HUSKIES MAKE HISTORY: VOLLEYBALL HAS RECORD YEAR
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By Mitchell Hansen ’17 The St. Cloud State University Women’s Volleyball team enjoyed a historic season in 2021 breaking records and earning awards while taking the program to new heights. The Huskies finished the regular season 24-4 overall along with a near-immaculate 19-1 record in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play to claim their first regular season conference title since 1982. Earning the No. 1 seed in the NSIC Tournament after a strong regular season, St. Cloud State cruised through the conference tournament en route to its first NSIC Tournament Championship in program history. As a result, the Huskies earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Central Region, reaching the tournament for the second consecutive year. The year ultimately ended in December in Warrensburg, Missouri in St. Cloud State’s opening match of the NCAA Regional, but still saw a season concluding with a record of 27-5 overall and included a program record 17-match win streak from Oct. 1 to Dec. 2. “We had a strong group of upperclassmen that knew how to compete, how to lead and played well in many big matches for us,” said Head Coach Chad Braegelmann. “We also had some fantastic women that contributed as great teammates off the volleyball court and specifically, were key parts to our success on the bench during HT TP S://TODAY.STCLOUDSTATE.EDU/MAG | SPRING / SUMMER 2022
