NSIC Volleyball Weekly Release 9/27/21

            Wayne State College redshirt freshman Taya Beller was named Monday afternoon the Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota following her play in three Wildcat NSIC home sweeps last week against Sioux Falls, Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State.
            Beller, a 6-2 middle hitter from Lindsay (Humphrey HS), averaged 1.89 blocks and 2.33 kills per set while posting a .386 hitting percentage in a trio of victories last week.  Beller had a week-high seven blocks with six kills in Saturday's 3-0 sweep over Bemidji State and had seven kills with six blocks in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Sioux Falls.  She also had a week-high eight kills and four blocks in a 3-0 Friday win over Minnesota Crookston.
            For the season, Beller is averaging 2.68 kills and 0.98 blocks per set for the 10-2 Wildcats, ranked eighth in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.  She ranks seventh in the NSIC in hitting percentage (.351) and is tied for 11^th in blocks per set at 0.98.
            Wayne State will be on the road this weekend for NSIC matches at the University of Mary Friday night at 6 p.m. and Minot State Saturday afternoon in a 2 p.m. contest.