Three Wayne State College players were named to the D2CCA All-Central Region Volleyball Team announced Tuesday morning.  Junior middle hitters Taya Beller and Maggie Brahmer were both voted First Team All-Central Region for a second straight season while senior outside hitter Kelsie Cada was a repeat Second Team All-Central Region honoree.  The award is voted on by sports information directors in the Central Region.
            Beller, a 6-2 junior middle hitter from Lindsay (Humphrey HS), led the NSIC in blocks this season (1.11/set), was third in hitting percentage (.393) and points per set (4.39) and fifth in kills per set (3.53).  She was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week three times this season and became the 20^th player in school history to record 1,000 career kills.  Beller matched a career-high with 20 kills to go with a season-high eight blocks in a 3-2 win over Northern State (10/20/23).  She earned All-NSIC First Team honors for a third straight season this year and is now a two-time All-Central Region First Team selection.
            Brahmer, a 6-0 junior middle hitter from Pierce (Pierce HS), earned D2CCA All-Central Region First Team honors for a second straight season after averaging 3.47 kills and 1.06 blocks per set this season.  She leads the NSIC and ranks ninth nationally with a .414 hitting percentage, is fourth in the NSIC in blocks per set, fifth in points per set (4.11) and seventh in kills per set (3.47).  Brahmer is a three-time NSIC Player of the Week selection this season and was named AVCA/GameChanger National Player of the Week October 3rd.  She also joined the 1,000-kill club at WSC this season and currently ranks 20^th in career kills with 1,029.  Earlier this season Brahmer was named All-NSIC First Team for a third straight year.
            Cada, a 6-0 senior outside hitter from Wahoo (Bishop Neumann HS), was named All-Central Region Second Team for a second straight season after averaging 3.42 kills and 2.60 digs per set for the Wildcats.  She ranks sixth in the NSIC in points per set (4.06) and service aces per set (0.42) and eighth in kills per set (3.42).  Cada has eight double-doubles this season and became the eighth player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 digs this season, ranking 12^th all-time with 1,332 kills.  She is a three-time All-NSIC selection, earning First Team honors the last two seasons.
            Wayne State College is 28-2 and ranked third in the final AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.  The Wildcats are the #2 seed for the NCAA Central Region Volleyball Tournament this weekend at St. Paul, Minnesota and faces 15^th-ranked and #7 seed Minnesota Duluth (18-10) Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the opening round.
 
2023 D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year
OH Kenzie Foley – St. Cloud State
 
2023 D2CCA First Team D2CCA Central All-Region Team
OH Kenzie Foley – St. Cloud State
OH Sandora Sasaki – Emporia State
OH D'Nari Mills – Southeastern State
MB Taya Beller – Wayne State#
MB Maggie Brahmer – Wayne State#
L/DS Jaedyn Evans – Central Oklahoma#
S Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul$
 
2023 Second Team D2CCA Central All-Region Team
OH Jasmine Mulvihill – Concordia St. Paul!
OH Kersti Nix – Central Missouri
OH Kelsie Cada – Wayne State!
MB Jill Leslie – Oklahoma Baptist
MB Zoey Sparks – Southwestern Oklahoma State
L/DS Maci Langford – Oklahoma Baptist
S Olivia Olson – Central Missouri
 
# Repeat First Team Selection from 2022
! First Team Selection from 2022
$ Second Team Selection from 2022