Hefner's 18 kills boosts #18 WSC in sweep at Upper Iowa

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Hefner's 18 kills boosts #18 WSC in sweep at Upper Iowa

Jennifer Hefner

#18 Wayne State 3 Upper Iowa 0

Jennifer Hefner had a match-high 18 kills while hitting .469 to power the 18^th-ranked Wayne State College volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep at Upper Iowa Saturday afternoon in Northern Sun Conference volleyball played in Fayette, Iowa. The Wildcats are now 21-4 overall and 9-2 in the NSIC while Upper Iowa falls to 12-13 overall and 3-8 in league play.

WSC took control of the match early, taking a 9-2 lead in the first set en route to a 25-16 win as the ‘Cats had 18 kills in the first set. The second set was much the same as WSC roared out to an 8-0 lead and hit .459 with 19 kills and just two hitting errors to post a 25-14 win. The third set was a little closer, but WSC recorded a 25-20 win to complete the NSIC road sweep over the Peacocks.

Hefner, a junior middle hitter from Archer, Nebraska (Central City HS), had 18 kills with just three hitting errors and hit .469 in the match to pace Wayne State offensively. Sophomore Tali Fredrickson added 11 kills and had 11 digs while Tessa Wietfeld and Leigh Connot also were credited with 11 digs for WSC. Setter Diedra Artz handed out 45 set assists in the win.

The Wildcats will be at home next weekend for a pair of big Northern Sun Conference home matches, hosting 10^th-ranked Minnesota State Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and 15^th-ranked Southwest Minnesota State Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m.

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Meet The Wildcats

Travis Parsons

Baseball

Position: First base/outfield
Class: Senior
Hometown: Loveland, Colorado
Major: Business Management
Hobbies: Basketball, fishing, boating, playing PS3
Favorite food: Steak, burgers, pizza and salad
Favorite book or movie: Josh Hamilton - Beyond Belief
Favorite website: Facebook
Favorite smell: Fresh cut grass on the baseball field
Favorite spot/special place on earth: The baseball diamond
What did you want to be when you grew up? College baseball coach
What super power would you like to possess? Ability to read people's minds
Future career goal: Continue my education getting my MBA and continue coaching baseball
Most influential person in your life: My parents
Most influential person in your athletic career: My Dad - Scott Parsons
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Tim Tebow
What makes you the person you are today? The influence of my parents growing up
Coach Disch's comments: Travis is in his third year with our program. He started his career at Wayne State as a freshman and redshirted. Then he went to New Mexico Junior College for two years and returned to the Wildcats for his last two seasons. He is a sure gloved first baseman that earned All-NSIC Gold Glove honors last spring. Not only does he do well on the baseball field, he also has above a 3.0 grade point average in the classroom. He will hit in the middle of our order and continue to lead by example.

Kristen Martinson

Softball

Position: First base, utility
Class: Senior
Hometown: Sergeant Bluff, IA
Major: Physical education/Health K-12 coaching endorsement
Hobbies: Shopping, traveling, hanging with friends and family
Favorite food: Pizza, cookie dough, chicken, orange juice
Favorite book or movie: Love & Basketball (movie)
Favorite website: Pinterest.com
Favorite smell: Fresh baked cookies or brownies
Favorite spot/special place on earth: Vancouver, Canada
What did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher
What super power would you like to possess? Invincible
Future career goals: Graduate and move to Colorado to be a teacher and coach
Most influentional person in your life: Mother
Most influentional person in your athletic career: Mother
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Any of the Kardashians
What makes you the person you are today? Everything I have been through, good or bad, in my life has taught me all that I know. My mom and grandmother have taught me as well.
Coach Unger's comments: Kristen has been a very vocal leader for our squad. She is a strong athlete and her work ethic is second to none. Kristen is a very versatile player, but her main priorities will be to hold down first base or spark our offense as the designated player.

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