Sophomore
Delaney Miller posted a match-high 18 kills and senior
Channatee Robles became the ninth player in school history to record 1,000-career kills and 1,000-career digs as the #4 Wildcats cruised to a 25-17, 25-15, 25-12 Northern Sun Conference volleyball win Saturday afternoon at Winona State. WSC is now 28-2 on the season and ended NSIC play with a 19-1 record while Winona State ends the season at 5-21 and 4-16 in league games.
The Wildcats had a .390 hitting percentage in the opening set with 17 kills and just one error to set the tone in a 25-17 set win. Miller, Robles and
Chloe Hanel each had four kills while Robles produced six digs and surpassed the 1,000-career dig mark at WSC, becoming the ninth player to record 1,000-career kills and 1,000-career digs.
WSC had another 17 kills in the second set and never trailed in posting a 25-15 set victory.
Miller had another six kills to lead the 'Cats in the set with Hanel adding five. Junior libero
Anna Borner accounted for eight digs in the second set.
The Wildcats held Winona State to a .000 hitting percentage in the third set forcing seven errors while hitting .394 with 16 kills as WSC capped the sweep with a 25-12 win.
Miller had eight kills to lead the 'Cats in the set while Borner accounted for another eight digs.
Wayne State finished the match hitting .333 with 50 kills and just 10 errors on 120 attacks while Winona State finished with a .106 percentage on 30 kills, 17 errors and 123 attacks. The Wildcats held a 68-49 advantage in digs while Winona State had a 2-1 edge in service aces.
Miller's 18 kills led Wayne State at the net with Hanel adding nine and Robles eight. Borner finished with 20 digs while Robles accounted for 14, giving her 1,009 for her career.
Reese Johnson chipped in 13 digs while junior setter
Molly Romano finished with a double-double handing out 40 set assists to go with 10 digs.
The Wildcats are the top seed for next week's NSIC Volleyball Tournament and will host a first-round match Tuesday evening in Rice Arena at 6 p.m. against an opponent to be announced by the NSIC office Saturday evening when all matches have been completed.
