Box Score #3 Wayne State 3 Minnesota State 0

            Senior outside hitter Katie Hughes recorded her 15^th double-double of the season with 15 kills and 13 digs to propel #3 Wayne State College in a 25-14, 25-22, 25-21 Northern Sun Conference volleyball win Saturday afternoon over Minnesota State at Rice Auditorium.  The Wildcats move to 23-4 overall and 15-3 in the league with the win while MSU falls to 15-11 and 9-9 in the NSIC.
            WSC built an early 10-3 lead in the first set and never looked back recording a 25-14 set win.  The 'Cats hit .265 while forcing seven Maverick attack errors.
            The second set was closer despite just one tie and one lead change.  WSC jumped out to a 14-7 advantage, but MSU closed within two at 21-19 before WSC closed out the set strong for a 25-22 win.
            The Wildcats built leads of 16-8 and 18-10 before the Mavericks made things interesting and got as close as three at 22-19 to force a WSC timeout.  With WSC leading 23-21, Wildcat junior Michaela Mestl recorded a kill and service ace to close out the match for a 25-21 set win.
            Wayne State held a .250-.209 advantage in hitting percentage over the Mavericks.  The 'Cats also had a 42-39 edge in kills on the Mavericks, but WSC had six service aces while forcing 10 service errors on the Mavericks. 
            Hughes paced Wayne State with her double-double of 15 kills and 13 digs.  Junior Alyssa Frauendorfer added 11 kills for the Wildcats.
            Mestl and senior libero Courtney VanGroningen each had 15 digs for WSC while senior setter Leisa McClintock handed out 36 set assists.  Mestl also had three of Wayne State's six service aces.
            Wayne State will play their final home game of the season Tuesday night, entertaining #12 Nebraska-Kearney in the 10^th annual Black Out/Pack the House Night at Rice Auditorium.