VOLLEYBALL
WSC’s Miller receives recognition
Wayne State College sophomore outside hitter Delaney Miller was named Northern Sun Conference volleyball offensive player of the week Monday afternoon following her performances in two NSIC road wins for the Wildcats over the weekend.
A 5-foot-10 outside hitter from Ankeny, Iowa (Centennial HS), Miller averaged 4.83 kills per set leading the Wildcats to sweeps at No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul Friday and Winona State Saturday. She accounted for 18 kills and hit .515 in Saturday’s win at Winona State and added 11 kills with a .333 hitting percentage in Friday’s sweep at No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul that clinched the NSIC regular season title for the Wildcats.
Wildcats move to No. 2 in rankings
The Wayne State volleyball team moved up two spots back to second in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II volleyball coaches poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats, 28-2 on the season, collected 1,086 points in voting conducted by a group of national coaches.
Wayne State won a pair of NSIC road matches last weekend to clinch their fourth NSIC regular season title in the last five seasons, sweeping No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State.
Wayne State hosts Augustana
Wayne State hosts Augustana Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the NSIC Volleyball Tournament in Rice Arena. The Wildcats are the No. 1 seed with records of 28-2 overall and 19-1 in the NSIC after winning a fourth regular season title in the last five years over the weekend with road sweeps at then No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State. Augustana enters the NSIC Tournament as the No. 8 seed at 18-10 overall and 12-8 in league play. The two teams met once this season on Sept. 24 in Sioux Falls, with the Wildcats winning 18-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17.
FOOTBALL
Wayne State moves up in rankings
After a dominant performance over the University of Sioux Falls Cougars, the Wayne State College Wildcats football team moves up one spot to No. 24 in the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Division II top 25 coaches poll. The Wildcats have been in the rankings four times now in the last five weeks. WSC received 106 votes in this weeks poll.
The Wildcats improved to 8-2 overall (7-2 NSIC, 4-1 NSIC South) with their home win over the USF Cougars 62-14. The Wildcats will close out the regular season on the road when they travel to NSIC South foe No. 16 Augustana. Kick off is set for 1 p.m. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Kirkby-Over Stadium.
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