A series of five straight home matches closed out recent action for #2 Wayne State College at Rice Arena.
NSIC matches showcased Wildcat wins on Oct. 16 against Bemidji State (25-20, 25-22, 25-15) and the following afternoon over #17 Minnesota Duluth (23-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16).
WSC then began a new week with a 3-0 sweep over non-conference William Jewell (MO) (25-14, 25-10, 25-11) on Oct. 20.
#2 WSC is now 22-1 overall and sit 13-0 in the NSIC while riding a 16-match win streak.
Wildcat double-doubles were posted by Channatee Robles (14 kills/13 digs against UMD) who totaled 32 kills and 27 digs as well as Molly Romano (29 assists/11 digs against William Jewell) who dished out 100 assists in three matches.
The annual Black Out/Pack the House night is scheduled for Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. against #10 SMSU.
By Wayne State Athletics
The Wayne State football team moved up three spots to 22nd in this week's AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday morning.
The Wildcats, idle last week, are 6-1 on the season and 5-1 in NSIC play heading into Saturday's Top 25 matchup at #5 Minnesota State (7-0) set for 1 p.m. in Mankato, Minnesota.
With three upcoming home matches remaining, the Wayne State College women's soccer team took to the road.
Starting in Jamestown, ND on Oct. 16, WSC won 3-0 over the Jimmies followed by a 2-1 loss at Northern State on Oct. 18 in Aberdeen, SD.
The Wildcats are now 5-7-3 overall (4-5-3 NSIC).
During the opening road weekend win, Jordan Lewis scored in the 29th minute thanks to an assist by Nyah Lisby. Second half goal scorers were Morgan Mancuso (50th) and Olivia Thompson (52nd).
In the road loss, Olivia Thompson gave the 'Cats a 1-0 lead in the 73rd minute.
A fifth fall outing concluded the 2026 portion of the schedule for Wayne State College women's golf.
From Indian Creek Golf Club in Elkhorn, the Wildcats finished with rounds of 316 and 314 during the Indian Creek Shootout Oct. 19-20 to tie for fourth with a 630 among the 10 teams.
The WSC 'B' squad finished seventh with a pair of 333 scores.
Gaia Stancikova led WSC with a 154 (78/76) to place in a three-way tie for fourth while Saleah Vivanh vong tied for seventh with a 155 (78/77).
Camryn Johnson also tied for 11th with a 156 (77/79) as the 'B' squad was led by Molly Goc firing a 157 (82/75) in a tie for 15th.
NSIC Preseason basketball rankings were posted ahead of the 2026-27 season for both Wayne State College women's and men's programs.
Per Wildcat Athletics, the WSC women were voted to finish 14th overall and eighth place in the NSIC South Division while the Wildcat men were picked to finish 12th overall and eighth place in the South.
Players to watch chosen by the conference are senior Wayne native forward/center Brooklyn Kruse (W) and junior forward Matt Noll (M).
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