WSC Volleyball sweeps Minot State

WSC Volleyball sweeps Minot State
October 27th, 2023 | wscwildcats.com

Junior middle hitter Taya Beller produced a match-high 16 kills with a .652 hitting percentage to lead #1 Wayne State in a 25-12, 25-10, 25-15 Northern Sun Conference volleyball sweep past Minot State on Autograph Poster Night Friday evening at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.  It was the 15th straight win for WSC, now 22-1 and 13-0 in the NSIC.  Minot State is now 2-21 and 1-12 in league play.

Wayne State never trailed in the opening two sets of the match.

The opener saw the ‘Cats take a 12-2 lead and a service ace by junior Brooke Peltz sealed the first set 25-12 win.

Beller had five kills in the opening set followed by setter Rachel Walker with three. 

The ‘Cats took a 12-3 lead in the second set and posted a .600 hitting percentage in taking a 25-10 set win.

Beller had six kills on eight attacks to lead WSC in the set while freshman Channatee Robles added four kills and Maggie Brahmer three.  Robles also had three aces in the set with Havyn Heinz adding two.

In the third set, WSC scored six straight points to erase an early 5-3 deficit and the ‘Cats eventually cruised to a 25-15 set win to conclude the sweep.

Beller had five kills with Brahmer adding four along with two blocks.  Senior libero Jordan McCormick had two service aces.

Wayne State finished the match with a .446 hitting percentage while holding Minot State to .056.  The ‘Cats held a 41-26 edge in kills and 37-35 on digs.  WSC had five blocks in the match and produced a season-best 10 service aces.

Beller’s 16 kills paced Wayne State while Brahmer added nine and a .533 hitting percentage.  Robles had a team-high three service aces while Heinz and McCormick each had two.  McCormick led WSC in digs with nine while Walker was credited with 31 set assists.

The ‘Cats are home again Saturday afternoon hosting the University of Mary at 3 p.m. in Rice Auditorium.

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