Box Score Wayne State 3 Minot State 1           

            Jaci Brahmer and Erin Gross combined for 35 kills and a .392 attack percentage to lead #21 Wayne State to a 25-18, 23-25, 25-23 and 25-15 Northern Sun Conference volleyball win over Minot State Saturday afternoon in Minot, North Dakota.  The Wildcats are now 12-6 overall and 6-3 in the NSIC while the host Beavers fall to 3-14 and 0-9 in conference play.
            The first set saw nine ties and two lead changes before the Wildcats pulled away for a 25-18 win.  Erin Gross had five kills and one block to pace the 'Cats in the first set.
            The Beavers used a .326 hitting percentage to take the second set from Wayne State.  After a Minot State timeout with the score tied 23-23, the Beavers used a Hayley Swain kill and Wildcat attack error to secure the 25-23 victory in the second set.
            Wayne State bounced back in the third set with a 25-23 win thanks to seven kills from redshirt freshman Jaci Brahmer. 
            The Wildcats held the Beavers to a .000 hitting percentage and forced nine attack errors in the fourth set to cruise to a 25-15 set win and win the match 3-1.
            WSC hit .304 in the match compared to .233 for Minot State.  The Beavers held a 64-59 edge in kills and 70-69 in digs while the Wildcats had a seven to one advantage in service aces.
            Gross had a career-high 20 kills to go with two blocks to lead the Wildcats followed by Brahmer hitting .448 with 15 kills and three blocks.  Freshman Alyssa Ballenger contributed nine kills while sophomores Tarrin Beller and Katie Stephens added seven kills each.     
            Junior setter Megan Gebhardt tied a season-high with 51 assists while sophomore libero Haley Kauth finished with 19 digs.  Senior Bree Ackermann and freshman Maddie Duffy each had two service aces for the 'Cats.          
            Wayne State will be at home next weekend, hosting #13 Northern State Friday night at 6 p.m. and MSU Moorhead Saturday afternoon in a 1 p.m. contest.