside Claire Lynch Hall, and will also serve as Alumnae Day for the Bennies. All CSB volleyball alumnae are asked to stick around postgame to get a photo with the current CSB squad.

Saint Benedict's (9-9, 3-2 MIAC) offense was led by senior Kali Jones (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) who tallied a match-high 12 kills on a scorching .458 attack percentage. Jones committed just one attack error on 24 swings. Orchestrating a hot-hitting attack that finished with a .250 team attack percentage, junior Izzy Torve (Loretto, Minn./Orono) and sophomore Ginny Schuler (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) posted 16 and 14 assists, respectively. Senior Kate Stadum (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd), who collected her first double-double the night before, led the team with a career-high 13 digs. Sophomore Karley Dunham (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) and sophomore Sydney Elliott (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) led the team with three blocks apiece.

Jones has led the offense all season with 251 kills, an average of 3.59 kills per set, doing so on an efficient .241 clip. Stadum sits second with 117 kills, averaging 1.98 per set. Dunham rounds out the top three with 114 kills. Torve and Schuler have been the masterminds behind the offense all season, leading the team with 326 and 305 assists, respectively. Jones also paces the team in aces with 28, followed by 26 from senior Libby Burns (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer). Stadum closely follows with 25 aces to rank third.

With 229 digs, Jones also leads the team defensively, as she is averaging 3.27 digs per set. Sophomore Brooke Siegle (Norwood Young America, Minn./Waconia) sits second with 167 digs, followed by 125 from Torve. Dunham's 68 blocks are a team-high, while Elliott is second with 39. Senior Brooke Andries (Marshall, Minn./Marshall) rounds out the top-three with 28 rejections.

CSB and SMU (13-9, 2-2 MIAC) will matchup for the 53rd time, with the Bennies commanding the all-time series, 41-11. Saint Benedict has snagged the win in the last six meetings, most recently winning in four sets Oct. 18, 2025. Jones posted the team-lead in kills (17), aces (4), and digs (17), while Schuler totaled a team-high 24 assists. Mackenzie Knofczynski led the net defense with three blocks. The Cardinals come to town off a four-set win over Bethany Lutheran College Tuesday, Oct. 13. 

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