Maggie Brahmer and Rachel Walker of Wayne State College received Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Player of the Week honors announced Monday afternoon by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota.  Brahmer was named Offensive Player of the Week after named Defensive Player of the Week one week ago while Walker earned Setter of the Week honors for the first time this season.
            Brahmer, a 6-0 junior middle hitter from Pierce (Pierce HS), averaged 4.44 kills and 1.44 blocks per set with an astounding .633 hitting percentage in leading the Wildcats to three wins last week.  She has 15 kills with seven blocks and a .560 hitting percentage in Saturday's 3-0 sweep at #10 Minnesota Duluth to go with 11 kills and six blocks in a 3-0 sweep Friday at #6 St. Cloud State.  Brahmer started the week with 14 kills and no errors on 16 attacks with an .875 hitting percentage in a Tuesday 3-0 sweep over Peru State.
            For the week, Brahmer had 40 kills and just two errors on 60 total attacks.
            This season, Brahmer leads the NSIC with a .409 hitting percentage and is tied for first with 1.20 blocks per set.  She also ranks fifth in the league in points per set (4.11) and eighth in kills per set (3.45).
            Walker, a 5-9 senior setter from Lincoln (Southwest HS), averaged 12.22 assists per set in three Wildcat wins while leading a Wayne State offense that posted an impressive .369 team hitting percentage that included two road top 10 wins in the league.
            She had a weekend-best 39 assists with three blocks in Saturday's 3-0 sweep at #10 Minnesota Duluth and had 37 assists with two service aces in a 3-0 Friday sweep at #6 St. Cloud State.
            For the season, Walker ranks fifth in the NSIC averaging 10.94 assists per set and she ranks second on the team in service aces with 16 to go with a team-high seven double-doubles.
            Wayne State, ranked #1 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, is 14-1 overall and first place in the NSIC with a 5-0 league mark.  The Wildcats have three home matches this week, starting with a Tuesday 6 p.m. contest vs. Winona State.  WSC is also at home Friday at 6 p.m. vs. Bemidji State and Saturday at 4 p.m. vs. Minnesota Crookston.