ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The College of Saint Benedict volleyball team will enjoy one road and one home contest over two days Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24, both coming against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) opponents. The Bennies (10-9, 4-2 MIAC) will travel to St. Olaf College for a big battle Friday, Oct. 23, before returning home to host Augsburg University Saturday, Oct. 24. Friday's match will begin at 7 p.m., while Saturday's bout is set for a 5 p.m. first serve. Saturday's match will serve as CSB's All Cancer Awareness/Dig Pink game, as the Bennies will raise money for the Coborn's Cancer Center. 

 

Saint Ben's enters off a dominant performance against Saint Mary's University Saturday, Oct. 17. Senior Kali Jones (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) registered 15 kills on a .542 attack percentage across the three sets. Sophomore Ginny Schuler (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) and junior Izzy Torve (Loretto, Minn./Orono) led a vicious attack that hit .394 on the night, as they recorded 19 and 14 assists, respectively. Jones also notched the team-lead in digs with 13, while sophomore Karley Dunham (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) made her net presence known with four blocks. The Bennie defense stymied the Cardinals to a .141 attack percentage on the night. 

 

Jones has powered the offensive attack all season, as she leads the team with 266 kills, an average of 3.64 per set on an efficient .251 attack percentage. Senior Kate Stadum (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd) is second on the squad with 130 kills, averaging 2.69 per set. Dunham rounds out the top three with 120 kills, an average of 1.67 per set. 

 

Torve and Schuler have been the masterminds behind the offense, with Torve topping the team with 340 assists, an average of 4.66 per set. Schuler closely follows with 324, averaging 4.44 per set. Together, the duo lead a CSB squad that his hitting .214 on the season. Jones powers the team from the service line with 28 aces. Senior Libby Burns (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer) and Stadum closely trail, having recorded 27 and 26 aces, respectively. 

 

With 242 digs, an average of 3.32 per set, Jones leads the defense as well. Sophomore Brooke Siegle (Norwood Young America, Minn./Waconia) is second with 173, averaging 2.54 per set. Torve's 129 digs are good for third on the team. Dunham powers the net defense with 72 blocks with her average of one per set ranking 47th nationally. Sophomore Sydney Elliott (Saint Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) sits second with 41 stuffs, followed by 29 rejections from senior Brooke Andries (Marshall, Minn./Marshall). 

 

The Bennies will battle the Oles (18-5, 5-1 MIAC) for the 88th time since first meeting in 1975. Saint Ben's boasts a 48-37-2 advantage in the series, including stealing the most recent meeting in five sets to upend St. Olaf in the MIAC Playoff Championship Nov. 15, 2025. Now-sophomore Keira McManus (Sioux Falls, S.D./Bishop O'Gorman) led the attack with 13 kills, while Schuler and Torve tallied 21 and 20 assists, respectively. A trio of Bennies tallied two aces apiece, and Chaeli Haupert led the defense with a career-high 32 digs. Andries and McKenna Moehrle were stalwarts at the net, recording five blocks apiece. St. Olaf enters the match off a sweep of University of Wisconsin-Superior Wednesday, Oct. 21. 

 

Saint Benedict will take on Augsburg (7-13, 2-4 MIAC) for the 59th time dating back to 1974. The Bennies command the all-time series, 48-10, including winning the last three contests. Most recently, CSB swept the Auggies Nov. 11, 2025. McManus led the offense with 11 kills, while Jones tallied the team-lead with 13 digs and five aces. Torve totaled a team-high 18 assists and Mackenzie Knofczynski notched a match-best four blocks. AU most recently downed Bethany Lutheran College in straight sets Wednesday, Oct. 21, and will face Macalester College Friday night before coming to town. 

 

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