Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 2 Northern State offensive came alive in the Wolves 3-0 sweep of Wayne State on Friday evening. The Wolves defeated the Wildcats with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, and 25-14, improving to 20-1 overall and 12-1 in the NSIC.
 
Northern hit .392 in the match, including a match high .457 in the third and final set. The Wolves combined for a match high 54 kills, averaging 18.0 per set, 67 digs, averaging 22.33 per set, four blocks, and two aces. Defensively they forced 14 Wildcat hitting errors in the match, as Wayne State in .211.
 
Hailey Busch and Morgan Baufield powered the potent Northern State offense in the win with 16 and 14 kills respectively. Baufield hit .500 in the match, while Busch hit .333. Laura Snyder led the team in terms of attack percentage, hitting at a .727 clip with eight kills and no attack errors. Sally Gaul notched nine kills of her own, hitting .240, while Jenna Reiff added seven kills on 16 swings with no attack errors for a .438 hitting percentage.
 
Jaiden Langlie and Lexi Boesl led the team and the match defensively with 22 and 15 digs respectively. Langlie took the first set into her own hands with a total of 13 digs. Ashley Rozell and Busch followed with nine digs of their own, while Bry Goar tallied seven and Baufield notched four.
 
Rozell paced the Wolves offense to their highest attack percentage in eight matches, dishing out 49 total assists. The junior averaged 16.33 assists per set, adding one service ace and two blocks. Busch grabbed the other ace for the Wolves, as well as a block assist. Reiff led the team at the net with three assisted blocks, while Snyder notched two and Baufield added one.
 
Northern returns to action tomorrow evening versus Augustana University. First serve is set for 5 p.m. from Wachs Arena for the annual Pink Game.