#15 Wildcats cruise past Minnesota, Crookston

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#15 Wildcats cruise past Minnesota, Crookston

Tali Fredrickson

#15 Wayne State 3 Minnesota, Crookston 0

Jennifer Hefner and Tali Fredrickson each recorded 14 kills to propel #15 Wayne State in a 3-0 Northern Sun Conference volleyball win at Minnesota, Crookston Friday evening. Scores of the match were 25-18, 25-12 and 25-7. Wayne State is now 28-6 overall and 16-3 in the NSIC, sole possession of second place in the league, while Minnesota, Crookston drops to 6-25 overall and 3-16 in league play.

The Wildcats hit .404 in the match, the third time this season that WSC has hit over .400. Hefner hit .667 with 14 kills in 18 attacks while Fredrickson notched 14 kills to go with 16 digs for her 15^th double-double of the season. Libero Leigh Connot contributed 12 digs in the win while setter Diedra Artz was credited with 40 set assists for WSC.

For Minnesota, Crookston, Amber Meyer from Paxton, Nebraska had 11 kills.

Wayne State will close out the regular season at MSU Moorhead Saturday afternoon at 4:00 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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