Friday, October 31, 2008
#23 Wayne State 3 St. Cloud State 0
Freshman middle hitter Mindy Moody recorded a game-high 14 kills to lead 23rd-ranked Wayne State College in a 3-0 NSIC volleyball sweep over St. Cloud State Friday evening in Wayne. The win also marked the 100th for WSC head volleyball coach Scott Kneifl. WSC is now 21-5 overall and 10-4 in the NSIC while St. Cloud State dropped to 6-17 overall and 4-11 in league play.
Wayne State had a strong hitting night as the Widlcats hit .322 with just nine errors while forcing St. Cloud State into 18 hitting errors and a .162 hitting percentage. Moody was the only player to reach double digits in kills during the game, pounding out 14 with just one error in 27 attacks for a stellar .481 hitting percentage. Senior libero Meredy Dubbs had 16 digs to lead the Wildcats on defense followed by Brittany Van Beek with 12.
For St. Cloud State, Alecia Lunde had eight kills, libero Andreana Pieper finished with 15 digs and Jennifer Waterman handed out 30 set assists for the Huskies.
Wayne State will be in action again Saturday afternoon when the 23rd-ranked Wildcats host #1 ranked and defending NCAA Division II national champion Concordia, St. Paul starting at 4:00 p.m.
