Box Score

WAYNE, Neb. – Just days after rallying to knock of tenth-ranked Southwest Minnesota State, the Wayne State Wildcats, winners of 12 straight matches, rolled to a 3-0 victory over Northern State University on Friday night, picking up the 25-18, 25-14, 25-19 win in straight sets.  The loss snapped a modest 2-match win streak for the Wolves, who had won four of their last five heading into the match. 

NSU is now 6-4 on the year and an even 1-1 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Wildcats made a strong bid to move into the top 25 in the next AVCA poll, moving to 13-2 overall and 2-0 in league play.  WSC was receiving votes in last week's poll.

The Wildcats never let the Wolves get much of a foothold in any of the night's three sets, not allowing the Wolves more than two serves in a row until the third and final set and racking up a sideout percentage of .770.

Reigning AVCA Player of the Week Jennifer Hefner had a match-high 15 kills to lead the way for the Wildcats.  Lea Hartigan added 12, while Tali Fredrickson notched 10.

Junior middle blocker Whitney Morsching had eight kills to pace the Wolves offensively, while getting in on four of the team's eight blocks.  Senior Kelsey Aden added seven kills and 10 digs, while junior Kayla Ysteboe had six kills and 11 digs.

The Wolves will be back in action on Saturday, as they travel to Augustana for the second and final meeting between the two teams.  Saturday's action is a re-match of an Aug. 28 meeting, which saw the Wolves claim a dramatic 3-2 victory.  The Vikings were ranked 22nd in the country at the time.  First serve is set for 4 p.m.