ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The College of Saint Benedict volleyball team will take on two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) opponents Friday-Saturday, Oct. 9-10. The Bennies (7-9, 1-2 MIAC) will host The College of Saint Scholastica Friday night, Oct. 9, before making the trip to St. Catherine University Saturday, Oct. 10. Friday's contest, which will serve as Youth Night, will begin at 7 p.m., while Saturday is slated for a 4 p.m. first serve. 

 

Saint Benedict enters the contests off a three-set loss to University of Wisconsin-Platteville Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3. Senior Kali Jones (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) led the team with 14 kills, while junior Izzy Torve (Loretto, Minn./Orono) notched team-highs of 16 assists and four aces. Sophomores Brooke Siegle (Norwood Young America, Minn./Waconia) and Karley Dunham (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) tallied team-bests of 13 digs and six blocks, respectively. 

 

Jones has paced the offense all season long, as she enters Friday with a team-high 225 kills, an average of 3.52 per set. The Annandale, Minn. native is doing so on an efficient .231 attack percentage. Senior Kate Stadum (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd) sits second on the squad with 100 kills, averaging 1.89 per set. Dunham rounds out the top three with 98. 

 

Torve tops the team with 292 assists, an average of 4.56 per set. Sophomore Ginny Schuler (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) closely follows with 273, averaging 4.27 helpers per set. The senior trio of Jones, Libby Burns (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer) and Stadum anchor the Bennies from the service line. Jones holds the team-high with 26 aces, followed by 24 apiece from Burns and Stadum.  

 

Also leading the defense, Jones has totaled a team-high 210 digs, as she is averaging 3.28 per set. Siegle is second with 145, followed by 117 from Torve. Dunham's 61 blocks are the most by a Bennie this season, as the sophomore brings in an average of 0.97 per set. Sophomore Sydney Elliott (Saint Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) is second with 35 rejections, followed by 26 from senior Brooke Andries (Marshall, Minn./Marshall).  

 

The Bennies will battle the Saints (4-11, 0-3 MIAC) for the 33rd time in program history. CSB holds the all-time series, 22-14. Most recently, Saint Ben's is 14-1 against St. Scholastica, including a five-set win Oct. 10, 2025. Siegle tallied a team-high 13 kills in the win, while Torve notched team-bests of three aces and 22 assists. Mackenzie Knofczynski and Chaeli Haupert anchored the defense with six blocks and 19 digs, respectively. CSS enters the bout off a four-set loss at University of Wisconsin-Superior Tuesday, Oct. 6. 

 

Saint Benedict and St. Kate's (4-13, 2-2 MIAC) will meet on the court for the 51st time. The Bennies hold a commanding 46-4 advantage against the Wildcats and have won the last four meetings. Jones' 15 kills led the match, while Knofczynski totaled match-highs of three aces and three blocks. McKenna Moehrle also anchored the net defense with a trio of rejections. Torve orchestrated the attack with 21 assists, while Haupert tallied a team-best 21 digs. SCU comes in off a four-set win at Macalester College Wednesday, Oct. 7. 

 

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