Wayne State College placed six players on the 2026 Northern Sun Conference All-Conference Volleyball Team announced Thursday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota.  It marks the first time that six players were voted All-NSIC.  The Wildcats had four First Team selections in senior outside hitter Channatee Robles, junior middle hitter Chloe Hanel, junior setter Molly Romano and sophomore outside hitter Delaney Miller while senior middle hitter Mia Berg and junior libero Anna Borner were Second Team selections.  Head coach Scott Kneifl was also voted NSIC Coach of the Year while Assistant Coach Kim DePew received Assistant Coach of the Year honors.
            Robles, a 5-11 senior outside hitter from Norfolk (Norfolk Catholic HS), is a First Team All-NSIC honoree for a third straight season.  She is averaging 2.96 kills and 2.89 digs per set for the Wildcats this season and has a team-high six double-doubles.  Robles had a rare 20/20 double-double with 22 kills and 23 digs September 19^th in a 3-2 win over #5 Concordia-St. Paul to earn NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors.  She tied a single game school record with nine service aces at Queens (NY) on August 29^th.  In NSIC matches this season Robles is averaging 2.89 kills and 3.16 digs per set and needs 13 digs this weekend to become the ninth player in school history to post 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
            Hanel, a 6-0 junior middle hitter from Clarkson (Clarkson-Leigh HS), is a repeat All-NSIC First Team selection for the Wildcats and is averaging 2.99 kills and 1.05 blocks per set this season.  She ranks first in the NSIC in solo blocks (24), is fifth in hitting percentage (.375) and blocks per set and seventh in points per set (3.84).  Hanel is a two-time NSIC Player of the Week selection this season, earning defensive honors October 5^th and offensive honors November 2^nd.   She has 15 matches with 10 or more kills and has had at least one block in all but one match this season.  In NSIC games Hanel is recording 3.21 kills and 1.10 blocks per set with a stellar .381 hitting percentage.
            Romano, a 5-9 junior setter from Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln HS), is an All-NSIC First Team selection for a second straight season after being voted Second Team as a freshman.  This season she ranks fourth in the NSIC in assists per set at 10.76 and also averages 2.06 digs per set.  Romano was named NSIC Setter of the Week September 8^th after leading the 'Cats to a third-place finish and 3-1 record at the Colorado Premier Challenge.  She has five double-doubles this season and in NSIC games is averaging 11.19 assists per set with 1.94 digs.
            Miller, a 5-10 sophomore outside hitter from Ankeny, Iowa (Centennial HS), earns All-NSIC First Team honors for a second straight season averaging a team-high 3.45 kills per set to rank eighth in the NSIC.  She has a team-high 18 matches with 10 or more kills, highlighted by a season-high 22 kills in a 3-2 win over #2 Tampa on August 28^th.  Last year's NSIC Freshman of the Year has posted 10 or more kills in 14 of 18 NSIC matches this season and is averaging a team-high 3.50 kills per set with a .268 hitting percentage in league play this season.
            Berg, a 6-1 senior middle hitter from Eureka, Mo. (Eureka HS), was named All-NSIC Second Team averaging 2.33 kills and 1.05 blocks per set while ranking third in the NSIC with a .390 hitting percentage, third in solo blocks (22) and fifth in blocks per set.  She has recorded at least one block in all but one match this season and posted a rare double-double with 13 kills and 10 blocks in a 3-1 victory over #13 St. Cloud State October 30^th.  Berg accounted for a season-best 15 kills and six blocks in a September 19^th 3-2 win over #5 Concordia-St. Paul.  In NSIC matches this season Berg is producing 2.44 kills and 1.16 blocks per set for the Wildcats.
            Borner, a 5-4 junior libero from Waterloo (Douglas County West HS), collects her first All-NSIC award with Second Team honors while averaging a team-high 3.43 digs per set this season to rank 11^th in the league.  She has 10 or more digs in 19 matches this season with a season-high 20 digs in a 3-2 win over #5 Concordia-St. Paul September 19^th.  Borner is also tied for third on the team with 21 service aces.  In NSIC matches this season Borner is recording 3.42 digs per set for the Wildcats.
            Kneifl was voted NSIC Coach of the Year for a fifth time (2005, 2009, 2022, 2023) after leading the Wildcats to records of 26-2 overall and currently first place in the NSIC with a 17-1 league mark.  WSC has captured the NSIC regular season title three of the last four seasons and has reached the NCAA Tournament 14 times in his 22^nd year on the Wildcat bench.  Kneifl has coached the Wildcats to a #2 national ranking for eight straight weeks this season and had a program-best six All-NSIC selections this season.
            DePew, in her 19^th year at Wayne State, was voted Assistant Coach of the Year for a second straight season.  She coached All-NSIC First Team setter Molly Romano for a second straight season and has helped the Wildcats win 20 or more games in 18 of her 19 seasons on the Wildcat bench while winning three of the last four NSIC regular season titles.  This season DePew has helped coach the Wildcats to an 18-match win streak and 26-2 regular season record. 
            Wayne State, ranked fourth in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, is 26-2 on the season and leads the NSIC with a 17-1 league mark heading into this weekend's road trip at #8 Concordia-St. Paul Friday at 6 p.m. and Winona State for a 4 p.m. contest.