Sophomore Delaney Miller posted a match-high 18 kills and senior Channatee Robles became the ninth player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs as the No. 4 Wildcats cruised to a 25-17, 25-15, 25-12 Northern Sun Conference volleyball win Saturday afternoon at Winona State. WSC is now 28-2 on the season and ended NSIC play with a 19-1 record, while Winona State ends the season at 5-21 and 4-16 in league games.
The Wildcats had a .390 hitting percentage in the opening set with 17 kills and just one error to set the tone in a 25-17 set win. Miller, Robles and Chloe Hanel each had four kills, while Robles produced six digs and surpassed the 1,000-career dig mark at WSC, becoming the ninth player to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
WSC had another 17 kills in the second set and never trailed in posting a 25-15 set victory.
Miller had another six kills to lead the Wildcats in the set, with Hanel adding five. Junior libero Anna Borner accounted for eight digs in the second set.
The Wildcats held Winona State to a .000 hitting percentage in the third set, forcing seven errors while hitting .394 with 16 kills as WSC capped the sweep with a 25-12 win.
Miller had eight kills to lead the Wildcats in the set, while Borner accounted for another eight digs.
Wayne State finished the match hitting .333 with 50 kills and just 10 errors on 120 attacks, while Winona State finished with a .106 percentage on 30 kills, 17 errors and 123 attacks. The Wildcats held a 68-49 advantage in digs, while Winona State had a 2-1 edge in service aces.
Miller's 18 kills led Wayne State at the net, with Hanel adding nine and Robles eight. Borner finished with 20 digs, while Robles accounted for 14, giving her 1,009 for her career. Reese Johnson chipped in 13 digs, while junior setter Molly Romano finished with a double-double, handing out 40 set assists to go with 10 digs.
The Wildcats are the top seed for next week's NSIC Volleyball Tournament and will host a first-round match Tuesday evening in Rice Arena at 6 p.m. against an opponent to be announced by the NSIC office Saturday evening when all matches have been completed.
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