The Wayne State College volleyball team had five players voted to the 2024 NSIC All-Conference Volleyball Team announced Wednesday afternoon by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota.  Seniors Taya Beller and Maggie Brahmer along with sophomore Channatee Robles were First Team All-NSIC selections while senior Brooke Peltz and freshman Molly Romano each collected Second Team accolades.
            Beller, a 6-2 senior middle hitter from Lindsay (Humphrey HS), earned First Team All-NSIC honors for a fourth straight season after leading WSC in most offensive categories this season.  She ranks second in the league in kills per set (3.58), points per set (4.54) and blocks per set (1.24) while ranking third in hitting percentage (.356).  In NSIC matches this season, Beller has produced 3.38 kills and 1.28 blocks per set with a .337 hitting percentage.  Beller has recorded 22 matches with 10 or more kills this season highlighted by a career-best 28 kills at Winona State (10/8/24).  Last weekend she became the seventh player in school history to post 1,500 career kills (1,502) by recording 10 kills vs. #21 Northern State.
            Brahmer, a 6-0 senior middle hitter from Pierce (Pierce HS), received First Team All-NSIC honors for a fourth consecutive year after leading the NSIC this season while ranked eighth nationally with a .411 hitting percentage.  She ranks eighth in the NSIC this season in blocks per set (1.06) and is 15^th in kills per set at 2.84.  In NSIC matches this season Brahmer accounts for 2.72 kills and 1.18 blocks per set with a .374 hitting percentage.  Brahmer has recorded at least two blocks in all but one match this season and has a season-best 17 kills in three matches this season – vs. Dallas Baptist (9/14), vs. #12 Southwest Minnesota State (10/24) and vs. #21 Northern State (11/9).  She enters this weekend's play as the all-time leader in hitting percentage at WSC (.429), which is third all-time in NCAA Division II, and is 14^th in career kills at WSC with 1,328.
            Robles, a 5-10 sophomore outside hitter from Norfolk (Norfolk Catholic HS), is a First Team All-NSIC selection for the first time at WSC.  She is averaging 2.82 kills and 2.49 digs per set this season with four double-doubles and 14 matches of 10 or more kills.  Robles had a season-high 19 kills with 16 digs against #12 Southwest Minnesota State (10/24) to go with 16 kills and 16 digs against #21 Northern State Saturday.  She is second on the team with 29 service aces.
            Peltz, a 5-8 senior libero from Lincoln (East HS), was voted Second Team All-NSIC after leading the Wildcats in digs this season at 5.17 per set that ranks fourth in the NSIC.  She has produced 10 or more digs in all but one match this season for the Wildcats and has 11 matches with 20 or more digs highlighted by a career-best 34 digs at Minnesota State (10/19) followed by 33 digs at Winona State (10/8).
            Romano, a 5-9 freshman setter from Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln HS), received Second Team All-NSIC honors after leading the Wildcats this season with nine doubles-doubles.  She ranks fifth in the NSIC with 10.76 assists per set and also records 2.40 digs with 0.67 blocks which ranks third on team.  Romano had a season-best 56 set assists with 12 digs against #12 Southwest Minnesota State (10/24) and had 50 assists with 13 digs vs. Dallas Baptist (9/14). 
            Wayne State, ranked 15^th in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, is 20-6 overall and tied for third place in the NSIC with a 12-4 league record heading into this weekend's NSIC road trip to UMary Friday at 6 p.m. and Minot State Saturday at 11 a.m. to close out the regular season.