The Wildcats volleyball team tallied another win behind All-Americans Maggie Brahmer's 11 kills and Taya Beller's 10 kills in the three-set sweep of the Saint Leo University Lions. The #4 'Cats put away the Lions in straight sets, 25-16, 25-9, and 25-15. WSC moves to 3-0 on the season and SLU falls to 1-1.
Set one was a back-and-forth battle until Wayne State was able to gain a 13-9 advantage and forced Saint Leo to take a timeout. WSC outpaced SLU in kills by one but took advantage of the 11 errors by SLU and took the first set 25-16.
            Brahmer led the squad with four kills through the first set hitting a strong .667 and Channatee Robles added two kills. Beller hosted a block party in the first set with three blocks.
            The second set started with a 5-0 run by the 'Cats and they were able to extend their lead to 12-5 before a timeout was taken by the Lion coaching staff. Wayne State took the second set in dominating fashion, 25-9.
            18 of WSC's 25 points were kills in the second set, with Brooklyn Kusler and Beller combining for 12 of them. Brahmer added four kills and the Wildcat defense recorded four blocks and 17 digs where Brooke Peltz grabbed eight of them.
            Wayne State completed the sweep in the third set with a balanced attack all around. Beller and Brahmer put down three kills each and Robles followed with two to help get away from the Lions for a three-set victory, winning the third 25-15.
            WSC concluded the contest with a hitting percentage of .340 with 40 kills and five service aces. Both teams put up 50 digs in the game, but the Lions committed 25 attack errors while the Wildcats limited their errors to only six. Wayne State stood tall at the net against Saint Leo as they put down 10 blocks.
            Brahmer led the team with 11 kills while hitting an impressive .526 followed up by Bellers .529 percentage to go with her 10 kills. Molly Romano dished out 33 assists, added seven digs, and got in on two blocks in her third career game. Peltz led the defense with her 21 digs in the three-set matchup.
            Wayne State closes play Saturday at the Eckerd College Invitational facing host school Eckerd at 11 a.m. Central Time.