Box Score #11 Wayne State 3 Minnesota State 1

            #11 Wayne State College used double-doubles from Katie Hughes and Michaela Mestl to rally from a first set deficit as the Wildcats downed Minnesota State 25-27, 25-17, 25-13 and 25-20 in Northern Sun Conference volleyball played Friday evening at the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minnesota.  WSC is now 12-2 overall and 5-1 in the NSIC while MSU falls to 9-5 and 3-3 in league play.
            The host Mavericks used 19 kills in the first set to outlast the Wildcats 27-25.  The second set saw WSC rebound as the Wildcats used eight kills from senior Katie Hughes while recording three service aces as Wayne State won the set 25-17 to even the match.
            WSC controlled the third set by recording 17 kills while forcing six MSU attack errors as the 'Cats cruised to a 25-13 set win.  The fourth set was closer with 10 ties and six lead changes, but WSC broke away from a 19-19 tie and forced 11 Maverick attack errors in the final set to finish with a 25-20 win to capture the match 3-1. 
            Wayne State hit .238 in the match compared to .161 for Minnesota State.  WSC had a 58-50 edge in kills on MSU, but was out-blocked 9-2 by the Mavericks.  WSC had five service aces and took advantage of 12 MSU service errors.
            Senior Katie Hughes had a big match for the Wildcats with 17 kills and 19 digs for her seventh double-double of the season.  Junior Alyssa Frauendorfer followed with 13 kills with junior Michaela Mestl producing 12 kills and 14 digs for her seventh double-double of the year.
            Senior rightside hitter Elizabeth Gebhardt added 10 kills while senior libero Courtney VanGroningen was credited with 27 digs.  Senior setter Leisa McClintock recorded 50 set assists in the win.
            Wayne State will visit #3 Concordia-St. Paul Saturday afternoon in a 4 p.m. contest.