The Wayne State volleyball team moved up three spots to No. 19 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Div. II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The 8-0 Wildcats won all four matches last weekend in sweeps at the Shark II Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., topping Belmont Abbey College, Grand Valley State, Florida Tech and Southern New Hampshire.
Wayne State is one of eight Northern Sun Conference teams ranked in this week’s poll. NSIC teams in this week’s poll include No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 8 Northern State, No. 9 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 19 Wayne State, No. 22 St. Cloud State and newcomers University of Sioux Falls and Upper Iowa at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively. Other Central Region teams in the rankings include No. 3 Washburn, No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney (tied with Concordia-St. Paul), No. 12 Central Missouri and No. 15 Northwest Missouri State.
Wayne State opens Northern Sun Conference play on the road this weekend, visiting MSU Moorhead Friday at 6 p.m. and No. 8 Northern State Saturday at 2 p.m.
