Wayne State middle hitters
Mia Berg and
Chloe Hanel combined for 24 kills and nine blocks while both posting over .500 hitting percentages as the #2-ranked Wildcats swept Minot State 25-14, 25-15, 25-14 Saturday morning in Northern Sun Conference volleyball played at Rice Arena in Wayne. The Wildcats move to 19-1 and 11-0 in the NSIC with the win while Minot State slips to 4-16 and 0-11 in league play.
The opening set saw WSC force six Minot State errors while recording 15 kills to gain a 25-14 first set win.
Delaney Miller and Berg each had four kills in the opening set while Hanel had a pair of blocks.
The second set saw the Wildcats notch five blocks and force seven Minot State errors while finishing with a 25-15 set victory.
Hanel had five kills and two blocks with Berg recording three kills and two blocks for the 'Cats while sophomore
Mattie Kamery collected three blocks.
The final set saw WSC hit .469 with 16 kills and just one attack error to go with three service aces in completing the sweep with a 25-14 set win.
Channatee Robles posted six kills followed by Berg with five and Hanel four to pace the 'Cats at the net.
For the match, WSC finished with a .381 hitting percentage on 44 kills, seven errors and 97 attacks while Minot State was held to a .059 percentage with 24 kills, 18 errors and 102 attacks.
WSC had one more dig than Minot State, 45-44, and held a 10-4 edge in blocks. The 'Cats had eight service aces with Minot State recording four.
Hanel and Berg each had 12 kills for Wayne State. Hanel added five blocks and hit .545 for the contest with Berg recording four blocks while hitting .529. Robles added 10 kills, four blocks and three service aces in the win.
Defensive specialist
Reese Johnson had a team-high 10 digs with libero
Anna Borner adding nine. Setter
Molly Romano recorded 34 set assists in the win.
The 'Cats are home again next weekend hosting Bemidji State Friday at 6 p.m. and #14 Minnesota Duluth Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest in Rice Arena.
