The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns to action on Saturday afternoon, heading to Orange City, Iowa, to take on the No. 1-ranked Northwestern Red Raiders. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
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Briar Cliff 2026 snapshot
Briar Cliff 2026 record: 11-13 (2-11 Great Plains Athletic Conference)
Kills / opponent kills: 9.9 / 12.2 per set
Hitting percentage / opponent hitting percentage: .155 / .158
Assists / opponent assists: 9.2 / 11.3 per set
Digs / opponent digs: 14.1 / 16.0 per set
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Blocks / opponent blocks: 224.0 (2.5 per set) / 108.0 (1.2 per set)
Northwestern 2026 snapshot
Northwestern 2026 record: 22-1 (12-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference)
Kills / opponent kills: 13.5 / 10.5 per set
Hitting percentage / opponent hitting percentage: .287 / .122
Assists / opponent assists: 12.6 / 9.8 per set
Digs / opponent digs: 15.0 / 13.1 per set
Blocks / opponent blocks: 158.5 (2.0 per set) / 118.0 (1.5 per set)
Scouting the Chargers
The Chargers return to conference action after most recently sweeping the Waldorf Warriors at home this past Wednesday.
Emma Brenelli leads the BCU attack with 169 kills on the year, averaging 2.38 kills per set. She is followed by Alexis Even with 136 kills and Brooklyn Voss with 129.
Setters Mia Torchia and Reese Strouth direct the offense for the Chargers. Torchia has 367 assists on the year at 4.12 per set, while Strouth contributes 304 assists at 3.90 per set.
Leading the defense, freshman libero Ireland Jackson has totaled 280 digs at 4.88 per set. Torchia follows with 174. At the net, Aubrey Hoeft has 123 total blocks, which leads the NAIA, and currently leads the GPAC in blocks per set at 1.40. She is followed by Brooklyn Voss with 89 and Caton Firkins with 62.
Scouting the Red Raiders
The Red Raiders return to conference play after recently moving up to No. 1 in the latest NAIA poll and defeating the No. 8-ranked Morningside Mustangs. Their only loss this season comes at the hands of No. 2-ranked Eastern Oregon earlier this fall.
Stella Winterfeld leads the NWC attack with 372 kills, averaging 4.96 kills per set. She is followed by Maddy Sampson with 152 kills and Halie Kapelke with 145.
Lone setter Nyah Potthoff directs the Red Raider offense with 857 assists (10.71 assists per set) and also has 185 digs and 30 blocks.
Defensively, Sidney Oostra leads the team with 261 digs, followed by Winterfeld with 178.
Last time out
In their September meeting earlier this season, the Chargers fell in straight sets.
Briar Cliff was led by Voss and Firkins, who each recorded seven kills.
Jackson paced the backline with nine digs.
For NWC, Winterfeld had 10 digs and nine kills. Potthoff had 31 assists in the win.
