Box Score #19 Wayne State 3 Minnesota Crookston 1

           Alyssa Frauendorfer and Elizabeth Gebhardt combined for 33 kills to lead #19 Wayne State College in a 3-1 Northern Sun Conference volleyball win Saturday afternoon at Minnesota Crookston.  Scores of the match were 25-15, 25-15, 21-25 and 25-22.  WSC is now 10-1 on the season and 3-0 in the NSIC while the host Golden Eagles fall to 7-4 and 1-2 in league play.
            Wayne State led from start to finish in the first two sets, hitting .286 in the first set while holding UMC to a .000 attack percentage forcing seven attack errors as the 'Cats rolled 25-15 in the first set.  The second set saw the Wildcats post a .217 attack percentage with 14 kills while forcing six more UMC attack errors to roll to another 25-15 set win.
            The third set saw the host Golden Eagles hit .400 with 14 kills and no attack errors as UMC stayed alive with a 25-21 set win.
            But WSC used six Frauendorfer kills in the fourth set and two service aces by Leisa McClintock to highlight the Wildcats' 25-22 win to complete the 3-1 match victory.
            Wayne State finished the match with a .233 attack percentage compared to .146 for Minnesota Crookston.  The Wildcats held a 61-42 edge in kills and an 84-82 advantage in digs over the Golden Eagles.  Both teams had six service aces while UMC had one more block than WSC, 6-5.
            Frauendorfer led WSC in hitting with 17 kills on just one attack error for a .471 percentage.  She also had three blocks.  Gebhardt followed with 16 kills while Katie Hughes notched 10 kills with 21 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. 
            Junior libero Courtney VanGroningen accounted for 21 digs with sophomore Michaela Mestl registering 20.  Junior setter Leisa McClintock had 46 set assists and three of Wayne State's six service aces.
            Wayne State will close out a four-game road trip to open the NSIC schedule Tuesday evening with a 7 p.m. contest at the University of Sioux Falls.