The 13th-ranked Wayne State volleyball team recorded a sixth consecutive sweep Friday evening with a 25-13, 25-12, 25-22 win over MSU Moorhead before an Autograph Night crowd of 688 fans in Rice Auditorium.
The first set was close early until a pair of service aces from Maddie Duffy helped the Wildcats get on a roll. With the score 12-9, WSC used a Dragon service error followed by back-to-back aces from Duffy to fuel a scoring surge that gave WSC an 18-10 lead. Tarrin Beller and Jaci Brahmer each had four kills in the opening set for WSC with Brahmer recording three blocks.
The Wildcats controlled the second set and were never challenged. The Wildcats held MSUM to a .000 attack percentage while producing 17 kills with just three errors for a .438 attack percentage. Junior Maddie Knobbe and senior Katie Stephens each had four kills to lead the Wildcats in hitting.
Moorhead battled with Wayne State in the third set that saw eight ties and three lead changes. The Wildcats had to score the final four points of the set after trailing 22-21 to finish off the sweep. Stephens, Beller and Kelsie Cada each had four kills while Brahmer recorded two solo blocks.
Beller led WSC with 11 kills and two service aces. Stephens added eight kills with Cada recording seven. Brahmer accounted for seven blocks while Haley Kauth and Hope Carter each had 10 digs. Rachel Walker had 34 set assists.
The Wildcats (24-5, 14-5 NSIC) close out the regular season Saturday afternoon hosting No. 7 Northern State in a 4 p.m. contest at Rice Auditorium.
