NSIC Volleyball Weekly Release 9/16/19

            Wayne State College senior middle hitter Tarrin Beller was named the Northern Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday afternoon by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota following her play in four Wildcat wins over the weekend at the Shark II Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
            A 6-0 senior middle hitter from Humphrey (Humphrey HS), Beller was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after averaging 3.08 kills and 1.75 blocks per set while posting a stellar attack percentage of .532 in four WSC sweeps.  She posted a weekend-best 13 kills and five blocks, hitting .632 in a 3-0 win over Southern New Hampshire.  Beller also recorded 11 kills and six blocks in a 3-0 victory over Grand Valley State.  She had at least five blocks in all four matches and hit .532 in the four matches with 37 kills and just four errors on 62 attacks.
            After eight matches this season, Beller leads the NSIC in attack percentage (.536) and blocks per set (1.40) while also leading the Wildcat team in kills per set at 3.16.  She has 79 kills with just five errors on 138 attacks so far this year.
            Wayne State, 8-0 on the season and ranked 22^nd in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, opens Northern Sun Conference play on the road this weekend visiting MSU Moorhead Friday at 6 p.m. and #7 Northern State Saturday at 2 p.m.