The Wayne Stater

Volleyball goes 1-1 on weekend

Kortney Buresh, Staff Writer • October 9, 2019

The Wayne State volleyball team swept Minnesota State University Mankato on Friday, Oct. 4 followed by an intense five-set match against No. 8 Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday, Oct. 5 during Wayne State’s...

WSC v-ball attacks in weekend tourney

Kortney Buresh, Staff Writer • September 11, 2019

Wayne State College Volleyball broke open its season on a four-game win streak. Traveling to Joplin, Missouri, the Wildcats spent their weekend competing in the Missouri Southern Tournament. After a...

Beach v-ball, women’s golf added to Wildcat athletics

Kyle Swallow, Staff Writer • September 4, 2019

Wayne State added two sports teams over the summer, beach volleyball and women’s golf. WSC Women’s Golf was suspended in 2013 and is now making a return. The program was originally created in 1990...

Volleyball picked fourth in NSIC preseason coaches poll

Cameron Waddington, Staff Writer • August 28, 2019

The Wildcat volleyball season is approaching quickly. Coaches, players, and fans have high hopes for the team this year. After only losing a single starter from last year’s team and gaining six new faces...

WSC takes sixth seed in NSIC tournament

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • November 16, 2016

Wayne State’s volleyball team ended the regular season on a high note. WSC used 21 kills from Erin Gross on Friday and Michaela Mestl’s 20 kills on Saturday to secure the team’s sixth and seventh...

Kneifl achieves 300th victory over winning weekend

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • November 9, 2016

WSC volleyball had another player named NSIC Player of the Week, Erin Gross has won the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week, for the second time in three weeks. Gross posted a .460 attack percentage...

Volleyball moves up to 8th in national rankings

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • October 27, 2016

Wayne State College now ranks eighth in the AVCA DII national poll. WSC also had a player named the NSIC offensive player of the week. Erin Gross averaged four kills per set in the three games the Wildcats...

Wildcats fall in standings despite taking the split

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • October 12, 2016

The WSC Wildcats fell one spot in the AVCA Top 25 national poll and are now ninth ranked overall, after splitting the weekend against conference foes. This week’s ranking marks the 95th straight national...

Next stop: Florida

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • December 9, 2015

The 11th-ranked Wayne State College volleyball team is going where it’s never gone before. The Elite Eight. The ‘Cats went up to St. Paul, Minn., seeded seventh for the NCAA DII...

1,000 career kills, a fifth set and a finished regular season

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • November 19, 2015

The close of the Wildcat volleyball regular season came with triumph, trials and awards. Courtney VanGroningen was named the NSIC Libero of the year. She led the NSIC in digs per set during...

Concordia snaps Wildcats 10-game winning streak

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • November 11, 2015

Katie Hughes, the double-double volleyball machine, racked up two more during the Wildcats’ 1-1 weekend. The fourth-ranked Wildcat Volleyball team fell to the top-ranked Concordia-St. Paul...

Volleyball achieves 83rd consecutive national ranking

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015

The 20-3 Wildcat Volleyball team has its longest winning streak of the season after beating a number of ranked teams in the past two weeks. This also marks the 12th consecutive season WSC...

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