The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns back to GPAC action Saturday afternoon, heading to Crete, NE, to take on the Doane Tigers. First serve is set for 12:30 p.m.
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Briar Cliff 2026 snapshot
Briar Cliff 2026 record: 11-15 (2-12 Great Plains Athletic Conference)
Kills / opponent kills: 9.9 / 12.3 per set
Hitting percentage / opponent hitting percentage: .154 / .164
Assists / opponent assists: 9.2 / 11.4 per set
Digs / opponent digs: 14.1 / 16.1 per set
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Blocks / opponent blocks: 239.0 (2.5 per set) / 122.0 (1.3 per set)
Doane 2026 snapshot
Doane 2026 record: 4-23 (1-13 Great Plains Athletic Conference)
Kills / opponent kills: 9.45 / 13.0 per set
Hitting percentage / opponent hitting percentage: .092 / .217
Assists / opponent assists: 8.76 / 11.83 per set
Digs / opponent digs: 14.93 / 16.60 per set
Blocks / opponent blocks: 157.0 (1.67 per set) / 179.0 (1.9 per set)
Scouting the Chargers
The Chargers return back to conference action after most recently sweeping the Waldorf Warriors at home this past Wednesday.
Emma Brenelli leads the BCU attack with 185 kills on the year, averaging 2.37 kills per set. She is followed by Alexis Even with 143 kills and Brooklyn Voss with 135.
Setters Mia Torchia and Reese Strouth direct the offense for the Chargers. Torchia currently has 403 assists on the year at 4.20 per set, while Strouth contributes 304 assists at 3.90 per set.
Leading the defense, freshman libero Ireland Jackson has totaled 312 digs at 3.22 per set. Torchia follows with 192. At the net, Aubrey Hoeft adds 131 total blocks, which leads NAIA and currently leads the GPAC in blocks per set at 1.40. She is followed by Voss with 93 and Caton Firkins with 67.
Scouting the Tigers
The Tigers return back to conference play after most recently falling to the 14th-ranked Midland Warriors in five sets this past Wednesday.
Brooke Larsen leads the Doane attack with 168 kills, averaging 2.07 kills per set. She is followed by Natalie Wood with 117 kills and Kate Roseland with 116.
Gentry Jensen and Ashley Wright direct the Tiger offense. Jensen has contributed 394 assists (4.8 assists per set), while Wright has totaled 182 assists on the season.
Defensively, Larson leads the team with 216 digs, followed by Jensen with 152.
Last time out
In their October meeting of last year, the Chargers won in four sets over the Tigers.
Briar Cliff was led by Brenelli, who totaled 19 kills in the match.
Hoeft, Voss and Firkins combined for 22 block assists in the win.
For the Tigers, Larson led with 15 kills and two aces.
